Energy plays an increasingly important role in today’s world. Instead of treating electrification as one of many positive goals to move us toward decarbonization, it’s time to see it is essential to all of them — we need to electrify everything quickly. What does it mean to electrify everything? When … [continued]
A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant, not too far from San Francisco, on January 16, 2025, prompting the evacuation of approximately 1,500 residents and the temporary closure of Highway 1. No one was harmed in the incident. Given the massive growth in grid storage battery systems, … [continued]
Sodium-ion batteries are now moving out of the lab and into commercial production, thanks to an assist from ARPA-E.
The city of Ann Arbor, Michigan is about to experiment with a city owned sustainable energy unit in parallel with the local utility company.
The state of Maine recently has been actively promoting clean energy programs such as battery storage projects to lower the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. A few years ago it set a goal of installing 100,000 heat pumps in the state by 2025. With an assist from educational programs and certification … [continued]
As the electric vehicle revolution moves forward, automobile dealers will want to install EV chargers at their facilities for several reasons. First, they will need them to charge electric cars before they are delivered to customers. Second, their customers will want to know they can charge their electric cars at … [continued]
Come out on top!
Home electrification is one of the most powerful tools homeowners have to reduce their carbon footprint and make their home more resilient to climate change. While going solar or installing an EV charger isn’t something people do every day, online electrification marketplaces make this process much easier and more cost effective.
There’s more than one way to skin a grid.
The local news outlet TV2 Østjylland reports that at the Vestas headquarters in Aarhus, Denmark, the country’s largest grid battery has been deployed, and it’s about time. Denmark is known in the world for being a first mover in renewable energy, and every day for more than 10 years I … [continued]
