Solar Plus Battery Storage — This Changes Everything
Solar coupled with battery storage could disrupt the traditional utility model as more people control their own power needs with microgrids.
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Californians Could Save $6.5 Billion With Community Solar & Storage
A new study has found that expanding community solar and storage across California could save electricity customers a staggering $6.5 billion over the next 20 years. Commissioned by the Coalition for Community Solar Access, the report by Aurora Energy Research shows that investing in 5.4 gigawatts (GW) of local solar … [continued]
The Magic Math of Solar Plus Storage
By Joseph Daniel, Senior Energy Analyst I’ve always been a math person. I find solace and comfort in its consistency. Not like grammar with all its exceptions to the rules. (What do you mean “y” is SOMETIMES a vowel?!) So, imagine how surprised I was one day to find out … [continued]
1 Gigawatt Solar + Storage Plant Planned For France
A giant 1 gigawatt (1000 megawatt) solar-plus-storage project is currently planned for France. Engie, one of the world’s biggest energy companies, and Neoen, a large French power producer, are planning to build this project together near the small French town of Saucats. The project’s name is Horizeo. Saucats is part … [continued]
7 Bonus Solar + Storage Stories — Sonnen, Sunrun, Stem …
There’s only so much time in the day — a lesson I seem intent on not learning. We’ve published many solar energy articles in the past month and many energy storage articles, but here are 7 more solar plus storage (solar+storage) articles we just couldn’t dedicate full articles to.
Chinese Solar Perseveres During Pandemic
Despite coronavirus-induced disruptions, China continues to move ahead with grid-scale and distributed solar energy installations.
Utility-Scale Solar Has Led U.S. Solar Since 2012
The utility-scale solar sector has led the overall U.S. solar market in terms of installed capacity since 2012. In 2018, the utility-scale sector accounted for nearly 60% of all new solar capacity, and is expected to maintain its market-leading position for at least another six years.
10 Cool Solar Power Stories You May Have Missed
Too much cleantech news is a good thing, but it sometimes means I need to stuff a bunch of big stories into one article. Following some roundups of autonomous driving news and battery & EV charging news, here’s one more roundup of some cool cleantech stories no one wanted to take and write full pieces about. This one is 100% focused on solar power.
1.19 Gigawatts Of Solar Power For The Land Of The Gigafactory
Nevada, home of the Tesla EV Gigafactory, is getting a new burst of renewable energy with 1.19 new gigawatts of solar power from the company NV Energy.
Generac Dives Into Residential Energy Storage With Seamless Solar Integration #SPI2019
CleanTechnica met up with Generac’s Chief Marketing Officer and president of its new clean energy business, Russ Minick at SPI 2019, to talk about the company’s big pivot into energy storage products to learn more about where that strategy came from.
