Energy storage

Energy storage

Newsletter: Oxnard won independence from an unwanted gas plant, and you could too

This giant battery is a perfect fit for one California farming community.

By Julian Spector . 6 July 2021
Energy storage

Environmental-justice activists in California fight off a new gas plant, get a giant Tesla battery instead

Oxnard creates a model for the energy transition by fusing environmental justice with cutting-edge technology.

By Julian Spector . 5 July 2021
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: The end of the manel? Plus women’s cleantech career moves at EVgo, Heliogen, Google and more

WRISE launches a women's speakers bureau, Google gets a new senior lead for global energy markets, and Array Technologies adds a new chief marketing officer.

By Eric Wesoff . 1 July 2021
Utilities

South Carolina says Duke Energy's resource plan is 'unfairly' skewed against solar and storage

Clean-energy advocates hope the decision will lead to less natural gas in Duke’s future power mix.

By Jeff St. John . 1 July 2021
Policy & regulation

Newsletter: Clean energy wins in Michigan and California

Start your Monday with two accounts of cleaner energy beating out dirtier options.

By Julian Spector . 28 June 2021
Solar

California just OK'd a massive new buildout of renewables and clean storage

A plan to replace the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant with 11.5 GW of zero-carbon capacity — and no natural gas — will test the grid value of renewables and batteries.

By Jeff St. John . 25 June 2021
Energy storage

ESS is betting the world is ready for a billion-dollar battery disrupter

The advanced energy storage company already has a working factory, putting it ahead of some recent cleantech SPACs.

By Julian Spector . 24 June 2021
Batteries

Used EV batteries could get a second life storing clean energy on California's grid

A surge in retired EV batteries is helping to eliminate second-life EV battery storage hurdles, just in time to help meet clean energy mandates.

By Elizabeth McCarthy . 22 June 2021
Batteries

Could installing batteries under solar panels kick-start the commercial building market?

Yotta Energy thinks batteries could become as common as microinverters on commercial solar rooftops, and has built in thermal safety features to win over skeptics.

By Jeff St. John . 22 June 2021
Climatetech finance

Ikea and Rockefeller foundations pledge $1B to seed distributed clean energy in developing nations

The funding seeks to empower 1 billion of the estimated 2.5 billion who lack access to reliable electricity.

By Jeff St. John . 21 June 2021

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Energy storage

Newsletter: Oxnard won independence from an unwanted gas plant, and you could too

Environmental-justice activists in California fight off a new gas plant, get a giant Tesla battery instead

Charging Up: The end of the manel? Plus women’s cleantech career moves at EVgo, Heliogen, Google and more

South Carolina says Duke Energy's resource plan is 'unfairly' skewed against solar and storage

Newsletter: Clean energy wins in Michigan and California

California just OK'd a massive new buildout of renewables and clean storage

ESS is betting the world is ready for a billion-dollar battery disrupter

Used EV batteries could get a second life storing clean energy on California's grid

Could installing batteries under solar panels kick-start the commercial building market?

Ikea and Rockefeller foundations pledge $1B to seed distributed clean energy in developing nations