Now Anyone Can Join A VPP, With or Without Rooftop Solar
The US startup SOLRITE is opening up a new energy storage opportunity for residential ratepayers to participate in money-saving VPPs, whether or not they have rooftop solar panels.
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Good News For Solar & Virtual Power Plants In Canada
A small virtual power plant experiment in Edmonton, Canada is leading the push for more solar energy in that country.
Shell Subsidiary sonnen Heats Up Virtual Power Plant Race In Texas
A unique new virtual power plant in Texas leverages solar-plus-storage power purchase agreements to attract more ratepayers.
Sonnen & TenneT Power German Grid With Electric Cars
TenneT and sonnen have announced that they’ve powered the German grid with electric cars. TenneT is a top electricity network operator in Europe, and sonnen produces and manages stationary battery storage systems. Working together, TenneT tapped into the electricity stored in electric car batteries that are part of the sonnenCommunity. … [continued]
Virtual Power Plant Model To Expand In Utah & Idaho (With Video)
Thanks to some bold moves by sonnen, the idea of using residential storage batteries to create a virtual power plant is taking hold in Utah.
Royal Dutch Shell Is Making An Effort — Will It Be Enough?
Shell was one of the major sponsors of the Gladstone Ecofest. It has a stated goal of building a low-carbon integrated power business in Australia in line with customers’ evolving energy needs. Part of its strategy is the purchase of assets deemed to be environmentally friendly. Royal Dutch Shell is … [continued]
Florida Community with Virtual Power Plant & Net-Zero Homes Moves Forward
Sarasota, FL and Miami, FL — Pearl Homes, the award-winning, innovative homebuilder, and originator of the world’s first certified LEED Zero Energy home in the world, has named Compass Development Marketing Group as the exclusive real estate agent for Hunters Point, the 148-unit coastal lifestyle community soon to be constructed in Cortez overlooking the Gulf of Mexico.
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.
Battery Supply Constraints On The World Market & Electricity Blackouts Spur South African Battery Assembly
Just like many EV brands blame the slow ramp-up of EV production on battery supply constraints, lithium-ion home batteries have not been produced in large volumes. With a huge world market to address, a limited quantity of the batteries from these global brands get to reach Africa.
The Renogy Phoenix 100 Mini Power Station Provides AC Power In A Pinch
Not everyone can afford or should afford a full-blown Tesla Powerwall or sonnen ecoLinx unit, and thankfully, Renogy has built a beautifully packaged, affordable power bank with a built in 110 volt outlet.
