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Author Archives for Charles W. Thurston

Articles by Charles W. Thurston

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Integrated PV module + energy storage manufacturers are on the...

The handful of integrated photovoltaic solar panel plus battery storage system manufacturers in the market are solidifying the sophisticatio...

September 27, 2022
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RE+ begins! Let’s gush about the return of the largest...

How do you get 20,000 jubilant people in the same place at once? Book Mick Jagger, or hold the return of the largest solar show in North Ame...

September 20, 2022
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How advances in ESS software create new revenue opportunities for...

The current generation of energy storage software is far more capable of gathering and analyzing data from more disparate sources, at speeds...

July 27, 2022
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Selling battery attachments with solar PV systems beyond California

An erratic yet accelerating trend in utility valuation of residential and C&I battery storage for grid services is helping system provid...

June 29, 2022
+ Storage battery crystal ball
Questions facing the lithium-ion battery future

Advanced batteries are the storage system favored by utilities and microgrids. The electric future — including expected dramatic growt...

May 25, 2022
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Safer batteries, better economics usher in urban energy storage era

NineDot Energy is developing this containerized storage project in the Bronx borough of New York City. Urban battery storage adoption finall...

April 26, 2022
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Utility-scale batteries? VPP programs? Both? How states are valuing energy...

Assigning value to energy storage is a complex task that is becoming more organized, if not easier, after years of explosive storage adoptio...

March 30, 2022
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How lead-acid batteries remain viable in solar applications

The global race to produce enough batteries for energy storage applications is only beginning to pick up speed. While many battery startups ...

February 23, 2022
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Solar + storage supply chain woes: Better or worse?

There was a time in the solar industry when developers could sign a contract one day and virtually get equipment shipped the next. However, ...

January 25, 2022
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Energy Storage on Parade: Six standout innovations at ESACON21

“Energy storage contributes to resiliency via the jobs it does. Fluence’s dedicated team uncovers & innovates battery use ca...

December 6, 2021
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Community solar is primed for energy storage

BentonSun project in Minnesota, via SunShare Community solar gardens are being primed as a major niche for energy storage, as more businesse...

November 30, 2021
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Runaway costs: Renewable developers are paying for electric grid upgrades...

Renewable energy developers know that the hidden costs of developing new solar energy projects are often led by the utility interconnection ...

September 29, 2021
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All eyes on lithium: Sizing up a potential U.S.-based lithium...

The lithium battery boom is here to stay as the demand for EVs and energy storage is going crazy. Yet, global supply is being stretched. Fin...

August 17, 2021
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Inside SolarAPP+ and NREL’s pursuit of seamless residential solar permitting

The hazy days of unknown delay times for home solar permitting, inspection and interconnection appear finally may be behind the industry now...

June 3, 2021
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