Two long-time solar energy veterans have started a petition that seeks modifications to the SEIA and are asking the solar industry to sign it.
One year ago Tesla Motors announced plans to build its Gigafactory to produce huge numbers of batteries, giving life to the old saying, “if you want something done right, do it yourself.”
Research out of the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden has provided proof of concept for a novel hybrid renewable energy system featuring combined hybrid solar PV and geothermal power.
The result of a massive gas leak in Aliso Canyon threw California utilities into a panic, facing the possibility of weeks of rolling blackouts in the Los Angeles area. Now, SoCal Edison and SDG&E are working to push forward battery-powered energy storage projects to help manage the situation. We’re not talking about a few batteries here and there. We’re talking about setting a new speed record for battery storage installations.
Inmates may be behind bars – but that doesn’t mean they can’t make a difference. Started informally in 2003, the Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) is on a mission to bring science and nature into prisons. By 2015, every prison in Washington State had implemented sustainable operations programs in waste sorting, composting, recycling, gardening, water and energy conservation, green purchasing, and more.
Sept 7 (Reuters) - Oil and gas producer Apache Corp
raised its capital budget for the year and said it would spend
more than a fourth of the amount on a newly discovered oilfield
in Texas.
LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Pressure to improve vehicle fuel
efficiency is driving an increase in the sales of premium
gasoline and boosting demand for high-octane blending components
in the United States.
The progress made by renewable generation over the past two decades has been nothing short of spectacular. But as more wind and solar generation has flooded onto the grid, it has had to face an endless refrain from opponents about variability. Attend any mainstream power industry conference and you hear speaker after speaker mention the fact that the sun doesn’t always shine or the wind doesn’t always blow as though it would be a “what do you know” moment for the gathered multitudes.
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