GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2020

New York utility Con Edison has signed its biggest energy storage contract to date, a 100-megawatt/400-megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery project that will help balance a grid facing rising levels of offshore wind and other renewable power in the years to come. In New York City, the biggest battery is the 4.8

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Jeff Perry, executive vice president of Asset Management for Agilitas Energy, writes on how energy storage technology can improve grid and renewables reliability, taking pressure off grid operators at peak demand periods. Instead, it emphasises the importance of increasing energy storage to stabilize the energy system.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2020

But Global Wind Energy Council forced to revise its forecasts for 2020 and beyond as coronavirus fallout continues. Meanwhile, the growing number of wind farms around the world continues to be largely driven by financing via market based policy mechanisms, such as the UK's Contracts for Difference scheme, it seems.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 20, 2023

In Clean Energy Canada’s recent net-zero analysis , which like the Canada Energy Regulator relied on the IEA’s net-zero oil price, Canada sees 700,000 more energy jobs in 2050 than exist today if countries around the world achieve their stated climate goals, as growth in clean energy jobs outpaces the decline in fossil fuels.

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GreenTech Gazette

APRIL 1, 2024

Technology: Biomethane is converted into electricity that powers the train’s battery and motor, achieving a clean fuel source. Waste Repurposing: It utilizes existing waste materials, reducing dependence on traditional fossil fuels. Stage: Prototype: A functional prototype was tested in 2020.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

ECIU calculates wind, hydro, and solar have provided 13TWh electricity since October, driving down gas reliance for the UK. Every swoop of a wind turbine blade means less gas that we have to buy," he said. "As per cent of annual UK gas demand. The same goes for insulation and electric heat pumps.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

The price of battery energy storage systems rose for the first time since records began in 2022, as raw material and component costs soared, and developers and system integrators increased their margins in the face of challenging economic headwinds and soaring energy costs worldwide. link] pic.twitter.com/C55UHprYIv.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 10, 2020

Grid operators around the world are unusually busy these days, but few have quite as much on their minds as NYISO, the independent system operator that manages New York state's bulk power system and wholesale energy market. Larger-scale transmission projects aimed at carrying Canadian hydropower and wind power downstate, such as the $2.2

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 29, 2023

This clean and efficient fuel conversion method makes fuel cells perfect for powering vehicles, homes and portable electronic devices. Hydrogen fuel cells present a promising option to traditional fossil fuel-based power sources, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and reliance on non-renewable resources.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

With studies indicating that Canadian power demand could double between now and 2050, the federal government recently proposed the Clean Electricity Regulations to help ensure that Canada’s power system remains both clean and affordable in the years ahead. The average in the G7 was 15%, just above the global average of 12%.

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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

AUGUST 16, 2021

Earlier this month, government figures confirmed that renewables ousted fossil fuels as the dominant source of power on Britain's grid for the first time ever in 2020, supplying 38 per cent of the island's power.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

utilities have to plan for an electricity peak driven by summer air conditioning and cooling demand, Duke and other Southeastern utilities face an equally daunting winter peak driven by a reliance on electric heating and unpredictable cold snaps, as this U.S. Why offshore wind is no slam dunk for Duke. While most U.S.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Using advanced AI , the Capalo platform attempts to optimise the use of flexible energy assets, such as energy storage systems and EV charging stations, allowing the commissioning of weather-dependent renewable energy sources to grow by coordinating with the flexibility of the energy grid to adjust to production and demand fluctuations.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Some data centers in wind power-rich Midwestern states like Nebraska and Oklahoma got 96 percent of their power from carbon-free energy. Google's supply, demand and policy approach. senior corporate campaigner for Greenpeace, which tracks corporate climate commitments.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Located in the Gansu Province, this colossal wind energy project is a shining example of how a country can harness its vast natural resources to address its growing energy demands while simultaneously reducing its carbon footprint.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

Arizona Public Service released its plan for reaching zero-carbon by 2050 , with multiple options to balance the costs and carbon benefits of switching from coal and natural gas to renewables, batteries, distributed energy resources and as-yet-untested technologies. ” But most likely the capacity will come in the form of batteries.

