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Key considerations in battery storage offtake agreements

FlexGen’s battery storage system in Fort Wayne, Indiana (Courtesy: FlexGen) Contributed by Nathan Santamarina Within the quest for dependable, renewable-sourced baseload energy, utilities, and industrial offtakers have turned to utility-scale electro-chemical battery power storage techniques (BESS) to stabilize capability by intermittent useful resource swings and meet coverage demand for low or zero-carbon power. Although not […]

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Sonoma, Luminia Sign PPA for Solar+Energy Storage Project in California

Dale A. Vander Woude Luminia Luminia and Sonoma Clean Power have signed a power purchase arrangement (PPA) to develop a 11.6 MW AC solar + 32 MWh battery storage facility in Sonoma, Calif. The project will be constructed on a 75-acre parcel in southern Sonoma County. It will tie into an electrical substation nearby. “Deploying

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Digihost Signs N.Y. Community Solar Deal with National Grid, EnergyMark

Luke Marchiori Digihost Technology Inc. entered into a long-term contract to purchase community credits from a local community solar farm. EnergyMark is managing the project, which is located in National Grid territory. The community solar project is 5 MW in size and will produce roughly 9,500,000 kWh’s of clean electricity annually. Digihost’s current East Delavan,

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President Biden Boosts Domestic Solar Manufacturing with New Executive Action

President Biden has authorized use of the Defense Production Act to accelerate domestic production for clean energy technologies, including solar panels parts. He has put the full power of federal procurement to work spurring additional domestic solar manufacturing capacity by directing the development of master supply agreements, including “super preference” status. He also established a

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No, renewables don’t cause rolling blackouts

Photo: Scott Goodwill, via Unsplash The news media has picked up the headlines from grid operators’ summer assessments, causing people to wonder if we will have rolling blackouts this summer. These headlines have prompted skeptics raise questions about renewables’ role in providing reliable, affordable electricity. It is impossible to predict how this summer will end,

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DOE, Clean Energy Companies Provide Resources to Advance Energy Workforce

Three clean energy organizations have teamed up to offer training and educational resources on clean energy technologies to building managers, operators, and safety officers. The Interstate Renewable Energy Council and the New Buildings Institute, (NBI), have joined forces to offer these resources for safe and efficient deployment of distributed energy resources (DER). IREC, NBI and

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IREC, Local Partners Install Reliable Solar Microgrids for Rural Communities in Puerto Rico

The rural community of Castañer, Puerto Rico celebrated the first phase of a solar-plus-storage microgrid installation that will provide continuous and reliable electricity to power local businesses and essential services. The microgrid was developed in a collaborative process led by the Puerto Rican Solar Business Accelerator (PRSBA), along with the nonprofit Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la

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