Top five battery energy storage system design essentials
Before beginning BESS design, it’s important to understand auxiliary power design, site layout, cable sizing, grounding system and site communications design.
Sunrise brief: Renewable energy institutional investment goes mainstream
Also on the rise: Solar field robot mower receives SOLV Energy seed funds. Louisiana utility seeks approval for 225 MW solar project. And more.
Florida multi-family solar installation uses SolShare behind-the-meter hardware
SolShare technology enables the residents in 65 of the units to subscribe to a portion of the solar energy produced on the roof, offsetting the cost of their individual electricity bills.
Over 25 GW of solar is actively being constructed in the U.S.
The capacity joins the existing 107 GW of solar on the U.S. grid, signaling that the energy transition is well underway.
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.
Solar Energy Loan Fund surpasses $30 million of residential loans
The non-profit green bank has sourced credit to clientele of which 74% are low-to-moderate income homeowners.
Mitsubishi to supply batteries to three energy storage projects in Southeast
The three solar-plus-storage projects are being developed by Origis Energy as part of 1.5 GW of operational and contracted assets in the region.
Solar PV Sidewalks: A pedestrian’s guide to grid intermittency solutions
Solar Earth claims its 42-Watt sidewalk-mounted PV system can provide 75% of a traffic intersection’s power in an outage, while the utility will have to cover the remainder with batteries or a generator.
Hover Energy’s 36 kW rooftop-mounted microgrid combines wind, solar and energy storage
Hover’s first 36 kW installation survived the recent Hurricane Ian storm system that ravaged southwest Florida.
Sunrise brief: Solar-plus-storage kept the lights on in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona
Also on the rise: Landfill solar project to cover 63% of South Portland’s municipal electricity needs. 50 states of solar incentives: Florida. And more.
