Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)

Facebook | February 05, 2020

Facebook was the largest buyer of renewable energy in the US in 2019, according to research by the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA). REBA said Facebook procured 1.546GW of the 9.33GW sold last year, with Google coming in second with 1.107GW. AT&T came in third place buying 960MW, followed by Microsoft with 624MW and T-Mobile with 581MW. Walmart, Amazon, Ball Corporation, McDonald's and Honda made up the remaining companies in the top 10 clean buyers list last year. The 2019 top 10 list wa...

ENERGY

Global Strat View | February 07, 2022

Global Strat View hosted a panel discussion on the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the Quest for Clean Energy on February 4, 2022, at the National Press Club. Moderated by Kostis Geropoulos, Energy Editor at New Europe, the panelists included Jagjeet Sareen, Assistant Director General of ISA; Llewellyn King, founder of the Energy Daily; and Neelima Jain, Deputy Director & Senior Fellow, Wadhwani Chair in U.S. India Policy Studies, CSIS. ...

SOLAR+STORAGE

Tesla | March 24, 2021

In South Australia, Tesla has unveiled a new "Tesla Energy Plan" in an attempt to reduce power prices in a country known for high energy costs. A Tesla Powerwall-powered virtual power plant is supporting the initiative. Over the years, South Australia has had several power outages. Tesla first became interested in providing its Powerpack to Neoen's massive energy storage initiative, named the "Tesla Big Battery." While in the region during th...

SOLAR+STORAGE, SUSTAINABILITY

Fluence | February 23, 2023

On February 22, 2023, Fluence Energy, a global leader in energy storage products, services, and cloud-based renewables and storage apps, launched Fluence Mosaic™, an innovative bidding software for grid-scale energy storage and renewable assets, in the ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) wholesale power market. Over 350 MW of battery-based energy storage systems will commence operations with Mosaic in 2023. This announcement marks Mosaic™'s first project in ERCOT,...