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Electric Vehicles Could Transform Energy Storage

Electric Vehicles Could Transform Energy Storage Apart from driving a clean transportation revolution over the next three decades, electric vehicles (EVs) could help the power grid’s storage needs as growing shares of renewable energy sources—predominantly solar and wind—are being incorporated into electricity grids. Batteries from EVs could have so much more potential energy storage by … Continue reading Electric Vehicles Could Transform Energy Storage

The future of energy storage is here: An inside look at Rocky Mountain Power’s 600-battery DR project

The future of energy storage is here: An inside look at Rocky Mountain Power’s 600-battery DR project The 12.6 MWh Utah project uses solar and battery systems as a virtual power plant. SALT LAKE CITY — The first residents of an all-electric and energy efficient community — the largest residential battery demand response project in … Continue reading The future of energy storage is here: An inside look at Rocky Mountain Power’s 600-battery DR project

Jim Cramer, ‘Mad Money’ host, declares fossil fuels dead

Jim Cramer, ‘Mad Money’ host, declares fossil fuels dead ExxonMobil and Chevron stocks sank Friday morning after both oil companies reported disappointing fourth quarter earnings. How does influential TV financial analyst Jim Cramer make sense of that? The Mad Money host thinks it’s time to ditch oil companies — and not just because they’re currently … Continue reading Jim Cramer, ‘Mad Money’ host, declares fossil fuels dead

Get Small Nuclear Reactors Off the Starting Blocks—Now!

Get Small Nuclear Reactors Off the Starting Blocks—Now! Dec. 23—Mass production of modular nuclear reactors to industrialize developing countries, until fusion power comes online! That was the title I used when I last wrote about the ongoing efforts to make small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs)—in the EIR issue of November 16, 2018. SMRs will be … Continue reading Get Small Nuclear Reactors Off the Starting Blocks—Now!

Behind the Buzzword: A Brief History of Energy ‘Resiliency’

Behind the Buzzword: A Brief History of Energy ‘Resiliency’ The energy industry has overcome many “resiliency” challenges. Climate change is the biggest one yet, the author writes. There’s no shortage of “resilience” talk in the energy industry, but it hasn’t always been that way. Over the last 30 years, the transition away from centralized energy … Continue reading Behind the Buzzword: A Brief History of Energy ‘Resiliency’

Kyocera and 24M Develop World’s First SemiSolid Lithium-ion Battery System with Improved Safety, Longer Life, and Lower Cost

Kyocera and 24M Develop World’s First SemiSolid Lithium-ion Battery System with Improved Safety, Longer Life, and Lower Cost Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto) and 24M (President & CTO: Naoki Ota) announced today that Kyocera has formally launched its residential energy storage system, Enerezza, the world’s first system built using 24M’s novel SemiSolid electrode manufacturing process. … Continue reading Kyocera and 24M Develop World’s First SemiSolid Lithium-ion Battery System with Improved Safety, Longer Life, and Lower Cost

House lawmakers release bill to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

House lawmakers release bill to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 Congressional lawmakers released the framework for a new climate plan that seeks to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas pollution in the United States by 2050. The Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act details sector-specific solutions to address the climate … Continue reading House lawmakers release bill to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

Falling renewable energy costs driving increasing interest in storage, National Renewable Energy Laboratory says

Falling renewable energy costs driving increasing interest in storage, National Renewable Energy Laboratory says The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently highlighted the increasing interest in energy storage across the United States and the role it may play in the future of the electric grid. NREL noted that the price of lithium-ion batteries has decreased … Continue reading Falling renewable energy costs driving increasing interest in storage, National Renewable Energy Laboratory says

More solar solution providers offering storage for full system package

More solar solution providers offering storage for full system package Some of the more popular solar installation solution providers have made the solar + storage sales process even easier for their dealers and authorized installers to perfect. In addition to providing solar panels and packaged mounting and inverters, companies like SunPower, LG and Panasonic have … Continue reading More solar solution providers offering storage for full system package

FERC rejects SPP ‘s request to eliminate transmission revenue credits

FERC rejects SPP’s request to eliminate transmission revenue credits Houston — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected a Southwest Power Pool request for revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff that would eliminate transmission revenue credits, a move than came out of the grid operator’s Holistic Integrated Tariff Team. More than a year’s worth of … Continue reading FERC rejects SPP ‘s request to eliminate transmission revenue credits