Puerto Rico’s publicly owned electric utility Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) released a draft of its 2019 integrated resource plan (IRP), which outlines the utility’s strategy continued post-Hurricane Maria...
Beyond the fight against climate change, renewable energies and energy storage are teaming up to provide stability and protection for important facilities that can’t afford to be disrupted by outages. According to “Advanced...
In 2018, corporations “shattered records,” purchasing 13.4 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy through power purchase agreements (PPAs), more than doubling the 6.1 GW bought in 2017, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance...
The market for residential energy-storage systems may be small, but it’s gathering speed. These systems require professional installation, so they represent a new market for electrical contractors. As manufacturers and...
For electrical contractors looking for the “next big thing,” a new report suggests that it might be residential battery storage projects. The “ 2018 Utility Energy Storage Market Snapshot ,” released by the Smart Electric...
In a state that has led the nation in the movement toward greater reliance on renewable energy, Los Angeles itself has been a leader. Just last year, the Los Angeles Department of Water of Power (LADWP) announced that it had...
Switched on in December 2017, a 100-megawatt (MW) Tesla battery in Australia is the world's largest utility-scale battery installation. But maybe not for long. Last week, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) requested approval from...
In the race to capture market share from traditional fossil fuels, variability has been solar and wind power's biggest obstacle. Clean, renewable energy can be generated only when the sun shines and the wind blows. However,...
Edinburgh, Scotland startup Gravitricity has harnessed the potential energy of unused mineshafts as part of its low-cost energy-storage system that could disrupt the renewable energy storage sector. The system calls for a...
Global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin has announced the development of a new “flow battery,” intended to save utilities money and boost the use of renewable energy. The battery will be made of inexpensive,...
A new partnership between an Arizona production homebuilder and a German battery maker might accomplish what a seemingly endless number of pilot projects have not. It could prove residential solar-plus-storage installations...
College campuses are often at the vanguard of new technology and scientific discovery. A campus on the Hawaiian island of Maui is taking a bold step in the field of renewables and energy storage. In March, the University of...
The teaming up of battery technology and solar power is propelling renewable generation into its next phase of growth. Utility scale projects are fueling the trend. This month, Florida Power and Light (FPL) announced a 10...
In a private letter ruling last week, which many observers suggest is evidence of the way the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is leaning and may eventually become the norm, the IRS stated energy storage devices added to...
To date, the largest lithium-ion battery project in the world was completed late last year by Tesla in Australia. However, a new project is in motion to make the Australia project seem miniscule. Recently, AES Corp. and...
Government support can play an important role in helping to launch burgeoning industries like renewable power and other green technologies. Energy storage is one of the fastest growing sustainable industries. Recently, it...
As cities increasingly adopt methods to help them generate and consume clean power, storage is emerging as an important tool. A recent study by market research firm Navigant Research analyzes this trend. Entitled, "Smart...
As renewables account for a growing share of electricity generation, storage also plays an expanding role. Government contributes to this expansion by setting standards and targets both for renewable generation and for new...
According to a recent report by Platts , the combined power rating of installed electricity storage in the U.S. grew 181.5 megawatts (MW) over the past year to a new high of 585.5 MW at the end of the second quarter of 2017,...
Tesla has made a name for itself in the world of electric vehicles (EVs) and green energy. The young company is synonymous with EVs, it is making inroads with its Powerwall for home battery backup and its Powerpack for...
