Pacific Gas And Electric (PG&E) has launched a standalone microgrid in Mariposa County, which is near Yosemite National Park. The remote microgrid was constructed and installed by BoxPower and it will not be dependent on the main power grid. Remote areas often obtain power by extending the main power grid to them so they can…
Australian data center provider Iris has doubled its fundraising round to $40 million AUD ($30.7 million USD) ahead of its Initial Public Offering (IPO). The company provides data center services for computing applications requiring high performance and efficiency, such as machine learning, genomics and research, rendering and visualization, mining, and more. They do so using…
The world’s largest offshore wind turbine — the GE Haliade-X has commenced operation in the Port of Maasvlakte-Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The Haliade-X is a wind turbine prototype from General Electric Renewable Energy, and it stands 260 meters (853 feet) tall. The 12 MW (12,000 kW) turbine has a rotor spanning 220 meters (722 feet) and…
Renewable energy accounted for a record 44.1% of Germany’s electricity production in the month of October, according to Germany Trade And Invest. The record is partly attributable to winter storms Xavier And Herwart. Wind turbines contributed the bulk of that power, at 82.1 TWh, biomass contributed 40.1 TWh, solar systems contributed 37.5 TWh, and hydroelectric power…
We are currently seeing a change in how we produce and sell energy thanks to the emergence of digitization and renewable energy, helping to empower communities and democratize power. The most significant challenges facing this brave new world within the renewable energy space is intermittency. The sun does not shine 24 hours a day, seven…
The reliability of perovskite solar cells has improved, taking them a step closer to domination.
‘Coal keeps the lights on’ is one of the most widely used phrases by coal advocates, citing that it’s a ‘reliable base load power source’. There is an issue with that: Coal doesn’t actually keep the lights on, natural gas and hydroelectric dams are playing a much greater role in keeping the grid powered up.…
I built a plug and play solar system concept that integrates the necessary inverter, charge controller, battery, 12 Volt solar input, 120 Volt power outlets, and transfer switch to make the installation of solar systems as easy, quick, and cheap as possible.
Energy storage is the golden key to a sustainable energy future? Why? It powers electric cars and can make solar and wind power into baseload power sources.
Lagerwey has invented a new crane that actually climbs wind turbines to save space and money.
IKEA will open Missouri’s largest solar rooftop power plant yet, adding to the numerous solar systems they have installed over the past few years.
The Playa Solar 2 power plant’s power is being sold to NV Energy at a staggeringly-low 3.87 cents/kWh.