Worldwide growth of Solar PV has been fitting an exponential curve for more than two decades. Founder and managing partner Alexander Swatek has taken solar PV to new heights with the SmartFlower design. Spanning out to 194 ft², this flower has the capability of producing the equivalent of a 4 kW rooftop system. The “Smart …
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BlueIndy Parent Company Wins Bid for EV Car-Sharing Project in Singapore
French-based company Bolloré Group has won the bid for an electric car sharing project in Singapore. It’s the first such project in Asia for the company. According to Singapore officials, by the year 2020, the car sharing fleet will consist of 1,000 vehicles. The government spent a year studying 13 different proposals before picking Bolloré. Singapore’s …
Largest Indiana Solar Plant Lands Approval
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has approved Plainfield-based Duke Energy Indiana’s plan for one of its largest solar plants at Naval Support Activity Crane. Construction on is expected to take place later this month. The plant will include 76,000-pannels that will produce 17-megwatts of energy capable of powering approximately 17,000 homes. By early 2017, Duke Energy …
1st Annual Battery Innovation Center Energy Storage Short Course
The Battery Innovation Center’s (BIC) mission focuses on advancing the industry’s understanding and development of energy storage technologies. To that end, BIC is proud to announce a 3-day, hands-on course as an in-depth guide to batteries and how they affect our nation and our businesses. The dates of training will be on July 26-28, 2016. …
BMW Getting Into Home Energy Storage with Used i3 Batteries
BMW is making a major push into the stationary energy storage market. The German automaker announced that it is turning new and used i3 batteries into energy storage solutions for homes and small businesses. The company unveiled its plans at an electric vehicle symposium in Montreal. “With a battery storage system electrified by BMW, our …
Department of Energy to Visit Purdue on June 8
Purdue has become one of the leading universities in energy storage technologies, biomass, clean coal combustion, nuclear energy, and many other energy-related issues that continue to trouble local communities. In an effort to prepare our next generation of professionals, Discovery Park at Purdue University is organizing a three-day Regional Clean Energy Innovation workshop in partnership …