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Month: September 2023

Redflow and Ameresco to deploy prototype microgrid at Stewart Air National Guard Base

The Department of Air Force plans to use the repowered solar microgrid with 1.2 MWh to 1.4 MWh of energy storage to provide energy resilience for critical loads on the base. The microgrid will also provide a dispatchable solar-plus-storage resource capable of peak shaving. September 18, 2023 Redflow Limited, an Australian clean energy storage specialist, …

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Everybody Solar coordinates 26-kW solar project for Denver homeless shelter

St. Francis Center, a Denver-based nonprofit organization, has partnered with Everybody Solar and ARE Solar to install a 26.24-kW solar array and launch job training opportunities at its Warren Residences housing complex. The Warren Residences, SFC’s third housing project in Denver, offers 48 dorm-style affordable supportive units for unhoused community members working or ready to …

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Enel triples its operational utility-scale storage capacity in Texas

Enel’s five new systems have added 369 MW of utility-scale energy storage capacity to the Texas energy grid, decreasing the risk of rolling blackouts during peak consumption. September 18, 2023 From Winter Storm Uri in 2021 to the heat waves that have become a regular part of  a Texas summer, Texas stakeholders adapt its energy …

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LevelTen, Google collaborate to reduce clean energy procurement timelines by 80%

LevelTen Energy has partnered with Google to launch a new platform for clean energy procurement. LevelTen Energy’s Accelerated Process (LEAP) reduces the amount of time it takes to secure power purchase agreements (PPAs) from the typical 12 months or longer down to two to three months. Through LEAP, energy buyers and their advisors can now …

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California highway solar power bill makes it to governor’s desk

The California Assembly, by a 79-0 vote on September 13, passed legislation to encourage the installation of solar power infrastructure along California’s highways. Environment California sponsored SB 49, which was authored by Sen. Josh Becker. The bill also passed a concurrence vote in the state Senate on Thursday evening and is on its way to …

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Colgate-Palmolive signs PPA for 209-MW Texas solar project

Scout Clean Energy, a Colorado-based renewable energy developer-owner-operator announced it has signed an agreement with Colgate-Palmolive to purchase power from Scout’s 209-MWDC Markum Solar Farm near Waco, Texas. Markum Solar Farm will generate enough clean energy for the ERCOT grid to power approximately 32,200 homes. Scout plans to begin project construction in fall 2023. Scout …

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CPUC Now Accepting Applications for New $30 Million Equity and Access Grant Program

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is now accepting applications for its groundbreaking $30 million Equity and Access Grant Program. This innovative program aims to empower tribes and community-based organizations across California by supporting projects that actively engage them in CPUC processes and promote clean energy programs. The CPUC introduced this program earlier this summer, …

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How to decrease the risk of battery energy storage system fires

Firetrace International, a supplier of fire suppression technology to the renewable industry, offers steps to take to reduce the risk of battery storage fires, offering manufacturers, developers, and operators insight into what must be done to retain the trust of investors, policymakers, and the wider public. September 15, 2023 A report by Firetrace International states …

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Powin starts building its own domestic large-scale battery supply chain

Energy storage platform provider Powin is teaming up with other leading partners in the global supply chain to bring manufacturing to the United States. The company has secured supply agreements with key partners that are expanding manufacturing capabilities in Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina. Powin currently procures battery cells from global vendors that are strategically establishing …

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