Article about V2G technology. DER aggregators https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2024/october/University-of-Delaware-Delmarva-Power-V2G-technology-scalable-low-cost/
Archive for the ‘Solar’ Category:
2024-10-05 Floatovoltaics – Floating Solar Panels
Floating solar panels are called Floatovoltaics. Short video. Another floating solar farm in Utah, now complete. It’s a 587.5 kW array. Utah’s first floating solar farm is complete
2024-09-28 New Calif Law – Bidirectional Charging EVs May Be Required
Gov. Newsom signs SB 59 into law. Bidirectional charging may be required on EVs soon due to new CA law
2024-09-24 Solar Goes EXPONENTIAL – Surpasses Even Tony Seba’s Predictions
Sam Evans the Electric Viking’s 13 min. video extolls the virtues of solar and how even more is being installed than last year. Predicted 593 Gigawatts! It’s even exceeding Tony Seba’s predictions.
2024-09-19 Global Solar Growth – Another Record-Breaking Year
Global solar growth is on track for another record-breaking year. 593 gigawatts expected to be added by the end of this year. China leads by far with 56%. In the US, solar additions totaled 20 GW from January to June 2024, a 55% increase year-over-year. China, US, India, Germany and Brazil expected to account for
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2024-09-17 Virginia’s Largest Solar Array On A School Rooftop Just Went Online
“”…solar on sprawling, flat school roofs is an absolute no-brainer. It saves a ton of money for schools, which are always on tight budgets and reduces emissions overall. Virginia’s largest solar array on a school rooftop just came online
2024-09-10 All Warehouses, Distributions Centers Should Have Rooftop Solar
All US warehouses and distribution centers should have rooftop solar. “”And if all US warehouses and distribution centers adopted solar, then the equivalent of more than 112 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually would be reduced. That’s like taking 24 million gas cars off the road for a year, or taking 30 coal-fired power
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2024-08-30 Used EV Batteries Are Now Used For Battery Energy Storage Systems
This article has some valuable information – it’s worth reading. Badmouthers say used EV batteries will be filling up landfills. That’s false. The used EV batteries will have many years more use in Battery Energy Storage Systems. After that they will be ground up and recycled for their valuable metals. The future holds many, many
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2024-08-20 Aussies Pay Half As Much To Install Rooftop Solar As Americans
This YouTube short from Electric Viking talks about how much money rooftop solar will save over their life. But what got me to notice was how much cheaper Australians pay to install solar. I guess the US charges very high tariffs on Chinese solar equipment and that causes the cost to go up.
2024-08-13 Debunking Myths: “10 Reasons All Electric Is A Bad Idea”
Each point of the link is debunked. Top 10 Reasons All-Electric Is a Bad Idea #1.) “”Electric systems are awfully wasteful.”” This assumes that all electrical power is generated by thermal power plants. Yes, 2/3 of the energy used to heat the steam goes to waste and only one third gets to produce electricity. But
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