Andrew Burger
Andrew is a researcher, reporter, writer and editor whose work spans the fields of energy, science, technology, sociology, finance and political economy. He has a degree in geology, a master's in finance and has completed postgrad studies in international governance for biodiversity.
Distributed Solar-Storage is Going Great Guns in the Philippines
Investment in and deployment of distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) energy-battery energy storage systems is soaring in the Philippines amid efforts to electrify the countryside,...
Utilities Hot on the Trail of Disruptive, Distributed Solar, Clean Energy Technology
An international group of 10 power utilities is in the midst of conducting the second edition of Free Electrons, a unique, utility-sponsored accelerator program...
Chile’s 24×7 Concentrating Solar Power Plus Storage Project is Back on Track
Construction of Latin America’s first, utility-scale concentrating solar power (CSP)-thermal energy storage project is back on track. Completion of the 110 MW, 24x7 Cerro...
US Grid Operators, Utilities Getting to Know their “Duck Curves”
A phenomenon first observed in California around 2013, electricity supply-demand “duck curves” are emerging on grid systems elsewhere in the US. Utility grid customers...
Boosting Distributed Solar, Distributed Clean Energy Investment among Institutional Real Estate Investors
Densely packed commercial, residential and mixed-use buildings and real estate predominate and define cities the world over. With comparatively little in the way of...
CrossBoundary Energy, The Rockefeller Foundation Launch Sub-Saharan Africa Mini-Grid Innovation Lab, R&D Fund
CrossBoundary Energy and The Rockefeller Foundation on April 24 launched the Mini-Grid Innovation Lab for Sub-Saharan Africa, an R&D fund that aims to develop...
Two Cohorts, Nine Research Teams Leverage Network Learning Effect to Spur Solar Energy-Grid Innovation,...
Last edited: May 2, 2018 @ 11:25 PM ETThe US Dept. of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently enlisted an inaugural cohort of...
Sun Exchange Prepares for Launch of Developing World Solar Project Default Insurance Fund
Sun Exchange is one of a growing roster of ambitious, digital tech-driven social enterprises looking to do good in the world by broadening access...
Cypress Creek, Lockheed Martin Team Up with North Carolina Energy Co-op to Integrate 12...
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Energy “prosumers” (producer-consumers) are choosing to add lithium-ion battery (LiB) energy storage to on-site, “behind the...
Solar Sets the Pace as Renewables Rise to Global Prominence
“Solar power rose to record prominence in 2017,” according to REN21’s 2018 Renewables Global Status Report. A total of 98 gigawatts (GW) of new...
