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Can Solar and Batteries Outlast an Extended Power Outage?

GreenTechMedia

Even by the standards of the generally well-informed clean energy customers in California's Bay Area, Todd Karin is a savvy one. Karin works as a postdoctoral researcher in the energy storage and distributed resources division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Not quite full resilience.

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EU Grid Action Plan highlights the importance of networks for the energy transition

Smart Energy International

Electricity grids that are interconnected and reliable enable the delivery of affordable and clean power for European consumers. Action 14: Commission to promote common technical requirements for generation and demand connection. Action 5: Commission to issue guidance on cross-border cost sharing for offshore projects.

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Battery-integrated chargers offer a cure for America’s weak electric infrastructure

Charged

Adding batteries to the system offers several benefits: coupled with on-site generation, it allows charging to be offered at off-grid locations; it enables peak shaving to avoid utility demand charges; and in some cases it allows a site to avoid expensive grid connection upgrades. A battery-buffered system is just taking energy from the grid.

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Why I Joined AutoGrid: Abigail Carson

AutoGrid

It can be a challenging role with juggling internal resources, competing priorities, and overlapping deadlines, but knowing that AutoGrid enables utilities to operate their distributed energy resources (DER) portfolios more efficiently makes the hard work worthwhile and rewarding. Doing Mission-Critical Work.

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Why I Joined AutoGrid: Abigail Carson

AutoGrid

It can be a challenging role with juggling internal resources, competing priorities, and overlapping deadlines, but knowing that AutoGrid enables utilities to operate their distributed energy resources (DER) portfolios more efficiently makes the hard work worthwhile and rewarding. Doing Mission-Critical Work.

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This is climate tech

Business Green

The stunning array of technologies emerging to decarbonize the world and make it more habitable for flora, fauna and humans goes far beyond cleantech 2.0. The list is gratifyingly long, encompassing advances in carbon capture and sequestration, combined heat and power systems, crop waste recycling, building automation and biofuels.

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What Is B Corp? B Corp Certification Guide + Quick Assessment

Green Business Bureau

Certification is shown to attract and engage top talent, increase credibility and build trust, slash costs, meet the demands of a consumer majority, and protect a company’s mission in the long term. The minimum wage is not enough to meet the basic needs of employees – to cover housing, energy, food, and childcare costs.