Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

A new partnership aims to deliver solar-powered computers to 10,000 children a year across schools in Madagascar and East Africa. The computers will go to schools that do not have access to reliable power, helping to reduce a gulf in digital literacy arising from a lack of energy access.

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Solar Power World

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The current utility-based EV charging paradigm is based on using home-based bidirectional EV chargers to support the electric grid in late afternoons and evenings. </span> appeared first on Solar Power World. .</span> </span> appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 17, 2021

Florida Power & Light crews have installed the first battery modules and more than two-thirds of the containers for its massive Manatee solar-storage hybrid project. The plant will have 409 MW/900 MWh of capacity, enough to power 329,000 homes for more than two hours. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

In a bid to support Irish grid stability, Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has opened a major battery plant at its Poolbeg site in Dublin, which will add 75MW/150MWh of fast-acting energy storage. No electricity system can operate without a backup. In Ireland this has traditionally been provided by fossil fuel generation.

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The City Fix

MARCH 28, 2024

Like many parts of Africa, motorcycles are the most popular form of transportation among Rwanda’s 13.3 million people. Whether they’re commuting to work or school, transporting jugs of water from the local taps or just running everyday errands, people on.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

StorTera CTO Pasidu Pallawela with the first deployment of the spiral flow battery. Perth & Kinross Council has become the first place to install the spiral-flow battery technology developed by Edinburgh-based StorTera. For example, transfer solar power generated in a school during summer holidays to another Council site.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Four batteries are being installed at a North Minneapolis green jobs training center in one of the country’s first “virtual power plant” pilot projects. Each battery will simulate a household buying and selling power with neighbors. Contributed by Frank Jossi, Energy News Network. The North Minneapolis training center.

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Solar Industry

DECEMBER 5, 2023

OhmConnect has integrated its Market-Aware Behind-the-Meter Battery Storage Pilot Program with SunPower, recently introduced as part of the California Energy Commission’s Demand Side Grid Support Program. The post OhmConnect Integrates Battery Storage Program for Sunpower Customers appeared first on Solar Industry.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

has a major new partner to bring its sleek, sensored and circuit-by-circuit remote-controllable electrical panels to market: lithium-ion battery giant LG Chem. On Thursday, LG Chem launched its new new " customizable backup ” solar-storage offering, which includes its RESU home batteries and a Span smart panel.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 2, 2024

Mansoor Hamayun, the co-founder and chief executive of Bboxx, started out with a university project to bring solar power to a few villages in Rwanda. It is an ambition that would see his clean energy company, Bboxx, expand its reach tenfold across sub-Saharan Africa. million people across Africa in little more than a decade.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While the cost of gas has been steadily rising for more than a week in many states, those who want to avoid exorbitant gasoline prices altogether may be considering alternative transportation options — such as electric vehicles (EVs). Over time, EV batteries will slowly lose their capacity. The Environmental Concerns Involved.

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Canary Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Making the batteries to run electric vehicles and store solar power requires a lot of minerals, and mining those minerals imposes an environmental cost. I joined the Weather Channel’s climate-focused weekday show Pattrn to help weigh the pros and cons of this aspect of the clean energy transition with hosts…

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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 15-year agreement calls for Nexus Renewables U.S., gigawatt-hours, of energy storage projects.

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altenergymag

JUNE 9, 2021

High-quality standards: BMW Group supplies Solarwatt with high-quality battery components that are also used in the group's electric vehicles. ? Development and production of the storage unit are carried out in Germany by Solarwatt. ?

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 27, 2023

When those days happen, many people lose the full potential benefit of their residential solar systems , so they only get half of the potential benefit of a solar power system. Why are people only partly benefitting from their residential solar power units? The post Are You Doing Solar Only Halfway?

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altenergymag

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

OCI Solar Power, one of the largest utility-scale solar energy developers in Texas, CPS Energy, the nation's largest municipally-owned, fully-integrated electric and natural gas utility, and the Hyundai Motor Group, a South Korean multinational mobility, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to test recycled electric vehicle (EV) batteries for (..)

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 17, 2020

rooftop solar installer, finalized two utility partnerships to turn home batteries into miniature power plants. Participants will receive $250 for letting Sunrun control their batteries based on signals from SCE. That’s a central proposition of visions for a decentralized, digital electric grid.

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Charged

JANUARY 30, 2023

Green goodies in service at the facility include: 12 Crown Li-ion electric forklifts An unspecified number of Tesla Semis , and four Tesla 750 kW charging stations Six Peterbilt 220EV electric box trucks that provide last-mile delivery to the Modesto community 1-megawatt solar carport and 1 megawatt worth of rooftop solar panels 2.7

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Smart Energy International

JULY 18, 2022

Grid operator Liander and GIGA Storage, developers of large-scale battery systems, have started pilots in the Dutch cities Amsterdam, Alkmaar and Lelystad with large batteries to use the electricity grid more efficiently and give more parties access. Amsterdam, Alkmaar and Lelystad.

