domestic power storage News

Governor Schwarzenegger joins Marvell in launching the smart-electronics initiative

Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL), a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, today announced the launch of the "Smart-Electronics Initiative," a cross-industry collaborative campaign aimed at increasing awareness for the growing amount of energy consumed by everyday consumer electronics. The effort will also promote wider adoption of energy efficiency technologies, such as Power Factor Correction ...

Sep. 9, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Green Mountain Power Offers New “Bring Your Own Device” Program to Cut Energy Peaks

Green Mountain Power (GMP) has announced a new program to partner with customers to reduce costs during high energy use times. During peak times such as cold winter nights, GMP will share access with customers’ home or business battery storage systems, rather than purchasing expensive surplus power. In return, GMP will issue credits to customers based on the amount of energy transferred from the ...

Mar. 22, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

US Solar Job Numbers Decline for the Second Consecutive Year

In 2018, the U.S. solar industry lost jobs for the second year in a row, according to numbers reported by the nonprofit Solar Foundation on Tuesday. Employment in solar was down 3.2 percent over 2017, according to the organization’s 2018 Solar Jobs Census, an industry survey now in its ninth year. Since the “boom year” of 2016, the industry has shed 17,000 jobs. Though the ...

Feb. 12, 2019

By Greentech Media

FPL Installs First Battery Components at World's Largest Solar-Powered Battery Storage Facility

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) recently announced that crews installed the first battery storage components at the FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center, which will be the largest solar-powered battery storage facility in the world.Located in Parrish, Fla., the FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center is expected to begin serving customers later this year. With 409 MW of output and 900 MWh of ...

Aug. 16, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Blockchain Pilot Reveals Potential of Decentralised Home Storage Systems for Tomorrow’s Energy Infrastructure

Decentralised home storage batteries that are networked via a blockchain and integrated in the energy supply system can stabilise the power grid. The pilot project launched by transmission system operator TenneT and storage specialist sonnen in 2017 has now demonstrated this.“We’ve shown for the first time how it’s technically feasible to utilise blockchain technology so households can stabilise ...

May 10, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Victron Energy Helps Customers to be Less Grid Dependen

Victron Energy, a leading Dutch power solutions provider, is introducing and showcasing five new products at Intersolar. All products are particularly suited for off-grid, energy storage and back-up. The products on show include: EasySolar, an integrated smart total power solution, new BlueSolar models, the latest ultrafast MPPT charge controllers, ECOmulti, a simple wall mounted energy storage ...

May 27, 2014

By Victron Energy B.V.

Siemens and AES Join Forces to Create Fluence, a New Global Energy Storage Technology Company

Siemens AG and The AES Corporation announced recently their agreement to form a new global energy storage technology and services company under the name Fluence. The joint venture will bring together AES' ten years of industry-defining experience deploying energy storage in seven countries with Siemens' energy technology leadership and its global sales presence in more than 160 countries. ...

Jul. 26, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

GMP Pioneers Patent-Pending System Using Energy Storage to Make Meters Obsolete

Green Mountain Power (GMP) is launching a revolutionary energy delivery system to provide customers increased resiliency during outages, while also adding convenience and helping them cut carbon. The Resilient Home program uses a patent-pending approach to energy delivery, so customers can use a battery system for reliability and to measure their energy usage. Customers enrolled in the Resilient ...

May 2, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

GE Transportation announces new US$100m battery manufacturing facility to advance hybrid technologies

GE Transportation, a unit of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced this week the next step in its commitment to develop leading hybrid technology. The Company announced plans to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant for advanced storage batteries. The new battery business will be a part of GE Transportation and will serve customers in the rail, marine, mining, ...

May 13, 2009

By General Electric

Countries, investors pledge billions for clean energy tech

Government and business leaders are banking on clean energy technology to fight global warming, kicking off this week's high-stakes climate change negotiations by pledging billions of dollars to research and develop a technical fix to the planet's climate woes. Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande will launch a joint ...

Nov. 29, 2015

By Associated Press