Batteries can bring clean energy to those who need it most
By accelerating the deployment of battery storage – especially in neglected communities – the administration can bring the benefits of clean energy to those who need it most.
By accelerating the deployment of battery storage – especially in neglected communities – the administration can bring the benefits of clean energy to those who need it most.
The renewable energy industry, which until recently was projected to enjoy rapid growth, has run into stiff headwinds as a result of three era-defining events: the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting global financial contraction and a collapse in oil prices. These are interrelated, mutually reinforcing events.
Pandemics change business-as-usual overnight. Governments mobilise huge resources to tackle the problem and compensate for its impacts. At the same time, people depend on the civil and public domains for advice, protection, health services and the whole infrastructure of response.
A solar revolution is transforming the lives of women in the remotest parts of Asia. They no longer have to wait decades to be connected to a power grid but are able today to exploit the huge potential of the abundant sunshine. In societies where women normally play a subservient role and spend much of their time on menial chores, solar businesses are creating a new breed of female entrepreneur who are bringing electricity to their villages.
Over the course of October, we are planning to carry out the world’s largest ever coordinated actions against dirty energy and for clean community energy.
California is already leading the nation in the transition to a clean economy and now the state’s legislators are looking to further cement that status.