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Staff Writer Julian is a staff writer at Greentech Media, where he reports on energy storage, solar power and other clean energy sectors. He also has experience covering clean transportation, state and federal energy policy, and climate adaptation. Previously, Julian reported for CityLab at The Atlantic and conducted grant-funded climate change reporting in Bangladesh. He graduated from Duke University.

LATEST ARTICLES

11.19.18 Energy Storage 7

Lack of a winning business model makes it unlikely that mass storage deployments will begin any time soon.

Why Is the Texas Market So Tough for Energy Storage?

Let me count the ways…

by Julian Spector

11.14.18 Energy Storage 54

Energy Vault wants to make a crane stacking heavy concrete blocks the new face of long-duration energy storage.

Can Newcomer Energy Vault Break the Curse of Mechanical Grid Storage?

This stealthy long-duration challenger to lithium-ion dispenses with batteries altogether. But simple tech does not guarantee success.

by Julian Spector

Unpacking the German Storage Market: Don’t Go Big, Go to Homes

Unpacking the German Storage Market: Don’t Go Big, Go to Homes

Germany’s turn to renewables hasn’t sparked a healthy market for large-scale grid batteries yet, but its residential storage market leads the world.

by Julian Spector | November 13, 2018

11.08.18 Energy Storage 17

Regulators approved a massive battery procurement instead of paying to keep existing gas plants online for grid reliability.

PG&E’s Record-Breaking Battery Proposal Wins Approval From Regulators

The Moss Landing procurement will be the biggest example yet of battery plants replacing gas plants for grid reliability.

by Julian Spector

11.08.18 Solar-Plus-Storage 4

Sonnen continues its strategy of deploying batteries via homebuilders in this newly announced Florida development.

Battery Storage for Renters: Florida Homebuilder Picks Sonnen to Supply 720-Home Project

The business model could expand access to resilient backup power and make it easier for residential communities to serve the broader grid.

by Julian Spector

11.08.18 Residential Solar 0

Sunrun is installing record amounts of solar.

Sunrun Installed 100 Megawatts in Q3, Its Biggest Quarter Yet

The company is on track to install 5,000 battery systems by the end of the year.

by Julian Spector

11.05.18 Solar-Plus-Storage 3

Sunnova Launches Solar-Plus-Storage in Home State of Texas

Sunnova Launches Solar-Plus-Storage in Home State of Texas

In a cheap retail market, the battery pitch is all about resilience.

by Julian Spector

11.01.18 Energy Storage 4

Now it's up to NantEnergy to prove its $100 per kilowatt-hour price claims.

With 3,000 Systems and Money to Scale, Will NantEnergy Make Long-Duration Storage Profitable?

A billionaire’s backing could improve the odds for challenging lithium-ion’s storage industry dominance.

by Julian Spector

10.29.18 Commercial & Industrial Energy 0

Commercial solar leasing has finally become legal in North Carolina, and Duke Energy wants in on the action.

Duke Energy Wants to Enter the North Carolina Commercial Solar Leasing Market

The utility asked regulators for permission to serve commercial customers through a non-regulated subsidiary.

by Julian Spector

The UK Storage Market Is All About Managing Uncertainty

The UK Storage Market Is All About Managing Uncertainty

The British grid is changing, fast. Potential profits await those with the skill and confidence to embrace that volatility.

by Julian Spector | October 26, 2018