Alternative Energy - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Major Demo Keeps Quaise Energy on Track to Power the World with Clean, Renewable Geothermal Energy
The mother lode of geothermal energy is some two to 12 miles beneath the Earth’s surface where the rock is so hot that if water could be pumped to the area it would become supercritical, a steam-like phase that most people aren’t familiar with.
Ultimate Guide to Battery Aging - How to Prevent Aging in Battery Energy Storage
This article will explain aging in lithium-ion batteries, which are the dominant battery type worldwide with a market share of over 90 percent for battery energy stationary storage (BESS).
Future Proofing Off-Grid Systems Against Obsolescence
The ReadyEdge is a system monitoring and site management device that connects to one or multiple compatible Morningstar charge controllers to aggregate their operating data and enable remote management.
Battery Manufacturer Cuts Scrap by 90% and Streamlines Prototyping
Lithos has now built a repeatable system through PICO to speed up prototyping, minimize losses, and ensure every change is intentional, traceable, and scalable.
Battery inspection using machine vision – fast, reliable, and variable
Averna has developed a procedure for automating battery inspection for one of its customers. The fact that potential errors are extremely varied increases the complexity of the inspection process.
Jinko Solar Expands into Energy Storage
Although contracts for solar and energy storage are inherently different, many of the terms and conditions remain the same, so customers can enjoy a more streamlined purchasing process, reducing cost and time.
District Energy Technology for Data Centers
By aggregating the thermal needs of multiple buildings, district energy systems create economies of scale that enable investment in highly-efficient, industrial-scale or renewable assets that may not make economic sense for an individual building.
Alternative Energy - Featured Stories
Reliability in Extreme Latitude: Sungrow Deploys 60MWh Battery Storage Project Close to the Arctic Circle
This project supports Finland's renewable energy grid and is part of the FRV AmpTank joint venture. The company is developing battery storage projects for both short-duration and long-duration storage at multiple locations.
Sungrow Releases the Groundbreaking PowerTitan 3.0 Energy Storage System Platform
The 30ft PowerTitan 3.0 Plus version is the world's largest BESS both in capacity and energy density, reducing land footprint by 45% and cabling by 10%.
Record-breaking energy density with up to 684Ah stacking battery cells and 12.5MW/50MWh per AC block.
Kiwa PVEL Releases 11th Edition of the PV Module Reliability Scorecard
In the 11th edition, Kiwa PVEL names a total of 50 manufacturers as "Top Performers" in one or more of the tests, with nine manufacturers named as Top Performers with at least one model type listed in each of the seven test categories.
Alternative Energy - News Headlines
Cadiz Signs Second MOU for Hydrogen - Solar Development at Cadiz Ranch
Clean energy and digital infrastructure projects at Cadiz expected to generate $7- $10 million per year in lease revenue and water supply sales, in addition to supporting sustainable water and farming operations and data center development.
Natural Power supports Brookfield's $1.74 billion acquisition of National Grid Renewables
Global independent renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, has provided technical due diligence on behalf of Brookfield Asset Management, one of the world's largest clean energy investors, in support of its acquisition of National Grid's U.S. onshore renewables business for $1.74 billion.
PVH USA Case Study Confirms Industry-Leading Tracker Resilience in U.S. Hurricane and Snow Belt Regions
Wind-tunnel-tested design, less than 2-minute storm-stow and AI-driven SCADA combine to protect solar assets in Florida and the Midwest
Risen Energy Launches Integrated Solar Storage Systems at SNEC 2025
Full-stack residential, C&I, and utility-scale solutions highlight seamless PV, storage, and energy management integration
LG Energy Solution and Toyota Tsusho Establish a Battery Recycling Joint Venture in the U.S.
-The joint venture company Green Metals Battery Innovations will construct a pre-processing facility in North Carolina to extract black mass, a key material for battery recycling
-The new facility objective is to achieve an annual processing capacity of 13,500 tons of scrap, equivalent to over 40,000 automotive batteries
-LG Energy Solution's first battery recycling JV in North America signifies a strong commitment to collaboration on a closed-loop system and circular economy
Alternative Energy - Featured Product
MORNINGSTAR - ReadyEdge
The ReadyEdgeTM (RE-1) accessory is an intelligent system controlling and reporting device meant to make monitoring your solar energy system more transparent. Enabling access to LiveViewTM 2.0 and Morningstar Solar ConnectTM, ReadyEdge provides data from all compatible Morningstar devices in your system. It is designed to be paired with the three ReadyBlock options, up to six total, with the possibility to use multiple ReadyShunts and ReadyRelays. The ReadyEdge is compatible with select Morningstar products.
Alternative Energy - Featured Company
Hammond Power Solutions
HPS is one of the largest manufacturer of dry-type transformers in North America. We engineer and manufacture a wide range of standard and custom transformers that are exported globally in electrical equipment and systems. We support solid industries such as oil and gas, mining, steel, waste and water treatment, commercial construction, data centers and wind power generation. HPS leads the industry in these markets through its technical design strength, breadth of product, and manufacturing capabilities, making HPS a stronger company both fundamentally and financially.
