Rebuilding Puerto Rico With Solar and Batteries

Rebuilding Puerto Rico With Solar and Batteries

Three months after Hurricane Maria, there are still large swaths of Puerto Rico that don’t have power. It took two months to get half the island’s residents power again -- and hundreds of thousands of people are still without grid access as the holidays approach.

After a slow start, there are mainland crews there working day and night to restore electricity. They've been making progress, but the situation is still dire.

In the aftermath of the disaster, we’re finally getting a sense of what a resilient Puerto Rican grid could look like. The Puerto Rican Energy Commission recently asked for ideas about how to rebuild the grid, and some of the biggest heavy hitters in the industry responded.

In this week's episode, we're talking with Chris Shelton, the chief technology officer at the global electricity provider AES. He'll describe the company's vision for a network of solar-storage mini-grids the most competitive way to make Puerto Rico more resilient from future storms.

This podcast is sponsored by Schneider Electric. Now, you can reap the benefits of a microgrid with no upfront capital through the new microgrid-as-a-service business model from Schneider Electric. Find out how it works.

Recommended reading:


Subscribe to The Interchange podcast via Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher or wherever you find your audio content.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episoder(341)

Checking in on the hydrogen sector

Checking in on the hydrogen sector

What’s the outlook for low-carbon hydrogen in 2024?Green hydrogen energy, by now well-regarded as a critical component in the energy transition, is still faced with significant challenges. It’s antici...

17 Jan 202437min

AI is transforming demand-side management

AI is transforming demand-side management

The impact of Artificial Intelligence in energy management.We're at a crossroads in the world of energy. The landscape is shifting with the increasing role of renewables, growing demand and the need f...

3 Jan 202430min

Carbon capture technology leads the charge for a sustainable future

Carbon capture technology leads the charge for a sustainable future

Bridging the gap and overcoming barriers in CCS expansionIt's no secret that achieving net-zero emissions requires a significant reduction in the use of fossil fuels. As the world looks to alternative...

20 Des 202344min

Textile recycling is helping create a circular economy

Textile recycling is helping create a circular economy

Tackling the global textile waste challenge.The fashion and textile industries are at a pivotal point, urgently needing to incorporate sustainable practices, particularly in textile recycling. With th...

15 Des 202337min

What does the world need from COP28?

What does the world need from COP28?

COP28 gets underway next week. 7 years on from the Paris Agreement, and a global stocktake of decarbonisation efforts lies ahead. Collective action is crucial, as is an exponential increase in these e...

24 Nov 202337min

Creating a circular economy through plastics recycling

Creating a circular economy through plastics recycling

Recycling plastic into feedstock is a crucial piece of the energy transition puzzle. We use a lot of plastic – 380 million tons of it is produced every year. Reducing the amount of fossil fuels used i...

10 Nov 202328min

How new climate modeling can shape the renewable energy landscape

How new climate modeling can shape the renewable energy landscape

New forecasts for weather patterns could help the solar and wind industries make better investment decisions in the long term.Climate trends are accelerating rapidly. Global temperatures hovered consi...

27 Okt 202332min

The Interchange: Recharged - Live at Wood Mackenzie's CCUS Conference - Part 2

The Interchange: Recharged - Live at Wood Mackenzie's CCUS Conference - Part 2

Carbon capture, utilization and storage is evolving rapidly from a niche market to a mainstream investment theme. To explore the technology, financing and science behind this key piece of the energy t...

18 Okt 202338min

Populært innen Business og økonomi

lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
stopp-verden
dine-penger-pengeradet
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
e24-podden
rss-borsmorgen-okonominyhetene
pengesnakk
tid-er-penger-en-podcast-med-peter-warren
pengepodden-2
utbytte
rss-markedspuls-2
liberal-halvtime
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
morgenkaffen-med-finansavisen
rss-politisk-preik
finansredaksjonen
lederpodden
rss-pa-konto
rss-investering-gjort-enkelt
stormkast-med-valebrokk-stordalen