Day: February 4, 2019
Tesla to FERC: Energy Storage, DERs Enhance Grid Resilience
Tesla last week stood up for energy storage and distributed energy resources (DER), telling the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that it should consider these assets carefully as it looks to define what makes a resilient power grid.
Clean Energy vs. the Environment: A Cautionary Tale
Traditional alliances are being broken, and new ones are slow to form. Dealmaking has taken on the airs of a zero-sum game in which there can only be one winner.
Blockchain Companies Take Aim at Clean Energy Transaction Costs
Power Ledger co-founder David Martin said that as utilities move from a one-way flow of electricity to a distributed platform, the blockchain software can help manage and verify what will be many more transactions.
Shell Joins Tesla Exec as Investor in Ice Storage
Shell Ventures this week co-led a $7.6 million Series-A round of funding for ice storage provider Axiom Energy, joining previous investor Telsa CTO JB Straubel.
Hydrogen May Rival Batteries for UK’s Renewable Energy
Hydrogen stored in Britain’s gas grid could be more effective for making use of excess renewable power than batteries.
California Says New Residential Buildings Must Have Solar
Energy efficiency building standards officially adopted by California yesterday will require new homes in the state to have solar PV systems starting in 2020.
Barriers to Microgrid Development Spur Bill for Tariff in Hawaii
The Hawaii legislature last week sent a bill to Gov. David Ige’s desk that directs the state’s regulators to open a proceeding to create a microgrid services tariff.
Blockchain May Soon Be Helping Puerto Rico Keep the Lights on
Solar panels. Batteries. Emergency fossil fuel-fired generators. They’ve all been deployed across Puerto Rico to help get the lights back on in the months following devastating hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Australian Energy Storage Firm Launches Bid to Raise $38M
South Australian energy storage company 1414 Degrees has launched a bid to go public and raise up to A$50 million (US$38 million) to fast track its operations.
Storage, Wind, Solar Companies Are Recruiting Coal Miners for Their Work Ethics and High-Tech Skills
When a California battery company officially moved its headquarters and manufacturing to Kentucky coal country last week, generous state tax subsidies certainly played a role — but so did something often lost in the debate about coal.