Blue Planet
Posts

For a closer look at how the microgrid not only powered the VERGE event but also charged several EVs using renewable energy and Blue Ion energy storage, check out this video below.

Blue Planet Energy believes energy storage is an important component in a microgrid and the company offers a solution in its Blue Ion product. Chris Johnson says the key to developing resilience is planning ahead. With recent power outages and wildfires across the Bay Area in mind, Johnson says, "We're seeing that the old model of electrical grids is broken. It's centralized, it's far away and it's controlled by a monopoly company."See story on Greenbiz's website here.

Billion-dollar weather is a growing trend. But even when extreme weather doesn’t produce damage, weather-related power outages such as those currently gripping California can be costly and people are looking more closely at microgrids and other technologies to help.Ten weather and climate disaster events across the United States this year through September caused losses exceeding $1 billion each, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Over 1 million people in California are without power, mostly due to a power shutoff, as the Kincade Fire rages on in Sonoma County, covering more than 66,000 acres, according to the latest figures available from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Honolulu-based Blue Planet Energy is gearing up to bring the best of Hawaii to VERGE 19 and will showcase the Blue Ion LX-HV in action to attendees at the microgrid installation. The on-site microgrid integrates clean energy charging from sources that include a 72 kWac solar array owned by NBA champions Golden State Warriors. The Blue Ion LX-HV will store and convert energy generated by the microgrid to power the event’s electrical loads, including free electric vehicle charging.

The U.S. solar industry united around blossoming storage technologies and the push for an ITC extension in Utah.Solar Power International will always feel most relevant when the industry is coordinating around a discrete objective.This year the Solar Energy Industries Association delivered a disciplined message: “DEFEND the ITC.”