Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

Climate change isn’t a 'side of desk' activity, yet corporate efforts to bolster resilience are failing to keep pace with worsening climate impacts - BusinessGreen Intelligence's latest trend report explores how firms should respond to escalating climate risks "The wolf is at the door," warns Greenpeace UK's head of politics, Rebecca Newsom.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Home batteries proved their resilience value during Vermont's Halloween blackout. Among those affected, 1,100 homes managed to keep the lights on thanks to pilot programs specifically designed to promote resilient backup power with energy storage. One reason for that is the utility keeps adding more batteries.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2020

The Electric Vehicle (EV) Energy Taskforce was established in 2018 to make proposals to Government and industry to bring together the auto and energy sectors to ensure that the GB energy system is able to accelerate the mass take-up of electric vehicles while also delivering benefits to the electricity system.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

The downgrade represents approximately 1 gigawatt of lost demand over the next two years. Last year was the first year when offsite projects — corporate offtake and community solar — served more commercial solar demand than onsite projects. In early April, Wood Mackenzie’s solar team reduced the outlook for U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The $36 million contract between Duke and Fort Bragg is designed to boost resilience and includes lighting and water upgrades, plus a 2 megawatt storage system tacked onto the solar project. A 2018 study published by researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that FPV could generate about 10 percent of total U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 20, 2020

The Clean Peak Standard, called for in legislation passed in 2018, creates credits for clean energy delivered during time windows identified as peak hours for a given season. Since renewables do not produce on demand, this creates an opportunity for energy storage technologies such as batteries, which store electricity for use when desired.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In total 455,076 jobs could be created or in demand in the construction and property sectors[2]. In total, over 3 million jobs are expected to be in demand or created as part of a shift to a green economy across a range of sectors. 100 billion green investment. Joint declaration and spending review submission.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Indeed, for many of the world’s largest companies, sustainability is seen as key to minimizing risk, increasing resilience, enhancing competitiveness and unlocking new opportunities. It’s a tall order, to be sure, but the future demands nothing less. These are among the glimmers of hope we see during these turbulent times.

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Business Green

AUGUST 4, 2020

But in 2018, BP's production was 2.7m Will it be able to hold the line and divert investment from fossil fuels to clean energy if demand recovers and the oil price starts to spike upwards? BP's aim to reduce its own oil and gas production by 40 per cent by 2030 is significant," campaign group Culture Unstained said on Twitter.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

million properties, you would imagine that the flood protection sector was well supported, well regulated, and in high demand. 2018 saw the closure of five flood protection companies, the largest of which employed 34 staff at the time of closure. Unfortunately, this has not been the case. Improving regulation.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 31, 2020

As the coronavirus emerges as a potential threat to demand, Wood Mackenzie's solar leaderboard data through Q4 2019 provides a snapshot of the state of play before COVID-19 — and a benchmark against which solar companies’ resilience will be measured after the crisis is over. in the last quarter of 2019.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

” Resiliency became a main focus in Puerto Rico in recent years as devastating storms have crippled the island’s electric grid. Have you read: First virtual power plant inaugurated in Greek energy market Demand side response and VPPs in a changing market European Commission approves grid-scale balancing batteries for Croatia.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 16, 2020

The takeaway: Without a resilient network of distributed generation and storage in place, building electrification may not succeed — particularly in light of future potential Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events. Demand response needs outside peak seasons. Demand response isn’t the only game in town anymore.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The letters come as firms worldwide face growing pressure from investors to ensure that corporate engagement with policymakers helps advance a resilient, net zero economy. Risk & Resilience. There also have been instances of companies exiting trade groups over disagreements over environmental policy in recent years. Greenhouse Gas.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 28, 2022

Deployments in China, Japan, Australia and India are expected to help the Asia Pacific region expand its smart meters portfolio as governments seek to address energy sector challenges such as increases in energy demand, as well as to improve power quality. Have you read ?

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2019

gigawatts of wind and solar projects in 2018, an increase of 109 percent over the previous year. “We see revenue streams across North America with peak shaving and a lot of demand-side management, but also market-based revenue streams such as demand response and frequency regulation. KPIs crafted to commercial customers.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Purveyers of carbon-free backup power have struggled for years to convince customers to pay for resilience. But a novel design will save the Santa Barbara Unified School District considerable amounts of money while creating resilience for critical infrastructure in the face of California’s many and varied calamities.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

clean energy sectors showed strong resilience in 2020, continuing a decade-long growth trend, BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) find in their annual joint report. Energy demand for electricity and transportation fell by 3.8% Energy demand for electricity and transportation fell by 3.8%

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

And sustainable farms tend to be more resilient to extreme weather events, like droughts and floods. Frank Mitloehner (@GHGGuru) May 10, 2018. The demand for sustainable agriculture could be on the rise especially because consumer purchases of plant-based food has increased 60% from 2019 to 2021. by the year 2050.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

And, if you want to consult those lists in their entirety, here are the links: 2016 , 2017 , 2018 and 2019. Jessica Artioli Centurião ( 2018 ). In a way, we are seeing this crisis as an illustration of how expensive the failure to build resiliency can ultimately prove. John Bello (2018). Willemijn Brouwer (2018).

