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Eaton Recognized for ¨Open Innovation¨ Approach to Microgrid Tech
A strategic focus on an open, collaborative approach to microgrid technology and applications is paying dividends at Cleveland-based industrial engineering multinational Eaton Corp. It also earned the...
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New CalCharge Leader Aims to Create Energy Storage Industry Hub
Founded in 2014 by the non-profit California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF), CalCharge is leveraging its growing roster of member companies and working relationships with three San Francisco Bay area...
View ArticleSumitomo Group Commissions Large-Scale Battery Storage System in PJM
In addition to microgrid deployments, advanced battery energy storage systems are also increasingly being used by utilities and independent system operators (ISOs) responsible for managing state and...
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Veridian Microgrid To Combine Tesla Powerwall, EV Charging, and Solar Using...
Veridian Connections announced this week they are rolling out a “virtual power plant,” with a new microgrid system. The southern Ontario utility says the microgrid project will provide significant...
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DOE Announces Grid Modernization R&D Projects, Partners, and Funding
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced it will fund up to $220 million of R&D projects to modernize America’s aging power grid infrastructure over the next three years. Accompanying this, DOE...
View ArticleInfocast Announces the 6th Annual Defense Renewables Summit Scheduled for...
Los Angeles, CA. – January 13, 2016 – Infocast, a world leading business intelligence and networking events producer in renewable energy finance, investment, and development has announced the 6th...
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New MISO Rules to Boost Regional Energy Storage Applications
Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO) is exploring ways of changing market rules to facilitate grid-integration of battery and energy storage assets....
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South Shore Long Island Town Studying Community Microgrid Feasibility
Known as a haven for the rich and famous, the ¨South Shore¨ Long Island town of East Hampton is evaluating the feasibility of using a microgrid to enhance efficiency, reliability and resiliency of its...
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USDA Awards $46MM for Rural Vermont Energy Efficiency, Renewables
Secretary Tom Vilsack on January 8 announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $46 million to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and programs in rural Vermont. USDA...
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Solar-Storage On the Rise in Europe as Solar Tax Credits And Feed-in Tariffs...
The declining costs of battery storage technologies (Li-ion in particular) and ratcheting down of solar tax credits and feed-in tariffs (FiTs) is enhancing the financial viability of integrating solar...
View ArticleNew DOE-SEIA SHINES Program to Make Solar Plus Storage Affordable
The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) launched a joint initiative aimed at boosting development and...
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Energy Efficiency Financing More than Doubles in 2015
Corporate funding in the Energy Efficiency sector surged higher in 2015, more than doubling to nearly $1.2 billion in 14 transactions. That compares to $410 million in 11 transactions in 2014,...
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Austin Readies Launch of 2 SHINES Solar-Storage Pilot Projects
News of solar-plus-storage project launches funded via the SunShot SHINES (Sustainable and Holistic Integration of Energy Storage and Solar PV) program are emerging. The beneficiary of a $4.3 million...
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ComEd Charts Course to Clean Energy Future with Chicago Solar Microgrid
Commonwealth Edison will use a $4 million grant from the new DOE SunShot Initiative SHINES (Sustainable and Holistic Integration of Energy Storage and Solar PV) program in building a solar-powered...
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Battery Storage Network to Power, Reduce Costs of SEPTA Rail Services
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is installing an 8.75-MW lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery storage network that will reduce operating costs, emissions and energy intensity while...
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Solar Microgrids Could Yield Substantial Savings at City-wide Scale
Networked clusters of solar and renewable energy microgrids can lower electricity costs, reduce emissions and enhance power production and distribution at city-wide scales, according to new research by...
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Caterpillar Takes Equity Stake In Africa Microgrid Company Powerhive
A world-leading supplier of construction equipment and services, Caterpillar sees promise in the rapidly evolving microgrid industry and markets. Caterpillar's venture capital arm, Caterpillar...
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Johnson Controls-Tyco Merger to Create One of World’s Largest Battery Storage...
Johnson Controls (JCI) has emerged as a leading player in the microgrid industry and markets, expanding into the nascent, rapidly evolving cleantech market segment off the back of its strengths in...
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Port au Prince’s First Solar-Storage Project Will Provide Light and WiFi...
The Champs de Mars public square and recreational park in the Haitian capital Port au Prince will be alight at night and powered by a solar PV-energy storage system. Billed as Port au Prince’s first PV...
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New Orleans Microgrids to Enhance Disaster Resiliency, Water Resources
City planners and residents in a New Orleans neighborhood are looking to two microgrid projects as a means of enhancing emergency services and improving water infrastructure and resource management....
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