Charged

JANUARY 10, 2025

knots on batteries. The Guillaume de Normandie will be able to operate in and out of port solely on battery power and maneuver when docking and undocking without using the ships diesel engines. The engines can be powered by marine diesel (MGO), liquefied natural gas (LNG), biodiesel or biogas.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Battery plants have established themselves in the sunny Southwest, but this week was the first time they won big in New England. That means that these two battery plants offered a compelling enough price to edge out some fossil fuel plants for delivering power on demand. New England has seen a buildout of smaller batteries.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric is asking state regulators to approve another massive round of energy storage procurements, including its first large-scale contract for behind-the-meter batteries to serve grid needs. The 15-year agreement calls for Nexus Renewables U.S., gigawatt-hours, of energy storage projects.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 5, 2019

gigawatts of solar and 590 megawatts of batteries, underscoring a broader push toward renewable energy and storage by other Western utilities also owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Gemini’s 690 megawatts of solar will be matched by a 380-megawatt battery array with about 1.5 gigawatt-hours of storage capacity.

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Charged

APRIL 1, 2025

The company currently operates a fleet of 48 trucks, of which 21 run on compressed natural gas (CNG) and 12 on diesel. Once drivers experience battery-electric trucks, they often dont want to switch back to conventional vehicles, said Tradelink President Rigoberto Cea.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. Katie Fehrenbacher. Mon, 10/26/2020 - 02:00.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

million customers by 2025, adding nearly 700 megawatts of wind power, plus more solar and battery storage systems to boost rural reliability. gigawatt generation fleet comes from coal-fired power plants, while natural gas makes up about a quarter more, and nuclear power one-tenth. megawatt nameplate capacity.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Solar plus battery storage can provide value in two ways: first, energy reliability for customers during emergency power outages, and second, during non-emergencies, to help the grid balance demand and generation," said Dawn Weisz, chief executive of California utility MCE, during a breakout session at last week’s virtual VERGE 20 event. .

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 22, 2020

The company also made a stunning, if not entirely surprising, prediction: It will spend $1 billion on battery projects next year. That investment will include the 409-megawatt Manatee Energy Storage Center in Florida that NextEra announced last year, which will be powered be solar panels and replace a pair of aging natural gas-fired plants.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 2, 2020

Europe's biggest natural-gas infrastructure firm recently launched a new hydrogen business. Decarbonizing residential and commercial heating systems is a major challenge in countries that currently rely on natural gas to do the job. A hydrogen economy in the U.S. And there are limits to how far you can go.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

In fact, the heat wave last month shuttered a 500 megawatt natural gas unit and a 750 MW gas unit was unexpectedly out of service Aug. The grid of the future should prioritize flexibility and nimbleness, and greater deployment of resources such as batteries and larger demand response programs. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

Other technologies are in the mix, such as battery electric vehicles. It is energy-efficient, abundant and an environmentally friendly alternative to natural gas. Clean hydrogen could cut greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel by up to 34 percent, reported Bloomberg New Energy Finance. .

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Energy Storage News

MAY 10, 2024

Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has made Canada’s biggest energy storage procurement to date, selecting nearly 1.8GW of projects through a Request for Proposals (RFP).

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

Two more utilities in Arizona and Colorado are moving to accelerate closure of coal plants and replace them with renewable energy backed by batteries, joining a broader push in both states to shift to more cost-effective clean energy options even in the absence of state mandates. At the same time, the plan would see TEP adding 1.7

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 17, 2024

And as we look to the future, our research in Alberta and Ontario shows that wind and solar are able to produce more affordable power than natural gas generationa fact that holds true in much of the world. Indeed, a recent announcement of a new Honda battery plant cites Canadas clean power and low-emissions manufacturing capabilities.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 17, 2020

But the blackouts were also a side effect of the state’s increasing shift to solar power and away from natural-gas-fired generators, according to state grid operator CAISO and Wood Mackenzie analysts. But “batteries [alone] won’t fix this problem,” he said, since they can’t generate their own power.

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TechCrunch: Climate

JANUARY 24, 2025

Solar farms can be completed far faster than nuclear reactors and natural gas power plants. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 27, 2024

Batteries in ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) played an essential part in keeping the lights on during extreme 2023 summer heat, freeing up more than 3GW of natural gas power plants during critical hours, finds research from Aurora Energy. Interestingly, this has not come at the expense of gas-fired generation.

