With solar becoming the lowest cost source of new energy at less than $30 per megawatt hour (MWh) and zero escalation, gigawatts (GWs) of Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems have been deployed, creating a revolution in the energy...
Establishment of clean energy microgrids worldwide is boosting the power supply to remote villages that are either not connected to the main electric grid, or only have access to diesel-powered electricity for a few hours a day. A...
When it comes to advancing clean energy across North America, energy storage is one of the hottest and most exciting topics in the industry today. To back up intermittent generation sources such as wind and solar, we’re seeing urgent interest...
On Super Bowl Sunday this year, 1,700 people on Hawaii’s main island of Oahu lost power during the first quarter of the game. As if this was not disappointing enough, the grid failure happened during what turned out to be one of the most...
The U.S. energy market is in a transitional period as uncertainty, new technology, and global trends have created an emergence of innovations in the industry. Players have taken note and continue to push forward, developing new approaches to and...
As the energy storage market takes off, many players are quickly realizing that lithium-ion based systems have their limits in terms of what types of applications for which they are best suited. For the industry as a whole to meet forecasts of 29.4...
Properly sized battery banks can deliver reliable electricity for year - and sizing them doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. In this article, you’ll learn how to slash electrical loads and accurately estimate power requirements....
While the myriad of impressive technological advances from the past two decades promise to continually improve our lives, we’re largely unaware of the resources and social impacts behind them. Our insatiable desire for the latest smartphones...
The economics of battery energy storage already make sense in many tightly-defined use cases, such as peak shaving in places like California, where the demand charges are significantly high. As a result, most battery storage systems are engineered...
With hundreds of battery types and styles to choose from, how do you sift through spec sheets and marketing to find the right battery for you? Battery technology is key. Many batteries -- commercial, automotive, and UPS -- can’t handle constant...
Distributing reliable, high-quality power with a range of resources There is substantial buzz...
Part One: A quick guide to calculating cost & safety A variety of new energy storage systems have emerged as...
Powering Microgrid Applications With renewable energy & battery storage By Craig...
The ground-breaking technology of today and the future When the first electric vehicles (EV) rolled out of...
Finding the ideal battery for a system doesn’t have to be difficult -- providing one knows what to look for....