Phoebe Skok
Water isn’t always the best answer to BESS fires
Fire protection engineers urge a defensive approach to battery fires, focusing on preventing thermal runaway from spreading rather than putting flames out directly.
Retooling residential solar for California’s NEM 3.0 era
University of California San Diego’s Design Lab joins forces with contractors and startups to reimagine residential electrification strategies amid shifting solar economics.
Is Texas’ battery landscape really saturated?
Developers are adjusting strategies as energy arbitrage replaces ancillary services as the main revenue source in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
How nonprofits can finance solar and storage
A recent webinar from the Clean Energy Group unpacks how nonprofits can take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Direct Pay Provision.
Organic flow batteries launch in data center deployment
Prometheus Hyperscale and XL Batteries partner to roll out long-duration, lithium-free energy storage for a Wyoming data center.
Why battery operators can’t afford to misjudge charge levels
Small inaccuracies in battery state of charge estimations can quickly add up financially, says a new white paper from Powin and Tierra Climate.
Tariffs reshape project economics for U.S. energy storage
A backlog of warehoused batteries may buffer the energy storage industry from immediate shocks, but time is running out, according to reports by Clean Energy Associates.
Washington State invests $36 million in clean energy
Another $5 million is expected to be awarded later this spring through the state’s Clean Energy Community Grants program.
Georgia Tech, Stryten Energy tap lead battery innovation
A new battery energy storage system will combine academic research and real-world deployment to create a living laboratory for energy storage experimentation.
Saving money is the biggest driver of residential solar adoption
A recent study by Ohio State researchers finds that cost savings and other practical benefits are the key motivators for people to adopt rooftop or community solar.
