Batteries/Storage
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High-Fives in PEI After Officials Announce $68-Million Solar+Storage Project
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna and Egmont MP Bobby Morrissey shared a “small victorious high-five” in Summerside, PEI last week after announcing construction of a ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHydroSolarSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWind
TerraForm Buyout Would Lift Toronto-Based Brookfield Renewable’s Asset Base to 22 Gigawatts
Toronto-based Brookfield Renewable Partners is pitching a US$1.5-billion offer to buy out the remaining shares of TerraForm Power Inc., a move that would boost ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyResearch & DevelopmentSupply Chains & ConsumptionTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States
Spiking Power Demand from Data Centres Could Be Unsustainable by 2040
With researchers warning that power demand from data centres is unsustainable in a climate-destabilizing world, and centre clients like Amazon and Facebook signal a ... -
Harbour Air Completes First Test Flight for Battery-Powered Seaplane
With allusions to the Wright Brothers’ first test flight in 1903, Harbour Air Seaplanes completed its first all-electric flight in Richmond, British Columbia December ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyFinance & InvestmentInternationalResearch & DevelopmentSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Battery Costs Plummet 50% in Three Years, 87% Since 2010
Average market prices for battery packs have fallen 50% since 2016, driven by technology advances and an increase in commercial-scale purchases, and continuing price ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCoalElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesGeneral RenewablesJobsSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Navajo Coal Plant Closure Opens Door for Solar+Storage, Distributed Power
The recent retirement of Arizona’s massive Navajo coal-fired generating station, one of America’s largest, has opened up considerable space for solar+storage, and a new ... -
Air & MarineBatteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Washington State Shifts Ferry Fleet from Diesel to Batteries
The west coast of North America is making initial moves toward decarbonizing marine shipping and aviation, with Washington State Ferries switching its vessels from ...
