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Google Promises $150M for Renewables to Green Manufacturing Footprint Google on Tuesday announced it will spend $150 million on renewable energy projects in “key manufacturing regions” for its products like Nest, with a ...
Heeding student appeals, Buncombe districts take steps to explore solar-powered schools After hearing from students concerned with their warming planet, both Buncombe County school districts now agree to explore using solar energy to ...
Georgetown Suing to Escape Disastrous Green Energy Deal This week, the City of Georgetown filed a lawsuit against Buckthorn Westex, their solar energy provider, in an attempt to break free from an ill-advised, ...
First-of-its-kind device prototype harnesses renewable energy from ocean waves Our planet is a water world, covered with 70 percent oceans. For centuries, it's been widely known that the high seas can generate energy, ...
First-of-its-kind device prototype harnesses renewable energy from ocean waves Related: Renewable energy surpasses fossil fuels in the UK ... (AUVs) power platforms, offshore fish farming and off-grid applications for remote island ...
Today's Pickup: Study Suggests Managing Electric Grid Would Offset Power Demands Of EVs Good day,. Aggressively moving to a virtual power plant (VPP) that proactively manages electricity would significantly benefit future electric power ...
Off The Grid Luxury In The Living Vehicle 2020 LV 2020 was designed with the highest energy density battery system available, and the vehicle offers 8,700 kWh of energy storage. Powered by ...
Human Rights Challenges Flying Below Radar for Renewables Renewable energy is set to lead efforts to temper climate change and expand access to electricity. But as the third energy transition gathers pace, ...
Duke Energy Carolinas Partners with Anderson County on Battery Storage Project The 5-MW lithium ion (Li-ion) battery will be grid-tied and available for use by Duke Energy Carolinas grid operators. The battery storage system will ...
Today's Pickup: Study suggests managing electric grid would offset power demands of EVs VPP is a system that incorporates several types of power sources, including wind, solar and available battery capacity, to effectively store unused ...
US green economy's growth dwarfs the fossil fuel industry's We estimated sales revenue and employment figures across 24 economic sub-sectors covering renewable energy, environmental protection, and ...
Williams pipeline pending It took issue with Grid's long-term planning and said the company should have been more aggressive in pursuing energy efficiency, demand response ...
Does solar energy have a future in Detroit? The Pablo Davis Elder Living Center in Southwest Detroit just got a new roof. But it's not just any roof—this one includes a 154.28-kilowatt solar array ...
Does solar energy have a future in Detroit? Under the old system, utilities paid rooftop solar owners the full retail value of the electricity they generated for the grid. Under inflow-outflow, the value ...
Philadelphia launches regional collaborative to tackle climate change, recycling, renewable energy When Philadelphia officials announced an agreement one year ago to purchase nearly a fifth of municipal electricity from a solar farm, they began ...
5 key takeaways from the National Grid rate case Vote Solar partnered with the Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC) as an ... Although we have concerns about National Grid's interconnection ...
Electricity Alleviates Poverty Through the Electrify Africa Act The Electrify Africa Act provides the Power Africa Initiative with the government ... Promoting off-grid access to energy is a crucial step to advancing the ...
Electric revolution: As EV demand increases, can utilities and cities keep up? The National Renewable Energy Laboratory concluded in a 2018 paper ... The idea of using EVs as a grid resource, injecting power back into the ...
Google to spend $150 million on green energy projects This commitment follows Google's announcement on September 19 of 18 new green energy deals across the US, Chile, and Europe. In a September ...
From the Military to Retail Businesses: How Use of Microgrids is Growing The Army has made microgrids part of its energy planning as it strives to make military installations capable of operating for two weeks without grid ...
Resalta completes lighting project for bERS Logistics in Bulgaria LED lighting is energy efficient because it consumes less electricity than a fluorescent alternative, with a longer life cycle. Moreover, it significantly ...
US 'green economy' generates $1.3 trillion and employs millions, new study finds The green economy generates $1.3 trillion in annual sales revenue in the ... To remain competitive, the United States will have to develop energy, ...
Energy firm backed by Warren Buffett to build a $150 million wind farm in Canada “The Rattlesnake Ridge Wind project is a leader in the development of new grid-scale wind generation in Alberta, being constructed and operated ...
Duke Energy Carolinas, Anderson County partner on battery storage project The five-megawatt, lithium-ion battery will be grid-tied and available for use by Duke Energy Carolinas grid operators. The project will be located on ...
