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.
Index Launches for Battery Metals and Mining
EQM Indexes today launched a Battery Metals and Mining Index — Bloomberg: BATTIDX — to track the combined performance of global companies in the metal and material supply chain for advanced battery technologies used in portable devices, electric vehicles, and grid storage for renewable energy.……
Could Dairy Farmers Become Energy Traders with Blockchain?
Dairy farmers in Australia may have the chance to begin buying and selling renewable energy on a peer-to-peer energy trading platform for the first time ever next year.
Global Offshore Wind Leader Steps into Grid Services from Energy Storage
Offshore wind developer Orsted is planning its first grid-scale energy storage project near Liverpool, England. The company said that the Carnegie Road battery storage project will be operational by the end of the year.
Solar Plus Multi-Storage Restores Power to Families in Puerto Rico
In an Aug. 2 Renewable Energy World article, we reported “Achieving 100 Percent Residential Renewables in Hawaii with Solar+Multi-Storage” since April 2017, 500 hours off-grid and 220 hours grid-tied, using Tabuchi Electric hybrid solar inverter with single embedded battery (10 kWh) and an ROI of…
Building on the Promise of Solar+EV Charging
A group of organizations led by the Great Plains Institute will work together to assess the potential value of treating renewable energy generation and controlled EV charging as a single linked technology that benefits utilities and consumers.
Blockchain’s Potential for Managing the Impact of Renewables and Peer-to-Peer Sales
Blockchain has the potential to change the business world as we know it today. Entire value chains can be shortened by it — including in the energy industry.
Water-Based Battery Offers New Option for Utility-Scale Solar, Wind
04/02/2019Storage,Wind Power,Opinion & Commentary,Renewable Energy Translations,Grid Scale,Solar,Utility Scale
Stanford University researchers have developed a water-based battery that could provide a cheap way to store wind or solar energy generated when the sun is shining and wind is blowing so it can be fed back into the electric grid and be redistributed when demand is high.