Real-time pricing that balances renewables could save $33 billion per year, study finds
A Pacific Northwest National Laboratory study found that allowing customers to opt for real-time power rates, and shift some consumption to lower-priced periods, would lower customer bills 10% to 17%. A pilot study has shown that real-time pricing works, and more pilots are underway.
Alsym Energy emerges from stealth mode to introduce non-flammable batteries
Alsym’s batteries, made from readily available materials without lithium or cobalt, will be produced for electric vehicles, stationary storage, and marine applications.
Avangrid asserts its place in the US renewable future
With $40 billion in assets and operations across 24 US states, and over 7 GW of wind and solar power facilities, Avangrid’s new Onshore President & CEO, Jose Antonio Miranda sat down with pv magazine to discuss his company’s ongoing renewable development strategy, and why he feels he’s the right person for the job.
Electric vehicle battery capable of 98% charge in less than ten minutes
Enovix also demonstrated its US-made silicon anode lithium-ion batteries can charge 0% to 80% in five minutes.
Mo’ current, mo’ problems as higher wattage solar modules increase risk of thermal runaway
LONGi Solar outlines its high temperature mitigation logic in designing the lower current, higher wattage Hi-MO5 solar panel series.
Solar highway noise barriers to be deployed across North America
Buildings-integrated photovoltaics maker Mitrex plans to deploy highway noise barriers with integrated solar that have 1.2 MW of capacity per kilometer. The technology is currently in the pilot phase at government entity locations in North America.
FCC considers offshore wireless networks for renewable projects
Nokia has headed the proposal, looking to use 4G and 5G networks to support offshore renewable energy projects.
Wind, solar, and storage facility completed in Oregon
The Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility is one of the first in the country to co-locate a wind farm, a solar facility, and a battery storage system.
200 partners to help speed interconnection through US Department of Energy program
Three regional grid operators and two utilities have joined the DOE partnership, alongside renewables developers and trade groups, to pursue faster, simpler, and fairer interconnection of renewables and storage, on both the transmission and distribution grids.
Spongy solar cell may be used to power pacemakers
University of Chicago researchers developed a unique, single-layer solar cell that may be used to power less-invasive implantable medical devices.