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Charged

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Sustainable Westchester, a renewable energy provider and advocacy group, recently unveiled a new EV fast charging station powered entirely by solar energy. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by a range of state and local elected officials.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Concentrated solar power is facing its biggest opportunity in years with an important new tool at its disposal. The Concentrating Solar Power Best Practices Study , published in June by the U.S. ” The good news is that many of the engineering challenges revealed by the study are solvable.

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Solar Power World

APRIL 10, 2020

Southern California electricity provider Clean Power Alliance (CPA) inked its first Energy Storage Agreement (ESA) this week. Approved by the CPA Board of Directors on April 2, the 100-MW Luna Storage standalone battery storage project is the largest ESA deal for a CCA in California and one of the largest in the entire state.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Oil major Shell has signed a multi-year offtake deal with what would be Europe’s largest battery installation. The 100-megawatt Minety project in the south-west of England, an area with a high concentration of solar power capacity, is expected to be completed by the end of the year. In contrast to the U.S.,

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altenergymag

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

During the RE+ 2022, Hithium will showcase its full range of energy storage battery products, including two game-changing batteries: the 300Ah prismatic cell tailored for electric energy storage and the 46mm cylindrical cell for residential energy storage with breakthroughs in safety, energy efficiency, cycle life and cost.

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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.

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Charged

AUGUST 12, 2021

Meals on Wheels People , a local affiliate in Portland, Oregon, has added a new vehicle to its fleet—an electric van with a refrigeration unit powered by solar energy. The van was funded by a grant from electric utility Portland General Electric (PGE), and was built by Lightning eMotors of Loveland, Colorado.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Global energy storage platform provider Powin and Pulse Clean Energy, an investor, developer and operator of flexibility and stability assets in the UK, will deploy a 50MW/110MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on the Scottish project Overhill, located in Aberdeen.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Electrical energy storage has become increasingly important in recent years, as the world shifts towards renewable energy sources and seeks to reduce carbon emissions. One popular type of energy storage is the use of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery modules. This makes them a convenient and hassle-free option for energy storage.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 19, 2020

homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country’s overall energy, three-fourths of all electricity, and account for most of the peak electricity demand that drives generation and power grid infrastructure costs. Shifting heating from fossil fuels to electricity can cut direct emissions.

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Charged

JANUARY 4, 2023

John Vo, the former Manufacturing Chief at Tesla, has formed a company to manufacture electric boats. BIG’s first product, the R30, is a 30-foot electric power boat with dual motors that deliver a combined 800 hp (600 kW), a liquid-cooled 221 kWh battery pack, and extendable solar panels that can deliver up to 2.7

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 20, 2020

That’s a task usually assigned to fossil-fired power plants and hydroelectric dams, or, in a growing number of cases, batteries. Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory indicated the range of services a solar farm can provide for the grid.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 24, 2021

Crews have started work installing the first energy storage battery units at Florida Power & Light’s massive Manatee Energy Storage Center. The utility says FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center will be the biggest solar power-battery storage facility in the world when operational. The Parrish, Fla.,

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GreenTech Gazette

OCTOBER 21, 2022

He knows how hard it is to convince many consumers to change their habits and embrace sustainable technologies, but he also knows how important it is that we all do more to reduce our reliance on mains electricity. The post Are Solar-Powered Headphones the Next Big Thing? first appeared on Green Tech Gazette.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

New Stourton site is the city’s third park and ride service, but is unique for being entirely powered by solar energy and utilising only electric buses. The Park and Ride will also use only zero-emission electric buses from First West Yorkshire, the region's largest bus operator, that will reach the city centre in 15 minutes.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Electrification and renewables top McKinsey’s tech trends, DEWA innovates on battery performance and a solar table for gardens are on the technology radar. The patent supports the pilot project for energy storage that DEWA has inaugurated at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park using Tesla’s lithium-ion battery solution.

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Feb 2, 2023 OTTAWA — In Alberta and Ontario, wind can now produce electricity at lower costs than natural-gas-fired power—with even more reductions on the horizon, according to a new report from Clean Energy Canada, which was informed by research commissioned from Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 30, 2021

In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. From alkaline batteries for small electronics to lithium-ion batteries for cars and laptops, most people already use batteries in many aspects of their daily lives. Right now there are very few such batteries in use.

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