To the chagrin of utilities, this “electric microutility” seeks solar on every roof and a battery in every garage
Sunnova’s groundbreaking community microgrid proposal is fighting back against a motion to dismiss, from major utility companies who must feel their business plan is being attacked.
U.S. DOE offers $43 million to support communities in building resilience
Research projects in 19 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico will help with energy planning, increasing grid resilience, and restoring power after disasters.
Wisconsin groups find 100% clean energy + electrification to be ambitious but feasible
100% clean power plus electrification in Wisconsin would cost the same, when counting health benefits, as continuing “business as usual,” and would achieve four times the emissions reductions as 100% clean power alone, found a study sponsored by two Wisconsin groups.
A 6,000 square foot net zero home in New Jersey
This sprawling LEED Platinum Certified home now features 80 solar panels and microinverters mounted on a metal roof with penetration-free attachments.
Sunrise brief: Canada launches Electricity Transition Hub to assist utilities
Also on the rise: First Solar announces $270 Million investment in R&D innovation center. Nearly 4% of U.S. homes have solar panels installed. And more.
Mango Power unveils home and portable battery system
Mango Power has developed a 3.5 kWh battery system that can be expanded up to 14 kWh. The product features LFP battery cells from CATL and can be charged through AC wall outlets, with solar panels, or via electric-vehicle chargers.
Sunrise brief: It’s time to combat utility opposition to solar
Also on the rise: U.S. Army builds further resilience with flow battery pilot project at Fort Carson. Cooling down solar modules by increasing space between panel rows. And more.
U.S. Army builds further resilience with flow battery pilot project at Fort Carson
The redox flow battery dubbed GridStar Flow is intended to help protect the installation during emergency situations.
Semi-solid flow battery tech promises to lower production costs by up to 40%
While still using conventional lithium-ion raw materials, 24M’s technology is said to reduce the number of steps required to manufacture battery cells and thereby the cost by up to 40%. The US company’s SemiSolid design is also said to deliver improved energy density, safety and recyclability.
South Carolina electric co-op pursues batteries and other alternatives to a proposed gas unit
Utility-scale batteries are being pursued by many utilities, the generation and transmission co-op utility said in explaining its decision, while aggregated distributed resources “can be counted on as predictable generation capacity.”
