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Apple commits to build “grid-scale” energy storage in California

Apple’s “California Flats” solar energy farm in Northern California. A employee makes use of (of training course) an iPad on website at California Flats. Apple announced Wednesday that it will construct a “grid-scale” energy-storage challenge in California capable of storing 240 megawatt-several hours…

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March 31, 2021

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The economics of covering California’s water system with solar panels

Enlarge / A lot of California’s h2o shipping program is uncovered to the air. A major factor driving the expansion of solar energy in the US has been the economics of huge, utility-scale photo voltaic jobs. The scale of plants…

hick
March 19, 2021