Category / Industry News
-
![]()
Energy justice and local solar go hand-in-hand
By Odette Mucha, Vote Solar and Luis Nasvytis Torres, Earthjustice Local energy resources have the potential to equitably distribute the benefits of clean energy in a way that provides jobs, resilience and savings to communities left out of our century-old electricity grid. These resources – like rooftop and community solar, and battery storage – have…
-
Building out renewables in India could cost $26.5b through 2030, report says
A new study from the Energy Department’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that deploying 307 GW of solar and 142 GW of wind capacity in India by 2030 would need around a $26.5 billion annual investment. That spend would be around 20% lower than what was invested across all of the country’s generation resources between 2015 and…
-
![]()
Report: India’s solar installations more than tripled in 2021
India added 2,835 MW of solar in the third quarter of 2021, up 14% compared to 2,488 MW installed in the second quarter. Year-over-year installations rose 547%, according to a new report by Mercom India Research. In the first nine months of 2021, India added more than 7.4 GW of solar, a 335% increase compared…
-
Enphase and SolarEdge participating in grid services pilot with APS
Last week, microinverter supplier Enphase Energy announced its participation in Arizona Public Service’s (APS) residential battery pilot grid services program. SolarEdge is also participating and more will be added soon, according to APS. The distributed energy resource (DER) program offers two options for homeowners in APS’s service territory with batteries from participating vendors to earn money through…
-
Emera Technologies microgrid in a box receives green light from UL
The fire safety certification is a significant milestone that means Emera can now sell the solution to other utilities. After a demanding testing and evaluation process, Emera Technologies announced today it has received UL 9540 fire safety certification for BlockBox, the distributed nanogrid energy storage system that controls its BlockEnergy microgrid platform. BlockEnergy is the first utility-owned community microgrid…
-
Illinois wind farm opens, selling renewable energy to Microsoft
Operations at the 185 MW Glacier Sands wind project are under way, Cordelio Power announced Tuesday. The wind farm, located in Mason County, Illinois, includes 43 Vestas V150-4.3 wind turbines. Microsoft Corporation will purchase 100% of the renewable energy generated from the project over a 15-year contract. Cordelio announced it had completed financing for the…
-
EIA report: California hydroelectric facilities continue to respond to prices despite drought
Despite widespread, intense drought conditions, hydroelectric power plants in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, provided a significant amount of generation from April 2021 to September 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Although drought conditions reduced water supply, hydroelectric generation during this period still increased…
-
Take 30% off Conference Pass for Robotics for Inspection & Maintenance Summit
Take advantage of this limited time offer to take 30% off your conference pass using discount code RENEW30, when you register for the upcoming virtual Robotics for Inspection & Maintenance Summit taking place this week on December 8-9, 2021. Valued at $149, use the discount code and get your pass for just $104. Register Now! This…
-
![]()
Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm reaches financial close
SSE Renewables and joint venture partner Equinor have reached financial close on Dogger Bank C, the third phase of the offshore wind farm based in the UK. The total investment in Dogger Bank Wind Farm will be approximately £9 billion ($12 billion), with around £3 billion ($4 billion) allocated for phase C including offshore transmission.…
-
![]()
Australia tests residential solar+storage as a virtual power plant
Project Symphony will investigate the use of distributed energy resources in Western Australia’s energy market. The Au$35.5 million (US$25 million) project being led by the Western Australia state power supplier Western Power aims to recruit around 500 customers with over 900 distributed energy resources including rooftop solar, batteries, and smart appliances to manage as a…
