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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
Sunrun Hits Deployment Targets, Expands Grid Services Business in Q2
The largest U.S. residential solar installer hit deployment expectations and built out its battery business in the second quarter.
Aug 8, 2019 // Plants, Residential, Storage, Grids, USA, storage, Sunrun, installer
German report makes recommendations for private PPA adoption in China
The German Energy Agency has drawn up a list of proposed measures which it says could help the world’s biggest solar market accelerate its clean energy plans through the adoption of subsidy-free – private – power purchase agreements.
Oct 15, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Policy, PPAs, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, tariff, Dena, subsidy-free PPAs
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
Report finds consumers could save $29 billion if clean energy replaced proposed natural gas plants
The economics guiding U.S. investments in electricity generation have reached a historic tipping point: combinations of solar, wind, storage, efficiency and demand response are now less expensive than most proposed gas power plant projects. According to a new report by Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), portfolios of these clean energy resources can provide the same energy and reliability services as traditional gas power plants — but cost less.
Sep 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Mark Dyson
Maximize the benefits of solar energy through techno-ecological synergies
The dire assessment from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) made it very clear this past year: To avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis, a significant shift to clean energy sources must be well underway by 2030.
Sep 10, 2019 // Opinions, IPCC, Dr. Rebecca R. Hernandez
Up to EUR7 billion financial investment could be required to reach 20GW of solar module manufacturing capacity in Europe
Europe's solar technology experts may need up to EUR7 billion (US$ 8.51 billion) in capital investment in order to scale up domestic production to be around the world affordable, however continued assistance will be important to maintain the sector in the long-term.
May 11, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Europe, wacker chemie, meyer burger, Soltec, baywa r.e., wacker, esg, Michael Schmela, SolarPower, Christian Westermeier
Can a Novel Zinc Battery Deliver Clean Multiday Backup Power?
California is checking Canadian start-up e-Zinc's long-duration modern technology to keep companies powered through wildfires and failures.
Sep 25, 2020 // Technology, Storage, California, USA, North America, startup, Zinc Battery, James Larsen
The 6 Best Solar Supplies to Buy Right Now
Retreat the triple-digit assessments and focus in on superior solar supplies
Aug 15, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, Duke Energy, Dominion Energy, Xcel Energy, NextEra Energy, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure
Google’s reverse auctions net 1.2 GW of renewables in 60 minutes
Google pre-qualified bidders and used reverse auctions to obtain the lowest price for renewable energy. Reverse auctions for corporate purchases could potentially benefit solar developers, if their transparency and simplicity can influence more corporations to procure green power.
Nov 2, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, USA, auctions, North America, Google
Massachusetts authorities host public comment hearings for 800MWh of battery storage
Programmers of 2 large-scale battery projects in Massachusetts have appeared prior to the public at hearings hosted by the state's Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB).
Jul 18, 2022 // Storage, USA, ISO New England, Massachusetts, North America, Local Authority, developers, project news, community engagement
Form Energy in talks with Georgia Power for 100-hour iron-air battery storage project
Multi-day battery storage technology start-up Form Energy is working with Georgia Power on a possible 15MW/1,500 MWh project in the US utility company's solution area.
Feb 10, 2022 // Storage, Georgia Power, Form Energy, utility, iron-air battery, coal plant retirement, baseload, emerging tech, long-duration energy storage, pilots and demonstrations
Top Five Emerging Markets for Clean Energy Investment
Climatescope 2019 profiles 104 emerging markets worldwide and evaluates their ability to attract capital for low-carbon energy sources while building a greener
Jan 31, 2020 // Market Research, India, China, Chile, South america, Brazil, Asia, Kenya, Africa
Solar - 10 Predictions for 2022
1. 2022 will certainly be the first year in which more than 200GW of solar will be mounted The solar train is moving quicker now, as well as our mid scenario
Apr 27, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Transport, China, Europe, Asia, solar module, solar-and-storage
How to choose a solar installer
Going solar is a complicated process, and choosing the best installer may be the most difficult part. To help you select among the variety of solar companies
May 18, 2026