Opinion
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News
1 New York Times:
Saudi Aramco Reports $42 Billion in Profit as Cash Rolls In for Oil Giants
2 Bloomberg:
Every Politician Wants Green Jobs in This Bitter US Battleground
3 Energy Storage News:
Canada introduces 30% refundable investment tax credits for energy storage
4 Utility Dive:
DTE Electric proposes $9B spend on 5.4 GW renewables, 760 MW storage, coal-to-gas power plant switch
5 Reuters:
Biden comments on coal-fired plants slammed by Manchin ahead of U.S. midterms
6 PV-Tech:
US utility-scale solar construction costs fell 8% in 2020 – EIA
7 PV-Magazine:
California set to release anti-rooftop solar net metering plan
Opinions:
8 Canary Media:
What to watch at COP27
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Yann
Opinion
Best, Yann
News
1 Canary Media:
How will DOE loan out $250B to make dirty energy systems clean?
2 New York Times:
New Tax Break for Clean Energy Draws Scrutiny
3 Axios:
Europe is the world's fastest warming continent - UN
4 Reuters:
Carlyle backs solar developer Aspen Power with $350 mln investment
5 PV-Tech:
Sunrun CEO calls for action to reduce US solar import delays
6 Business Journals:
Generac CEO looks beyond 'painful learning lesson' to growth in solar industry
7 Energy Storage News:
Batteries could save Europe millions in energy system costs with the right market reforms
8 PV-Magazine:
Utility-scale solar slowed in Q3 2022, but momentum expected to build
Opinions:
9 Bloomberg:
If We Want Lithium, Let China Finance It
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Yann
Controls, Analytics, and Cybersecurity. As you buy your first battery in the Solar+ era, you’re likely overlooking scope, integration, configuration and most of all software. While traditional controls could do some of what you need, the energy storage era is going to create a financial upside that comes with additional responsibilities. The ISO may change the rules your first year of operations, just like ERCOT is doing right now and you’ve likely never heard of it (google FFR Advancement). You may also be adjusting your power marketing operations strategies to take advantage of new pricing signals. While a preventative maintenance check is occurring, a fault may trigger the asset to go into safe mode and stop revenue generation until a remote operations team dispatches the reset. While NERC figures out that energy storage assets are being built, you may be thinking that cybersecurity is important but how do you solve for it? That is where scalable software based solutions come into play that have the ability to adapt the configurations for your hardware, much like putting Microsoft Windows on your PCs, regardless of the brand of computers you bought. So as you read the top story about the Duke operations center, realize that energy storage brings a whole new segment of consideration for your asset management strategy.
Opinion
News
1 Bloomberg:
How Duke Energy Controls Its Renewables From One Room
2 Axios:
Microsoft sees urgent need for more workers with climate skills
3 Reuters:
Energy crisis chips away at Europe's industrial might
4 PV-Tech:
Middle income US households accounted for a third of rooftop solar installs in 2021
5 Marketwatch:
Equinor in Deal to Buy Solar Project Developer BeGreen
6 Energy Storage News:
Ohio Power Siting Board gives approval for state’s first grid-scale battery storage project
7 Canary Media:
Electric school buses to get $1B boost from Biden administration
8 PV-Magazine:
U.S. to deploy 550 GW of new renewables by 2030
Opinions:
9 Utility Dive:
Storage, demand-side innovation, neighbors and a bit of luck — reliability lessons from summer 2022
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Yann
Opinion
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News
1 CNBC:
U.S. and UAE sign strategic partnership deal to spur $100 billion in clean energy investment
2 Utility Dive:
How the US plans to transform its lithium supply chain
3 Vox:
What’s at stake for Biden’s climate agenda in the midterms
4 Bloomberg:
Egypt’s Barren Fields Are Dire Bellwether for Climate Summit
5 Canary Media:
Puerto Rico will link up 7,000 solar systems to help its shaky grid
6 Reuters:
Google signs solar power supply deal with SoftBank-backed SB Energy
7 PV-Tech:
Meyer Burger board agrees capital raise to fund manufacturing buildout to 3GW
8 Energy Storage News:
European Union ‘recognises need for energy storage, now needs pathway to get there’
Opinions:
9 PV-Magazine:
Assessing capabilities of residential solar + storage systems amidst long-duration outages
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Yann
