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10 clean energy stocks for 2020: May update part 1
For the last few monthly updates, I’ve been focusing on the big picture, and have neglected to say anything about many of the 10 Clean Energy Stocks for 2020 since I looked at how the pandemic would likely affect each stock in…
‘We Too Must Improve’: Clean Energy Industry Looks Into Mirror on Racial Inequity
U.S. clean energy organizations joined nationwide expressions of grief and anger this week following the recent killings of black Americans including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.
The Solar Energy Industries Association…
Hawaiian Electric Reveals Full List of Winners From Its Big Energy Storage Procurement
Hawaiian Electric this week revealed the full list of winners from its second large-scale procurement of energy storage and renewables for the islands of Oahu, Maui and Hawaii. The winners run the gamut from major industry players…
Women leaders in the energy sector increased in 2019 but more work must be done
Advocacy group POWERful Women, in partnership with PwC, this week published the latest ‘state of the nation’ report on gender balance in the UK energy industry.
The 2020 annual board statistics show progress in the number of women…
Q Cells invests $5m in SwitchDin to tap solar and battery management technology
One Step Off The Grid
Global solar giant Q Cells has tapped the distributed energy management software platform of Australian start-up SwitchDin, to pair with its recently launched Q.Home solar and storage package, combining PV panels, a…
US Residential Storage Shines in First Quarter, Nabs Fourth Consecutive Record
Residential batteries outperformed the rest of the energy storage sector in first quarter deployments.
The first quarter of 2020 marked the fourth consecutive record for home battery installations, according to the new Energy Storage…
Ausgrid seeks thousands of homes to take part in expanded virtual power plant
New South Wales electricity network company Ausgrid has launched the second phase of its household battery-based virtual power plant, bringing two new project partners on board – ShineHub and Evergen.
The new phase of the VPP scheme…
AEMO pushes for minimum standards for solar, battery storage and EVs
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has begun its push for new national minimum technical standards for distributed energy systems which would apply to all new installations of rooftop solar systems, household and business…
What’s It Like to Work in Business Development at an Energy Storage Company?
In this Greentech Media series, we’re asking people with jobs in cleantech — from installing solar panels, to permitting wind projects, to promoting building energy efficiency software — to tell us what they really do all day.
We hope this…
How a new mega battery will help Hawaii say goodbye to its last coal generator
American utility-scale energy storage developer Plus Power is to build a 185MW/565MWh battery storage facility in Hawaii that will have as its primary role to ensure that the AES coal plant – the last- remaining coal-fired generation…