DEPCOM Power has introduced Ciro One, Puerto Rico’s largest solar and battery energy storage system (BESS), previously inaugurated by local government and community representatives last month.
“We are honored to join our partners on this landmark project for Puerto Rico,” says DEPCOM CEO Johnnie Taul. “Ciro One illustrates DEPCOM’s strengths in merging large-scale solar deployment, advanced BESS expertise and integrated EPC and O&M services; building critical infrastructure for the community’s energy future.”
Ciro One’s BESS integrates a lithium-titanate oxide battery, which delivers higher cycling power and lower degradation than more commonly used lithium iron phosphate technology, says the company.
The PV system, designed to withstand hurricane-force winds, features a lower panel tilt angle and east/west row orientation. The inverter technology includes salt fog filters to mitigate the effects of salinity on the system’s power electronics.
As a pilot site for agrovoltaics, Ciro One will use one of the PV arrays for demonstration and scalability for future implementation, and use sheep to manage fast growing vegetation. Additionally, DEPCOM has developed a solution to keep the system safe in the event the grid goes down, by connecting the BESS to a PV array for power supply instead of using diesel generators.
The project is expected to produce enough energy to power 60,000 typical Puerto Rican homes, says DEPCOM, marking a step toward meeting Puerto Rico’s mandate of generating 100% of its electricity needs with renewable resources by 2050.
“This project will strengthen our island’s energy network at a scale that gets us closer to meeting our renewable goals,” says Ciro Energy Group president Mario Tomasini. “At the same time, we are maximizing the site’s potential through a multi-use approach, integrating vital agriculture with solar power generation.”
DEPCOM conceptualized, procured and managed the installation of the 90 MW PV and 51.5 MW BESS facilities alongside developer partner Ciro Energy Group, and local subcontractor Lord Construction. The system, located in Salinas, is expected to begin operation by the end of next year. DEPCOM will also operate and maintain the hybrid system for a five-year period.
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A couple of months ago, I happened to ask a friend who had emigrated from Sweden if she was religious. “No!” she exclaimed. “Almost no one in Sweden is religious.”
As we see at left, there seems to be a huge correlation between atheism and the national level of happiness. But what causes that?
Are believers unhappy people for some reason? That doesn’t make sense.
Here’s my two-fold theory. Atheists believe:
a) That we only live once, so we try to enjoy it while we can.
And, more importantly,
b) That we need to take care of one another (since there is no God). We’re willing to make sacrifices if that means things like great education, universal healthcare, environmental responsibility, tolerable working conditions, and near-zero poverty.
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From the Independent: “Trump Administration to Pay Two More Companies to Walk Away from U.S. Offshore Wind Leases”
From this article in The Independent:
The Trump administration announced two more payouts Monday for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development.
Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind have agreed to end their offshore wind leases in exchange for reimbursements totaling nearly $900 million. Both companies have decided not to pursue any new offshore wind projects in the United States, the Interior Department announced Monday.
Bluepoint Wind is an offshore wind project in the early stages of development off the coasts of New Jersey and New York, while Golden State Wind is a floating offshore wind project proposed off California’s central coast.
Trump is hellbent on destroying the renewable energy industry so as to benefit his billionaire friends in fossil fuels.
He’s on course to be remembered as the most destructive person in world history, with the possible exception of Adolph Hitler.
What is said here about Pete Hegseth is clearly true.
But keep in mind that he’s fiercely loyal to Donald Trump, and Trump couldn’t possibly care what happens to the United States, as long as he can stay out of prison and enrich himself and his family.
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