Science Daily: Renewable Energy

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Engineers built a solar-powered desalination system that produces large quantities of clean water despite variations in sunlight throughout the day. Because it requires no extra batteries, it offers a much more affordable way to produce drinking water, compared to other solar-driven designs.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 11, 2020

To reduce fuel consumption — which by extension decreases emissions — trucking fleets are using auxiliary electric battery HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) units in combination with solar panels installed on truck roofs. These battery-powered units have allowed fleets to significantly reduce their idle time.

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Energy Storage News

JANUARY 28, 2025

We round up the last two months of BESS action in the GB (Great Britain) market, including project approvals, construction and applications, taken from the pages of our sister site Solar Power Portal.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Pace of growth helps maintain renewable energy when weather conditions interfere with wind and solar Faced with worsening climate -driven disasters and an electricity grid increasingly supplied by intermittent renewables , the US is rapidly installing huge batteries that are already starting to help prevent power blackouts.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Battery backup systems coupled with solar are being hailed as the best solution to public safety power shutoffs in California — not to mention our archaic electric grid. Limits to whole-home battery backup. Myths often have origins in fact: Whole-house battery systems do indeed work for off-grid applications.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Group behind Victoria's first inner-urban community battery turns to public transport to raise awareness of vital role of shared energy storage in shift to renewables. The post Community battery message plugs solar powered tram into energy debate appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 17, 2020

rooftop solar installer, finalized two utility partnerships to turn home batteries into miniature power plants. Participants will receive $250 for letting Sunrun control their batteries based on signals from SCE. Individuals are paying for batteries out of their own pockets that could prove valuable to the broader grid.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Scottish Water has completed work on its first large-scale battery storage project which the utility says will accelerate its drive towards net zero emissions by 2040. Four vanadium flow batteries, manufactured by Invinity Energy Systems, have recently been installed at the waste water treatment works that serve the city of Perth.

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TechXplore

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The world is rapidly transitioning to renewable power, but there are shortcomings. Solar power falls at night, and wind power recedes and ascends irregularly. New technologies need to be developed that can store energy from the electrical grid when there's a surplus and deploy it when there's not enough.

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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 PacifiCorp, the 1.9-million-customer

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The unpredictability and unexpected inconveniences encourage more people to opt for solar power systems. These systems are easy to install and offer peace of mind against power outages. The units can be stored in batteries for later use.

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Solar Industry

AUGUST 31, 2023

Clenera , an Enlight Company specializing in utility-scale solar farms and energy storage, has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Arizona Public Service (APS) , Arizona’s largest utility, for 258 MW of solar and 824 MWh of battery storage at the CO Bar complex outside of Flagstaff, Ariz.

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Solar Power World

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

solar industry’s biggest tradeshow heads back to Anaheim this year, and the Solar Power World team will be there to cover all the new products and big news announcements. … The post RE+ 2024: Solar Power World’s coverage of the industry’s top tradeshow appeared first on Solar Power World. .…

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TechXplore

MAY 23, 2024

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have established new, scalable methods of developing battery- and solar-powered fibers, making it theoretically possible for electrical energy to be harvested from, and stored in, the clothing people wear.

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TechXplore

APRIL 18, 2024

Researchers from The University of Manchester investigating waste management practices for off-grid solar technologies in Malawi have discovered life-threatening quantities of lead pollution from improperly managed battery waste.

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Solar Power World

JULY 1, 2024

Solar Power World, the premier media outlet for the U.S. solar market and publisher of the annual Top Solar Contractors List, is proud to unveil a new awards program for the U.S. solar and storage industry: Top Products presented by Solar Power World.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Similarly, given the increasing focus on sustainability across the country, there has never been a better time to embrace the use of renewable energy, while the installation of a solar power generation system on your Aussie property can give you three amazing benefits that are too valuable to ignore.

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Canary Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

California and Texas have a new clean-energy superlative to compete over: who’s got the most grid batteries. Last year, Texas overtook California in large-scale solar power capacity. When huge amounts of solar power rush onto the grid, batteries tend to follow.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

When the Kentucky Coal Museum puts solar on its roof because it is cheaper than hooking up to the coal-fired grid at its doorstep, it’s over. For fundamental economic reasons, solar power generation plus battery storage will provide at least half of electric power generation globally by 2030.

