Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Californian utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has unveiled four new microgrids with advanced remote operation capabilities and safety technologies to help enhance grid reliability.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 19, 2020

It’s not as much as the roughly 500 megawatts enrolled in Consumers’ current commercial and industrial demand response programs, or the roughly 30 megawatts available from its existing residential direct air conditioner load control program. And Consumers' 1.6 That’s where the free offering comes in.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

MARCH 27, 2024

Conditions that usually accompany the kind of intense hot and cold weather that strains power grids may also provide greater opportunities to capture solar and wind energy. The research, which looked at extensive heat and cold waves across the six interconnected energy grid regions of the U.S.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 26, 2021

The time is right to rethink the grid. Fri, 03/26/2021 - 00:45. The grid faces twin challenges: It needs to become resilient and clean. electrical grid playing a central role. . (@cmrtyz) February 16, 2021. grid for the 21st century. Sarah Golden. Alone, either would be daunting.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 4, 2022

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, 2021 was a record-breaking year for investment in the energy transition and the deployment of renewable power, battery storage, and sustainable transportation, according to the 2022 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook published by BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE).

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Grist

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Lawmakers and regulators, including the PUC and the industry-friendly Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the oil and gas industry, have repeatedly ignored, dismissed or watered down efforts to address weaknesses in the state’s sprawling electric grid, which is isolated from the rest of the country. They would be demanding answers.”.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

bp has entered an agreement with Harmony Energy Income Trust to offer power trading and optimisation services for two battery storage systems, making use of a previously acquired AI-based platform to support the power grid during hours of peak demand.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Global supply chain pressures led to a year-over-year decline in new solar power capacity additions in the second quarter of 2021 in the U.S., But, researchers wrote, demand is strong with 17.4 “Typically, the second and third quarters are the slowest for solar power capacity additions. . now has 53.8

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 2, 2021

gigawatts of utility-scale solar projects to its power grids in the third quarter of 2021 representing 46% growth over the same period last year, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The new additions meet demand from technology giants such as Microsoft Corp. Follow @EngelsAngle. connected 2.4

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Charged

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A new report from the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) provides an overview of major developments in the managed charging field, and offers recommendations for designing utility managed charging programs, based on interviews with utility execs and case studies. “ As of 2021, SEPA identified 71 active utility managed charging programs.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 6, 2023

US asset manager Blackstone announced that private equity funds affiliated with it have closed the acquisition of Power Grid Components, an electric grid components manufacturer. “The acquisition of Power Grid Components fits squarely within one of our favorite investment themes – the U.S.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

After temperatures plummeted and snow covered large parts of the state Sunday night, ERCOT warned increased demand might lead to short-term, rolling blackouts. Instead, huge portions of the largest cities in Texas went dark and have remained without heat or power for days. grid, but those ties have limits on what they can transmit.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 15, 2024

Reflecting on a week of record finance results from German and Dutch utilities, Smart Energy’s Power Playbook column sees Yusuf Latief discuss grid investment plans and whether they are indicative of grid planning finally going right. billion, highlighting the role of the grid in minimising economic loss.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 6, 2023

Nostromo Energy, a US-based tech company, is developing an ice-based energy storage system that can operate as a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) to provide demand flexibility to the local power grid when needed. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Uplight says the acquisition can lead to more customers enrolled in utility energy programs, more DER connections, and more program options for utilities, grid operators, energy producers, and businesses across increased market segments and geographies. Schnieder Electric acquired AutoGrid last year.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

According to Bloomberg, January 2021 saw the latest in a series of near misses for the European power grid, a sudden drop in frequency and narrowly avoided widespread power failure. The alternative would see operators hit with additional costs, paying for expensive reinforcements or even building new power lines.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

At least $14 trillion needs to be invested in the grid worldwide by 2050 to support an evolved power system, according to BloombergNEF’s new Power Grid Long-Term Outlook 2021 published this week. Without adequate investment, the grid could become a bottleneck, slowing progress, said BNEF.

