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Energy Storage Could be Solution To Solar PV-related Blackouts in The Philippines

Jennifer Runyon

March 28, 2016 | Post Your Comment

In Visayas, one of the three main island groups in The Philippines, too much solar on the grid may lead to blackouts during the election period, which begins today, March 28, and lasts until May 7. Full Article

New Purchase Brings Duke Energy's Solar Portfolio to 130 MW in California

Wayne Barber

March 28, 2016 | Post Your Comment

A Duke Energy company said March 23 that it has purchased the development rights to the proposed 20-MW (AC) Longboat solar project in California from EDF Renewable Energy. Full Article

Solar Firm Seeks Backers for 600-MW Project in Chile

Vanessa Dezem and Javiera Quiroga

March 28, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Valhalla Energia is seeking partners to build a 600-MW solar project in Chile that will incorporate hydropower to deliver energy 24 hours a day. Full Article

SolarWindow Gives Behind-the-Scenes Look at National Lab in New Video

PennEnergy Editors

March 28, 2016 | Post Your Comment

SolarWindow Technologies, Inc., a developer of electricity-generating transparent coatings for glass and flexible plastics, released a behind-the-scenes video of its collaborative research and development taking place at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Full Article

#StorageIsHere: Association Kicks Off Energy Storage Campaign

Jennifer Delony

March 28, 2016 | Post Your Comment

The Energy Storage Association (ESA) kicked off its new #StorageIsHere campaign this week to tell the story of a “booming” energy storage industry, which ESA says grew more than 240 percent in the U.S. last year, claiming more installations in 4Q15 than all of 2013 and 2014 combined. Full Article

Zapped by the Utility: 5 Reasons Raising Fixed Fees is Unfair

John Farrell

March 28, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Like mine, your eyes probably glaze when you see items like “fuel cost adjustment clause,” but tucked in your monthly electric bill are two big components that matter. One is a fixed amount you pay to be connected to the grid every month. Full Article