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What is Battery Storage?
Hear Youssef Benmakhlouf, Head of Storage Deployment at Alight Energy explain the benefits of battery storage in renewable energy systems.
What is a Fuel Cell?
What is a fuel cell? What benefits does this technology present, and how can it contribute to carbon reduction? Hear Landon Smith from Bloom Energy provide a brief overview and answer these questions. [neo_video]
What is a Physical PPA?
Understand the difference between a physical and virtual power purchase agreement [neo_pdf]
What is an Efficiency Audit?
Hear Mike Susa from Schneider Electric answer the question, “What is an efficiency audit?” [neo_video]
What is Distributed Generation?
Long ago, when countries were building infrastructure to provide electricity to the general public, it was decided that large-scale, decentralized power generation with long-range transmission lines was the most suitable approach. This decision was reached after much debate and discussion, which can be read about in several books. Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla were some […]
Zeigo Network Curriculum: Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) 101
While there are many strategies that can assist in addressing the challenges of achieving sustainability targets, the early corporate adopters of ambitious renewable strategies offer an invaluable roadmap. Broadly speaking, the companies that have made the most significant, sustainable, and cost-effective strides towards their corporate renewable goals have overwhelmingly favored utilizing the advantages presented by […]
What are Scope 1 Emissions?
As organizations seek to meet the tall order of decarbonizing their operations, the question of how to reduce scope 1 emissions is inevitable to arise at some point in the journey. To answer this, it’s important to first have a grasp on another question: what are Scope 1 emissions? The definition of Scope 1 emissions […]
Understanding Renewable Energy Certificates in Europe
Addressing climate change requires a well coordinated, global response On 21 December 2015, the Paris Climate Accord was adopted by the United Nations, at COP21, where delegates from 195 countries agreed to take action to limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius, a threshold which climate scientists agree would allow us to avoid the […]
Glossary of Terms: Renewables and Cleantech
General Terms Carbon Neutrality Net zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are achieved when (CO2) emissions are balanced globally by (CO2) removals over a specified period. Carbon Offset A reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere. Offsets are measured […]