Author / Calvin Cao

Last week the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 10 projects that will receive funding through a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program called Duration Addition to electricitY Storage (DAYS). The projects seek to provide up to 100 hours of energy storage. Source: Renewable Energy

Energy storage has become an everyday element of grid planning and energy network management – driven by technology advances, proven benefits, and steadily falling prices. As storage goes mainstream, it’s no longer unusual to see deployments in the tens of MWh. Although about 95 percent of operational storage in the U.S. is in the form…

Solar industry unveils campaign to streamline solar permitting. Source: Renewable Energy

Alabama Power said last week that the utility is seeking proposals to meet future energy and reliability needs, including proposals for potential renewable energy projects. Source: Renewable Energy

Electric robo-taxis are a real possibility. Trends in transportation, energy, and demographics indicate that future vehicles will operate autonomously, run on electricity rather than fossil fuels, and be shared instead of privately owned. But before everyone can carpool in self-driving electric cars, we need places to charge them. Source: Renewable Energy

California’s ambitious push for clean energy will be a tough lift for utilities and potentially their bondholders. Source: Renewable Energy

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has awarded DP Energy a grant of C$29,750,000 (US$23 million) under the Emerging Renewable Power Program (ERPP) to support tidal energy development at the FORCE facility in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. Source: Renewable Energy

In Oregon, Illinois, an old farmhouse just outside of town is a hotbed of alternative energy. It’s primarily heated by wood and they have a wind generator, although it’s mainly used for educational purposes. Source: Renewable Energy

Total SA bought a French operator of car-charging points, adding to its electricity investments as oil companies prepare for an influx of low-emission cars. Source: Renewable Energy

Indiana consumer advocates are split over a solar proposal that would boost clean energy in the state but at a high cost-per-kilowatt to customers. Source: Renewable Energy