This utility in the US Midwest is going to add 3.6 GW of wind and solar
Xcel Energy just announced its big solar and wind plans in the US Midwest – here’s the lowdown.
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The world’s largest EV battery maker will build its own $1.83B offshore wind farm
Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world’s largest EV battery maker, is going to build its own $1.83 billion offshore wind farm.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US’s largest renewable developer says it’s ‘unlikely’ GOP would gut clean energy tax credits
Republicans have vowed to tear apart the Inflation Reduction Act, but the chief executive of NextEra Energy, the US’s largest renewable developer, says that’s “unlikely” if they win the election.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US’s largest solar + battery storage project just came online
The US’s largest solar + battery storage project, Edwards & Sanborn, has come online in Kern County, California.
Expand Expanding CloseConnecticut’s home battery storage incentive jumps to up to $16k
Connecticut’s home battery storage program, Energy Storage Solutions, just doubled its upfront incentive to help homeowners invest in backup power – here’s how it works.
Expand Expanding CloseEcoFlow Delta Ultra is more than a Powerwall on wheels, it goes off grid
Ecoflow announced the Delta Ultra today at CES, its monster 6kWh home LFP battery pack on wheels. Its 240V/30A= 7.2kW output can back up a home the way a whole home generator or Tesla Powerwall can. However, this thing has wheels and can be loaded into a vehicle to be transported to a campsite or a remote location. EcoFlow provided us with one last month and we’ve taken it to an off-grid tiny home which it kept powered, even in the cold of winter, for a whole weekend. Let’s have a deeper look…
Expand Expanding CloseUS battery storage capacity is expected to nearly double in 2024
Developers plan to expand US battery storage capacity to more than 30 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2024, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Expand Expanding CloseChina’s Gotion High-Tech rolls first battery pack off its new US assembly line
China’s EV battery developer Gotion High-Tech continues its global expansion, celebrating its latest milestone in new technologies this month. Gotion rolled its first battery pack off its new assembly line near Silicon Valley – its first product manufactured in the United States.
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Asphalt paving equipment maker LeeBoy and battery storage maker Portable Electric are working together to electrify the asphalt paving industry.
Expand Expanding CloseFlorida is getting a new solar microgrid community
The city of Lakeland, Florida, has approved 77 homes featuring solar and storage that will be linked together to form a community microgrid.
Expand Expanding CloseKentucky just greenlit a 900% solar increase plan – why that’s a big deal
Kentucky’s largest utility requested a nine-fold increase in solar and battery storage, and the state’s regulators just approved it.
Expand Expanding CloseØrsted is going to deploy AI across 5.5 GW of US wind, solar, and storage
Ørsted will roll out artificial intelligence (AI) across 5.5 gigawatts (GW) of its land-based wind, solar, and energy storage assets in the US.
Expand Expanding CloseMeet BLUETTI’s new AC2A and AC70 – fantastic compact portable power
Energy storage leader BLUETTI has debuted its latest innovations just in time for your fun fall outdoor excursions – check out the AC2A and the AC70.
Expand Expanding CloseLG is the latest to debut a modular home energy storage system in the US
LG Energy Solution is launching a new stackable modular home energy storage system (ESS) in the US in November.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s longest subsea cable that will send clean energy from Morocco to the UK just got a big boost
A plan to build the world’s longest subsea cable that will carry clean energy from Morocco to the UK just got streamlined.
Expand Expanding CloseSolar and battery storage prices have dropped almost 90% in 10 years
The cost of solar power has fallen by 87%, and battery storage by 85% in the past decade, according to a new study – here’s why.
Expand Expanding CloseUS grid-scale energy storage installations soared in Q2 2023
The US battery energy storage market added 5,597 megawatt hours (MWh) in the second quarter of 2023, a new quarterly record.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s northernmost solar farm is about to come online
Norway has installed the world’s northernmost solar farm and battery storage in the Svalbard archipelago, just south of the North Pole.
Expand Expanding CloseVolvo is going to turn used EV batteries into new battery storage
Volvo Energy and UK battery storage company Connected Energy today announced that they’ve signed a letter of intent to turn used Volvo EV batteries into new battery storage.
Expand Expanding CloseA $55/month Tesla Powerwall lease program in Vermont just got a lot bigger
The Vermont Public Utility Commission just uncapped Green Mountain Power’s Tesla Powerwall lease program, making it now available to 270,000+ customers.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s largest battery storage system just got even larger
The Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, the world’s largest lithium-ion battery energy storage system, has been expanded to 750 MW/3,000 MWh.
Expand Expanding CloseAs Texas hits 112F, here’s how big battery storage is keeping the grid online
As the brutal heat wave in Texas continues, Electrek spoke with Julia Souder, CEO of the global nonprofit Long Duration Energy Storage Council and chair of the Global Renewables Alliance, about how big battery storage is helping to keep the Texas grid online.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s how extreme heat can impact the grid and renewables – and what’s being done to protect them
Electrek spoke with Kam Mahdi, CEO of renewable engineering firm Clean Energy Technologies in Costa Mesa, California, about how extreme heat can impact the power grid and renewables, as well as what’s being done to keep them online.
Expand Expanding CloseRenewable deployment surge puts world on track for net zero pathway – study
Rapid renewables growth means that by 2030, the global electricity system will be capable of delivering ambitious net-zero pathways, according to new research by RMI, in partnership with the Bezos Earth Fund.
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