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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. The death knell is being sounded for fossil fuels.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

National Grid US had developed a vision highlighting Long Island as an ideal location to cluster hydrogen production, storage, and demand. Because hydrogen can be stored for long periods of time, it can play a critical role in help to balance renewable supply with demand while maintaining reliability and resiliency.”.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 26, 2019

It’s the utility’s second major round of contracts in the past year seeking to marry variable solar and wind power with the capacity and flexibility of batteries. Hawaiian Electric issued a long-awaited request for proposals on Thursday for about 900 megawatts of renewable energy and energy storage projects.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On the other, the energy crunch could be proving once-and-for-all that natural gas is losing its role as a transition fuel, and that it's time to rapidly scale renewables and battery storage for resiliency and reliability.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 27, 2021

Where they are emerging as innovators is with new models and technology for managing electric grid loads — from load-shifting water heaters to a giant experimental battery made of iron. Curbing peak energy demand has a direct financial benefit for members. MiEnergy Cooperative’s electric vehicle chargers.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 23, 2020

This was the final piece of the puzzle required to enable wind farms to participate in those flexibility markets. All this is part of National Grid ESO's plans to be able to support a fossil-fuel-free network by 2025. The power-available signal, and the services it unlocks, arrived just in time to help the U.K.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

“Increased investment in wind, solar, electric vehicle and battery storage technology deployment will almost certainly feature, and we can expect support for, green hydrogen and [carbon capture and storage] technology. WoodMac's report finds that peak energy demand will have to arrive in 2023.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

We can't afford to burn more fossil fuels to meet that demand so we need to invest now in the technologies that can deliver green electricity in the most cost-effective way," he said. "We

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

As the world struggles to move away from fossil fuels , those opposed to the change have argued that renewables cannot reliably meet the energy needs of industrialized nations. The study further found that wind and solar could cover 72-91% of energy needs in most of the countries studied. Via Newswise Lead image via Pexels.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Canada’s three largest newspapers ran opinion pieces attacking a planned phase-out of gas and diesel powered passenger vehicles within hours of the government’s official announcement that it would do so. Canadian EVs would include both battery and plug-in vehicles, as well as hydrogen-powered ones.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

MidAmerican has made major investments in wind farms in recent years and expects to soon offset 100% of its electricity sales with wind power. However, it continues to burn coal and natural gas for baseload power and has not announced plans to phase out those power plants. Bonugli said.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

Such an extended and heartfelt profession of commitment to net zero was also clearly an awkward place to let slip that fossil fuels were still very much on the agenda, and within days of publication of the latest IPCC report. Scottish Renewables said the fund “falls woefully short of what we need.” “We

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2022

Renewable power is set to dominate European power generation this decade, but significantly more policy momentum is required to boost wind, solar and hydro’s share of primary demand, analysis finds.

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Green Market Oracle

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

China burns about half the coal used globally while at the same time it is the leading market for solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicles. This duality is evident in Shanxi, which is both China's coal mining region and the location of some of the country's largest solar and wind power projects.

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Business Green

APRIL 26, 2022

It is also worth noting that the levels of renewables on the grid pretty much anywhere in the world are still a long way short of the level where it becomes genuinely difficult to manage the balancing of supply and demand. What happens when the wind blows?

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

A rapid shift away from fossil fuels is also needed alongside a major ramp up in renewable electricity capacity - largely provided by wind and solar projects - which will form the backbone of the future energy system, while development of hydrogen, carbon capture and new modular nuclear technologies is also crucial, the report warned.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The commissioners cited multiple complementary benefits as justification for the decision: greenhouse gas emissions reductions, the ability to soak up surplus renewable electricity, and grid demand flexibility. Three co-equal goals guide (PDF) the SGIP program: environmental benefits, grid support, and market transformation.

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Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

These original images were produced by the author’s prompt: “People learning how to solve climate change with solar, wind, and batteries.”. Deep decarbonization demands we do something that has never been done before: deliberately transform the energy foundation of the global economy in mere decades. Source: Way et al.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The main benefit of long-duration storage compared to short-duration batteries is being able to continuously charge up the storage with excess renewables and discharge power to the grid for several hours or days when wind and solar output is low.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

While the immediate cause is still being investigated, we do know that California's grid was experiencing multiple, coincident stressors - high demand, generators not performing when called upon and energy imports not showing up. Time to ditch fossil fuels-centric planning. And not just in California.

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