The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Moreover, it can run on electricity generated by renewables or carbon-free nuclear energy. They’ll have to purchase clean electricity from new generators that only started operating within three years of the hydrogen production facility coming online. An electrolyzer can split water into oxygen and hydrogen molecules.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Longtime transmission guru Carl Zichella once called the American electric grid the “most complicated machine we’ve ever built”, and with $1T of IRA-driven renewable investments in the pipeline, it’s only going to get more complex.   Wholesale power markets serve two primary functions: 1.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 24, 2021

But what if an attack like this happens again and it affects our power grid? Whether you use gas or another source of electricity to power your home, you are probably aware that your consumption (and your energy bills) has two seasonal peaks. electricity generation is highest in July. Peak Energy Usage.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 19, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric has asked California regulators to approve seven battery projects totaling 423 megawatts, or nearly 1.7 gigawatt-hours of energy storage capacity, to meet its share of a statewide procurement that must be brought online by late next year to assure statewide grid stability.

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 3, 2021

Our wind and our solar got shut down, and they were collectively more than 10 percent of our power grid, and that thrust Texas into a situation where it was lacking power on a statewide basis.”’ The takeaway for me is that grids need plenty of backup power that is available on demand.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 21, 2020

More states should be emboldened to join ranks with states that have adopted ambitious offshore wind mandates to support decarbonization of their power grids." R&D for clean energy, energy storage, carbon capture and nuclear power. Nuclear power will receive $6.6 Another $2.36 billion in funding.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Thursday’s proposed decision from the California Public Utilities Commission ( PDF ) is the culmination of more than a year of study and debate over the state’s grid reliability needs, as part of its Integrated Resource Plan proceeding. Fitch wrote in Thursday’s proposed decision. Southern California Edison in the hot seat.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 8, 2021

transmission grid will play a key role in decarbonizing the country’s electricity system. wide transmission build-out could also slash the costs of reaching a zero-carbon grid with wind, solar and battery technologies that are cost-effective today. Whether it’s politically possible for the U.S.

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Bidgely

MARCH 3, 2021

In the hours immediately following the power failure in Texas in which power grids operated by ERCOT, SPP and MISO were crippled, critics were quick to point the finger at renewable energy as the cause. Facilitating DER-to-Grid Integration. DERs are Part of the Solution, Not the Problem. household for two days.

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Bidgely

MARCH 3, 2021

In the hours immediately following the power failure in Texas in which power grids operated by ERCOT, SPP and MISO were crippled, critics were quick to point the finger at renewable energy as the cause. Facilitating DER-to-Grid Integration. DERs are Part of the Solution, Not the Problem. household for two days.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

First, it’s one of the largest-ever efforts to aggregate distributed energy resources (DERs) at a scale that can help California’s power grid meet its capacity needs. EBCE has done some advance work to prepare for integrating DERs at grid scale, Ross said. It breaks ground on multiple fronts.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift toward renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia's ambitious new clean energy law. Under the law, Dominion Virginia and the smaller Appalachian Power Co. Dominion's before and (proposed) after. Credit: Dominion Energy).

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

He said his administration would “build and install a network of 500,000 charging stations along our existing and new highways” so electric vehicles (EVs) can displace gasoline. This is notable because it would actually boost the demands on the power sector, which will increase the challenges of decarbonizing the sector.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

needs a massive green hydrogen industry to decarbonize its electricity, transportation and industrial sectors, and major investments and policy changes today to enable it to grow to its full potential in the decades to come.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

electricity supply from solar by 2050. Robins Air Force Base Solar Project (Courtesy: E Light Electric). The 128 MW Robins Air Force Base Solar Project is owned by Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, and is located adjacent to the Robins Air Force Base. The project was Georgia power's sixth working with the U.S.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2023

BusinessGreen rounds up the critical lessons for business, investors, and the government if the UK is to build a decarbonised power system by 2035 When the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has something to say, it is usually well worth listening. The CCC's analysis tested the resilience of a zero carbon grid very strenuously indeed.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 17, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric is on the verge of escaping from its 18-month bankruptcy , only to begin a years-long effort to prevent a repeat of the disasters that pushed it into insolvency in the first place. PG&E plans to invest about $40 billion over the next five years into its power grid. Of that, about $7.8

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

The EV supply chain dominated, with critical minerals, batteries, vehicle assembly and charging equipment making up 84% of Q4 investment. Clean electricity generation received the most (39%), followed by distributed energy resources (24%), EV purchases (18%), manufacturing (16%), then emerging climate technologies (<1%).

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Clean Energy Trust

MARCH 5, 2021

A decade ago, Marc Andreessen shared his software-only approach, emphasizing “No clean tech, no rocket ships, no electric cars. Everything’s Bigger in Texas, Including the Power Grid Failures Credit: Ron Jenkins / Getty Images People had a bad time in Texas when extreme weather created demand and supply shocks which led to rolling blackouts.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 20, 2021

Solar prices hit record-lows, firmly ousting coal as the cheapest source of electricity. The government held creative auctions designed to facilitate adding greater amounts of intermittent renewables on the grid. “All of this will require substantial investment in a modern, flexible electricity system.”

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2022

Putting the UK on track for net zero emissions by 2050 - as required by the Climate Change Act - involves building a zero-carbon power system predominantly based on renewable energy by 2035, whilst significantly improving the energy efficiency of homes and buildings.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

Energy giant Drax has long maintained that a proposed BECCS plant at its power station in North Yorkshire can play a crucial role in delivering on the UK's net zero ambitions by generating electricity with negative emissions. As a result, Drax is entirely reliant on public subsidy to operate."

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