https://solarfactor.com Solar power information and news Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:43:00 +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 https://solarfactor.com 32 32 https://solarfactor.com/federal-power-regulators-propose-rule-to-remove-barriers-to-energy-storage-participation-in-us-markets/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:43:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/federal-power-regulators-propose-rule-to-remove-barriers-to-energy-storage-participation-in-us-markets.html The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Nov. 17 issued a noticed of proposed rulemaking that plans to direct U.S. transmission system operators to establish market rules to accommodate energy storage participation in organized wholesale electric markets.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/promising-prospects-in-microgrid-development-from-carnegie-wave-energy/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:31:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/promising-prospects-in-microgrid-development-from-carnegie-wave-energy.html The last few weeks have been flush with developments for pioneering marine energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy — the Australian company now set to diversify into microgrid systems.

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]]> https://solarfactor.com/promising-prospects-in-microgrid-development-from-carnegie-wave-energy-2/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:31:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/promising-prospects-in-microgrid-development-from-carnegie-wave-energy.html The last few weeks have been flush with developments for pioneering marine energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy — the Australian company now set to diversify into microgrid systems.

]]> The last few weeks have been flush with developments for pioneering marine energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy — the Australian company now set to diversify into microgrid systems.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/making-money-with-batteries/ Tue, 20 Sep 2016 04:46:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/print/volume-19/issue-9/features/storage/making-money-with-batteries.html Venture capital investments in the energy storage sector topped $175 million in the first half of 2016, according to Mercom Capital Group, whose analysis shows that lithium-ion and sodium-based batteries received the lion’s share of that money.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/making-money-with-batteries/ Tue, 20 Sep 2016 04:46:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/print/volume-19/issue-9/features/storage/making-money-with-batteries.html Venture capital investments in the energy storage sector topped $175 million in the first half of 2016, according to Mercom Capital Group, whose analysis shows that lithium-ion and sodium-based batteries received the lion’s share of that money.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/mauritius-takes-great-step-forward-for-wave-power-microgrid-design/ Tue, 19 Jul 2016 10:44:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/07/mauritius-takes-great-step-forward-for-wave-power-microgrid-design.html Australian marine energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has embarked on an ambitious project in the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius to establish new benchmarks in microgrid solutions tailored for high penetration renewable energy.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/mauritius-takes-great-step-forward-for-wave-power-microgrid-design/ Tue, 19 Jul 2016 10:44:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/07/mauritius-takes-great-step-forward-for-wave-power-microgrid-design.html Australian marine energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has embarked on an ambitious project in the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius to establish new benchmarks in microgrid solutions tailored for high penetration renewable energy.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/municipal-solar-and-microgrids-a-pv-market-outlook/ Wed, 18 May 2016 13:18:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/05/municipal-solar-and-microgrids-a-pv-market-outlook.html Small cities and towns are prime off takers for solar power and solar developers are hoping to delve further into that market in 2016.

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]]> https://solarfactor.com/a-look-at-liquid-air-energy-storage-technology/ Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:01:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/print/volume-19/issue-4/features/energy-storage/a-look-at-liquid-air-energy-storage-technology.html With traditional coal-fired power stations coming to the end of their working lives, the challenge to engineers to develop clean, reliable energy technologies has never been so pressing.

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