Michael Schoeck
Iron flow battery added to solar-on-canal project
The University of California, Merced has shown that up to 13 GW of solar capacity could be installed over California’s canals, which would require approximately 3 GW of energy storage.
Enphase and Lumio expand U.S. microinverter, storage partnership
The strategic relationship with Lumio will amplify the impact and distribution of Enphase Energy Systems, providing homeowners more access to sustainable and grid-independent power sources.
U.S. energy storage market set for take off
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is set to ignite the energy storage market in 2024, as analysts expect up to 65 GW/260 GWh of projects through 2026. The outlook is for battery project sizes to increase as the pipeline takes shape.
Duke Energy reports Q4 loss, pending job cuts
Duke’s five-year capital plan of $65 billion is focused on energy transition investments, which it says is a considerable increase over previous budgets, while its current budget removes almost $3 billion of capital it would have invested into the utility solar and distributed generation business.
Energy efficiency specialist expands into rooftop solar for Connecticut nursing home
Budderfly, a Connecticut energy-as-a-service company, is reviewing new solar offerings with Ryders Health, Sonic and Subway restaurants.
IRA spurs 101k clean energy jobs in first six months
As of January 31, 2023, there are more than 90 new manufacturing facilities and renewable energy projects developed in rural towns and large cities, representing an aggregate of $89.5 billion of new investments into the clean energy market, according to a Climate Power report.
Desert Quartzite solar-plus-storage plant gets greenlight from BLM
The utility solar project will result in capital investment of $1 billion and supply clean power to roughly 120,000 homes. The facility is expected to create more than 900 construction jobs and is expected to reach commercial scale operations by December 2024.
Reactivate Illinois community solar program enrollment begins
The Illinois projects provide benefits to income-qualified and energy transition communities and will deliver enough clean energy to power about 1,200 homes, providing customers a combined projected savings of $12 million over 20 years.
Dronebase rebrands as Zeitview to scale aerial solar scanning
Zeitview issues real-time ratings from A to D for operational solar projects of 1 MW and larger.
Multi-unit housing EV chargers participate in demand response program
The partnership between AutoGrid and SWTCH Energy marks the first demand response program in North America to incorporate EV chargers in multi-unit residential buildings
