CA’s new centralized procurement strategy will solicit 1GW of multiday storage & 1GW of 12hr-plus storage for deployment between 2031 & 2037.

California targets up to 2 GW of long-duration storage as part of 10.6 GW clean energy procurement

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The forthcoming solicitations are part of a centralized procurement strategy authorized in a law passed by the California legislature earlier this year. The California Department of Water Resources will lead the procurement through its Statewide Energy Office, which focuses on “emerging and existing technologies that need scaling to lower costs,” the CPUC said.

The CPUC advised DWR to conduct a series of solicitations and evaluate bids for quality, cost, and risk, subject to a CPUC review.

Having one agency lead the procurement “will streamline the acquisition of advanced energy resources, potentially lowering future costs for ratepayers and accelerating the development timeline for clean energy technologies,” the CPUC said.

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Source: Utility Dive

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Microsoft will purchase solar power from panels on Singapore's public housing and government buildings, supporting its climate goals.

Microsoft grabs 100% of Singapore’s largest solar project

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Microsoft has signed an agreement to purchase solar power generated from panels installed on hundreds of public housing and government-owned buildings in Singapore, advancing its climate goals.

The tech company will buy 100% of the energy fed into the grid from EDP Renewables’ SolarNova 8 project, as announced by the Madrid-based energy company on Tuesday.

This project is not only Singapore’s largest solar initiative but also the largest under the government’s SolarNova program.

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Source: Interesting Engineering

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The floating solar-plus-fish movement is yet another demonstration that the modern renewable energy solutions of the 21st century go beyond reducing carbon emissions

Floating solar meets fish farming

Fish farmers are beginning to deploy floating solar panels at their facilities, as a cost-cutting renewable energy resource that provides significant additional benefits to the health of the fish farm. The floating solar-plus-fish movement is yet another demonstration that the modern renewable energy solutions of the 21st century go beyond reducing carbon emissions, to provide more versatility and economic benefits than than their century-old, fossil fueled counterparts. Take that, haters.

Floating Solar & Fish Farms

The idea of floating solar panels out onto a human-made body of water sounds simple enough. On the plus side, existing fish ponds, reservoirs and other facilities can provide solar developers with space to plant their solar panels, without running into conflicts over land use.

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Source: Clean Technica

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Top Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft, Google, Walmart, and Starbucks are partnering with community solar developers.

Major US corporations embracing community solar

Community solar has recently taken off, surpassing 7 GW of installed capacity in the United States. Research firm Wood Mackenzie said it expects community solar installed capacity to essentially double in five years.

Community solar typically involves a customer subscribing to a portion of an off-site solar project’s generating capacity, receiving credits on their utility bills for the electricity produced by the facility. The CCSA noted that household names such as Microsoft, Google, Walmart, Starbucks, Rivian, Wendy’s, and T-Mobile are just a few of the Fortune 500 companies that have signed agreements with community solar developers.

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Source: PV Magazine

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California aims for carbon-neutral energy by 2045, requiring increased clean energy production and storage capacity.

CA plans to transform old oil town into world’s first geologic solar energy storage site

California has a stated goal of making its energy production carbon neutral by 2045 — but in order to accomplish that goal, it will need to ramp up both its clean energy production and its clean energy storage capacity.

Now, efforts to turn an oil field into a geological thermal energy storage facility could be a big step in the right direction, YaleEnvironment360 reported.

Kern County has long relied on its oil fields for jobs. Now, with dirty, polluting energy sources like oil going out of fashion, the county is looking to turn toward clean energy production and storage instead.

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Source: TCD

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Amid extreme weather, TX and CA show how virtual power plants can leverage distributed renewable energy to tackle critical grid challenges.

VPPs are transforming energy markets in the US

Amid the increasing frequency of extreme weather events across the United States, recent developments in virtual power plants (VPPs) are showcasing how grid operators, utilities and retailers have the capacity to leverage connected, distributed renewable energy resources to address critical energy challenges. Leading the charge, Texas and California have emerged as excellent examples of how VPP participation is transforming electricity markets.

Texas most recently experienced severe power outages due to Hurricane Beryl in July, which left almost three million individuals without power in the state. The restoration of power took many days to complete, leaving thousands of customers without power for extensive periods — for some, extending beyond a week.

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Source: Solar Power World

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Sun Cable won the approval to build the first phase of a A$30B undersea cable to deliver solar power from Darwin, Australia to Singapore.

Australian billionaire’s $20B solar project wins approval to export electricity to Singapore

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Sun Cable—the Sydney-based renewable energy company owned by tech billionaire and activist investor Mike Cannon-Brookes—won the Australian government’s approval to build the first phase of the A$30-billion ($20 billion) undersea cable that will deliver solar-generated electricity from Darwin to Singapore.

Under the project, Sun Cable is building the 4,300 kilometer Australia-Asia Power Link that aims to deliver more than 20 gigawatts of electricity by 2030 from a solar farm in northern Australia to customers in Darwin and Singapore. Both facilities are among the biggest in the world.

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Source: Forbes

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A study published in the journal Earth’s Future presents a futuristic vision of transforming highways & major roads into sources of PV energy

The roads of the future could be sources of photovoltaic energy

An international team of researchers presented a solution for the future of solar photovoltaics and road infrastructure with multiple benefits and challenges.

A study published this month in the journal Earth’s Future presents a futuristic vision for transforming highways and major roads into sources of photovoltaic energy.

The proposal includes a network of elevated photovoltaic solar panels that would not only generate clean electricity, but adding an unexpected advantage to the project’s attractions, would also offer shelter to motorists during adverse weather conditions.

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Source: REVE

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Warehouses, commercial areas, shopping centers and factories are perfect for solar and battery power stations.

How warehouses and shopping centers could produce 25% of Australia’s power

Imagine if Australian cities became major producers of clean energy, rather than relying on far-flung solar and wind farms.

Far fetched? Hardly. Our cities and towns are full of warehouses, commercial areas, shopping centers and factories. These types of buildings have one very important underutilized resource—large expanses of unoccupied rooftops, perfect for solar and battery power stations.

If our commercial and industrial areas took up solar and storage, it would be revolutionary. Electricity could be produced in cities and used in cities, reducing transmission losses. Commercial businesses could generate solar power during the day, store it in batteries on site and sell it back to the grid during the evening peak.

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Source: Tech Xplore

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The booster station for China’s first large-scale, pile-fixed deep-water offshore PV project has been energized for the first time.

‘China’s first large-scale offshore PV project’ ready for operation

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The CGN Yantai Zhaoyuan 400 MW floating solar project, located in Laizhou Bay in northern Zhaoyuan City, spans 6,44 square kilometers and comprises 121 PV sub-arrays.

With an alternating current (AC) side-rated capacity of 400 MW and a direct current (DC) side installation capacity of 539.3274 MW, the project uses Grand Sunergy’s Seapower double-sided, double-glass heterojunction (HJT) solar modules.

According to the company, offshore photovoltaics face unique challenges due to the harsh marine environment, which includes high humidity, salt spray, corrosion, UV radiation, lightning, low temperatures, and biological fouling.

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Source: Offshore Energy

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