Smart Energy International

APRIL 16, 2024

On the back of approving €805 million in clean energy financing, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €400 million ($425.2 million) to municipal energy supplier Thüringer Energie AG (TEAG) to upgrade and digitise the electricity grid in Thuringia, Germany. million). The financing forms part of a larger, €4.3 billion ($4.6

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing Dutch-German TSO TenneT with a loan of €450 million ($440 million) for the construction of a 185km electricity transmission corridor — the Ostbayernring — connecting Redwitz to Schwandorf in the south-east of Germany.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Duke Energy will build new smart grid software and services on AWS and expand its Intelligent Grid Services – a suite of custom-built applications that help the utility anticipate future energy demand and identify where and how to update the power grid. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

According to the startup, with the popularity and commissioning of renewable energy rising globally, the role of energy storage and flexible demand will be crucial, necessitating the balance of consumption and production of electricity to ensure grid stability. subsidiary, Essent, also based in the Netherlands. A subsidiary of E.ON

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Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2022

The rollout of biomass, wind and solar power has enabled the UK to decarbonise its power grid at a faster rate than any other major economy. And in order to reduce energy bills in the years ahead we need to have more clean, green, renewable power, which is generated in the UK for the UK.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 20, 2024

Danish TSO Energinet has signed an agreement with Siemens Energy on a comprehensive expansion of the power grid in Western Denmark. By 2030, Denmark must quadruple its electricity generation from wind and solar power, with more to come in the following decades.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 25, 2020

The United States offshore wind industry is set to ramp up from near-zero today to as much as 25 gigawatts in 2029, according to new Wood Mackenzie research. The phasing-out of the federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) adds some uncertainty to the offshore sector’s outlook as well.

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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. lags behind China, Japan and the European Union in infrastructure and research investments to reach this potential.

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Even without carbon pricing, wind power is set to be 40 per cent cheaper than gas-fired power in Alberta and Ontario by 2030. Our analysis also explores the costs of using battery storage to complement wind and solar power, finding that, even with storage included, both are still highly cost-competitive.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2022

Clean energy now comprises 38 per cent of global power capacity after another record year of additions driven largely by wind and solar, latest figures reveal. It calculates that across all countries, renewable power grew by 9.1 per cent in 2021, bringing clean energy's share of global power capacity to 38 per cent.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 23, 2023

By analysing data from smart grid devices, the company can identify transformers that are at risk of failure and schedule maintenance visits to prevent issues before they occur. The company has developed an AI-powered technology that can detect potential faults or issues in the electricity grid before they occur.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Smart grids are a new generation of electric power grids that use digital technology to improve the reliability, efficiency, and sustainability of the grid. Smart grids can help to reduce outages, improve power quality, and enable new services such as demand-side management and renewable energy integration.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Green energy solutions such as solar and wind power can power modern industries. In simple form, the concept of the Industrial Revolution is meant to create big changes made or done in factories.   Wind of Might:  Electricity is generated by turning big fans using the power of the wind.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

That puts the Southeast ahead of other regions of the country in terms of transitioning heating loads from fossil fuels to electricity, but it also puts a strain on the power grid to meet peak heating needs. The heat pumps used by many Duke customers are very efficient when temperatures are above or near freezing, Snider said.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2021

Hugh McNeal, chief executive of trade body RenewableUK, therefore welcomed the Planning Inspectorate's "landmark" decision to grant approval for the Hornsea Three project, which he said would help maintain the UK's global lead in offshore wind. Green growth will be vital to support our long-term economic recovery in the years ahead.".

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

To reach such a level, Duke fleshed out two possible options: The first is a “high wind” path that would capture the offshore wind potential of the Carolinas coastal waters, but it would require policy changes in both states and increased investment in supply chain and transmission capacity.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 25, 2021

When construction is finished, the batteries on the site will have the capability to store up to 10 MW of electricity for two hours, taking power from times when generation is plentiful and then discharging the power back onto the grid during times of shortage. There is a lot of renewable generation, particularly in West Texas.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Gridspertise , which states as its mission the digital transformation of power grids through advanced network technologies and solutions, was launched just over a year ago, in September 2021. Proceeds will, in line with previous issues, be used to invest in eligible green power transmission projects in the Netherlands and Germany.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 23, 2020