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TechCrunch: Climate

AUGUST 22, 2024

The pellets can be stored in piles or silos, moved around using conveyor belts, and transported via rail cars. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Six months after inking California’s largest single energy storage procurement, utility Southern California Edison has added another three massive utility-scale battery projects to its portfolio—plus a behind-the-meter battery project with Sunrun. The four-hour duration 2.63 utility record books. The four-hour duration 2.63

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Charged

JUNE 19, 2024

US-based commercial EV manufacturer Mullen Automotive has developed a new battery-powered version of its mobile EV charging truck, based on its Class 3 electric cab chassis truck. The previous version of PowerUP announced in July 2023 used a gasoline Class 5 cab chassis platform and a propane and natural gas power generation unit.

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Energy Storage News

APRIL 5, 2024

Gas and geothermal plant operator Calpine Corporation will bring 510MW of its 680MW capacity battery energy storage system (BESS) project in California online in summer 2024, with BYD battery units.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 1, 2020

Southern California Edison has signed seven contracts for a combined 770 megawatts of battery energy storage projects, one of the biggest single procurements of its kind. The sole project that won’t be interconnected with existing solar is LS Power’s 100-megawatt/400 megawatt-hour Gateway 1-2 battery system in San Diego County.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Just outside Delta, Utah, there is a small one-stoplight town that will soon be home to a massive underground battery that will use hydrogen fuel for storing excess energy. In essence, it will be a massive battery that will be stored underground.

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Energy Storage News

JANUARY 12, 2024

Gas and geothermal plant developer and operator Calpine Corporation has closed a syndicated financing for what could be one of the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the US.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

The report presents specific outlooks per fuel type such as natural gas, oil, coal, hydrogen and sustainable fuels, as well as a view on the role of CCUS in decarbonising the energy sector. Battery costs have also fallen by nearly half in the past four years. To keep the 1.5°C

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 28, 2021

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. FPL’s investments in battery storage technology directly complement the company’s expansion of solar energy.

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GreenBiz

MAY 13, 2020

million MWh) came from natural gas. It’s more likely, instead, that the company will opt for multiple options that also include biogas, renewable natural gas and — potentially in the future — hydrogen. "We Flipping the switch. According to the WSP assessment, about 46 percent of ADM’s energy consumption in 2018 (28.6

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 30, 2021

Calpine and GE Renewable Energy this month announced completion of a 80-MWh standalone battery storage system in southern California. Calpine, which traditionally has been a natural gas power plant and geothermal developer, considers the Santa Ana project as a major step forward in its plans to grow the company’s energy storage footprint. “It

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Its primary source of propulsion will be its 2,000 square meters of sails, though it will also feature solar panels, battery packs, and systems that run on e-methanol and H2.  The ship is a kind of hybrid, which is powered by a number of different sources, including green hydrogen.   It will be 75 meters long.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 30, 2020

Last fall, community choice aggregators serving three Northern California counties announced plans to deploy thousands of solar-battery systems to provide backup power to residents facing the threat of fire-prevention blackouts. rooftop solar installer and behind-the-meter battery aggregator, to get it done.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

These burners can switch seamlessly between natural gas and hydrogen, reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Over time, the facility plans to eliminate natural gas use entirely, underscoring its commitment to lowering emissions.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

These new vehicles are quickly bumping up against familiar challenges of battery range, production capacity and charging, or fueling, infrastructure. delivered its 100th battery-electric truck in the U.S BYD delivered its 100th battery-electric truck in the U.S BYD delivered its 100th battery-electric truck in the U.S

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. utility has yet fully fleshed out how it intends to eliminate natural gas power plants from its generation portfolio. The natural gas conundrum.

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Charged

MARCH 31, 2020

The founders of Tesla considered hydrogen and other energy storage media before deciding that batteries were the best choice for electric powertrains, and have explained their reasoning in great detail several times since. The tragic flaw of hydrogen vis a vis batteries is its far lower efficiency. The efficiencies in comparison.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

Arizona Public Service released its plan for reaching zero-carbon by 2050 , with multiple options to balance the costs and carbon benefits of switching from coal and natural gas to renewables, batteries, distributed energy resources and as-yet-untested technologies. million-customer utility, said in a Tuesday interview.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

-based storage and inverter company, has launched a new home backup system that combines three technologies: solar, storage and natural-gas or diesel generators. “By adding the batteries and the PV, you basically enable that generator to run for less time, at a more efficient power level,” said Dailey.

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