The Koch Brothers' Dirty War on Solar Power
Tim Dickinson for Rolling Stone: The full political might of Florida's IOUs was on display in December, when a deceptive campaign, funded by the state's electric utilities, crushed a citizen-led effort to open Florida to solar competition through the 2016 ballot. "When your opponents have no ethical foundation, have unlimited resources and are willing to say and do anything to defeat you," says Stephen Smith, director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, which led the pro-solar effort, "it's a tough hurdle to overcome."
It should come as no surprise that the utilities have fought so hard. The rise of cheap, distributed solar power poses a disruptive – and perhaps existential – threat to the traditional electric utility business.
Monopoly electric utilities used to make sense. Dirty power, generated at a distance from population centers, was carried over a set of transmission lines to homes and businesses. Consumers got reliable power from a single provider. IOUs were guaranteed a profit – both for building power plants and transmission lines as well as for the electricity itself. Full Article:
Fraunhofer TechBridge launches SunRISE Challenge, seeking innovations in solar energy, in partnership with DSM and Greentown Labs
The SunRISE TechBridge Challenge is seeking innovations in materials and technologies that will enable the reduction of levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for photovoltaic (PV) systems, and consequently increase the penetration of affordable PV.
Sungevity Partners with CleanSpark to Provide Energy Monitoring and Management to its Growing List of Commercial Solar Customers
Sungevity, a leader in the global solar market, and CleanSpark, a microgrid technology company, today announced a partnership in which Sungevity will include CleanSpark's cyber-secure energy monitoring and management software with its commercial solar offering. The partnership will make CleanSpark's technology available to Sungevity's commercial customers with access to real-time system monitoring.
Leviathan Wind Energizer Announces New Wind Energy Technology for Fast Climate Change Action and Crowd Funding
The company is raising $1 million to certify the proven and patented technology on a large scale
The Dynamic Road Ahead: England To Conduct Trials Of Dynamic Wireless Charging For Electric Cars
The popularity of electric cars in the UK has shot up over the last few years, with around 50,000 plug-in vehicles on the road, compared with just 3,500 in 2013. This huge increase in electric cars in 2015 has augmented because of a shift in the publics approach towards electric cars and a persistently refining public recharging network.
Clean Energy Collective Co-Founds Community Solar Trade Association
Coalition for Community Solar Access to help cultivate community solar market growth.
Energy Storage Leader Sunverge Energy Closes $36.5 Million Series C Funding
New investor Australian Electricity Retailer AGL Energy Leads Round
World Smart Energy Week 2016 Opening Next Month in Japan
Boeing delivers fuel cell energy storage system to U.S. Navy
Ryan Maass for UPI: Boeing has delivered its reversible solid oxide fuel cell, for generating clean electricity, to the U.S. Navy for testing.
The fuel cell system is designed to generate, compress and store hydrogen from renewable sources such as wind and solar to produce zero-emissions electricity.Boeing's delivery to the Navy follows 16 months of development.
The technology is capable of both producing and storing energy. The first unit was commissioned on the Southern California power grid prior to its installation on the Navy's 'microgrid' for further testing.
"This fuel cell solution is an exciting new technology providing our customers with a flexible, affordable and environmentally progressive option for energy storage and power generation," Boeing Advanced Technology Programs director Lance Towers said.
Boeing officials say they were able to develop the fuel cell using their experience with the energy systems used for their unmanned undersea vehicles. Cont'd...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Energy Industry
The Fourth Industrial Revolution means providing a personalised energy experience for the consumers, prosumers and utility companies. Consumers and prosumers want to see their impact on their bill, the grid and the environment - and they want to be accountable for their energy choices.
Nautilus Solar Energy and Enphase Energy Announce New Collaboration
Leading Companies Serving Solar Industry Combine Efforts to Provide Full Integrated Asset Management Services
Vid3G, Inc. Acquires Dynamicon Solar Kinetic Patent
The patent currently valued by Independent Accountants as an $8,000,000 asset has been transferred to the company.
DONG Energy intends to acquire U.S. offshore wind development project in New Jersey
DONG Energy has agreed to take over RES Americas Developments Inc.s (RES) more than 1000MW newly assigned development project rights off the coast of New Jersey
Klein® Tools and Super Rod donate £1 million of products to more than 10,000 apprentices in the United Kingdom
Klein Tools continues supporting tradesmen with quality tools and hands-on training in the U.S. and overseas
Vertegy Helps Washington University's New Brown School of Social Work Facility Earn Leed Platinum Certification
Washington University's Brown School of Social Work was recently expanded. As sustainability consultant on the project, Vertegy played a key role in helping the team reach its sustainability goals. To facilitate LEED implementation and documentation, LEED meetings were held weekly with all critical members of the project team, including the owner and contractor.
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