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California’s Big 2021 Grid Reliability Decision: Expand Supply or Manage Demand?

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California is facing a major decision under a tight deadline — whether it should push for large-scale power plants and batteries to prevent a repeat of its August 2020 rolling blackouts this coming summer, or turn to behind-the-meter resources like batteries and demand response. 14 and 15 last year. 14 and 15 last year.

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The Texas Polar Vortex Resurrects the Question of Fuel Diversity for the Decarbonized Grid

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However, these events can get us thinking about where the industry goes from here. natural gas supply network was stressed by record demand and prices. Energy Information Administration, for the 9-day stretch from February 9 through yesterday February 17, natural gas provided about 35 percent of the U.S.

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Using Solar to Displace Fossil Fuels for Process Heat in Industrial Facilities

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Industrial facilities will be among the most difficult emitters to decarbonize. The industrial sector — everything from factories to food producers to oil refiners — accounts for one-third of U.S. primary energy demand, according to the Department of Energy. industrial sector primary energy consumption.

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A look to the future with National Grid Partners’ $450m project portfolio

Smart Energy International

On the heels of a key funding announcement from National Grid Partners (NGP) , Yusuf Latief looks into the company’s project portfolio in this edition of Smart Energy’s Power Playbook. Two weeks ago, an announcement caught my eye from Silicon Valley’s National Grid Partners. Let’s start with the latest.

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Chemicals Giant Ineos Targets the World’s Cheapest Green Hydrogen

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Utilities and oil majors both have a head start with their mixture of renewable power capacity, gas transmission assets and an existing set of end users. AkzoNobel began investigating a 20-megawatt electrolyzer as far back as 2018. Balancing hydrogen supply and demand. Oil majors also have their own demand.

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New Plans Reveal How China’s Grid Is Prepping for Net-Zero Carbon

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As of 2020, it was responsible for the transmission of that 450 GW of installed wind and solar power. GW in 2012 to 130 GW in 2017, according to data from the Asia Europe Clean Energy Advisory. Building a grid and power market fit for net-zero carbon. EVs will drive a chunk of that demand. The coal question.

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Wood Mackenzie’s Key Takeaways From the Grid Edge in Q4

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Last year, utilities, grid operators and grid edge vendors all continued to grapple with their evolving roles in delivering and managing power. million electric vehicle charging points were installed globally in 2019, Wood Mackenzie found in Q4, with another 18.3 A building electrification crossroads. A total of 4.8