Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Centrica has started work on converting its decommissioned Lincolnshire gas-fired power station into a battery storage facility, which it envisages supplying the equivalent of a full day's energy consumption for 11,000 UK households. Working with GE we'll store green energy produced locally and use it as efficiently as possible.". "As

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Vestas Ventures will focus on four areas: long-duration storage and other grid flexibility technology; "power-to-X" technologies to use renewable electricity to produce carbon-neutral fuels; wind energy technologies; and sustainability and advanced materials.

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Charged

MAY 31, 2022

Battery “gigafactories” are under construction all over the world—and none too soon. As EV sales grow, it is critical to establish local battery production and shorten supply chains. Britishvolt’s goal is to create domestic battery production all around the world, and the company is currently building its first cell factory in the UK.

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Batteries Demand Hydropower Wind power 137

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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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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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Hey, Europe: You Can’t Get to 100% Renewables Without Demand Side Flexibility. But the next lap in this race requires a different muscle: Demand Side Flexibility (DSF) or the capacity to throttle electricity consumption by end customers as needed. Demand Side Flexibility Answers the Call. By Amit Narayan, CEO AutoGrid.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

Sunny and breezy weather coupled with lower demand for power due to lockdown prompted negative electricity prices on Sunday. Demand is around 19GW, which is getting towards summer overnight levels (I think lowest Grid has coped with recently was 17GW). per cent to their lowest level since the 1800s. pic.twitter.com/fwCbxMA8up.

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GreenBiz

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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Energy Energy Demand Climate change 396

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 19, 2020

Although temperatures dropped a bit on Monday, California still faces excessive heat warnings similar to those issued last week, driving air-conditioning demand. Conservation, demand response and backup generation. CAISO also was able to secure some scarce imported power, and wind power coming on late in the day helped too.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The utility cooperative partnering with Form Energy on its first “iron air” battery project sees the long-duration energy storage technology as a potential buffer for its grid during extreme cold snaps like 2019’s polar vortex. Wind speeds tend to decrease during extremely cold temperatures. Form Energy’s “iron air” battery.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Dr Simon Cran-McGreehin, ECIU's head of analysis, said that amid significant concerns over the reliability of Britain's gas supplies this winter in the wake of Russia's war in Ukraine, the UK could reduce its dependency on gas by generating more power from renewable sources. per cent of annual UK gas demand.

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Demand Fossil fuels Government Europe 40

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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Batteries Fossil fuels Lithium Demand 44

Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

.” The authors assumed that Germany will need renewable energy sources to cover 1102 TWh heat demand and 967 TWh electricity demand. Under the proposed scenario, newly installed electricity generation capacity is 1143 GW — 80% of which is made up of solar PV and wind power plants.

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Energy Energy Global warming Wind power 93

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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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 20, 2024

There are thousands of miles of cables to add to the national grid , electric car battery factories to build, heat pumps to install, and rising demand for wind and solar farms. Experts warn of a “critical shortage” of certified welders and electrical engineers, and fear that the government may have left it too late.

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Carbon Demand Batteries Government 118

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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Energy Energy Fossil fuels Demand 105

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The report outlines how co-location could incentivise the development of battery storage and the expansion of a variety of energy sources including solar and wind power, as well as low-carbon hydrogen production. It could also help to accommodate new energy needs such as an increase in electric vehicle charging.

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Energy Energy Wind power Investment 276

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. event hosted by the Electric Power Research Institute and utility Duke Energy.

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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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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

At the same time but seemingly unrelatedly, we need more plentiful and sustainable sources of graphene (useful for everything from solar cells to battery storage) and graphite (a key component of lithium-ion batteries). We’re CO 2 e-neutral, because we use electric heat generated through solar and wind power.”.

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Recycling Recycling Hydrogen Carbon-neutral 104

GreenTechMedia

JUNE 3, 2020

-based energy company AES, which through its Fluence joint venture with Siemens has developed the world’s largest fleet of grid-scale batteries. formerly 174 Power Global), a U.S.-based the owner of utility Arizona Public Service, will build a 42-megawatt/168 megawatt-hour battery system along with 42 megawatts of solar on Maui.

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North America Energy Energy Electricity 211

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

A joint development between Muirhall Energy and WWS Development LLP, the 46MW onshore wind farm at Crossdykes in Dumfries and Galloway is the largest wind power project to enter Limejump's generation portfolio, the company said.

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Wind power Demand Batteries Carbon 77

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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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 26, 2021

Perhaps one of the most prolific impacts on the energy market in 2020 was the plummeting demand for oil which reached a ground-breaking value of minus $37.63 Solar power is predicted to dominate the global market, with key stakeholders including SunPower (US), Canadian Solar (Canada), Jinko Solar (China), and Tina Solar (China).

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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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Energy Energy Startups Hydrogen 119

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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Natural gas Carbon Energy Energy 130

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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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Many of these applications offer automation features, further reducing energy consumption and costs, for example, by automatically switching off devices when not in use or adjusting heating and cooling output based on actual demand. Renewable energies, such as solar or wind energy, offer a sustainable alternative for meeting energy needs.

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Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 195

GreenTech Gazette

APRIL 1, 2024

Technology: Biomethane is converted into electricity that powers the train’s battery and motor, achieving a clean fuel source. Production Capacity: Scaling up biomethane production to meet the fuel demands of a widespread rail network might require additional resources and planning.

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Waste Waste Fossil fuels Transportation 52

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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Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 102

Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 29, 2023

Renewable Energy Storage Renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power are intermittent and are only sometimes available when needed. This stored hydrogen can then be converted back into electricity when demand is high or renewable energy sources do not produce enough power.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 20, 2023

Wind power, the biggest contributor to new power generation in a net-zero 2050, increases ninefold from current levels. Pairing wind and batteries expands the role wind can play even further, still at a competitive cost.

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EDF + Business

JUNE 7, 2023

First, the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (§45X) provides a tax credit for domestically manufactured or assembled renewables equipment, such as components for solar and wind energy, certain battery components, inverters and critical minerals. Solar, wind turbine and HVAC manufacturing In August 2022, First Solar, Inc.

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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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Electricity Carbon-neutral Wind power Nuclear Power 99

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 19, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric has asked California regulators to approve seven battery projects totaling 423 megawatts, or nearly 1.7 gigawatts of carbon-free resources to help meet grid reliability needs that will arise when four natural gas-fired power plants retire next year to reduce their environmental harm to coastal waters.

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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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