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8minute to develop 250-MW solar-plus-storage project for California CCA
8minute Solar Energy (8minute) announced this week that it has executed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Monterey Bay Community Power Authority (MBCP) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) for the 250-megawatt (250 MWdc / 200 MWac)…
Australian scientists develop new transparent electrode material
Scientists in Australia have developed a new transparent conductive oxide which could be used in solar cells, smart windows and other applications. The material is indium free and recyclable, according to the researchers. June 17,…
Norway × Tesla & EV Evolution … True Fuel Efficiency … Goodbye, PHEVs — CleanTechnica Top 20
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CESA honors six clean energy programs with the 2020 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards
The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA), a national nonprofit coalition of public agencies working together to advance clean energy, announced the recipients of the 2020 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards at its annual membership…
NT outlines “priority” electricity market reforms on road to 50% renewables
The Northern Territory Labor government has outlined a list of key electricity market reforms, in a long-awaited first step towards smoothing the way to a grid it has pledged will be 50 per cent renewable by 2020.
The priority reforms,…
The Tesla Powerwall Saves The Day In SCE Power Outage
Batteries
Published on June 16th, 2020 | by Kyle Field June 16th, 2020 by Kyle Field Tesla’s Solar + Storage Makes Grid Outages A Non Issue
Our local utility notified us that a power outage with an 8-hour outage window spanning…
Caltex and Evie Networks partnership is on the charge
The first of six Evie Networks ultra-fast EV charging stations at Caltex/Ampol retail outlets in Victoria and New South Wales is up and charging. The Avernel site is strategically positioned between Melbourne and the VIC-NSW border town…
Solar plus storage company seeks to disrupt the status quo — Episode 105 of Local Energy Rules…
The global pandemic has put a pause to all kinds of commerce. As wildfire season nears and climate change worsens, are solar and storage companies still preparing communities for the disasters ahead?
In this episode of the Local…
Rooftop solar reshapes W.A. grid, and retiring coal units won’t be missed
The latest 10-year forecast for the West Australia state grid highlights massive changes ahead as rooftop solar entrenches its position as the dominant technology on the local network, so much so that the closure of two of the remaining…
Defending 100% Clean Power: An Energy Efficiency Approach
Clean Power
Published on June 13th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor June 13th, 2020 by Guest Contributor By David Lapp Jost
Michael Moore infuriated sustainability advocates recently with his Planet of the Humans “documentary.” And…