Ultra debuts zero‑emission stage
Ultra Miami (Mar 27–29) is rolling out the first zero‑emission, battery‑powered stage at a major U.S. electronic festival — and Brightline will run a one‑time silent‑disco train from West Palm Beach as a festival pre‑party. (edmtunes.com) (edm.com)
Ultra’s RESISTANCE Cove Stage will be powered by Showpower’s SmartGrid battery system in partnership with REVERB’s Music Decarbonization Project and CES Power. (reverb.org) Showpower describes the SmartGrid as a modular, synchronized battery system that delivers “grid-scale” features in a transportable footprint and can centrally manage multiple power sources to enable 100% emission-free event power. (showpower.com) Showpower’s SmartGrid has been deployed on major tours and festivals before, including Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres world tour and the Global Citizen Festival, where the company’s systems were used to replace diesel generators. (news.pollstar.com) Coldplay reported a 59% reduction in CO2e during the first two years of that tour’s rollout of battery and other sustainability measures, a metric Showpower cites when describing SmartGrid performance in live production contexts. (news.pollstar.com) REVERB’s Music Decarbonization Project, which is delivering the Cove Stage battery plan, documents prior festival interventions that avoided thousands of gallons of diesel and tens of metric tons of CO2e at events such as Lollapalooza and SXSW. (reverb.org) Brightline’s one‑time Silent Disco PREMIUM train for Ultra departs West Palm Beach southbound at 2:00 p.m. with scheduled stops in Boca Raton (2:24 p.m.), Fort Lauderdale (2:42 p.m.) and Aventura before arriving in Miami just ahead of gates opening. (edm.com) Tickets for Brightline’s Silent Disco PREMIUM Experience include access to an onboard premium lounge with food and drinks and were listed at $89 for the one‑direction service. (gobrightline.com) (miami-weekly.com)
