New textile-based solar cells developed by Fraunhofer researchers, semitrailers could soon be producing the electricity needed to power cooling systems or other onboard equipment. In short, textile-based solar cells could soon be adding a whole new dimension to photovoltaics, complementing the use o...

The term “utility player” means one thing to a sports club and something else entirely for a electric power trade show, but they are vital to the team effort either way. The latter effort gained a big boost this past week when key industry leaders from six more utilities globally announced they ...

ENGIE Storage has announced it will supply and operate a 19 MW/38 MWh portfolio of six energy storage sites that will contribute to the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target Program and participate in ISO-New England wholesale markets.  The combined solar and storage portfolio, developed and operate...

The Michigan utility issued 127 rebates in the first two months of its three-year, $10 million pilot program. Consumers Energy says it’s happy with the launch of its electric vehicle charging station program and open to expanding the three-year, $10 million pilot. In the first two months of the pr...

Image: Global cumulative energy storage installations (Credit: BNEF) According to the latest forecast by BloombergNEF (BNEF), energy storage installations (not including pumped hydropower) around the world will multiply exponentially, from 9GW/17GWh deployed as of 2018 to 1,095GW/2,850GWh by 2040. T...

Image by Magic Creative from Pixabay A new report from Navigant Research released this week says that revenue from device and data management technologies could grow from approximately $14.8 billion in 2018 to more than $22.1 billion in 2027 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6%. Utilities...

Site plan for the Grayson Repowering Project. Credit: GraysonRepowering.com. Last week, California’s Glendale Water & Power (GWP) received approval from the Glendale City Council to move forward with a plan to repower the aging Grayson Power Plant with a combination of renewable energy resour...