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How Solar and Batteries Could Help California Manage Fire-Prevention Grid Shutdowns

How Solar and Batteries Could Help California Manage Fire-Prevention Grid Shutdowns

Sunrun wants solar-battery microgrids to be part of PG&E’s plan to mitigate what could be widespread blackouts geared to prevent fires.

5 hours ago by Jeff St. John

GTM spoke with CEO R.J. Scaringe late last year to learn more about Rivian’s bold EV strategy.

A Q&A With Rivian, the Amazon-Backed Electric Truck Startup

CEO R.J. Scaringe’s vision is to eliminate the compromises drivers make around performance, usability and energy efficiency—and to deliver that vision to customers by late 2020.

13 hours ago by Julia Pyper

Demand is high for Tesla's battery product, according to installers.

Tesla Powerwalls Are in High Demand, Installers Just Don’t Have Them

The latest EnergySage survey shows strong consumer preference for Tesla’s signature battery product, but only a fraction of solar installers carry it.

6 hours ago by Emma Foehringer Merchant

The Avalon flow batteries installed in a Santa Cruz microgrid contained a rented electrolyte to lower the project expense.

A New Path to Market for Flow Batteries: Rent an Electrolyte

The newfangled arrangement lowers the upfront price of vanadium flow batteries, potentially making them more competitive with lithium.

12 hours ago by Julian Spector

Cutting the Carbon From California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program

Cutting the Carbon From California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program

California’s landmark behind-the-meter battery incentive program is on the verge of enacting new greenhouse gas reduction metrics and mandates.

7 hours ago by Jeff St. John

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Oil Supermajor Shell Acquires Sonnen for Home Battery Expansion

Breaking Down PG&E’s Plan to Use Power Outages to Prevent Wildfires

How SDG&E Plans to Quit the Electricity Procurement Business

Cypress Creek Issues Layoffs in Pivot to Growth Markets

Is the Utility-Scale Solar Industry in a Finance Bubble?

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The Acquisitions and Business Opportunities Reshaping Distributed Storage

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The Rise of China’s World-Leading EV Market

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Shell's cleantech investment marathon brought sonnen into the fold, promising funds and assistance to scale home batteries worldwide.

February 15, 2019 Energy Storage

Oil Supermajor Shell Acquires Sonnen for Home Battery Expansion

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Fleets of aggregated home batteries and solar will provide capacity for New England's regional grid.

February 7, 2019 Solar-Plus-Storage

Sunrun Wins Big in New England Capacity Auction With Home Solar and Batteries

15 by Julian Spector

McKinsey presents a more aggressive rollout of renewables in the global power sector.

February 15, 2019

BP and McKinsey Agree Renewables Will Be the Dominant Power Source by 2040, but Diverge on Numbers

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McKinsey presents a more aggressive rollout of renewables in the global power sector.

02.15.19

BP and McKinsey Agree Renewables Will Be the Dominant Power Source by 2040, but Diverge on Numbers

101 by Emma Foehringer Merchant

“I think, as a city, this is an unparalleled opportunity to move to energy independence.

02.08.19 Regulation & Policy

San Francisco Explores Taking Over PG&E’s Local Electricity Assets

79 by Kevin Stark

Germany Sees Solar Installations Spike to Nearly 3GW in 2018

02.18.19 Markets & Policy

Germany Sees Solar Installations Spike to Nearly 3GW in 2018

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02.04.19 Commercial & Industrial Energy 3

Simplified products will be key to engage the long tail of customers that want to take part in the distributed energy transition.

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More Than 50% of Businesses Say They’re ‘Least Advanced’ When It Comes to Energy

Better, cheaper technology and novel financing schemes could help far more organizations take part in the energy transition.

by GTM Creative Strategies

02.19.19 Electric Vehicles 0

E.ON announced its alliance with ALD Automotive earlier this month.

E.ON Amps Up Its E-Mobility Plans With ALD Automotive Partnership

The EV charging will be so smart it will even know to charge your boss’ car first.

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Energy Jobs: Big Regulator Moves, Rive Brothers Join Zola Electric, EnSync in Restructuring

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Energy Jobs: Big Regulator Moves, Rive Brothers Join Zola Electric, EnSync in Restructuring

Executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and venture capital.

by Katherine Tweed

02.19.19 Energy Storage 8

Interest in cell manufacturing is soaring as European automakers lay out ambitious plans for electric vehicles.

Europe to See a Sixfold Increase in Battery Cell Manufacturing Share by 2026

Europe’s share of global cell production is expected to grow from 6 percent to 35 percent over an eight-year period, according to Wood Mackenzie.

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06.28.18 PODCASTS

Are Fugitive Methane Emissions Offsetting the CO2 Benefit of Natural Gas?

This week’s Energy Gang podcast is all about gas.

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02.18.19 Energy Storage 11

Hydrostor borrows equipment from the mining and oil and gas industries to pump compressed air into purpose-built underground cavities.

Hydrostor Will Build Compressed Air Storage for the Australian Grid

The project could lay the groundwork for unconventional storage on a massive scale.

by Julian Spector

There's a fundamental shift occurring in today's energy system as the industry moves away from thermal resources toward clean resources like wind and solar.

GTM Squared Live! An Energy Transitions Roundtable

GTM Squared’s quarterly roundtable will discuss the economics, policies and technology trends shaping the energy transition.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant | February 18, 2019

02.18.19 Utilities 7

PG&E said it

Community Choice Groups Push for PG&E to Leave the Power Generation Business

Community-choice aggregators argue that PG&E should transform into a “wires-only” company.

02.18.19 Markets & Policy 69

Germany Sees Solar Installations Spike to Nearly 3GW in 2018

Germany Sees Solar Installations Spike to Nearly 3GW in 2018

Germany’s solar sector came roaring back last year. But the country is still off track for its renewable energy commitments.

The Rise of China’s World-Leading EV Market

The Rise of China’s World-Leading EV Market

A look at the trends shaping China’s rapidly evolving electric vehicle market.

by Julia Pyper | February 17, 2019

02.15.19 Energy 34

The plan mixes clean energy with natural gas.

Final IRP Proposal for Puerto Rico Calls for ‘Mini-Grids’ and Rapid Solar and Storage Deployment

The plan also includes the build-out of natural gas capacity and infrastructure.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

Featured White Paper

Bottlenecks Building as US Wind Demand Peaks

While the US wind energy installation outlook looks bright – more than 23GW in new capacity forecast over the next two years – looming unforeseen supply chain bottlenecks could lead to project cancellations and postponements, putting as much as $2.1 billion of revenue at risk.

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Planning for a Distributed Energy Future

In the few short years since West Monroe’s last survey, Keeping the Lights On, there has been an increase in the types of DERs connected to the grid across utilities of all sizes and geographic locations in North America. In this research report, we take a comprehensive and linear look at how customers, utilities, and regulators are approaching this transformation in 2018.