Headline News:
- Rongke Power, an affiliate of UniEnergy Technologies, will deploy the world’s largest battery, rated at 800 MWh. The vanadium flow battery will provide peak-shaving and enhance grid stabilization in northern China. More large batteries will no doubt be installed to support renewables. [PennEnergy]
UniEnergy Technologies vanadium flow battery.
- The latest news from VW is that the company is now considering investing $11 billion into the development of a dedicated battery factory in Salzgitter – which would presumably support the production of the company’s previously hinted at future electric vehicle offerings. [CleanTechnica]
- The New York State Assembly approved the nation’s most ambitious climate change bill. Under the bill, New York would have to generate 27% from renewable sources next year. While that might sound high, New York got about 28% of its electricity from renewables in February. [InsideClimate News]
- The easing of California’s drought has boosted the state’s early spring hydropower generation to its highest level since 2011, helping it to recover from a 15-year low reached last year. But hydroelectricity production is not expected to improve much overall this year. [Bonner County Daily Bee]
- Minnesota Power will triple the size of rebates available to its customers who install solar panels at home by adding an extra $1 million annually to the program for the next three years. A typical residential customer installing a 5-kW solar system could receive roughly $6,000. [Duluth News Tribune]
For more news, please visit geoharvey – Daily News about Energy and Climate Change.
from Green Energy Times http://www.greenenergytimes.net/2016/06/02/june-2-green-energy-news-3/
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