Smart Energy International

APRIL 16, 2024

The investments will be used to upgrade the grid to connect more decentralised producers and users of solar and wind power, among them consumers who want to connect solar panels, heat pumps and wall boxes to benefit from the digital transformation.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 26, 2020

Alliant, which serves about 1 million customers in the Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Iowa, currently relies on renewables for about 20 percent of its generation capacity, largely wind power in Iowa, with twice as much coming from natural gas plants.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Global renewable power generation is growing at an unprecedented rate , driven by the favourable economics of wind and solar along with energy security concerns around oil and gas (largely caused by recent wars), and emissions goals. These options can enable relatively high shares of wind and solar on a grid.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 27, 2020

Green hydrogen could one day play a similar role as batteries for Microsoft, Janous said, keeping data centers online and running smoothly amid a rising tide of intermittent renewables or in parts of the world where the electric grid is unreliable. Hydrogen vs. batteries? Last week NextEra Energy , the largest U.S.

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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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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

The UK's windy weather means that offshore wind energy, backed by energy storage, provides the best value route to a decarbonised grid, the report concludes, arguing that solar power is set to play a relatively "small role" in the transition to a zero-emission UK energy system.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 19, 2022

Engineering consulting firm Burns & McDonnell completed construction of three 10 MW/20 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage systems in West Texas. Kansas City-based Burns & McDonnell tapped its direct-hire subsidiary Ref-Chem to complete construction and installation of the batteries. According to a new report from the U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 25, 2021

Burns & McDonnell said on Monday that it was selected by LG Energy Solution and Sustainable Environmental Renewable (SER) Capital Partners to provide engineer-procure-construct (EPC) services for three 10-MW/20-MWh lithium-ion, stand-alone battery energy storage systems. The three facilities are located in the West Texas region.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 13, 2021

Energy storage and renewable generation are essential components in meeting our decarbonization goals while maintaining affordability, reliability, and resilience,” said Paul Segal, chief executive officer of LS Power. Rev has a 2.4-GW Subscribe to Renewable Energy World’s free, weekly newsletter for more stories like this.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Nationally, wind and solar made up a slightly smaller share of new generating capacity -- 41% and 36%, respectively -- of the 27,959 MW of capacity added. Broad Reach Power now has 300 MW of dispatchable storage resources in ERCOT. Source: Broad Reach Power). Comically full. In July, Gov.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2022

Since 2010, wind power has grown from providing under one per cent to providing 10 per cent of electricity in Brazil, and provided 15 per cent of the EU's electricity demand in 2019. For example, continued improvements in battery technology are making electric vehicles (EVs) increasingly competitive with gasoline cars.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Related: Solar program has customers saving money from renewable energy In response, the researchers behind the study analyzed the hourly electricity needs of 42 developed countries over the past 39 years. The study further found that wind and solar could cover 72-91% of energy needs in most of the countries studied.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 23, 2021

Combined, China and India account for 62% of all coal-fired power capacity worldwide. gigatons of CO2 annually, or 44% of global power sector emissions. The economic incentive to deploy large amounts of solar power just got stronger in India, China and most of Europe. Together the two countries produce around 5.5

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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. 15, resulted in an electric grid unable to meet customer demand. And not just in California.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 5, 2019

gigawatts of solar and 590 megawatts of batteries, underscoring a broader push toward renewable energy and storage by other Western utilities also owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Gemini’s 690 megawatts of solar will be matched by a 380-megawatt battery array with about 1.5 PacifiCorp, the 1.9-million-customer

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AGreenLiving

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. 15, resulted in an electric grid unable to meet customer demand. And not just in California.

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AGreenLiving

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. 15, resulted in an electric grid unable to meet customer demand. And not just in California.

Energy 28

Energy Energy Demand Climate change 28

Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Department of Energy that found that solar power could generate up to 45% of the U.S. Why such a heavy focus on solar power? The Energy Department’s Solar Futures Study lays out three future pathways for the U.S. million solar panels or 364 large-scale wind turbines. power grid.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 20, 2022

Batteries get hyped, but pumped hydro provides the vast majority of long-term energy storage essential for renewable power. is going to need a lot more solar and wind power generation, and lots of cheap energy storage. To rely more on wind and solar power, the U.S. Genex Power.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Nationwide lockdowns minimized traffic, lowered the demand for gas, and cut electricity use across the country. At the same time, solar power, wind, and other renewable energy sources stole the spotlight and experienced an upward trend in global growth. In many ways, 2020 was a breakout year for renewables.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Winter electricity demand hit record highs of more than 69 gigawatts on Sunday evening, spiking pressure on the grid. However, the root cause of the grid emergency is not excess demand but rather lack of supply. A similar question arises for demand response in Texas , which has largely been designed to reduce summer peaks, Goel said.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The falling costs of wind and solar power are pushing utilities to find ways to incorporate them into their long-range plans, even as they struggle to define what resources can be relied on to provide the dispatchable power they need. Duke's utilities serve 7.7 million electric customers and 1.6 Southern Company.

