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03.15.19 Electric Vehicles 54

Elon Musk at Model Y Reveal: ‘This Is the Year of the Solar Roof and Powerwall’

Tesla reveals its Model Y crossover. But only after the CEO gave a Tesla history lesson and touted the solar roof.

by Eric Wesoff

03.14.19 Energy Storage 8

Batteries are becoming a normal part of grid planning.

The US Energy Storage Market Kicks Into High Gear

On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: What’s behind the big leap for batteries?

by Stephen Lacey

Tying Together the Technology Standards Behind DER-Grid Integration

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Tying Together the Technology Standards Behind DER-Grid Integration

How EPRI’s new open-source software and standard communications model are filling interoperability gaps for utilities, smart inverter vendors and DER aggregators.

by Jeff St. John | March 14, 2019

03.14.19 Off Grid/Energy Access 6

Zola plans to displace dirty diesel generators in Nigeria's cities.

Zola Electric Unveils a New ‘Smart’ Storage System to Displace Diesel and Eliminate Outages

Zola designed the Infinity storage system to solve every level of the energy access problem—and will draw on expertise from SolarCity’s Rive brothers to scale.

by Julia Pyper

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03.14.19 Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 6

The company has declined to comment on how the technology works.

NB Power Licenses Mystery Tech to Build a Hydrogen-Powered Electricity Grid

The Canadian utility has invested millions to use Joi Scientific’s hydrogen process.

by Jason Deign

The Unconventional Electrical Storage Companies You Need to Know

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The Unconventional Electrical Storage Companies You Need to Know

The world of lithium-ion challengers has thinned out, but it also got more exotic.

by Julian Spector | March 14, 2019

03.14.19 Energy Storage 4

Financiers look for fixed cash flow, strong software and deep balance sheets.

Industry Perspective

Open Letter to Developers: How to Navigate Solar-Plus-Storage Project Finance

The energy storage market will never reach its full potential unless developers address key financial requirements, argues Soltage’s Sripradha Ilango.

by Sripradha Ilango

03.13.19 Utilities 1

AEP is accepting applications through April 7.

AEP Launches the Latest Utility Contest for Cleantech Startups

AEP’s IlluminationLab seeks tech for EV charging, grid optimization, efficiency and customer experience.

by Jeff St. John

03.13.19 Utility-Scale Solar 13

Solar installations dipped slightly in 2018.

Utility-Scale Solar Projections Now Exceed Pre-Tariff Forecasts

The latest data from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables shows a year-over-year dip for solar, but growth above pre-tariff levels on the horizon.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

03.12.19 Policy 23

The Senate passed the clean electricity bill last week, 32-9. The House passed it 43-22.

New Mexico Governor to Sign 100% Clean Electricity Bill ‘As Quickly As Possible’

New Mexico is on the cusp of joining Hawaii, California and D.C. in officially committing to a zero-carbon electric grid.

by Julian Spector

03.12.19 PV, EV, & Storage 28

We look at the past and future of Tesla's battery and solar business.

What’s Up With Tesla Energy?

Tesla once touted itself as “the world’s only vertically integrated energy company offering end-to-end clean energy products.” What happened to that vision?

by Stephen Lacey

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03.12.19 Utilities 2

How digital tools are helping Entergy revolutionize the customer experience.

Entergy VP: We Have to Fundamentally ‘Reshape the Grid’

Delivering electricity to 2.9 million customers in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas, Entergy is implementing advanced data analytics and IOT across all its divisions.

by Juan Monge

03.12.19 Nuclear 154

Backers say the costs of the nuclear bill are worth the benefits.

Pennsylvania Nuclear Bailout Bill Draws Fire From Ratepayer, Natural Gas and Enviro Groups

The latest state policy effort to support nuclear power faces opposition on costs, market impacts and lack of clean energy guarantees.

by Jeff St. John

03.12.19 Grid Optimization 22

Transmission infrastructure has had trouble keeping pace with the growth of Midwestern wind production.

Siemens Buys Transmission Line to Take Iowa Wind to the Eastern Grid

The 2,100-megawatt line would go underground on a railroad right-of-way in the hopes of speedier permitting.

by Julian Spector

03.11.19 Regulation & Policy 5

PG&E's bankruptcy is shaping up to be one of the most complicated cases of all time.

California Lawmakers Grapple With Risks and Uncertainties of PG&E’s Bankruptcy

Amid broad calls for reorganizing the liability-crippled utility and demands for increased fire safety, no clear path has emerged to solve long-term challenges.

by Jeff St. John

03.11.19 Policy 5

A DOE official said this year's budget is focused primarily on energy and national security.

Trump Administration Cuts Clean Energy Programs Again in 2020 Budget Request

The proposal zeroes out the DOE loan program and ARPA-E budget. An official said funding will focus on “basic science” and clean energy technologies “that make sense to us.”

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

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03.11.19 BOS/Inverters 3

Recent events surrounding these large inverter vendors speak to two global inverter trends.

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What Recent PV Inverter Headlines Say About the Evolving Market Landscape

Huawei, Kaco and Schneider—three of the top global PV inverter vendors—have all made news lately.

by Lindsay Cherry

03.11.19 Wind Markets & Policy 5

Europe as a whole already gets 14 percent of electricity from wind.

UK to Get 30% of Electricity From Offshore Wind by 2030

The government says this marks a key milestone in the global shift to clean energy, while some critics say the offshore wind target is “woefully inadequate.”

by Jason Deign