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Green Technology

MARCH 31, 2025

Listen in as ATN discusses lessons learned from integrating solar and battery storage into fleet electrification plans for its fleet of 46 battery electric buses — and walk away with tips on how you can do the same.

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Canary Media

AUGUST 28, 2024

The Texas power grid has broken new records throughout this summer — for how much electricity it has had to deliver as residents cranked up their air conditioners and for how much it has used solar power and batteries to keep grid emergencies at bay. Take last week, when temperatures soared into the triple digits…

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Solar plus storage is fast emerging as a top choice, both at scale on the grid and also "behind the meter," installed in a home, apartment or commercial building. . When it comes to reliability, solar-with-storage systems offer the ability to charge a battery that can keep the power on during an outage.

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Solar Power World

APRIL 15, 2024

The operations and maintenance (O&M) of a utility-scale solar project is largely obvious — keep solar panels clean, monitor inverter health, maintain the grounds and check tracker mechanisms for wear.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 10, 2022

Although energy storage adoption is accelerating in the residential and utility-scale markets, installing batteries on commercial-sized solar projects is not always an easy process.

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Solar Power World

AUGUST 1, 2024

This shows that homeowners generally recognize the benefits of solar panels. While encouraging, the same cannot be said for residential batteries – yet. adults revealed that more than half… The post 4 home battery misconceptions PV installers must debunk for homeowners appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Guzman Energy , a provider of wholesale power and affordable energy, and renewable developer National Renewable Solutions (NRS) have executed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 140 MW Shallow Basket PV solar project to be paired with 50 MW of battery storage. The Rio Arriba County, N.M.,

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 3, 2023

Just as the United States is entering a solar panel manufacturing renaissance thanks to manufacturing tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act, the domestic battery-making industry should see a similar boost. Battery cells, modules/packs and electrode materials will all receive some type of credit when made domestically.

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Solar Power World

OCTOBER 24, 2023

While much attention has been paid to the growing solar panel manufacturing market in the United States and the domestic content bonus credits that come with installing American modules, energy storage systems are experiencing the same boost in U.S. manufacturers and installers appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Renew Economy

MAY 25, 2023

Battle of billionaires ends with a Grok-Quinbrook consortium taking ownership of the massive Sun Cable project, keeping alive plans to export solar power to Singapore. The post Sun Cable: Cannon-Brookes wins battle for world’s biggest solar and battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Solar Power World

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Rex Liu, VP of product management, clean energy, at Generac, is on this episode of Solar Spotlight to share how residential solar customers can keep… The post Solar Spotlight: Enough backup energy to power any load in the home appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Solar Power World

AUGUST 14, 2024

Remarkably though, the attachment of batteries to residential solar installations has been low — until recently, only 10% of home solar systems in California also had batteries. New net-metering rules in the… The post California solar installers get well-acquainted with batteries in NEM 3.0

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Solar Power World

APRIL 25, 2023

utility-scale battery storage market has existed in earnest since 2011 led by one dominant battery chemistry choice: lithium. EIA, 97.95% of utility-scale batteries installed in the United States were lithium-based. Although still very much in its infancy, the U.S. According to data through 2021 from the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Built with the future of energy transition in mind, the NExT Factory leverages the natural advantage of renewable energy sources like solar power to produce direct current. Schaltbau’s NExT Factory is described as a pioneering leap in sustainable manufacturing and energy efficiency.

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Solar Power World

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Energy storage is becoming a more common feature on residential solar installations so homeowners can tap into the power they’ve generated when they need it — not just when the sun is up.

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Charged

DECEMBER 18, 2024

US-based home energy technology provider ConnectDER has secured $35 million in Series D funding to accelerate its market expansion and development of its meter socket adapters for EV charging and solar power systems. Source: ConnectDER

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Lord Howe has a solar farm and battery storage that is performing beyond expectations, and incorporating a growing fleet of EVs. The post From dirty diesel to nearly 70pct solar powered, Lord Howe goes electric appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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altenergymag

JULY 19, 2021

A pioneering battery and energy storage firm is poised to lead the world in developing a commercial use for a ground-breaking new battery technology.

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