GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric is asking state regulators to approve another massive round of energy storage procurements, including its first large-scale contract for behind-the-meter batteries to serve grid needs. The 27 MW aggregation is the first large-scale behind-the-meter battery project for PG&E, but not for the state as a whole.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

As the global Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery market is forecast to grow from $57.4 Additionally, the increasing costs of fossil fuels and gas have triggered significant adoption of electrical automobiles, propelling market enlargement. billion in 2023 to $120.65

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

California is looking for ways to keep power flowing to customers amid wildfires without burning fossil fuels. million grant from the California Energy Commission to demonstrate its long-duration zinc battery for the commercial and industrial market. This is one of five projects e-Zinc is installing through 2022.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 3, 2022

Imported fossil resources contribute to all three of the challenges of the energy transition. This raises several questions which must be discussed together including: How can we prepare the electricity grid for such a structural change in both supply and demand of electricity? Demand side measures. Image: GridBeyond.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 18, 2021

Hawaii's largest utility enlisted a new tool in its quest for a carbon-free electricity system: thousands of batteries installed in people's homes. Hawaiian Electric won regulator approval for a $25 million plan to harness solar and batteries at 6,000 homes across the islands of Hawaii, Maui and Oahu. Venice Beach, Calif.-based

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 14, 2022

Commercial rents in downtown Calgary are on the rise, and long-thought dead fossil-fuel export projects have zombified. Previous high oil and gas price cycles have driven consumers to purchase more efficient cars and better insulate their homes, while the business community found ways to use less fossil fuel. And the U.S.

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Charged

JULY 9, 2023

Barnard finds the latest version (June 2023) of the Hydrogen Strategy to be an improvement over the first draft, but writes that it still seems to be aimed more at supporting the fossil fuel industry than optimizing the use of hydrogen technology to reduce emissions. What about long-duration energy storage?

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Smart Energy International

MAY 26, 2022

Demand response and energy management are a crucial part of the solution to make Australia’s fast-changing electricity sector work reliably, writes Diogo Cabral, Senior Business Development at GridBeyond. From 2022, Victoria and South Australia will start to experience higher prices in June and July. Demand management.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Amnesty International recognizes the vital function of rechargeable batteries in the energy transition from fossil fuels. But climate justice demands a just transition. The average electric vehicle battery requires more than 13kg of cobalt, and a mobile phone battery about 7g.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2020

In its latest forecast today, BNEF said fossil fuel car sales likely already peaked in 2017. Now, with the global pandemic leading a hige drop in demand, the report predicts sales for conventional cars are set to drop 23 per cent worldwide in 2020, with major implications for the global oil market. million barrels a day by 2040.

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Grist

JANUARY 28, 2022

But it will also substantially increase the demand for the so-called energy transition minerals that go into electric vehicles, their batteries and the charging infrastructure — lithium, cobalt, copper, nickel and rare earth elements. Currently, these minerals are largely mined outside of the U.S.,

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2022

The number of battery electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the UK is likely to double in 2022, potentially taking a 15 per cent share of the total new car market by the end of the year, analysts have predicted. The industry body has yet to publish sales figures covering all 12 months of 2021. "We

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Electric vehicles (EVs) could be on track to reach cost-parity with fossil fuel cars within three years thanks to rapid strides in battery development worldwide, which have seen the average cost of lithium ion battery packs plummet almost 90 per cent over the past decade, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF).

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2020

New York utility Con Edison has signed its biggest energy storage contract to date, a 100-megawatt/400-megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery project that will help balance a grid facing rising levels of offshore wind and other renewable power in the years to come. In New York City, the biggest battery is the 4.8

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

As global effort to fight climate change intensifies, the challenge for battery manufacturers and their supply chains is to find ways to meet the rapidly growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Each EV lithium-ion battery pack contains around 8 kg of lithium, and last year global lithium production was 100 000 tons.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 26, 2020

Earlier this month Hawaiian Electric announced a slew of solar-plus-storage projects to continue its shift to fossil-free energy. Tucked inside that announcement was a big development: a massive grid-tied battery that will take over crucial duties from the last coal plant anywhere in Hawaii.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Six months after inking California’s largest single energy storage procurement, utility Southern California Edison has added another three massive utility-scale battery projects to its portfolio—plus a behind-the-meter battery project with Sunrun. The four-hour duration 2.63 utility record books. The four-hour duration 2.63

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2023

Electric vehicles (EVs) have once again recorded their highest ever market share in the UK, with one in every three new cars sold in December running solely on battery power, according to New AutoMotive. The data suggests that last month, the market share for pure EVs stood a mere three percentage points behind petrol cars' 37 per cent share.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

