Author: anne

• Storage

Emera Technologies Receives Permission from UL for Microgrid Distribution

Emera Technologies recently announced that BlockBox has obtained UL 9540 fire safety approval after a rigorous testing and review procedure. The new model is a decentralized nanogrid power storage technology that runs its BlockEnergy microgrid system. BlockEnergy is the nation’s first utility-owned communal microgrid for business and residential use. The fire safety license is a huge step forward for the company, as it now allows it to offer the product to other providers...

By anne |  January 3, 2022

• Storage

Enphase and SolarEdge to Collaborate in Arizona’s Grid Services Pilot

Enphase Energy, a microinverter provider, has revealed its involvement in Arizona’s home battery trial grid services program. According to APS, SolarEdge is also collaborating, so additional facilities will be added shortly. The decentralized energy resource program provides households with two alternatives for earning money through upfront incentives from participating companies. Customers that enroll in the program simply share their information with the providers. Details such as basic facts about them and their system are required. Homeowners will earn $500 for every installed kilowatt of storage capacity, up to a ...

By anne |  December 20, 2021

• Wind Power

Amazon Expands Renewable Energy Portfolio

Amazon is expanding its enormous worldwide share of renewable energy with the addition of 18 new initiatives in Europe and the United States. The e-commerce behemoth currently has 274 renewable energy plans in the pipeline all through the world, with the goal of using renewable energy to power 100 percent of its commercial activities by 2025. The corporation is taking swift action to decrease carbon emissions and solve the climate catastrophe. They have made major investments in ...

By anne |  December 20, 2021

• Wind Power

GE to Produce Waste-Free Wind Energy Equipment

Wind turbines have been shown to reduce the quantity of energy generated from fossil fuels, resulting in reduced total air contamination and CO2 emissions. GR Renewable Energy seeks to develop zero waste wind turbine blades in order to increase the system’s environmental friendliness. LM Wind Power will carry out the strategy, which aims to transfer no leftover production materials and equipment to landfills or incineration without energy conversion. LM Wind Power is a division of GE....

By anne |  December 15, 2021

• Solar Energy

20% of U.S. Electricity Supplied by Green Energy

Renewable energy generation accounted for 20.45 percent of total US output, owing to rapid development in solar and wind power. According to recent statistics given by the US EIA office, this occurred during the first three-quarters of 2021. According to the data, solar and wind energy climbed by 24.61 percent and 10.89 percent, respectively, during the first nine months of 2021. The numbers are in comparison to the same time in the previous year. They climbed by 15.00 percent altogether and accounted for more than 12.59 percent of total electricity generation in the country. Furthermore, wind and solar combined currently ...

By anne |  December 11, 2021

• Wind Power

The Importance of Mesoscale Simulation for Offshore Wind Facilities

Because of the absence of varied topography in the offshore region, project planners may be tempted to avoid using mesoscale modeling to analyze the planned wind energy production. There are, however, significant technical grounds to believe that this is not the best option. ...

By anne |  December 8, 2021

• Solar Energy

How Green Energy and Emerging Economies Can Get Along

Emerging economies have an unquestionably daunting job in transitioning to greener and more efficient industries. This transformation, however, will have an impact on employment in fossil-fuel-based power generation, and if not handled from a sociological standpoint, it might have a severe impact on millions of people. Many of these countries are impoverished. These reasons emphasize the importance of a global power transfer that decreases inequality, promotes sustainable growth, and offers ...

By anne |  December 6, 2021

• Solar Energy

Geenex Receives Funding for Solar and Storage Systems

Geenex Solar LLC has received additional funding from New Energy Capital, although the specifics of the new transaction have not been revealed. In early 2019, the parties signed their first financial agreement. The proceeds will be used to cover research and operating costs. It is intended to allow Geenex to go forward with its portfolio of more than 8 GW of photovoltaic and power storage developments in America’s Southeast and Midwest regions. Geenex Solar is a ...

By anne |  December 6, 2021

• Solar Energy

Solar Market to Face A 25% Drop this Year

This year’s solar installations are projected to be hampered by logistical issues and price hikes in the solar distribution chain. The development might result in a 25% decline in solar installations, equivalent to 7.4 GW of power. Furthermore, trade policy uncertainties and supply chain bottlenecks are pushing solar price hikes for the second year in a row. This occurs in both the residential and business sectors. According to a report from U.S. Solar Market ...

By anne |  December 6, 2021

• Solar Energy

Project Symphony: Australia’s First Virtual Power Plant

The Australian Government has initiated Project Symphony to explore the use of microgrids in the electricity sector of Western Australia. Western Power is leading the $35.5 million initiative, which intends to acquire 500 clients and administer over 900 decentralized energy resources such as rooftop solar, battery packs, and associated devices as a virtual power plant. ...

By anne |  December 6, 2021