Storage – Solar Factor .com https://solarfactor.com Solar power information and news Tue, 13 Dec 2016 22:05:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://solarfactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-New-Project-32x32.png Storage – Solar Factor .com https://solarfactor.com 32 32 Sandia Labs, Singapore Join Forces to Develop Energy Storage https://solarfactor.com/sandia-labs-singapore-join-forces-to-develop-energy-storage/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 22:05:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/sandia-labs-singapore-join-forces-to-develop-energy-storage.html The U.S. Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories on Dec. 6 said it signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the government of Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) that will tap into the labs’ expertise in energy storage.

]]> The U.S. Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories on Dec. 6 said it signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the government of Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) that will tap into the labs’ expertise in energy storage.

]]> Perry Said to Be Offered Energy Secretary Position by Trump https://solarfactor.com/perry-said-to-be-offered-energy-secretary-position-by-trump/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 21:48:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/perry-said-to-be-offered-energy-secretary-position-by-trump.html Donald Trump has chosen Rick Perry to be Energy Secretary, putting the onetime presidential candidate and former oil-state governor atop the agency that helps chart the nation’s energy future, according to four people familiar with the president-elect’s selection process.

Trump offered the job to the former Texas governor on Monday evening and he accepted, according to the people, who asked not to be identified in advance of an announcement expected later this week.

The selection of Perry puts the vast Energy Department in the hands of a man who once vowed to shut it down but forgot its name during a debate.

 

]]> Donald Trump has chosen Rick Perry to be Energy Secretary, putting the onetime presidential candidate and former oil-state governor atop the agency that helps chart the nation’s energy future, according to four people familiar with the president-elect’s selection process.

Trump offered the job to the former Texas governor on Monday evening and he accepted, according to the people, who asked not to be identified in advance of an announcement expected later this week.

The selection of Perry puts the vast Energy Department in the hands of a man who once vowed to shut it down but forgot its name during a debate.

 

]]> Village of Minster Energy Storage Project is Renewable Project of the Year https://solarfactor.com/village-of-minster-energy-storage-project-is-renewable-project-of-the-year/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 21:22:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/village-of-minster-energy-storage-project-is-renewable-project-of-the-year.html On Tuesday during Power Generation Week, Troy Miller of S&C Electric and Don Harrod of the Village of Minster accepted the Renewable Energy Project of the Year on behalf of Half Moon Ventures, developer of the project.

The Village of Minster Energy Storage Project in Minster, Ohio is a 7-MW, 3-MWh energy storage system is co-located with a 4.2-MW solar PV plant and is capable of providing multiple revenue streams (that flow to multiple parties) by integrating frequency-regulation services, transmission and distribution deferral, demand response services and voltage support.

]]> Sustainability on Campus: UMass Amherst Takes Solar To the Next Level https://solarfactor.com/sustainability-on-campus-umass-amherst-takes-solar-to-the-next-level/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 01:56:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/print/volume-19/issue-10/features/solar/sustainability-on-campus-umass-amherst-takes-solar-to-the-next-level.html Benjamin Aufill is Sustainability Communications Manager at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a bustling campus that serves 22,000 undergraduates each year and provides housing for 12,500 of them. The university has recently committed to installing 5.5 MC (DC) of solar on various locations around its sprawling 1,450-acre campus.

]]> Sustainability on Campus: UMass Amherst Takes Solar To the Next Level https://solarfactor.com/sustainability-on-campus-umass-amherst-takes-solar-to-the-next-level/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 01:56:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/print/volume-19/issue-10/features/solar/sustainability-on-campus-umass-amherst-takes-solar-to-the-next-level.html Benjamin Aufill is Sustainability Communications Manager at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a bustling campus that serves 22,000 undergraduates each year and provides housing for 12,500 of them. The university has recently committed to installing 5.5 MC (DC) of solar on various locations around its sprawling 1,450-acre campus.

]]> Linearly Extensive Electricity Businesses https://solarfactor.com/linearly-extensive-electricity-businesses/ Fri, 09 Dec 2016 11:58:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/linearly-extensive-electricity-businesses.html In my book, The Microgrid Revolution: Business Strategies for Next Generation Electricity, October 2016, Praeger, I make the case for differentiation of electricity services. That is, parsing the electricity business into product-markets, and pursuing each as an opportunity. Each rectangle in Figure 1 may be treated as a standalone business, and a business plan written for its pursuit.

]]> Linearly Extensive Electricity Businesses https://solarfactor.com/linearly-extensive-electricity-businesses-2/ Fri, 09 Dec 2016 11:58:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/linearly-extensive-electricity-businesses.html In my book, The Microgrid Revolution: Business Strategies for Next Generation Electricity, October 2016, Praeger, I make the case for differentiation of electricity services. That is, parsing the electricity business into product-markets, and pursuing each as an opportunity. Each rectangle in Figure 1 may be treated as a standalone business, and a business plan written for its pursuit.

]]> Trump’s Pick of EPA Foe to Lead Agency May Spark Senate Fight https://solarfactor.com/trumps-pick-of-epa-foe-to-lead-agency-may-spark-senate-fight/ Thu, 08 Dec 2016 11:15:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/trump-s-pick-of-epa-foe-to-lead-agency-may-spark-senate-fight.html President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of a chief opponent of the Obama administration’s climate agenda and a staunch oil industry ally to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prompted vows to battle the nomination.

]]> President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of a chief opponent of the Obama administration’s climate agenda and a staunch oil industry ally to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prompted vows to battle the nomination.

]]> New Funding Supports Energy Storage for Brooklyn Low-Income Community https://solarfactor.com/new-funding-supports-energy-storage-for-brooklyn-low-income-community/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:07:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/new-funding-supports-energy-storage-for-brooklyn-low-income-community.html Nonprofit New York City Energy Efficiency Corp. (NYCEEC) on Dec. 6 said it made a 10-year project loan of more than $1 million to bring large-scale battery storage technology to a privately owned low-income housing development in Brooklyn, NY.

]]> Microgrids Lighting Up Villages, and Lives, in India’s Himalayas https://solarfactor.com/microgrids-lighting-up-villages-and-lives-in-indias-himalayas/ Fri, 02 Dec 2016 15:11:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/microgrids-lighting-up-villages-and-lives-in-india-s-himalayas.html Originally focused solely on helping intrepid trekkers survive and enjoy India’s Himalayas, Global Himalayan Expeditions (GHE) is bringing safe, reliable and affordable electricity to remote mountain villages and communities in India’s Kargil and Ladakh provinces that date back centuries.

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