Climate Change:
New power generation: Rural co-op makes bet on wind, solar hybrid
by Dan Gunderson
Rothsay, Minn. Posted September 20th, 2019
Carbon Tax:
Moonshot Moment: Europe Announces Green Deal
Among the European Commission’s plans is a carbon border, ensuring companies cannot evade carbon taxes by outsourcing their emissions.
by John Parnell, Posted December 11, 2019
The Uninhabitable Earth, Life After Warming
by David Wallace-Wells
book available at your local bookseller
Value of Solar:
Why rooftop solar and home batteries make a clean grid vastly more affordable
by DAVID ROBERTS - MAY 28, 2021
Shining a Light on the True Value of Solar
by Kelley Christensen - February 4, 2021
New Global CO2 Emissions Numbers Are In. They're Not Good
by Kelly Levin
World Resources Institute
Beyond Renewables: How to Reduce Energy-Related Emissions by Measuring What Matters
by John Woolard
World Resources Institute
Community:
Community Solar, Customers First
Solar Concepts:
This fully transparent solar cell could make every window and screen a power source
RMI Importance of generation distribution for grid resilience
Battery Storage:
- Technical:
Cheaper Battery Is Unveiled as a Step to a Carbon-Free Grid
Green Mountain Power (GMP): Significant Revenues from Energy Storage
- Press Releases:
GMP’s Solar Storage Project Becomes First in New England to Use Solar Battery Storage to Reduce Peak Demand
GMP Ranked No. 10 for Most Energy Storage Installed in the Country by the Smart Electric Power Alliance
News article about Xcel Energy battery storage pilot project partnering with Panasonic Corporation & Denver International Airport; plus, another project in the town of Stapleton, CO.
Take note of the paragraph under “Outage Response”:
http://www.tdworld.com/renewables/xcel-energy-investigates-use-battery-storage
Link to Xcel’s website with ‘pdf’ documents about the above projects:
https://www.xcelenergy.com/energy_portfolio/innovation/batteries/battery_testing
What we’re watching (and listening to)
Rise Up Midwest - Season 2, Episode 4 with John Farrell
Energy Democracy - Featuring John Farrell | Rise Up Midwest
January 19, 2021 webinar sponsored by the League of Women Voters’ Renewable Energy Team, featuring Martin Keller of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/1489045920212714242
WPR July 20th, 2018 Interview with Amber Vadnais and Danielle Kelly about the group buy:
https://www.wpr.org/shows/hear-me-out-july-20-2018
Sterling solar + battery storage video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3It2lwLCm4&feature=youtu.be
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