The price of battery energy storage systems rose for the first time since records began in 2022, as raw material and component costs soared, and developers and system integrators increased their margins in the face of challenging economic headwinds and soaring energy costs worldwide. link] pic.twitter.com/C55UHprYIv.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Renewable energy asset developer Ameresco will supply Southern California Edison with three battery energy storage systems totaling 537 MW/2 GWh to provide resiliency to the grid. SCE sees a growing role for battery storage as we transition to delivering 100% clean renewable energy to customers,” SCE President and CEO Kevin Payne said. "SCE

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

A new report warns that oil and gas production in the United States is expected to rise under Biden’s signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), even as the legislation helps to moderately lower fossil fuel demand through billions of dollars in clean energy investments. The projected growth in U.S.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Jeff Perry, executive vice president of Asset Management for Agilitas Energy, writes on how energy storage technology can improve grid and renewables reliability, taking pressure off grid operators at peak demand periods. Instead, it emphasises the importance of increasing energy storage to stabilize the energy system.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 2, 2021

As states and the federal government take steps to transition away from fossil fuel generation, it is important to pay attention to recent clean energy developments in states where energy legislation has historically been less proactive, and the traditional integrated utility monopoly model has held influence over the policymaking process.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

With studies indicating that Canadian power demand could double between now and 2050, the federal government recently proposed the Clean Electricity Regulations to help ensure that Canada’s power system remains both clean and affordable in the years ahead. Wind and solar accounted for 61% of electricity generated in Denmark in 2022.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

ITEN Media & Clarion Energy, UK are set to host the 17th edition of POWERGEN India during 12th -14th October 2022 at New Delhi. Transforming the economy from one dominated by fossil fuels into one powered predominantly by renewable energy would propel India as a global leader in renewables, battery storage and green hydrogen.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 9, 2021

Electricity grids, and the renewable energy and battery storage projects that connect to those networks, are evolving so that they can meet net-zero demands while simultaneously maintaining and delivering power supplies in a safe, secure and reliable manner. Proven solutions. Registration will open soon. We hope to see you in Texas!

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The final wording of the COP28 agreement – which required consensus among all nations and the chair – codified a commitment to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems. To anyone paying attention to global oil and gas demand future forecasts, even under existing policies , the COP28 agreement should not be a surprise.

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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

Oil major says hub will help advance next generation battery and charger technology. Oil and gas giant BP has announced plans to invest up to £50m in a battery research and development centre in Berkshire, arguing the move will help accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs).

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

This latest briefing, “ Better, Faster, Cleaner: Securing clean energy technology supply chains”, makes the case that global supply of key materials and components is sufficient to meet growing demand for clean energy technologies (wind, solar, batteries, grids, heat pumps) over the medium- to long-term.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 15, 2022

The pivot to renewable energy away from fossil fuels will help slash global carbon emissions — but it’s likely to put significant strain on the grid, writes Emily Newton. The most popular forms of renewable energy cannot flexibly increase or decrease production to meet demand like fossil fuel-fired power plants can.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The report, which looks to a 2030 energy system in which clean tech plays a significantly greater role than today, states how sheltering consumers from volatile fuel prices in 2022 cost governments $900 billion in emergency support. ” The energy world will look very different by 2030, even under today's policy settings ?

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 18, 2019

New York's utility regulator approved construction for a 316-megawatt battery storage plant that would replace fossil fueled capacity in New York City. California and Arizona have tapped energy storage for this role, but East Coast batteries have been smaller and generally geared toward fast-response grid services.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Its electricity demand reached an all-time demand peak of 223 gigawatts (GW) this past June, and projections indicate it could hit 340 GW by the decade’s end. To put that into perspective, the electricity demand for Germany in 2022 was 200 GW. Asset Diversity: As is the case in the U.S.

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CleanTech San Diego

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Cleantech San Diego member Baker Electric Home Energy, a leading solar, battery, and home energy solution provider, has announced the launch of its ChargeOn Battery Rewards Program in partnership with sonnen, a global market leader in smart energy storage and virtual power plant (VPP) technology. Photo courtesy of sonnen.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 23, 2020

Fossil-fueled combined-heat-and-power systems will continue to take a back seat to distributed solar and energy storage for behind-the-meter generation — although resilience against wildfires, hurricanes and other extreme weather events will drive adoption of both. market by 2025, according to Maze-Rothstein.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2022

As I've done for the past decade , I'm offering a recap of some of the stories and trends from the year just ending, culled from the nearly 1,300 stories published on GreenBiz.com during 2022. With demand for talent outstripping supply, companies are increasingly tapping the large consultancies to find their next sustainability and ESG hires.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

The inflation reduction act clean energy transition: Supporting businesses navigate rising fossil fuel energy costs The inflation reduction act clean energy transition comes at a time where rising fossil fuel energy costs are hitting businesses hard. Inflation rates in the U.S. And leading this transition in the U.S.

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