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Convergent Delivers Biggest Customer-Sited Battery in North America — Again

GreenTechMedia

Convergent Energy + Power built the largest customer-sited energy storage system in North America in 2018. The sizing means Convergent did not set another record for largest behind-the-meter storage in North America, but it's tied itself for first place. Ontario's unique storage market.

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

Charged

Q&A with Alex Urist, Vice President of XCharge North America Battery storage, once considered a nifty additional feature for large-scale charging infrastructure projects, is steadily becoming de rigueur for public and commercial charging deployments of all sizes. A battery-buffered system is just taking energy from the grid.

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DISTRIBUTECH International announces Host Utility, partnerships to support navigation of the energy transition

Renewable Energy World

DISTRIBUTECH International, the leading annual transmission and distribution event, is pleased to announce its Host Utility Oncor, as well as partnerships with the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA), Forth, Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) and Vehicle-Grid Integration Council (VGIC), for its 2022 event taking place Jan.

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How can Canada meet net-zero goals? Focus on the grid

Smart Energy International

Whether switching from gas powered cars to EVs or from oil heating to electric, Canada has the chance to lead the transition to a cleaner and greener world. From a generation perspective, this seems doable with solar and wind farms popping up everywhere and consumers being receptive of making the switch to electric vehicles.

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Inflation Reduction Act Activation Guide: Renewable Energy Procurement

EDF + Business

Decreased Renewables Cost: Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) to project sponsors is expected to decrease by 40-60%, which will likely result in cost reductions for commercial electricity users. Notes: PTC stands for Production Tax Credit. ITC stands for investment tax credit. Sources: Deloitte Analysis, H.R.5376

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Turnkey transit bus electrification: Enel X offers full service EV-fleet installations for city and school buses

Charged

For an individual EV driver, charging may seem like a simple matter—plug in your car in the evening, and it’s ready to drive in the morning—and that’s part of the appeal of driving electric. Charged : You provided over 200 electric buses, along with charging infrastructure, to Santiago, Chile in 2019.

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Kissing the Sky: The Pros and Cons of Ultra-Tall Wind Turbine Towers

GreenTechMedia

jumped from 58 meters to 88 meters, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). A new National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) report on tower heights for land-based turbines in the U.S. meters per second (m/s) with a jump from 80- to 110-meter towers, and by 1.0 Credit: AWEA.