The French utility company Engie has acquired an 80% stake in the Californian firm Green Charge Networks, according to recent reports — marking the company’s entrance into the battery storage sector. The majority acquisition of the Californian company follows a similar move made recently by Engie’s fellow French utility company … [continued]
Battery storage solutions provider Viridity Energy has raised $8.5 million from AltEnergy LLC. Viridity makes demand response and management software to optimize energy revenue and cost reductions, in combination with battery storage solutions. AltEnergy is an investment firm that focuses on demand response, renewables, energy storage, high-voltage transmission, demand management, and cyber security. It … [continued]
Over 80% of those living in urbanized regions with air-quality monitoring breathe air featuring pollution levels that exceed World Health Organization safety limits, according to a new report from the organization. The findings of the new report are based on the evaluation of data gathered in 3,000 different cities, and … [continued]
Energy Department partners with DoD to add five more military bases to the solar jobs training program Solar Ready Vets.
Originally published on ilsr.org. On the one hand: Sky-high electricity prices. A 20th century electricity system burning fuel oil and controlled by large monopoly electric utilities. A proposed utility takeover. On the other hand: A new 100% renewable energy standard. Rooftop solar on one of ten homes, saving each customer hundreds of dollars … [continued]
File under Y for You ain’t seen nothing yet: Energy Department pumps up Better Buildings energy efficiency challenge.
Proof of the hazardous, risky, severe results from fracking grows. Local communities are at serious risk from the process of fracking. A new report, Fracking by the Numbers, states: “The combination of two technologies—hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling—has enabled the oil and gas industry to engage to unlock oil and gas in underground rock … [continued]
Originally published on Bikocity. New York City is back at it again with the protected bike lanes. After the 2015 campaign which saw the Big Apple lay down more protected bike lanes than any previous year, the city that never sleeps plans on breaking that record in 2016. FreeImages.com/dariol While … [continued]
Originally published on Bikocity. What’s the “best” major city to go for a bike ride in? Which cities are the worst? In some ways, those are very subjective questions. To provide some new insight on the matter, though, a new analysis of data collected through the GPS-tracking workout app Strava … [continued]
Energy Storage Update is hosting the 2016 Energy Storage Update USA in San Diego, June 15-16. This is the only event in the United States focused exclusively on energy storage commercialization.
