Clean Grid Technology, Markets & Business, Markets & Trends, Renewables
Microsoft Solar Deal Breaks Down Energy Justice Barriers
cnbc.com, 8/13/2021. Climate crises across the country — record heat waves, wildfires and flooding — have pushed climate to the forefront of corporate agendas. At the same time, companies are being held accountable for their actions to fix systemic racism at the community level. The two goals may seem distinct, but a new Microsoft renewable […]
black-owned business, climate crisis, energy equity, featured, justice, Microsoft, minority-owned business, solar
Clean Grid Technology, Renewables
Energy Demand Hurdles on Horizon in California
utilitydive.com, 6/30/21. The new slate of clean energy resources the California Public Utilities Commission approved last week will take about five years to fully come online. In the meantime, grid officials say conservation and demand flexibility will be key to maintaining reliability. For Monday, energy resources acquired in the day-ahead market mean California consumers are not […]
California, clean grid technology, drought, energy demand, hydropower, severe heat
Clean Grid Technology, Energy Storage, Renewables
Climate Change and Clean Energy Go Head-to-Head in California
theguardian.com, 6/28/21. Earlier this month, the water level in Lake Oroville – California’s second-largest reservoir – was so low that dozens of houseboats were hauled out. There wasn’t enough water to hold them. In a few weeks, officials say, the lake’s water levels are likely to dip even lower – forcing them to shut down […]
California, clean energy, Climate Change, Energy storage, hydropower, Reservoir
Clean Grid Technology, Law & Policy, Programs & Policy, Renewables
EV and EV Infrastructure Have Promising Future Under Biden
dnv.com, 4/20/22. President Biden announced the most extensive plan this nation has ever seen for the electric vehicle (EV) industry. He kept his campaign promise to invest in a more sustainable future by proposing the investment of over $174 billion in the EV market. That budget will be responsible for building out a new network of 500,000 EV […]
Biden, Electric bus, EV, EV charging, ev infrastructure, President Biden, resilient grid
Building Technology, Clean Grid Technology, Efficiency in Action, Renewables, Whole Building
Net Zero Energy Becomes Elementary in Arlington County, VA
Taylor Patterson, 4/6/21. Zero energy buildings are the future of sustainable living – be it commercial, industrial, or residential settings. Arlington County, VA embraced this future with the design and construction of their zero-energy public elementary school. The building is powered by over 1,700 solar panels, has a geothermal athletic field that funnels into a […]
arlington county, geothermal, Net Zero Energy, solar, Virginia
Clean Grid Technology, Markets & Business, Markets & Trends, Renewables
Physicist Warns of Need for Regulated Wind Turbine Rotation
Brian McCowan, 4/1/21. Famed Scottish Physicist Amadan Burraidh is warning that the growth of wind energy could be disastrous if the direction of blade rotation is not regulated. He states that 96% of the large wind turbines in the northern hemisphere turn counterclockwise. Zondits has confirmed the accuracy of this data through government and industry […]
Isaac Newton, Scotland, United States, wind energy, wind turbines
Clean Grid Technology, Markets & Business
Texas Sea Turtles Cold-Stunned Alongside Grid Integrity
Taylor Patterson, ERS, 3/5/21. The energy crisis in Texas left thousands of people stranded without power, food, and resources, exemplifying how reliable energy sources and a resilient grid are necessary to withstand natural disasters. However, a new story out of Texas showcases grid resiliency as not only essential for humans, but for animals as well. […]
energy crisis, grid, grid integrity, sea turtles, South Padre Island, Texas, threatened species
Clean Grid Technology, Efficiency in Action, Library, Markets & Business
Welcome to the High-Stakes Game of Texas Hold’em
Jon Maxwell, ERS, 3/2/2021. Texas regulators and energy suppliers have made some big bets in energy infrastructure over the last 25 years. They and their customers lost that bet last month. There’s a lot of finger-pointing going on. Fossil fans are blaming frozen turbines. Wind proponents are blaming natural gas infrastructure. What really happened? This […]
energy crisis, energy supply, ERCOT, grid integrity, Texas, weatherization
Clean Grid Technology, Markets & Business, Markets & Trends
G.M. Sets Exclusive Goals for EV Transition Come 2035
nytimes.com, 2/1/21. The move, one of the most ambitious in the auto industry, is a piece of a broader plan by the company to become carbon neutral by 2040. The days of the internal combustion engine are numbered. General Motors said Thursday that it would phase out petroleum-powered cars and trucks and sell only vehicles […]
auto industry, electric vehicle, G.M., General Motors, tailpipe emissions, Zero Emission Vehicle
Building Technology, Energy Storage, Intelligent Efficiency, Whole Building
Building Technology Couples with EVs to Power Denver Facility
renewableenergyworld.com, 1/28/21. Today, The Alliance Center, a Denver-based organization, announced a partnership with Fermata Energy, a clean technology company based in Charlottesville, VA, to use the energy stored in an electric vehicle (a Nissan LEAF) and power its six-story, 40,000-square-foot office building originally constructed as a warehouse in 1908 (1536 Wynkoop St, Denver, CO 80202). This new […]