Energy Efficiency

Go green in a single click? Optiwatt imagines seamless smart integration

Can going green ever become as simple as booking a plane ticket? Optiwatt imagines seamless EV and home energy efficiency.

Startup spotlight: Maplewell Energy’s software for behind-the-meter systems

02.06.2024

A participating company in the DISTRIBUTECH International Initiate program, Colorado-based Maplewell Energy will soon showcase its energy demand optimization and predictive control software at DISTRIBUTECH International, set for February 26-29, 2024 in Orlando, Florida.

The inspector’s gadget: Sinovoltaics promises panel perfection or your money back

01.24.2024

Sinovoltaics is implementing its AI-driven inspection software in the United States, promising pre-shipment PV panel perfection.

Good, better, BESS: How to build your battery energy storage system

01.15.2024

Battery energy storage systems grant us more flexibility, but there are important things to consider when building a BESS.

Six solar PV manufacturers join forces to standardize 700W+ module

12.21.2023

Six solar PV manufacturers are leading an initiative to standardize the application and design of 700W+ modules.

So you want to be a smart city? There’s one surefire way to get started

12.11.2023

Conversion to LED streetlights is a starting point for smart cities that offers prompt ROI, energy savings, and increased public safety.

Made in America: Nevados opens new solar tracker production line at East Texas steel plant

11.17.2023

Priefert Steel in East Texas has begun manufacturing all-terrain solar mounting and tracking equipment for Nevados.

Meet our new content director: Paul Gerke

An introduction to Paul Gerke, the new Content Director for GridTECH Forum and Renewable Energy World. …

Utilities, regulators mostly embrace energy transition, report finds

The report summarizes key findings from 250 U.S. utility executives and 10 state public utility commissioners on topics relating to the energy transition….

Clean energy tech to surge by 2030, IEA says

Major shifts underway today are set to result in a considerably different global energy system by the end of this decade, according to the IEA’s new World Ene…

US can reduce greenhouse gas emissions 90% through existing measures, report says

The report, from ICF, says transportation electrification, building decarbonization, and clean energy can be used for a net-zero economy by 2050….

Green hydrogen unicorn, renewables popularity, and clean stocks collapse — This Week in Cleantech

The new “This Week in Cleantech” podcast breaks down the biggest stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less….

EV forced labor ties, battery recycling, and carbon tariffs — This Week in Cleantech

The “This Week in Cleantech” podcast breaks down the biggest stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less….

TVA to invest $15B in system upgrades, including $100M for demand response programs

TVA’s growth will include 3,800 MW of new generation by 2024, and 10,000 MW of solar energy by 2035….

New York announces $11M in funding for solving grid challenges

The funding will go to projects that identify solutions to the technical challenges of integrating a changing energy resource mix into the electric grid. …

Solar manufacturing, IRA rollout, and clean energy in Coal Country — This Week in Cleantech

The new “This Week in Cleantech” podcast breaks down the biggest stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less….