SOLFEX energy systems

Tesla | February 17, 2020

Tesla is working on technology for “a scalable hierarchical energy distribution grid” that could revolutionize how the electrical grid distributes solar power. To date, Tesla’s energy division, Tesla Energy, mostly involved deploying distributed solar power and energy storage assets. But last year, CEO Elon Musk said that “Tesla Energy is becoming a distributed global utility and could outgrow the automotive business“: Tesla Energy is going to be a major part of Tesla’s activity in the future. A...

Delimarketnews | May 28, 2020

Amazon is following Walmart’s recent expansion in the market of China with its own expansion of sorts. This month, the e-tail giant announced five new renewable energy projects in China, Australia, and the U.S.—with its project in China serving as its first-ever renewable energy project in the market. As a signatory to The Climate Pledge, we’re committed to meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early and reaching net zero carbon across Amazon by 2040,” said Ka...

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SDG&E | June 27, 2022

Four microgrids equipped with energy storage will be added to the San Diego region to help the state meet high energy demand, particularly on hot summer days and in the peak evening hours after solar power dissipates. These small-scale grids that can operate independent of or parallel to the larger regional grid will also help keep critical community facilities powered during unexpected outages. “They will dispatch clean energy to the grid when needed and keep critical facil...

Utility Dive | February 14, 2020

The Virginia Clean Economy Act, narrowly passed by both chambers of the state legislature, sets one of the largest energy storage targets in the country at 2.4 GW by 2035 and pushes state regulators to devise a carbon dioxide cap and trade program that complies with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The act, which requires Virginia’s electric utilities and competitive suppliers to generate electricity from 100% renewable energy by 2050, passed on the same day that Dominion Energy, b...