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Sunverge raises $11 million for utility distributed energy resource controls
The round was led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund with participation from Equinor Energy Ventures and Evergy Ventures Source: REALWIRE
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Forecast shows continued decline for coal
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its Short Term Energy Outlook for 2019 and we have summarized the key highlights for you below. Source: REALWIRE
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The hydrocarbon era’s spectacular end
Dustin Yellin, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based artist whose intricate 3D photomontages adorn the likes of New York’s Lincoln Center, wants to draw your gaze to climate change. Not in a subtle way, either. He plans to stand an oil supertanker on its end in the ground—a structure soaring 1,000 feet into the air. Source: REALWIRE
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A modern Cinderella story: California’s record on wholesale distributed generation leaves much room for improvement
California, long a progressive leader on renewable energy and climate change mitigation, has neglected a key market segment for renewable energy: the “community-scale,” or “wholesale distributed generation” (DG), market. This market segment is defined as projects below 20 megawatts that connect to the distribution grid and export power to the grid for sale. Source: REALWIRE
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Dominion plans $33 million battery storage pilot
Dominion executives said in an interview this week that battery storage has the potential to improve the resiliency of the electrical grid Source: REALWIRE
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IEA, EDF unit to build 300 MW wind farm in Nebraska
The project award is valued at about $98 million, according to IEA, and will be able to power up to 115,000 average homes Source: REALWIRE
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648 MW of wind power capacity to be purchased by AES Colombia
This week, DNV GL said that it acted as a technical advisor to the energy company AES Colombia during its planned purchase of the Jemeiwaa Kai portfolio of wind power projects. DNV GL carried out an independent analysis of the La Guajira wind farms wind and power generation regime. Source: REALWIRE
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How the tech giants are fueling a solar revolution
From the way we shop to the way we socialize, the internet affects nearly everything we do these days. This dramatic change in our way of life has been fueled by a handful of large tech companies, companies that are increasingly going all in on solar. Source: REALWIRE
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A deluge of batteries is about to rewire the power grid
A pale orange-and-gold sunset bathes the macadamia plantations and avocado orchards that sweep down to Australia’s Byron Bay. The coming dusk is a cue for two sleek Tesla battery packs in the garage at Amileka, a secluded holiday villa nearby. They stir silently into action—powering the appliances in the five-bedroom home’s twin kitchens, recharging a…
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US wind farm activity by Fortune 500 breaks records
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has released data for Q2, indicating activity rose to new heights in the wind development sector. Source: REALWIRE