Anne Fischer
DOE seeks input on $508 million long-duration energy storage initiative
The Long Duration Energy Storage for Everyone, Everywhere Initiative, created by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will advance energy storage systems toward widespread commercial deployment by lowering the costs and increasing the duration of energy storage resources.
BlueWave acquired by infrastructure investment firm, Axium
Axium’s first renewable energy development company acquisition will provide BlueWave with the capital to evolve its business model to develop and construct, as well as own and manage the projects within its development portfolio.
Electric vehicles are cheaper than gas-powered, depending on the state and incentives
Owning an electric vehicle can save drivers thousands of dollars per year, with $6,000 average savings over the vehicle’s lifetime, but the savings is dependent on rebates, state fees, and the cost of gas and electricity.
Hanwha Solutions to expand solar cell and module manufacturing in the United States and Korea
Hanwha announces an investment of $320M in cell and module manufacturing capacity expansions to meet the growing global demand for sustainable energy.
Flint Hills Resources to build 45 MW solar project to directly power its refinery
Solar project will lower energy costs and improve energy efficiency for the Upper Midwest’s largest fuel producer.
Schneider Electric to acquire AutoGrid, developer of AI for distributed energy resources
The two companies are partners on a fully integrated distribution management system and distributed energy resources management system (DERMS).
First Resilient Service Station microgrid project completed in Massachusetts
Enel X completed the construction of a microgrid with solar-plus-battery storage to operate the facility and offer EV charging
Solar Alliance to design and build 500 kW solar project in Kentucky
With this signing, Solar Alliance’s backlog of solar projects under contract increases to more than $5 million.
PG&E $11 million pilot programs to accelerate vehicle-to-everything technologies
Pacific Gas & Electric is developing three pilot programs to test how bi-directional EVs and chargers can send power to the grid.
50 states of solar incentives: Rhode Island
The small but mighty state of Rhode Island was the first in the nation to set a goal of 100% renewables by 2030,
