Headline News:
- “Navajo Nation solar facility expansion expected to double power output” • A solar facility in Navajo Nation is expected to double the number of homes it can provide renewable energy to over the next year. Navajo Nation broke ground on the second phase of an expansion project that will provide a 28-MW addition to a solar facility in Arizona. [KTAR.com]
Navajo solar farm (Photo: Salt River Project)
- “Electric utilities focus on power grid work over power plants” • Electric utilities are pouring billions of dollars into a race to prevent terrorists or enemy governments from shutting down the power grid. Russian hackers have targeted the nation’s energy grid, but so far they seem to be focused on reconnaissance rather than disruption. [Electric Light & Power]
- “Our ocean currents are changing, and scientists are searching for answers” • The North Icelandic Jet is an obscure ocean current in a remote part of the world, but what happens to it as the oceans warm could affect all our lives. To investigate it, one scientist is heading into the teeth of some of the worst weather imaginable.[The Week Magazine]
- “Microgrid adoption could accelerate in the US in coming years” • As microgrid technology advances, private companies, universities, and the military are increasingly looking to microgrids as a way to increase reliability. One industry expert expects the industry to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.7%. [S&P Global Platts]
- “California embraces renewables despite resistance from White House” • Growth in California’s solar power is projected to continue, keeping the state on track to meet its goal of 50% renewable energy by 2030. Currently, renewables of a broad range of technologies account for about 27% of the state’s energy usage. [ThinkProgress]
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August 26 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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