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Construction begins on world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system

Renewable Energy World

Florida Power & Light Company announced that construction has begun on the FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center , which is expected to become the world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system, according to the company. Located in Parrish, Fla., Located in Parrish, Fla.,

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Kilometre-wide reflectors could boost orbital solar farm output

Envirotec Magazine

Reflectors placed in orbit around the Earth which reflect sunlight towards future solar power farms at dawn and dusk could help accelerate the transition to net-zero, researchers say. The additional sunlight could boost the output of the world’s future solar farms, particularly after sunset when electricity demand is high.

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Enteligent opens pre-orders for DC-to-DC solar EV charger

Charged

US-based Enteligent , a developer of solar-powered EVSE and solar power optimization technologies, is accepting pre-orders for its Enteligent TLCEV T1 EVSE solar-powered DC-to-DC charger. The TLCEV charger provides NACS & CCS-1 options, supplies up to 12.5

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FPL makes progress on battery installations at solar-powered facility

Renewable Energy World

“In June, we said goodbye to coal by dismantling FPL’s last coal plant in Florida just as we surpassed 40% of the way toward completing our ’30-by-30’ plan to install 30 million solar panels by 2030. Registration is free and sessions on demand. The original construction to build the solar center started in 2019.

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Lightsource BP to kickstart construction of £40m Nottinghamshire solar farm

Business Green

Renewable energy developer's largest UK solar project to date set to begin generating power from later next year. Lightsource BP is to kickstart construction of a 61MW solar farm in Nottinghamshire next month, marking the renewable energy developer's largest solar project to date in the UK.

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EIA: Coronavirus Depressing US Power Demand, Slowing Renewables Buildout

GreenTechMedia

Energy Information Administration says — even the fast-growing wind and solar power sectors. electric power sector generation to include the COVID-19 outbreak’s massive economic disruptions. These drop-offs in demand will drive down total U.S. The coronavirus pandemic will depress U.S.

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Amid Depressed Power Demand, Duke Sticks to Plan to Double Renewables Base

GreenTechMedia

In April the picture darkened further: Duke's total electricity sales fell 5 percent, dragged down by a 12 percent slide in demand from industrial customers that was only partially offset by higher-than-usual residential sales. Utilities across the country are reporting dramatic drops in commercial and industrial energy demand.

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