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The Verge: Energy

APRIL 24, 2024

That’s when we have low wind, but we have more hydropower. And then in the summer, like from December to May perhaps, we get low hydropower, so the other sources of energy complement that electricity supply — mainly wind power, biomass, and geothermal. And that’s where batteries are also important.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 20, 2021

Overall demand for electricity in 2020 was almost exactly the same as in 2005, and 24% lower than projected by federal energy forecasters. Many devices that power our lives, such as LED lights , get more performance from a kilowatt-hour of electricity now than they did 15 years ago. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, CC BY-ND.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Out in Utah, a coal-fired power plant supplying electricity to Los Angeles is being outfitted with natural-gas-fired turbines that will eventually be able to run on hydrogen, created via electrolysis with wind and solar power and stored in massive underground caverns for use when that clean energy isn’t available for the grid.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 17, 2022

Then, beginning around 2009, first wind turbines and then solar photovoltaic panels decreased enough in cost to become competitive in electricity markets. New sources of flexibility – the ability to keep supply and demand in balance over all time scales – are essential to enable this transition. Dennis Schroeder/NREL.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 30, 2021

For instance, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, which kick-started its renewables effort in 2017, said it formed a new company, Renewable Power Capital, to boost its European investments in solar, onshore wind, and battery storage. Green finance means more than just projects.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2022

Among a handful of "bright spots" highlighted in the CCC's report are electric car sales, which have soared over the past few years as more and more automotive firms expand their line up of battery-powered passenger vehicles in response to growing demand and tightening regulations. Credit: Climate Change Committee.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Renewable energy can be defines as a form of energy derived from the natural sources which cannot be depleted such as wind or solar power. They are the natural energy present in all forms ranging from sunlight, wind, waves, geothermal heat and tides. There sources are replaced constantly but does not get short.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

could be in the works, while the Bank of England continues to make the case for more demanding climate disclosure regulations for investors and listed companies. But will the government deliver the scale of investment and detailed policy frameworks required to unlock real progress? There have been rumours that a Green Investment Bank 2.0

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

We will need to create a circular, sustainable feedstock to power our industry into the 21st century. This article explores the current situation in Rotterdam, how many refineries there are, the fuel and hydrogen demand, the basic technological requirements for a synthetic fuel refinery and the costs involved. Lots of green hydrogen.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

We will need to create a circular, sustainable feedstock to power our industry into the 21st century. This article explores the current situation in Rotterdam, how many refineries there are, the fuel and hydrogen demand, the basic technological requirements for a synthetic fuel refinery and the costs involved. Lots of green hydrogen.

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 3, 2021

This first graphic shows how one can conclude that freezing wind turbines were the problem, while natural gas was called upon to fill a huge demand surge. Keep in mind that the natural gas demand below is only from electric utilities, but demand for home heating was simultaneously surging.

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Natural gas Demand Nuclear Power Batteries 148

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 21, 2020

But the tax-credit extensions contained in the bill could provide a significant boost for the primary federal incentive structure for wind and solar power by extending the expiration dates set by Congress late last year. Solar tax credit impacts. ” Wind tax credit impacts.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

North Carolina utility law requires energy planning and ratemaking that results in the “least-cost mix of generation and demand-reduction measures” achievable. For decades, the provision favored fossil fuel plants over more expensive wind and solar farms. Large solar fields have plunged 90%. . A decade of tumbling prices.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 22, 2020

Gulf Power is using its smart meter fleet for locational demand response. FPL is now putting NextEra’s deep renewables expertise to use in its in-state utility-scale solar plans, with more than 8 gigawatts planned by 2030. Then there's PacifiCorp, which serves about 1.9 NV Energy's IRP calls for adding nearly 1.2

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 20, 2020

This annual update will focus on solar power, battery storage, EVs and self-driving technology. 2020 is the year that solar will surpass the global wind market on a cumulative installed basis. Solar power generated about 2.8 No one expects or wants solar to be our only generation source.

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