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Sunrun Wins Another Capacity Contract for Aggregated Home Storage
The deal opens a new market for residential storage: California’s rapidly expanding community-based electricity buyers.
Jul 18, 2019 // Residential, Storage, Alameda County, Northern California, Sunrun, EBCE CEO, Nick Chaset, CCA, EBCE, CalCCA, BrightBox, Vistra
High-performance flow batteries offer path to grid-level renewable energy storage
A low-cost, high-performance battery chemistry developed by University of Colorado Boulder researchers could one day lead to scalable grid-level storage for wind and solar energy that could help electrical utilities reduce their dependency on fossil fuels.
Jul 26, 2019 // Storage, Michael Marshak, RASEI, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, Brian Robb, PDTA, CHBE
Large battery pipeline nudges 7GW in Australia, as functions for storage space multiply
Australia has around seven gigawatts of battery storage projects at various stages in the advancement pipe, a new report has estimated, nearly 1GW of which is on track to be provided by 2024.
Dec 11, 2020 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, Ben Cerini, battery project, Cornwall Insight Australia
North Carolina energy plan looks to clear remaining regulatory hurdles for solar
Existing solar power policies in North Carolina will go under review as part of the state’s draft Clean Energy Plan. Published last week, it includes the retirement of 4GW of coal and the proposal of measures to drive renewable energy more broadly as well as boosting EV adoption in the US state.
Aug 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North Carolina, solar pv, ssfusa, Duke Energy, Clean Energy Plan, boosting EV, Stephen De May, North America
Solar hails victory as Victoria u-turns to ramp up rebate support
Victoria’s state government has yielded to industry pressure and increased the frequency and number of rebates available in its rooftop solar subsidy programme.
Aug 29, 2019 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Rooftop PV, Victoria, Australia, rooftop, John Grimes, Oceania, subsidies, smart energy council
Native shrubs and also photovoltaic panels operating in tandem in South Australia
State energy SA Water is partnering with an ecological company to're- vegetate' almost a ton of native plants under a huge scale solar arrays. Underneath the ground-mounted PV jobs, native greenery must return to the previously farming land, and the resulting scrub is expected to secure panels from dirtying.
Jul 21, 2020 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, PV panel, SA Water
Australian political election pledge includes interest-free car loans for roof solar and battery storage
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) branch of the nation's Labor Party will certainly offer zero-interest financings for rooftop photovoltaic panels, family battery storage and also hot water heatpump if re-elected in an upcoming political election.
Aug 3, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Rooftop PV, Battery Storage, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, home solar, canberra, australian capital territory, Andrew Barr, Amanda McKenzie
Storage Remains In Emphasis With New 1200 MW tender Strategy from SECI
After the success of its previous 1200 MW tender for eco-friendly generation plus assured peak supply, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has actually released a notification welcoming tender (NIT) for a repeat of its previous tender. That was oversubscribed by 420 MW.
Apr 1, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, India, SECI, tender, solar pv, Asia, ReNew Power, Greenko
Voltalia lets 33MW battery facility in business initially in the UK
Voltalia has made its first endeavor right into battery storage in the UK, completing the let of a 33MW facility near Bristol from Electric Land.
Sep 2, 2020 // Storage, UK, Voltalia, Europe
GUVNL Tenders for Procuring 500 MW Solar Power
GUVNL has actually issued a tender, inviting bids from eligible projects and also project developers for the acquisition of 500 MW of solar energy.
Sep 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, tender, Asia, gujarat, GUVNL, Solar Power, RPO
Lightsource BP closes financing on first utility-scale Australia project, boasts bifacial prominence
Lightsource BP has signed financing agreements to develop its maiden utility-scale solar project in Australia.
Oct 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, Australia, pv power plants, solar pv, bifacial, Lightsource BP, Adam Pegg, Oceania, finance
Photons Moving in Slow-motion at 1 Trillion Frames per Second
Using recently developed technology known as a streak camera, MIT engineers were able to visualize the propagation of light in super slow motion.
Oct 24, 2019 // Technology, MIT
Sunrun Completes Acquisition of Vivint Solar to Accelerate Clean Energy Adoption and Enhance Customer Value
Sunrun, a leading carrier of residential solar, battery storage and power services, today revealed that it has actually finished its purchase of Vivint Solar which was at first announced on July 6, 2020. This adheres to authorization by regulatory authorities and shareholders of both business. With the deal total, Sunrun solidifies its position as the leader in home solar as well as energy solutions throughout the United States and also a top proprietor of solar possessions worldwide with more than 3 gigawatts of solar energy and more than 500,000 clients.
Oct 8, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Sunrun, vivint solar, North America, Lynn Jurich
EBRD Agrees €50 Mn Financial Guarantee for Renewables in EU Neighbourhood
EBRD and the EU have agreed on EUR 50 million in financial guarantees aimed at scaling up investment in renewables in the EU Southern Neighbourhood
Jan 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, EBRD, EU, International
Maldives Welcomes Applications for 21 MW World Bank Backed Solar Projects
Maldives has revealed its largest renewables task up until now, welcoming bidders to send applications to install 21 MW solar systems on its 6 significant islands.
Feb 6, 2020 // Plants, tender, Asia, International, Maldives