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Coronavirus Slows US Microgrid Market Despite Growing Need for Resilience

GreenTechMedia

microgrid market since 2016, with only 58 megawatts of projects on the books, according to WoodMac’s survey of projects of at least 100 kilowatts in size. The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a wrench into U.S. The first half of 2020 was the slowest for the U.S. and Eastern Seaboard.

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America is hungrier than ever for sustainable food systems. Can we build them?  

GreenBiz

The farms we work with are seeing a huge spike in demand [for direct sales]," Dan Miller, CEO and founder of the crowdfunding platform Steward , told me when we spoke by phone in early April. But now they have to quickly switch their businesses to meet that demand." They also looked more agile and resilient.

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How much GWh storage capacity is needed for a resilient energy system?

Smart Energy International

Phil Thompson, CEO of UK-based Balance Power, explains how much GWh storage capacity is needed for a resilient and renewable energy system and how to get these much-needed projects off the ground. Energy storage, which can balance supply and demand, can come to the grid’s aid.

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Balancing Grit & Grace: Next-Level Resilience Strategies for Women Leaders • 9/8/21 and 9/15/21

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Building Blocks of Resilience: Learn what resilience really is – what it isn’t – and how to source new energy on demand. Customization : Getting Bigger than your Challenges: Refine your resilience practice through coaching, activities and dialog. 4:10 – 4:50 Speaker Presentation: Building blocks of resilience.

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Work to be done for US utilities to modernise fragile grid – Black & Veatch

Smart Energy International

The majority of utilities in the US are not ready to define or implement grid modernisation and digitalisation programmes that help ensure the resilience and reliability of energy networks, according to a new e-book released by consulting firm Black & Veatch. This is more than double the number experienced in 2017. Have you read?

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Episode 224: Biodiversity, climate tech and voices of clean energy equity

GreenBiz

How on-demand delivery apps could encourage low-carbon food. William Ginn, author of the new book " Valuing Nature ," talks with Associate Editor Deonna Anderson about ways the private sector can address biodiversity. All of these events also will be available on demand. Leading the sustainability transformation.

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FreeWire Technologies secures $125 million in Series D financing

Charged

FreeWire will use the new capital to support ambitious growth plans as it accelerates commercial deployments of its battery-integrated EV charging technology and increases manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand in markets such as the UK, Canada, Japan, and Australia/New Zealand.