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Solar+Storage

Red, Green, and Blue | April 03, 2020

The state of Hawai’i has set a goal of getting 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2045. Clearly, in order to reach that goal, grid-scale battery storage will be required. Now Hawaiian Electric, which supplies electricity to 95% of Hawai’i residents, says it is looking at installing up to 1 gigawatt-hour of battery storage. According to the Honolulu Star Advertiser, a major portion of that storage may be supplied by 244 Megapacks from Tesla located on 6 acres of land adjacen...

Energy

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. | March 26, 2022

Sichuan Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL-SC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CATL, received the PAS 2060 certification on carbon neutrality from the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company SGS in March, making the plant the world's first zero-carbon factory in the new energy industry. Zhu Yunfeng, general manager of CATL-SC, said the plant has begun to craft the zero-carbon roadmap at the early stage of its establishment. Through continuous...

Grid Environment

KB Home | November 03, 2022

KB Home (NYSE: KBH) announced that it has launched the first all-electric, solar- and battery-powered, microgrid communities in California. The homebuilder has partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), the Advanced Power and Energy Program at the University of California, Irvine, Southern California Edison®, Schneider Electric™ and Kia® to test the energy-efficient and resilient new homes located at KB Home’s Oak Shade and Durango comm...

Smart energy | May 27, 2020

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded a $9 million grant to the Energy Coalition, Community Electricity, and a consortium of energy partners to support disadvantaged communities in Los Angeles through the implementation of innovative technologies. The CEC is providing the grant through its Electric Programme Investment Charge (EPIC) Programme, which supports clean energy research in California. The Basset-Avocado Advanced Energy Community (BAAEC) project is expected to give rise to ...