Caribbean Island Rolls Out Battery Energy Storage System, Looks to Add Solar on Path to 100 Percent Renewable Energy
. Contour Global, the independent power producer (IPP) charged with providing safe, reliable and affordable electricity island-wide, is getting more emissions-free energy from its wind…
The Bahamas Launches Family Islands Solarization Program
The Caribbean island nation of the Bahamas is turning to independent power producers (IPPs), the combination of “solar plus storage” and hybrid microgrids to extend…
Nevada Utility NV Energy Goes “Solar Plus Storage” in a Big Way
Customers of Nevada utility NV Energy are going to be getting a lot more electricity from utility-scale “solar plus storage” power plants in the near…
African Solar Investment and Industry Continues to Grow but Falls Far Short of What’s Needed
The 21st annual Africa Energy Forum took place in Lisbon, Portugal June 11–14, highlighting the risks, rewards, opportunities and challenges African nations and solar and…
No Batteries Needed: Can Low-Cost Solar Desalination System “Green” Namibia’s Desert Coast?
Water quality and scarcity is a growing issue the world over, including in Namibia, which has been struggling to cope with a prolonged drought and…
Scientists Envision 20-Fold Increase in Solar PV Power by 2030
. The pace of reductions in the cost of solar power and increases in the scale of manufacturing caught the group of scientists by surprise,…
Can Solar Bring the Heat Big Industry Needs to Decarbonize?
There’s a pressing need to develop and make use of low-, preferably zero-carbon fuels to power industry in order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,…
How Many L.A. Rooftop Solar Panels to Replace a Natural Gas Power Plant?
. Sunrun’s 2019–2030 Repowering Clean: Gigawatt-Scale Potential for Residential Solar & Battery Storage in Los Angeles “shows how LADWP (the L.A. Department of Water &…
Sustainable Energy Is More Cost-Efficient Than You Think: Three Ways That Renewable Energy Is Becoming Cheaper for Companies
With all the attention given to wind, solar and other forms of clean power, you’d be forgiven for assuming sustainable energy use is more prominent…
Why Is Solar Energy Being Embraced by Businesses?
Commercial utilization of energy takes a sizeable chunk out of a country’s energy quota. In the United States alone, 40% of the energy that’s produced is…
