Tag: energy storage

  • Quinbrook launches new solar development arm, Primergy Solar

    Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a specialist investor in renewable energy infrastructure, launched Primergy Solar this week, a new portfolio company that will focus on acquiring, developing and operating distributed and utility-scale solar PV and battery storage projects across North America. “The industry is recognizing the increasingly important role that solar-plus-battery storageRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Improving grid resilience in the face of climate change, natural disasters — and now COVID-19

    At the start of 2020, climate change, natural disasters and public policy were the biggest concerns when it came to grid resilience. Fast forward just a few months, and grid reliability is taking center stage, as the world contends with the COVID-19 crisis. Maintaining reliable power for healthcare, work, educationRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Strata Solar goes with Tesla’s Megapack for this 100-MW energy storage project

    Renewable energy developer Strata Solar sent an update on its landmark Ventura Energy Storage (VES) project — a 100-MW, 400-MWh battery energy storage system in unincorporated Ventura County, Calif. Strata awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract to Tesla for its Megapack battery system. Pre-construction development is now complete.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Span raises $10.2 million in quest to reinvent the home electrical panel

    While homes today are plugging in an assortment of connected devices, appliances, electronics and energy upgrades such as solar panels, batteries, and EV chargers, the standard electrical panel hasn’t been improved in nearly a century. Span is one strong contender looking to change that. Led by executives and lead engineersRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Exclusive look at Blue Ion LXHV, a high-voltage commercial microgrid solution from Blue Planet Energy

    The Blue Ion LXHV from Blue Planet Energy is a collection of technologies aimed at providing a complete commercial storage microgrid solution – including a battery inverter, LFP batteries, an integrated microgrid controller from Ageto Energy and a specially made enclosure built at Peerless-AV, an award-winning designer and manufacturer ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine