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Energy Storage 46
With a New Design, Primus Power Thinks Flow-Battery Improvements Can Compete With Lithium-Ion

With a New Design, Primus Power Thinks Flow-Battery Improvements Can Compete With Lithium-Ion

The California storage producer is firming up deals worldwide as it refines its technology—with the help of a $32 million equity raise.

by Mike Stone
Other Energy 24
California Is Testing Piezoelectricity on Roads to Generate Power From Passing Cars

California Is Testing Piezoelectricity on Roads to Generate Power From Passing Cars

Move over solar roadways—now it’s piezoelectric freakin’ roadways. That, and some of the other stories we’re reading this morning.

by GTM Editors
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Smart Circuit Breakers: The Next Frontier of the Grid Edge?

Smart Circuit Breakers: The Next Frontier of the Grid Edge?

EPRI and Eaton test circuit breakers as virtual meters and load controllers, and Siemens invests in solid-state circuit breaker startup Atom Power.

by Jeff St. John
Software & Analytics 0
Geli Makes Storage Project Design Software Available for Free

Geli Makes Storage Project Design Software Available for Free

The company’s ESyst software makes it easy for independent developers to right-size their systems based on how they’ll be operated.

by Julian Spector
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Regulation & Policy 1
Washington State Spearheads a Novel Clean Energy Solution for Starbucks, REI and Target

Washington State Spearheads a Novel Clean Energy Solution for Starbucks, REI and Target

Puget Sound Energy has pioneered a new way for large customers to procure renewable energy that utilities may replicate around the country.

by Julia Pyper
Solar 16
Pathways to Terawatts of Solar Power and Gigawatt-Hours of Energy Storage

Pathways to Terawatts of Solar Power and Gigawatt-Hours of Energy Storage

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by GTM Editors
Markets & Policy 2
A Rough Start, Possible Reforms for California’s Community Solar Program
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A Rough Start, Possible Reforms for California’s Community Solar Program

Stoel Rives’ Brian Orion details the problems and potential reforms facing the state’s community solar program.

by Brian Orion
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Grid Edge World Forum Is Approaching Fast. You Only Have One Week to Save $100 on Tickets

Grid Edge World Forum Is Approaching Fast. You Only Have One Week to Save $100 on Tickets

Wave 1 pricing expires next week, so grab your ticket today and come join the audience of global utilities, emerging startups and fast-growing industries like EVs and customer energy management.

by Nicole Wachtel
Green IT & Data 3
Salesforce Goes Net Zero Decades Early, Strives for 100% Renewable Energy

Salesforce Goes Net Zero Decades Early, Strives for 100% Renewable Energy

Plus, Toyota and Apple install giant on-site solar projects as the corporate clean energy trend continues.

by Julia Pyper
Energy Storage 5
Inside GE and SoCal Edison’s First-of-a-Kind Hybrid Peaker Plant With Batteries and Gas Turbines

Inside GE and SoCal Edison’s First-of-a-Kind Hybrid Peaker Plant With Batteries and Gas Turbines

Combining a battery’s speed and flexibility with a turbine’s efficiency and longevity to meet Southern California’s solar-influenced grid needs.

by Jeff St. John
Wind Projects 5
Dong Energy Will Build 2 Offshore Wind Farms in Europe Without Direct Subsidies

Dong Energy Will Build 2 Offshore Wind Farms in Europe Without Direct Subsidies

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by GTM Editors
Fossil Fuels 77
Rick Perry Wants to Know if Wind and Solar Are Killing Coal

Rick Perry Wants to Know if Wind and Solar Are Killing Coal

The DOE chief asked for a 60-day review of whether renewable energy policies are driving the closure of “baseload” plants.

by Julian Spector
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 53
Amazon’s Fuel-Cell Play Echoes Its Strategy in Cloud Computing

Amazon’s Fuel-Cell Play Echoes Its Strategy in Cloud Computing

The web giant’s fuel-cell play is an extension of the flanking strategy it used to great effect with AWS.

by Matthew Klippenstein
Energy Storage 60
How Alternative Battery Makers Are Trying to Compete With Lithium-Ion

How Alternative Battery Makers Are Trying to Compete With Lithium-Ion

Hint: It’s all about cost.

by Katie Fehrenbacher
People 1
Energy Jobs: Wellinghoff Leaves Tesla, Trump’s Pick for Ex-Im Bank, Plus Enphase, Bloom
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Energy Jobs: Wellinghoff Leaves Tesla, Trump’s Pick for Ex-Im Bank, Plus Enphase, Bloom

Executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and venture capital.

by Eric Wesoff
Annapolis Gets Charged Up on Storage
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Annapolis Gets Charged Up on Storage

Plus, cave storage like you’ve never seen; Ice Bears find the honey; and big-box stores get big boxes of batteries.

by Julian Spector |
Mobility 2
Apple Gets a Permit to Test Autonomous Cars in California, Joining Google and Tesla

Apple Gets a Permit to Test Autonomous Cars in California, Joining Google and Tesla

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by GTM Editors
State Bulletin: The ‘Best Year Ever’ for Clean Energy Legislation in Maryland
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State Bulletin: The ‘Best Year Ever’ for Clean Energy Legislation in Maryland

Plus, a debate over California’s potential shift to full retail choice.

by Julia Pyper |
Software & Analytics 1
NRG Energy Has a Secretive Distributed Energy Optimization Platform, Called SpaceTag

NRG Energy Has a Secretive Distributed Energy Optimization Platform, Called SpaceTag

A stealthy, in-house analytics effort by NRG will link a 60-megawatt energy efficiency, demand response and thermal storage deployment for Southern California Edison.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Stats: Tons of New Data on the Cost of Solar, Storage and Customer Acquisition
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Energy Stats: Tons of New Data on the Cost of Solar, Storage and Customer Acquisition

Plus, are fuel cells going “Prime” time? The week’s most important numbers are all right here.

by Nicolas Rinaldi |
Demand Response 3
3 Examples of How Demand Response Is Morphing as a Grid Resource
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3 Examples of How Demand Response Is Morphing as a Grid Resource

Demand response is shifting from one-off events to targeted solutions for daily grid operations.

by Elta Kolo
The Complexity of a Zero-Carbon Grid
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The Complexity of a Zero-Carbon Grid

On this week’s Interchange podcast: Why achieving “deep decarbonization” takes a diversified technology approach and hard choices.

by Stephen Lacey |
Mobility 2
Is Ride Sharing Causing Traffic Problems? Uber and Lyft Might Get Sued by San Francisco to Find Out

Is Ride Sharing Causing Traffic Problems? Uber and Lyft Might Get Sued by San Francisco to Find Out

Rides on demand may be causing more problems. That, and the other stories we’re reading this morning.

by GTM Editors
Tracking the (Slow) Adoption Curves for Software in the Utility and Energy Industries
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Tracking the (Slow) Adoption Curves for Software in the Utility and Energy Industries

A new DOE report helps explain why utilities are so slow to adopt next-generation software. We explain how this dynamic has played out for investors and startups in the sector.

by Jeff St. John |
Energy Management 0
How Corporations Can Shift From Showpiece Projects to Integrated Energy Strategies
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How Corporations Can Shift From Showpiece Projects to Integrated Energy Strategies

“An initial project is often just that—the first step in a company’s energy journey.”

by Amy Gahran