Electrek

JANUARY 2, 2025

Puerto Rico kicked off 2025 with a harsh reminder of its fragile power grid. Power was restored on January 1, but the blackout underscored an urgent need for reliable energy solutions. million in loan guarantees, paving the way for Convergent to install both solar and standalone battery systems across the island.

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Teslarati

MARCH 3, 2025

Tesla is a part of a new energy partnership in Texas set to help expand the company’s Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program in the state, as announced by one energy provider this week. Tesla Energy’s Powerwall home battery is super underrated, and it has so much potential in areas that are typically affected by power outages.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

In September 2017 , Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. The winds had barely died down when electric-power specialists and others began calling for a radical overhaul of Puerto Rico’s electricity networks, one that would emphasize renewable energy, distributed generation, and, critically, microgrids.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2025

Photo: Convergent Energy The US Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $1.2 billion in financing to replace Puerto Ricos fossil fuel plants with solar and battery storage through 2032. The DOEs Loan Programs Office announced two conditional commitments and one loan closing to power producers in Puerto Rico.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Tesla Energy has become the undisputed dark horse of the electric vehicle maker. This was highlighted by Tesla Energy’s growing role in the company’s overall operations in the past quarters. And as per Tesla’s year-end milestone posts on X, Tesla Energy had a blockbuster 2024. A total of 1.1

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2016

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 11 awards totaling $55 million aimed at building research capacity to develop new innovations at the intersection of food, energy and water systems and to address fundamental questions about the brain. Research at the nexus of food, energy and water. University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 17, 2024

territory as the company’s energy business continues to roll the new technology out in markets around the world. In a post on X on Monday, Tesla Energy announced that the Powerwall 3 is now available in Puerto Rico, following the company’s launch of a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program in the U.S.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 2, 2025

Photo: Convergent Energy Puerto Rico kicked off 2025 with a harsh reminder of its fragile power grid. Power was restored on January 1, but the blackout underscored an urgent need for reliable energy solutions. MW battery energy storage system. Thats like taking the energy use of 335,000 homes off the grid.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 9, 2024

Installation of large-scale energy storage systems is expected to continue increasing in the U.S. According to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shared on Tuesday, U.S. energy storage system deployment is expected to nearly double in 2024, with battery capacity forecasted to grow by 89 percent.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Those in California with a Tesla Powerwall and solar panels can apply to be a part of the VPP through the Tesla app. Tesla Energy working to launch virtual power plant in Puerto Rico What are your thoughts? The post Tesla’s Virtual Power Plant reaches 244 homes in San Diego appeared first on TESLARATI.

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MARCH 31, 2024

Advertising has become a hot topic amongst Tesla shareholders over the past few years, as many have called for the automaker and energy company to use ad platforms to raise awareness about its products amongst the public. The Powerwall 3 offers an energy capacity of 13.5 The Powerwall 3 offers an energy capacity of 13.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Non-food sources of biomass with great energy potential include crops such as algae, switchgrass and poplar trees, and residues from lumber and agriculture. Furthermore, lignin itself is of interest as a feedstock due to its high energy-density. The eight Hydrocarbons from Biomass (HyBi) projects are: Getting the most from biomass.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 27, 2024

Photo: Solar Landscape National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), a major player in the self-storage industry, has partnered with community solar developer Solar Landscape to roll out 100 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity across 8.5 Solar Landscape also runs a sizeable solar workforce training program.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

Photo by RAZE Solar on Unsplash President Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in grants for low-income households to go solar, and expanding his administration’s US Climate Corps. The Act, as a whole, commits hundreds of billions of dollars to climate and energy related programs.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in 2023, according to a new report, but 2024 will bring challenges to the industry. Every solar market segment saw year-over-year growth in 2023, bringing total installed solar capacity in the US to 177 GW. GW of new capacity, while nearly 800,000 Americans added solar to their homes.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

The US battery storage sector saw 4,235 megawatts (MW) installed in Q4 2023, according to Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association’s (ACP) latest “ US Energy Storage Monitor” report. With a robust pipeline, the future for energy storage deployment is strong. Get started here. –

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2025

Image: Voltpost The Joint Office of Energy and Transportations Communities Taking Charge Accelerator has awarded $43.7 On January 15, 25 project awardees were announced that impact 23 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Managed charging for clean reliable energy.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 3, 2023

Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) worked together with collaborators and partners to advance renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. Throughout 2022, researchers, staff, and leadership at the U.S.

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Driivz

JANUARY 28, 2024

billion in NEVI funding is allocated at the state level, with all 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico participating, usually through an RFP process. The charging network communicates securely with utilities, energy providers, and local energy management systems. Teaming is encouraged!

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Electric Auto Association

JUNE 1, 2021

Thirty years of solar White, a residential architect for 40 of the 50 years he has lived on St. White installed a solar system in his home by 1992, and when the next Category 5 hurricane struck in 1995, “We had back-up. “I An islander was importing them from Puerto Rico, and I bought one.”.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Rendering: FREYR Clean energy investments took a serious hit in January, sinking to their lowest point since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) supercharged the industry with tax credits and incentives. Last month, companies announced just $176 million in new clean energy-related factories and projects. Georgia follows closely with 32.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Tesla Megapacks are set to back a new energy storage facility in Puerto Rico, after officials from the territory’s government and from the company met last week to sign a contract for the deal. “The signing of this agreement with Tesla represents a momentous change in Puerto Rico’s energy transformation.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 23, 2024

Photo: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The US Joint Office of Energy and Transportation has broken ground on a $150 million grant project to repair and upgrade 4,500 EV charging ports. Get started here. trusted affiliate link* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 26, 2021

Outlined in Democrats' proposed budget is a national "clean energy standard." This clean energy standard, or CES, would set up a tangible program that pushes utilities to shift towards net zero emissions. By setting an aggressive emissions target, the CES could translate into a lot of clean energy in a short time.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Photo: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet The US Joint Office of Energy and Transportation ’s Q4 2024 update reports an increase of around 12,000 EV charging ports in the last three months – here’s the lowdown. All 50 states, plus Puerto Rico and DC, have access to two rounds of NEVI funding, adding up to nearly $2.4

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