Baseload Power Doesn’t Make Sense Anymore

Credit to Author: George Harvey| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:18:55 +0000

The compelling complaint about baseload power is that while it did save money in the past, it doesn’t any more. Sun and wind are cheaper than this “cheap” power source, AND backup battery power is cheaper than the backup plants needed for baseload power.

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Green River Energy Center Quadruples Storage Capacity, Establishing Project as One of the Largest Solar + Storage Systems Under Development in the US

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:26:28 +0000

The project has a combined solar and storage capacity of 800-megawatts SALT LAKE CITY — rPlus Energies (“rPlus”), a leading privately held renewable energy developer, announced that its Green River Energy Center project recently amended its power purchase agreement (“PPA”) with PacifiCorp to quadruple the battery storage capacity from 400-megawatt-hours (“MWh”) to … [continued]

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Panasonic Energy to Invest in NMG & Purchase Graphite in Multi-year Deal to Boost EV Battery Supply Chain in North America

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 02:07:17 +0000

Low-impact supply chain will fully integrate anode active material sourcing from mining to delivering battery material Osaka, Japan – Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., a Panasonic Group Company, recently announced that it has signed a seven-year offtake agreement for the supply of natural graphite with Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (“NMG”; Quebec, Canada), … [continued]

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The Search For The Perfect Solid-State Battery Continues, Self-Healing Sulfur Edition

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:15:02 +0000

Longer-lasting, higher-performing batteries would help spark EV sales, and a new solid state lithium-sulfur formula could do the trick.

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Spring Into Solar, Spring Into Endless Outdoor Fun With BLUETTI Solar Generators

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:27:45 +0000

With some incredible savings of up to $1900 on portable power solutions, now is the time to stock up.

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Toyota Motor Corporation Strengthens Battery Production Capabilities

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 04:30:44 +0000

Toyota accelerates mass production of diverse EV batteries by making PEVE a wholly owned subsidiary Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has … [continued]

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Yotta Energy Is Disrupting Energy Storage With Its Modular Rooftop Storage Solution

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 19:45:34 +0000

Solar energy storage company Yotta Energy was at Intersolar 2024 this year, and we connected with the team to talk … [continued]

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Hot Deal: 46% Off An EcoFlow Home Backup System (Today Only)

Credit to Author: GearTechnica| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:27:38 +0000

EcoFlow is having a flash sale on a number of home backup systems, power stations, solar panels, and bundles today, … [continued]

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New Virtual Training and How-To Resources Help Leaders Advance Renewable Energy Development

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:35:07 +0000

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and RMI—founded as the Rocky Mountain Institute—have collaborated to provide a virtual training to support the development of renewable energy projects and created a how-to guide on battery energy storage systems. The publicly available virtual training and how-to-guide are available through RMI’s Energy Transition Academy (ETA) and are designed to help energy leaders with advancing renewable energy development.

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New Hope For EV Sales Sparked By New $400 Million Factory, Somewhere In The USA

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:25:11 +0000

EV sales are actually pretty good, and they are about to get another boost from new low cost, next-generation battery architecture.

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