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Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

The annual demand could reach 19,120,458,891 tons by then, representing a tenfold increase from 2015 to 2050. Combined with a push for decarbonization, these economics could drive demand, project energy experts. locations in 2021. And it could be cheaper than producing hydrogen from natural gas.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2022

The agreement between Fortum and the Helsinki Data Centre’s owner, ICT solution provider Telia, will utilise ABB’s Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) systems to provide the flexibility. It follows a trial with deployment and testing of the system during the summer of 2021. Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 7, 2020

California’s two days of rolling blackouts in August were the result of disconnects between its existing grid reliability constructs and the needs of an increasingly solar-powered grid, and its failure to prepare for a Western U.S.-wide wide heatwave that undermined its reliance on out-of-state resources.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

How is technology helping to address the challenges faced by power grids? According to the International Energy Agency, global electricity demand rose by more than 6% in 2021, the largest increase since the recovery from the financial crisis in 2010. Tom Christensen writes.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 19, 2020

After a massive heat wave in California that led grid operator CAISO to order its first rolling blackouts since the 2001 energy crisis on Friday and Saturday, the state has thus far managed to avoid further forced outages. Several out-of-state power grids also reported emergency conditions on Monday and Tuesday.

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AutoGrid

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Industrial customers were once viewed merely as attractive loads to be managed for first generation demand response (DR) programs. Schneider Electric, in collaboration with AutoGrid and Uplight , is now offering an end-to-end control room to grid edge DER management platform.

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GreenTech Gazette

JUNE 1, 2022

This looks to be changing, though, as a new demand response system that is being installed in Australia’s main grid could be the sign of a new and exciting blend of smart, green technologies. As Australia aims to make its main power grids zero-emissions, these new innovations could be vital to making that dream a reality.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Built throughout the 20th century, and as early as 1935 in the UK, European power grids were not developed to support the ongoing electrification of everything from heating to transport, explains Francesco Nobili of Charles River Associate. That growth in power demand translates to around €20 billion ($21.9

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 23, 2021

a 2021 battery EV – charged from today’s power grid – creates only about one-third as much greenhouse gas emissions as a similar 2021 gasoline-powered car. Since our current power grid relies on fossil fuels for about 60% of its generating capacity , that’s a tall order. Sign up today.].

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

At more than double the price of similarly sized home battery offerings, the ecoLinx promised a 15 year warranty and the ability to control smart home devices, allowing it to manage both demand and supply of energy. The new product, which begins shipping this year but reaches full availability in 2021, comes at a time when the U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Energy demand for electricity and transportation fell by 3.8% This fall in emissions (see Figure 1) is the most significant on record and puts the United States on track to meet its 2025 Paris Agreement commitment, though energy demand and emissions are expected to rebound with widespread vaccinations in 2021. power in 2020.

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Clean Energy Trust

MARCH 5, 2021

February 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Climate Software Gold Rush | Lone Star State Struggles | Jobs and the Energy Transition Credit: Poole Group This month, we’re covering the rush of investing into startups that quantify, manage, and verify carbon emissions reductions, Texas’ grid troubles, new research on transitioning fossil fuel workers, and more!

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2019

That spillover effect has set up a remarkable situation: It looks likely that more new wind farms will get built in 2021 at the reduced PTC than in 2019 at the full value. gigawatts in 2021. ” Among developers who miss the 2020 full PTC deadline, strategies will differ for shifting the goal post into 2021.

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AutoGrid

MAY 3, 2023

Specifically, CLP’s “Energy-Saving Missions” demand-side flexibility program demonstrated the collective power of prosumers to help solve challenges to the power grid in the most efficient and sustainable way possible. Peaking power plants are common forms of backup to handle spikes in demand.

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Business Green

MAY 4, 2021

— National Grid ESO (@ng_eso) May 4, 2021. The highest percentage of British electricity ever generated by wind is 60 per cent, set when wind farms generated 14.2GW of power in the early hours of Wednesday 26 August. (almost 50% of the mix) at 3.30pm yesterday on Britain's #electricity system.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 31, 2020

The all-cash transaction is expected to close in early 2021 and will create a “complete electric utility solution from generation to metering,” according to Emerson’s press release. Portland General Electric, for example, has worked with OSI Inc.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The non-profit Solar Foundation will soon become part of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, merging two groups with a common vision for an increasingly clean-powered grid. The financial merger of the two groups is expected to be complete by June 2021, said IREC CEO Larry Sherwood, who will head the new organization.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 26, 2021

Through the introduction of energy storage, the project allows the country’s dominant power utility EVN to accommodate increased renewable energy capacity while also reducing stress on its power grid system.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved plans to add around 25,500 MW of renewable energy resources and 15,000 MW of energy storage and demand response resources by 2032. Those resources would connect to the state’s electric power grid at interconnection points in Humboldt County and at Central Coast locations.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 26, 2021

The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project, which began producing copper in May 2021, is a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines (39.6%), Zijin Mining Group (39.6%), Crystal River Global Limited (0.8%) and the Government of the DRC (20%). The Inga II hydropower plant is located in the southwest of the DRC. Four of the eight turbines have been refurbished.

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