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How to value solar plus storage

GreenBiz

In the wake of California’s summer of wildfires, blackouts and planned outages, many consumers and businesses are clamoring for more resilient options. The crisis has turbocharged interest in systems that deliver power even when the grid is down. And those that need electricity for heating, cooling, and to keep food fresh." .

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Solar, Hydrogen and Batteries Join Forces at Panasonic’s UK Facility

Hydrogen Fuel News

From Sunlight to Hydrogen PowerA Sneak Peek at Panasonic’s 100% Renewable Energy Factory Panasonic Corporation has completed the installation of a groundbreaking demonstration power generation system at Panasonic Manufacturing UK Ltd. This energy is seamlessly integrated with the hydrogen fuel cells and storage batteries.

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PV Plant Owned by First Solar Is Being Paid to Help Balance Chile’s Electric Grid

GreenTechMedia

-based solar module maker has taken the next big step in turning this capability into a real-world grid resource: convincing a grid operator to pay for it. That’s a task usually assigned to fossil-fired power plants and hydroelectric dams, or, in a growing number of cases, batteries.

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Can Gas-Fired Power Plants Coexist with a Net-Zero Target? Yes, Southern Company Insists

GreenTechMedia

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.

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California’s Big 2021 Grid Reliability Decision: Expand Supply or Manage Demand?

GreenTechMedia

California is facing a major decision under a tight deadline — whether it should push for large-scale power plants and batteries to prevent a repeat of its August 2020 rolling blackouts this coming summer, or turn to behind-the-meter resources like batteries and demand response. 14 and 15 last year. 14 and 15 last year.

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5 Major Trends Driving the $80B US Distributed Energy Resources Market Through 2025

GreenTechMedia

market for distributed energy resources will look very different in five years than it does today. And electric vehicles will give utilities and regulators the opportunity to promote pricing regimes to encourage charging when electricity is abundant — or suffer potentially grid-destabilizing consequences.

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Bearing and seal maker shares net-zero manufacturing journey

Envirotec Magazine

Reaching Net Zero operations by 2050 will require huge changes in industrial practices – such as how we use energy and source raw materials – but despite all the challenges, the target is achievable writes Rob Jenkinson. After all, manufacturers are typically energy-intensive businesses. This is a tough challenge.