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How to value solar plus storage

GreenBiz

"It's worth a lot to know you can keep your power on, especially for customers that have medical needs that rely on electricity," Weisz said. And those that need electricity for heating, cooling, and to keep food fresh." . Meanwhile, battery costs have followed a similar downward path.

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

Hydrogen Fuel News

Key highlights include: Advanced Hydrogen Power Generation The facility uses 21 units of 5 kW pure hydrogen fuel cell generators, delivering stable energy supply while balancing operating hours to ensure smooth maintenance. The hydrogen used is locally sourced green hydrogen, further reducing the system’s carbon footprint.

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Southern California Edison Contracts Mammoth 770MW Energy Storage Portfolio to Replace California Gas Plants

GreenTechMedia

Most of the winning projects will be co-located with existing solar farms that will charge the batteries, making them useful for integrating and smoothing the intermittency of the state’s growing share of renewable generation, as well as providing resource adequacy (RA) for times of peak demand in the late afternoons and evenings.

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Google Spinout Dandelion Energy Ramps Up Home Geothermal Installations

GreenTechMedia

It partnered with utility Con Edison to install geothermal heat pumps in Westchester, where demand for natural gas has outstripped supply, leading to a moratorium on new hookups. Both actions help utilities stressed by peak seasonal heating and cooling needs. Dandelion is seizing on statewide trends as well.

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Storing energy underground : Reservoir thermal energy storage shows promise

ThinkGeoEnergy

Currently, thermal energy production (not storage) for electricity is still not competitive with natural gas and other renewables. Geothermal power is a low-carbon source of energy with no intermittent problems. Commercial (a) heating and (b) cooling demand by U.S. Renewable Energy , 164 , 777790. link] NREL. Porlles, J.,

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California Demands 3.3GW of New Resources by 2023 to Meet Looming Grid Shortfall

GreenTechMedia

gigawatt "all-source" procurement that will pit new renewables, energy storage, demand response and other clean resources against natural gas-fired power plants in a race to meet what could be a major shortfall in grid capacity in the next four years. The all-source procurement is technically open to existing natural gas plants.

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Jay Egg wins award for proposing a renewable solution over a gas-fired project planned for NY building

Renewable Energy World

Renewable Energy World contributor is being awarded a Constellation Prize for Policy Impact in response to a new heating/cooling solution he proposed for a 100-year-old building in Albany, NY. The article ultimately led to the cancelation of the gas-fired CHP microgrid; a victory for renewable energy advocates.

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