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"beauty" adaptation of solar project in P.R. Time and time again, disaster after disaster, renewable energy has been a lifesaver.  The following articles talk about how a school in Puerto Rico has moved away from non-reliable utilities (which have been down since Hurricane Maria): Puerto Rico School Ditches Grid for Solar-plus-Storage (REW) The school's system is one of many newly created microgrids installed by sonnen Inc . One comment that caught my attention was: “The solar microgrid has had a very important impact on the community,” the school’s director, Alberto Melendez Castillo, said in an interview. “It has been very moving to see the students drinking cold water, eating fresh food and being able to work on computers powered by renewable energy.” This connects with me because it brings me back to my days of installation with GRID Alternatives .  Working with GRID, I knew immediately knew how impactful solar can be for a community in need.  It was ...

The latest summary of the energy world from Power Technology is out.  Check it out here: The energy industry outlook, from 2017 to 2018 Some takeaways from the article: " The UN has revealed that national pledges will only achieve a third of the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions required by 2030 to meet targets set by the 2015  Paris Climate Change Agreement . " Despite our efforts to reduce carbon emissions, globally we're falling short.  As a result, the article shows how reliance on nuclear and oil is on the rise.  Completely opposite of what we need to do.   The same section goes on to state, " Worldwide, nuclear power capacity is set to increase, with around 50 reactors under construction ". Seems technology will need to accelerate with the cleaner energy solutions (wind, solar, etc) for us to stop going down the nuclear path.  At the current rate, storage will need to shine in order for the clean group to keep up. ...

Here is running list of resources for the energy storage sector: Sector Energy Storage Association - Energy Storage Technologies Energy Storage News  - Great place to find all things storage. Vendors Enphase - An Introduction to Solar Storage GE Renewable Energy - Battery Energy Storage Solutions (BESS) Tesla - Powerwall If you know of a great site for information regarding this topic, let me know. ~Michael