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W.A. to spend $66m on solar and batteries for schools, communities and social housing
The Western Australia state government has announced a plan to spend $66.3 million on solar and battery storage installations for schools, isolated communities and social housing as part of a massive $5.5 billion plan to re-boot the state’s…
Southern California Edison launches transactive energy pilot using customer-sited DER
This week, Opus One Solutions,
provider of DERMS software, announced an agreement to deploy its GridOS
Transactive Energy Management System (TEMS) for a demonstration at Southern
California Edison (SCE). Opus One said this is the…
A Solar Roof That Only Comes Out When The Sun Is Shining
Clean Power Published on July 26th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider July 26th, 2020 by Johnna Crider Every day, the workhorses of cleantech continue to pull us forward at a fast pace, but there is also occasionally a new spin on some…
Household batteries and solar will be critical for managing highs and lows of the grid
The key role that Australia’s millions of rooftop solar systems stand to play in the running of the national grid, when paired with battery storage and pooled together into carefully orchestrated virtual power plants, has been further…
Startup wins $1.1M grant for solar + long-duration storage R&D
Vermont-based Norwich Technologies announced last week that it has been awarded a $1.1M U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to develop a low-cost hybrid solar power system that can deliver renewable energy 24 hours a day with the use of…
Australia’s industrial giants sign up to achieve net zero emissions by 2050
A new initiative convened by not-for-profit organisations ClimateWorks Australia and Climate-KIC Australia, supported by a $300,000 grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, is gathering the collective nous and resources of…
Tesla’s Next Frontier — The Tesla Home
Batteries Published on July 26th, 2020 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen July 26th, 2020 by Maarten Vinkhuyzen On the Tesla earnings call last Wednesday, July 22, Elon mentioned the renewable energy stack for the home. Tesla was…
People Called Us Tesla Biased For Years. Perhaps We Just Analyzed The Story Decently?
Cars Published on July 26th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan July 26th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan I have no intention here to rub anything in the faces of people who were wrong about Tesla . Frankly, I’m sure there were plenty of…
Redflow batteries to add VPP capabilities
Brisbane-based battery supplier Redflow has joined forces with smart energy system company carbonTRACK to add virtual power plant functionality to its flow batteries. July 24, 2020 Marija MaischRedflow says its zinc-bromine flow batteries…
Indian States Announce Plans For 1.2 Gigawatts Of New Solar Power Parks
July 25th, 2020 by Smiti India witnessed a surge in renewable energy projects announcements in the past few weeks. Several announcements have been made by states to develop solar parks and floating solar plants to meet country’s…