GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Few grid policy battles have been fought as bitterly as those surrounding replacements for net-metering, which determines how much rooftop solar customers get paid for power they export to the grid. Utility Duke Energy tossed out the conventional playbook when proposing a net-metering successor for its South Carolina territory.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 25, 2020

Remote minigrids are a tough market for a traditional smart meter vendor. The meters that minigrids use need to be cheap, rugged and reliable, and they must be able to adjust to the often unstable operating conditions of solar-powered standalone grids. ” The World Bank’s International Finance Corp.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 27, 2021

By Frank Jossi, Energy News Network. A wave of pilot programs by Minnesota electric cooperatives is saving customers money and providing useful data for larger utilities considering new technology and pricing models to encourage grid efficiency. Today, 44 member-owned electric co-ops serve about 1.7

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

million square feet to the software company's building portfolio, a space capable of accommodating up to 4,000 employees. Microsoft, another software giant making sustainability moves on its campus, will have a headquarters that will support more all-electric cooking equipment across multiple sites , but not all of the sites are open).

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Charged

JULY 29, 2021

Circuit breakers are everywhere, providing critically important electrical safety in buildings, vehicles and electrical devices of all kinds. The company commercialized a UL-listed solid-state digital circuit breaker in 2019. Now it is expanding into two new markets: EV charging and residential energy automation.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 27, 2024

Solar energy targets in Europe have increased by an average of 87%, however, grid and flexibility planning trail far behind renewable goals, putting the energy transition at risk. That is the finding of the latest analysis by Solar Power Europe, the association representing the entire European value chain.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A high-resolution atlas of energy consumption across the EU down to the 1kmx1km scale has been produced by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. It will help them gauge the future impact of energy policies in every community across Europe.” Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 2, 2020

energy storage industry smashed its quarterly installation record with an influx of major projects in the third quarter. The growth came in spite of the coronavirus fallout, which slammed the broader economy and conventional energy companies in particular. Energy Storage Monitor. market is expected to reach 7.5

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore will also launch 12 key initiatives, including a levy on sustainable aviation fuel and low-carbon electricity imports. This net zero goal aligns with both Singapore’s national climate target and the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s target for the global aviation industry.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 22, 2021

The first operational remote grid for California’s largest investor-owned utility will be made up of an integrated solar, battery, and generator system. Microgrid provider BoxPower announced this week that it is designing and installing a standalone power system in Briceburg, California to help mitigate fire risk in the area.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 26, 2021

The global economy of 2020 was primarily shaped by the coronavirus pandemic which greatly affected energy usage, project engagement and investments worldwide. Fortunately, 2021 signals some progression towards normality, and there are hopes that the energy market will follow suit with renewed conviction for renewables.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The strong montly performance follows an update from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) , which confirmed 130,596 rooftop solar installations were carried out last year as the number of deployments doubled on 2021 levels. Solar is surely one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK right now. million of them on homes.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 10, 2021

Getting electricity customer-generators the compensation they deserve has been a battle in many states. Could a settlement between the utility and solar advocates squash net metering conflict for good? A “Landmark Settlement” for Solar. Utilities often oppose customer-sited solar and net metering.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Contributed by Frank Jossi, Energy News Network. Four batteries are being installed at a North Minneapolis green jobs training center in one of the country’s first “virtual power plant” pilot projects. Each battery will simulate a household buying and selling power with neighbors. The North Minneapolis training center.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 12, 2021

This week, Hawaiian Electric said that it is seeking public input on a strategy to increase rooftop solar and similar customer-sited energy resources. The utility said it needs customers to host renewables to help it reach the state’s clean energy benchmarks. A link to the document is below.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

A new report from power market analytics firm Aurora Energy Research suggests that increased deployment of (and continued improvements in) virtualisation technology could reduce potential future European computing emissions 55% by 2040.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 17, 2019

This year, the industry closed that gap more than ever before. Exceedingly few batteries actually live up to the vision of “storing clean power for when the sun isn’t shining.” Here are the tastiest stories that emerged in 2019, in no particular order. Massive utility procurements.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 28, 2020

Jason Dreisbach fields at least half a dozen calls every week from people trying to sell him a technology to lower his energy costs. Cold storage — from frozen food warehouses to grocery and restaurant refrigeration — has one of the highest energy costs of any industry; energy expenditures are usually second only to payroll.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

The fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and coming recession is expected to drive down pricing for both front-of-the-meter solar and storage systems even faster than expected. Project construction delays and tightening consumer spending will drive down storage and electric vehicle demand, according to Wood Mackenzie.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 29, 2020

Energy Information Administration (EIA) has finally come around to the view that renewables will overtake natural gas in the country’s electricity mix. The EIA has long been known for its conservative if not incredible predictions about renewable energy. Credit: EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2020, reference case.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 19, 2020

gigawatt-hours of energy storage capacity in 2020, more than double the 499 megawatt-hours installed in 2019. gigawatt-hours this year, according to Wood Mackenzie's latest report on Australia's energy storage market. Falling battery costs will lead to improved overall capex for the energy storage sector.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 27, 2020

During last week’s heat-wave-driven grid emergency in California, grid operator CAISO and the state’s utilities sent out desperate calls to demand response providers, behind-the-meter battery aggregators, electric-vehicle charging providers, microgrid operators and backup generator owners, seeking whatever help they could provide.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 26, 2019

In August, we published the top 10 utility regulation trends of 2019 — so far. With 2019 wrapping up, we look at the 10 trends and actions that stand out above the rest. Implementing 100% clean energy commitments. have now set 100 percent clean energy targets. At least 13 states plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 27, 2020

Residential and commercial energy storage installations are taking a hit as the U.S. The behind-the-meter storage segment will install 31 percent less capacity in 2020 than previously forecast, according to a new analysis by research firm Wood Mackenzie. The analysis contains a few brighter spots for the industry.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 11, 2019

It isn’t easy to transform a century’s worth of electricity infrastructure from the ground up, particularly in the face of climate change-induced firestorms. California’s community choice aggregators, a growing force in the state, have also taken distributed solar-storage projects to protect their most vulnerable customers.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Over the past half-decade, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has consistently won court battles upholding its authority over states to set the rules for how distributed energy resources can play in wholesale energy markets. ” Why demand-side resources are gaining grid power.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 4, 2020

clean energy organizations joined nationwide expressions of grief and anger this week following the recent killings of black Americans including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) lamented continuing racial inequities in the U.S.,

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Siemens has received a follow-up order from the A3C consortium (Rawafid Industrial, Advanced Water Technology, SETE and Al Fatah) to equip eight seawater desalination plants in Saudi Arabia with electrical equipment. The project will follow a tight schedule, with commissioning planned from autumn 2019.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 3, 2020

Predicting the future is easy; getting the exact timing is very hard — especially with all the emerging technologies and requirements facing the solar and storage industry. So this year I’m giving myself a whole decade to get these behind-the-meter energy system predictions mostly right. Timeframe: now.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 2, 2021

Despite the challenges of 2020, the solar market has continued to grow and has posted record high installation figures for the year. Three drivers of recent growth in the Australian rooftop solar industry. The number of solar installations in Australia has passed 2.5 Flexible working means larger home energy bills.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 2, 2020

Residential batteries outperformed the rest of the energy storage sector in first quarter deployments. The first quarter of 2020 marked the fourth consecutive record for home battery installations, according to the new Energy Storage Monitor , from Wood Mackenzie and the Energy Storage Association.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Driven by soaring fossil fuel prices and the urgent need for cleaner, cheaper energy, the market for smart grid technologies is expected to explode over the coming decade. But where will electricity come from when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow?'.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 2, 2020

GreenCom Networks, the Internet-of-things platform provider that’s become a go-to for major European utilities to control solar panels, batteries, electric vehicle chargers and smart home energy loads, has landed another funding round with two new strategic investors that could open new markets. million customers.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 5, 2021

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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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

However, these events can get us thinking about where the industry goes from here. 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. Lower 48 Power Generation Mix, with other fuels providing 65 percent. First, the U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 31, 2021

For this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast , host John Farrell talks with Helena Sustainability Coordinator Patrick Judge and Citizens Conservation Commission Member Mark Juedeman. Judge and Juedeman supported Helena as the city committed to 100% renewable energy. ” Patrick Judge.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Shell Energy’s ‘Commercialising Smart Energy Hubs’ project will recruit at least 40 commercial and industrial (C&I) customer sites to demonstrate flexible demand capacity. On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced AUS$9.1 million ($5.7 million ($19.7

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