GE Announces Innovative Energy Storage Platform Called the Reservoir.
Integrating intermittent renewables into an aging grid requires flexible technologies that can ramp quickly and dynamically adjust to real-time signals. GE’s new modular energy storage solution optimizes battery usage to relieve congestion, reduce cost, and improve yield. Reservoir’s DC-coupled architecture can increase annual solar energy production by up to 50% per site.
Norway’s Statoil Embraces Broader Energy Future with New Name
Jennifer Delony | March 15, 2018
Norwegian multinational oil and gas company Statoil said that it plans to change its name to Equinor to reflect its evolution into a “broad energy company” that will include renewables…
World Bank Approves US$375 Million IDA Credit to Support Ethiopia 2025 Goal
Gregory B. Poindexter | March 14, 2018
The World Bank Group has approved a US$375 million International Development Association (IDA) credit to support Ethiopia’s goal of achieving universal electricity access by 2025…
Australians Put About 1 GW of Solar on Their Roofs Last Year
Renewable Energy World Editors | March 7, 2018
Australian homeowners and businesses installed 1.1 GW of solar PV last year, mostly for rooftop solar, according to the Australian Clean Energy Regulator’s Small-Scale Renewable Energy…
Could Solar Cells Produce Energy from the Rain?
Renewable Energy World Editors | March 8, 2018
Researchers from across several organizations have come together to find a simple way for solar plants to harness the power of both the sun and rain…
India Has a New Secret Weapon for its 100-GW Solar Goal
Anindya Upadhyay | March 8, 2018
Rakshith Kunder is adding more solar panels to the roofs of his warehouses. He isn’t seeking to save the planet, it’s pure economics…
Solar-plus-Storage Makes Tangible Difference in Puerto Rico Recovery Efforts
Jennifer Delony | March 9, 2018
With a reported 150,000 homes and businesses in Puerto Rico still waiting for electricity since it was lost six month ago during Hurricanes Irma and…
International Solar Alliance Organizing $1Trillion in Funding for Solar Projects
Anindya Upadhyay and Iain Marlow | March 8, 2018
A global coalition aimed at supporting the use of solar power is expected to announce a slew of projects worth about $700 million during its inaugural…
Opinion and Commentary
Opening the Electricity Market to Competition a Win for Renewables, and Ratepayers
Martin Stevenson | March 8, 2018
The price of electricity has been regulated for so long that price regulation is widely considered proper and necessary. The reality is that rate…
Energy Efficiency News
A Global Game Changer for Energy Efficiency Investments
Victor Rojas, EDF with Commentary by Jennifer Runyon | March 14, 2018
A new underwriting and risk assessment standard could help scale up this $1 trillion global market.
Efficiency Startup Gets Funding to Cut Energy Use by Buildings
Mark Chediak | March 14, 2018
Carbon Lighthouse, a San Francisco-based energy-efficiency company, raised $27 million to expand its engineering and marketing efforts…
POWER-GEN Needs You
Jennifer Runyon | March 12, 2018
Have a listen to this one-minute video that explains all of the new tracks and session types we’ve added to POWER-GEN 2018 and then submit an abstract to speak at the show today.
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Jennifer Delony | March 13, 2018
Artificial intelligence (AI) has a broad set of applications, and exactly how it could be applied in the renewables sector and what changes it might bring to the grid can seem elusive. But this future-like technology is already hard at work for our power system.
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