Following this, wind and solar were some the fastest-growing industries in the U.S. Investment in and viability of key clean technologies. including California and Texas, solar and wind power is cheaper than natural gas and coal. wind generation has tripled and solar generation has increased over 80 times.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Kai Grigutsch, head of wind certification for UL, said: “Confirming that new turbine technologies can support the power grid while optimizing energy production is crucial to accelerating the development of wind farms and Europe’s green energy transition.”. X onshore platform worldwide.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Prime Minister takes swipe at 'people used to sneer at wind power 20 years ago' in speech that majors on green economy ambitions. I remember how some people used to sneer at wind power 20 years ago and say you wouldn't pull the skin off or rice pudding," Johnson joked. Well, they forgot the history of this country. "But

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2021

The program of investment in people, businesses and technology creates a golden opportunity to boost the economy as it recovers from the pandemic. In addition to job creation, focus should be on investment and the changes needed to deliver the UK government's Ten Point Plan.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

As more eco-invested consumers choose green power, it increases the demand for renewable energy sources. For example, the UK recorded its greenest day ever on April 5, 2021 , with electricity usage and associated carbon pollution levels the lowest ever recorded for the power grid. Have you read?

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 5, 2021

The portfolio assembled by AES is expected to require approximately $600 million of investment and generate 1,200 jobs, both permanent and construction, in the host communities. Our hope is that this model can be replicated to accelerate the clean energy transition, both for companies and, eventually, for power grids.”.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2023

On that count, the new announcements made positive progress, with policy measures and investment announced for a range of sectors including heat pumps, energy efficiency, carbon capture, hydrogen, zero emission vehicles and floating offshore wind. The first challenge facing the government is to plug outstanding policy gaps.

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Energy Refuge

APRIL 17, 2020

It’s the most common renewable energy source in many countries around the world and although many of their installations are found in wind farms, which connect directly to the power grid, more and more users are turning their attention to this energy type for their home or business.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

If government ramps up investments, next winter could be less challenging for the grid and less worrying for households.". Last year the power grid stood solid throughout the winter, but this time round there are concerns over whether gas will be able to play its role," said Cran-McGreehin. "We

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 19, 2020

homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country’s overall energy, three-fourths of all electricity, and account for most of the peak electricity demand that drives generation and power grid infrastructure costs. Shifting heating from fossil fuels to electricity can cut direct emissions.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Market reforms needed to stimulate investment in projects capable of storing electricity for four hours or longer, according to Aurora Energy Research. Mark Wilson, CEO of clean energy developer ILI Group, said market reforms would unlock the investment case for a raft of LDES projects across the UK.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Regional power grids are like highway systems, moving power to where it’s needed and keeping electrons flowing to homes and businesses around the clock,” said ACORE President and CEO Gregory Wetstone.

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Business Green

JULY 21, 2022

These include setting a clear target date to phase-out fossil gas power by 2035, in line with the government's stated ambitions to deliver a net zero power grid by the same date, which the report argues could be driven by giving energy regulator Ofgem a statutory duty for net zero.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

It provides direct advice to governments and its annual World Energy Outlook reports, which offer projections for future energy sources and demand, have provided the bedrock for major energy investment and policy decisions that help shape the trajectory of the global market. Solar and wind power will dominate the net zero economy.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

But batteries undeniably remain the most common form of energy storage and are widely regarded as a critical component of the net zero transition and an enabler of both vehicle electrification and cleaner, more efficient grids dominated by intermittent solar and wind power.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Johnson's government is targeting 40GW of offshore wind and 1GW of floating wind capacity by 2030, and recently set an ambition for the UK's power grid to be net zero emission by 2035.

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Business Green

APRIL 9, 2020

The good news is many of the biggest cloud computing and data center providers have continued to focus on improving energy efficiency alongside their investments in sourcing renewable energy. However, the company just secured its fifth patent for its Smart Response power management software. How much more efficient?

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2020

That’s a fresh headache for Europe’s grid operators. Taking hydrogen production off the power grid could be a win-win solution to these problems. But that doesn’t take into account the cost of offshore substations to collect wind farm power, or the severely congested state of the onshore power grid.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

Green hydrogen” is made from solar and wind power, while “blue hydrogen” is made using natural gas, in a process that involves capturing and storing methane’s carbon dioxide emissions (CCS), however this technology was described as “minimal or non-existent” in a 2021 report by Manchester University’s Tyndall Centre.

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