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Applications & Installations
‘Grid in a box’ combines storage and solar PV modules for a microgrid in a 20 ft. container Paired Power’s modular microgrid targets is assembly-free remote industrial and agricultural applications and rural electrification for Indigenous communities.
Michael Puttré
Oct 10, 2025
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Element Resources to build hydrogen plant with solar, storage in California Element Resources plans to build North America’s largest hydrogen plant in California, using solar and battery storage to enable round-the-clock production.
Michael Puttré
Jun 04, 2025
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Propagation of lithium-ion fires is the real threat Live fire tests aim to demonstrate physical containment technology.
Michael Puttré
May 23, 2025
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Regulations, solar resources shaping growth of US energy storage A new report from GridBeyond examines how regulations and solar resources drive prices in the United States.
Michael Puttré
Jan 15, 2025
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NY utility approves battery storage project on shuttered US nuclear site The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has approved 79 MW and 50 MW battery storage projects in Suffolk County, New York state. It is granting Key Capture Energy capacity and dispatch rights under 20-year power purchase agreements (PPA).
Michael Puttré
Dec 24, 2024
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Utility-scale BESS: Best practices to mitigate hazards A report from Leeward Renewable Energy has investigated battery energy storage system (BESS) fires and other thermal runaway events to try and put them into context.
Michael Puttré
Nov 26, 2024
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Markets & Policy
Sunrun, New York utility embark on residential virtual power plant Sunrun and Orange and Rockland Utilities have launched a residential virtual power plant (VPP) program that provides 300 solar-plus-storage systems to enhance grid stability.
Michael Puttré
Oct 24, 2024
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Markets & Policy
SEG Solar opens 2 GW module factory in Texas SEG Solar has invested $60 million in a new solar module factory in Houston, Texas.
Michael Puttré
Aug 12, 2024
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Renewable energy benefits surpass estimates, says Berkeley Lab The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory says benefits from lower emissions are more significant than most prior estimates.
Michael Puttré
Jun 06, 2024
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