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Saving the Day in Disaster — Solar Microgrid in New Orleans, Louisiana

December 22, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, community solar, Energy Storage, grid, lithium-ion batteries, Louisiana, microgrids, New Orleans, rooftop solar, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:59:04 +0000

We write about solar microgrids all the time, but we seldom feature specific projects and how they are helping real, live humans. The video below does a great job of highlighting a small project in New Orleans, Louisiana. “What do solar panels and battery-powered microgrids have to do with protecting … [continued]

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Accelerating Electrification: Freight Trucks Will Dominate In The US

December 20, 2024 admin batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, natural gas, Oil, renewable energy, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:02:33 +0000

Key Takeaways: Transportation is the highest emissions segment in United States Of rail, water, and road, only freight trucking can readily decarbonize Electric trucks are cost-effective and rapidly advancing The United States has unintentionally made itself into the country with the hardest to decarbonize transportation sector, and it matters. Transportation … [continued]

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Electrified Freight: Trucking Will Grow & Big Logistics Players Will Dominate

December 17, 2024 admin batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, climate change, electric truck, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, renewable energy, rooftop solar, Solar energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 02:23:18 +0000

Key takeaways Delivering inexpensive, reliable electric truck charging requires scale Major logistics, truck stop and turn-key services firms have the scale and will lead the way The big firms that embrace this will increase market share Movement of freight in the United States (U.S) is going to shift more and … [continued]

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Wisconsin School Project Gives Kids A Solar Plus Storage Microgrid Learning Environment

December 10, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, eaton, Energy Storage, grid, investment, microgrids, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar schools, wisconsin

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 15:08:32 +0000

A Wisconsin school is getting a solar plus storage microgrid project that will save the district significant money on energy. Intelligent power management company Eaton will provide the solar plus storage microgrid to support affordable, resilient, and sustainable power in the Wisconsin school district. The system will be the largest … [continued]

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Con Ed And First Student Bring Solar Microgrid To New York

November 7, 2024 admin Brooklyn, clean transport, con ed, con edison, electric buses, electric school buses, Electric vehicles, ev charging, grid, microgrids, New York, NEW YORK CITY, NYC, Smart Grid, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:36:27 +0000

Con Edison and First Student are constructing a microgrid in Brooklyn to manage the charging requirements of electric school buses.

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Brussels Conversations: Port Decarbonization, Economics Of Climate Refugees, Logistics Strategy & More

November 3, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, climate economics, climate refugees, economics, electric truck, Electric vehicles, Europe, ev charging, freight, green economy, green jobs, HEALTH, INTERVIEWS, investment, Logistics, Manufacturing, microgrids, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:50:49 +0000

When people found out I was going to be in Brussels, invitations for lunch and dinner came out of the woodwork, and people started booking train rides, including two from London. Lengthy conversations on different decarbonization challenges ensued, around the main event itself, the book launch of the second edition … [continued]

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Thinking About Climate Reparations

October 7, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, climate change, climate change economics, Economic Growth, effects of climate change, global warming effects, green economy, microgrids, policy & politics, reparations, Solar energy

Credit to Author: George Harvey| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:57:33 +0000

I have been thinking about the idea that some people propose that the United States and a few other countries which emit greenhouse gases in high amounts should pay reparations to people in undeveloped countries. It really feels like a horrible idea, but I have been thinking about it anyway. … [continued]

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A 15 MW Microgrid In California, Community Solar In Alaska — The Solar Power Revolution Continues

September 17, 2024 admin alaska, California, clean power, community solar, Energy Storage, grid, microgrids, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 22:25:36 +0000

Solar power in the US is growing by leaps and bounds, and microgrid and community solar projects are part of the reason why.

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Using Energy Storage Technology to Support Distributed Energy Applications

August 27, 2024 admin ders, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, Energy Storage, ep week, hybrid power, microgrids, news, power, re, Renewables, rooftop solar, Solar

Credit to Author: John Turner| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:35:00 +0000

Our power grid is becoming more distributed and more renewable than ever. Energy storage is a critical technology component to reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and building a low-carbon […]

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Anker’s SOLIX F3800 Is The New Heavyweight In “Portable” Power Stations — CleanTechnica Tested

August 22, 2024 admin anker, batteries, ces, clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica reviews, consumer technology, Energy Storage, grid, home energy management, lithium-ion batteries, microgrids, Off The Grid, portable power stations, smartphone apps, Sponsored

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:25:15 +0000

The Anker SOLIX F3800, combined with the new Home Power Panel, is the most accessible whole-home backup power system around right now. It can power your home in a power outage, can be used as a comprehensive backup solution for off-grid homes, and function as the hub of a permanently … [continued]

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