Month: September 2021

ESS inks massive deal with SB Energy for 2 GWh of long-duration batteries

Oregon-based ESS has agreed to supply SB Energy with 2 GWh of long-duration batteries, a deal reportedly worth at least $300 million.  The first ESS system has already been delivered to an SB Energy location in California as part of the deal, which extends through 2026. SB Energy will deploy additional ESS battery systems to …

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Arizona’s renewable energy industry urges Sen. Sinema to support clean energy legislation

Follow @EngelsAngle President Biden’s legacy-defining infrastructure and climate proposals face a challenging road ahead in Congress, in large part because of objections by two moderate Democrats in the U.S. Senate — Sen. Krysten Sinema of Arizona and Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Arizona’s renewable energy industry held a roundtable with a representative from Sinema’s …

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N.C. offshore wind faces big challenges, even bigger opportunities, advocates say

By Elizabeth Ouzts, Energy News Network A new coalition of environmental and clean energy groups is working to overcome barriers to offshore wind, including local pockets of opposition and an approaching ban on energy development in the southern Atlantic Ocean. An impending Trump-era ban on energy development in the southern Atlantic Ocean has entangled the …

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Solar+storage to add most new battery storage capacity in the U.S. over next three years

Follow @EngelsAngle More than half of the battery storage capacity added in the U.S. in the next three years will be paired with a solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, bucking the historical trend of majority standalone sites. Data from the Energy Information Administration estimates that 9.4 of 14.5 GW, or 63%, of battery storage capacity …

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Startup develops world’s first unmanned rescue vessel for offshore wind industry

Follow @EngelsAngle Zelim, a Scottish startup, and naval architect Chartwell Marine have partnered to develop the world’s first unmanned rescue vessel for the offshore wind industry. ‘Survivor 1’ is an 11-meter long, 9-ton lifeboat equipped with a conveyor belt for water rescues. The vessel is deployed from a fixed offshore structure via a 25-meter free …

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At mid-year, U.S. renewable energy production hits all-time high

Domestic production of renewable energy (i.e., biofuels, biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) reached an all-time high in the first six months of this year, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of new data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).   The latest issue of EIA’s “Monthly Energy Review” report (with data through June 30, 2021) reveals …

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NJ utility seeks approval for offshore wind transmission project

Jersey Central Power and Light is positioning itself as the conduit between offshore wind energy production and electricity customers. The utility, owned by FirstEnergy, has submitted a proposal with New Jersey state regulators and the system operator PJM Interconnection. The Jersey Central plan outlines a comprehensive transmission system investment program to connect enough offshore wind-generated …

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Accelerating energy transition by forming virtual power plants on blockchain

Contributed by Dr. Mohsen Khorasany, TYMLEZ Influenced by the increasing penetration of “behind-the-meter” distributed energy resources (DER), power systems are experiencing a paradigm shift from a centralized structure to a decentralized one. The high penetration level of DER raises technical, commercial, and regulatory challenges since the grid infrastructure is designed to deliver large-scale centralized generation …

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