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Green news- CDP sells majority stake to private equity firmInvestment from Permira will accelerate improvements to the disclosure platform's technology, its CEO said. The post CDP sells majority stake to private equity firm appeared first on Trellis.
- Anthropic joins Google, Stripe and others in $900 million carbon removal initiativeFrontier will focus its second tranche of funding on projects with a clear pathway to success. The post Anthropic joins Google, Stripe and others in $900 million carbon removal initiative appeared first on Trellis.
- Next-gen fiber solutions emerge as forest supplies tightenForward-looking supply chains create economic opportunity in rural and agricultural communities, reduce air pollution and relieve sourcing pressure on forests. The post Next-gen fiber solutions emerge as forest supplies tighten appeared first on Trellis.
- ISO’s new net-zero standard is here: What to knowThe recommendations define governance paths for development, implementation and disclosure. The post ISO’s new net-zero standard is here: What to know appeared first on Trellis.
- What climate comedians can teach us about storytellingClimate isn't exactly a natural setup-punchline subject, but these two comics have built careers making it funny. The post What climate comedians can teach us about storytelling appeared first on Trellis.
- CDP sells majority stake to private equity firm
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Battery Storage with Solar PV: The Next Logical Step
With solar installations continuing to grow in the residential, commercial and utility segments, one of the biggest criticisms of solar technology — that it is an intermittent source of power and does not generate electricity once the sun has set — is now coming up against the benefits and values of combining battery storage with solar PV systems. Combining banks of batteries with solar systems has primarily been an application occurring in the off grid market for those buyers living in more remote areas who have not had access to centralized electricity grid service.
The market for combining battery storage with solar has historically remained small due to, among other things, a lack of integration of varying parts of solar with storage systems. Another reason for the market’s small size is the belief that electricity pricing from electric utilities will remain reasonable and power from the grid will remain reliable. Continue reading
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Enel Moves Hybrid Renewables Forward Again with World’s First Biomass and Geothermal Project
Italy’s Enel Green Power is entrenching itself as a global leader in hybrid renewables engineering and construction with another announcement of a global first. In November, the company revealed that it would build a €15 million, 5-MW biomass plant to boost the Cornia 2 geothermal plant’s 13-MW capacity in Castelnuovo Val di Cecina, Tuscany, as “the first plant in the world to use biomass to heat geothermal steam and boost the energy efficiency and output of the geothermal cycle.” Continue reading
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