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Wood Mackenzie's latest Global Energy Storage Outlook projects that deployments will grow 13-fold over the next six years, from a 12 gigawatt-hour market in 2018 to a 158 gigawatt-hour market in 2024. Cost competitive and resilient, too. Thus it will help with predictability, reliability and resilience.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 14, 2021

” Rapid growth in India’s renewable energy sector is driving demand for new technologies to modernize the country’s power sector. Demand for flexible, clean power spurs startup activity. The rise of renewables is forcing utilities and other energy stakeholders to make the grid smarter, more resilient and efficient.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

The sum brought NGP investments since launching in 2018 to 50, spread across a wide range of sectors, from AI-powered software and hardware solutions to EV charging systems and clean hydrogen technology. ev.energy , which incentivises EV drivers to charge at optimal times based on energy price and emissions.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Shortly afterward, Daimler announced a deal with Norwegian power firm Statkraft to cover its 24/7 electricity demand in Germany with renewables. Finn-Foley highlighted several other trends that will shape the energy storage industry in the decade ahead, including: Behind-the-meter resiliency.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Energy storage is needed to overcome the intermittency of renewable sources, manage the frequency and quality of the supplied power, and provide backup energy to meet spikes in demand. The power plant includes an energy storage system that enables a more resilient and sustainable power system as critical grid asset.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The themes of digitalization, decentralization, flexibility and resilienc" keep cropping up, touching sectors from EV infrastructure to microgrids, demand response and beyond. the flexibility that has long been provided by demand response is set to remain important for dynamic and nimble resource orchestration in many parts of the country.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 29, 2021

Between 2015 and 2018, emerging markets accounted for an increasingly larger share of this investment, yet high-income economies have accounted for the majority since 2018. Clearly the green finance revolution has taken the world by storm, with investment in low-carbon energy remaining robust throughout the pandemic.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 25, 2020

Sunrun, the country’s leading solar installer, joins a roster of AutoGrid clients using its Flex software to manage distributed energy resources (DERs), ranging from smart thermostats for utility demand response programs to industrial cooling and heating systems and commercial micrgrids. Sonnen landed its first U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Building electrification is a potential game-changer for energy efficiency, demand management, distributed energy and other advanced energy industries, as well as for the broader task of reducing emissions. Laura Sherman is president of the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council. What policymakers and regulators can do.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Meanwhile, Enel will invest another €13 billion in grid infrastructure and enabling technology such as digitalization, automation and resilience. The firm’s energy transitions venture, Enel X, will add more than 300 megawatts of energy storage capacity and another 4 gigawatts of demand response resources. billion in 2022.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

From good jobs in the industries of the future, to improved health and wellbeing and a more resilient natural world.". Labour is demanding a vote in Parliament on the government's plan," he said. "We "If we get this right, the fight against the climate emergency can create huge opportunities for our country," Starmer added.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

“Initially, what it’s going to offer is really an unparalleled resilience for homeowners and small businesses to be able to keep their homes powered through grid outages," Ossiaco representative John Sarter told GTM.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It’s time for Louisiana leadership to prioritize resilient solutions – solar photovoltaics paired with battery storage ( solar+storage ) paired with energy efficient housing – over continued fossil-fuel investment. Look to Resilient Power Solutions. Fossil-Fuel Failures. It’s time to look to alternatives.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 16, 2020

When exactly market demand will pick up for longer-term energy storage is an open question, though the proliferation of intermittent renewables will make it more valuable over time. The first demonstration connected a 5-kilowatt solar array to a 1 kilowatt/24 kilowatt-hour stack of cells; it's been operating since April 2018.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

Black, Latinx, Indigenous and other marginalized communities have long been resilient against natural disasters, racism, environmental toxicities and gentrification. Companies with the most diverse executive teams were 21 percent more likely than others to enjoy above-average profitability, according to a 2018 study by McKinsey & Company.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Through its distribution subsidiary, e-distribución, Endesa plans to carry out nearly 1,300 projects throughout Catalonia, aimed at improving the digitalisation, reliability, resilience, flexibility and efficiency of Endesa’s extensive distribution grid in Catalonia, which represents 39% of the company’s capacity in the region.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

When Murphy won and took office, he signed sweeping clean energy legislation in May 2018 that turned his goals into law. Another opportunity to craft storage policy came and went when New Jersey issued a straw proposal on how to tackle peak demand reduction. Distribution utility PSE&G serves 2.2 By 2030, Murphy's goal of 3.5

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