Tesla Megapack project with 730 MWh of capacity is now up and running on PG&E’s network

PG&E announced that they have turned on their giant Tesla Megapack project with 730 MWh of capacity, and the electric grid company expects that it will “enhance the overall reliability of California’s ever-changing energy supply.”

We first learned of the project at PG&E’s Moss Landing substation when it submitted it to CPUC and the company was in talks with Tesla in 2017. It involves four separate energy storage projects, and two of them, including the one using Tesla Megapack, should become the world’s largest battery systems.

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Drone flyover of Apple 2 campus shows massive solar installation

Apple is in the midst of building its 2nd large campus in Cupertino, CA, and a recently released drone flyby shows the progress.  One of the notables of this campus is a gigantic 5 MW solar installation, said to cover about 700,000 square feet.

Check out the drone flyover footage below:

New Sacramento arena aims to be ‘greenest professional sports stadium ever’

The Golden 1 Center, a multi-purpose indoor arena currently in construction in Sacramento, CA, is making waves in the renewable community.

A large part of the arena’s design revolves around solar power.   A rooftop solar array will be installed by Solar Power Inc. at a cost of $2.5 million and will generate 700 kilowatts. Installing solar power is part of the Sacramento Kings ownership’s goal to have its new sports and entertainment center be the most technologically advanced arena in the country, and that includes being efficient and using renewable energy.

Check out this video for more info on the arena:

Watch: This is the greenest professional sports stadium ever.

Posted by HuffPost Science & Tech on Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Surfer Kelly Slater opens solar-powered wave pool in California’s Central Valley

World Famous Professional Surfer Kelly Slater recently opened up a 100% solar-powered wave pool in the most unlikely of places: California’s Central Valley, or a place some consider the drought capital of the U.S.

The project, which has been under wraps and in the works since 2005, was officially announced on December 18th as being complete.

Slater’s wavepool was one of the first California businesses to partner with PG&E’s Solar Choice program, according to a BusinessWire press release:

“We are committed to encouraging sustainable development at any site using our technology. As part of this commitment, we are pleased that our first site in Central California is 100 percent powered by solar energy through PG&E’s Solar Choice. This program allows Kelly Slater Wave Company to not only be a pioneer in wave technology, but also in supporting sustainable power initiatives as we act environmentally through an alternative to installing solar panels and fulfill our vision of building the best man-made wave,” said Noah Grimmett, General Manager of Kelly Slater Wave Company.

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SolarCity’s GivePower Foundation assists Nepal

After the devastating 7.8 earthquake that rocked Nepal in April of 2015, the area was left crumbled and mostly without power.  As this new video from SolarCity’s YouTube account shows, the foundation has come in to provide temporary power to the area via solar panels.