Greentown Labs

JANUARY 30, 2024

As renewable energy sources have matured and become more affordable, a challenge remains in dramatically increasing the amount of clean power on the electric grid: long-duration energy storage. They also have a lifespan of 30 years—significantly longer than that of lithium-ion batteries—and aren’t prone to battery fires or explosions.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 2, 2021

With the ban of new petrol and diesel cars in place in the UK by 2030, sales of electric cars are expected to surge. Plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for more than 1 in 10 vehicle registrations in 2020, up from 1 in 30 in 2019, according to data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Challenges.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 26, 2022

California’s Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is proposing to add nearly 1,600 MW/6,400 MWh of battery energy storage across nine projects in the state. The nine stand-alone storage projects proposed by PG&E all would feature lithium-ion battery technology, each with four hours of storage. GW of new resources.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

One often overlooked piece, states Bernard Salha, group technical director and R&D director for French energy giant EDF, might be found in nuclear power. Nuclear power plants can follow the load, and consequently, they can help to bring stability on the grid.”

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Stem, the decade-old behind-the-meter battery startup that was seeking a buyer earlier this year to bolster its growth ambitions, is now launching a plan to go public via a special-purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) reverse merger. ” Stem’s role in opening up the behind-the-meter battery market. and abroad.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

National Grid is accelerating the connection of up to 20GW of clean energy projects to its electricity transmission and distribution networks in England and Wales as part of ongoing collaborative work across industry in the UK.

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Energy Energy Batteries Nuclear Power 109

Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 30, 2021

From alkaline batteries for small electronics to lithium-ion batteries for cars and laptops, most people already use batteries in many aspects of their daily lives. Right now there are very few such batteries in use. Batteries work by creating a chemical reaction that produces a flow of electrical current.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

New study reveals Britain exported more power to Europe than ever before in the second quarter of the year, making it a net exporter of electricity for the first time in over a decade. The 5.5TWh of exported power represented a new quarterly record.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The Czech energy company can thus remotely operate its customers’ equipment without being their electricity supplier. We will create a virtual power plant (VPP) that will store electricity, balancing the stability of the grid and generating a profit for the operators. Nano Energies Croatia country manager Dominik Marin?evi?

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

The global power system is transformed and becomes much more flexible in order to accommodate high penetrations of wind and solar. Figure 3: Electricity generation by technology/fuel, Economic Transition Scenario and Net Zero Scenario. Note: Includes electricity generation for hydrogen production under the Net Zero Scenario.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

Two more utilities in Arizona and Colorado are moving to accelerate closure of coal plants and replace them with renewable energy backed by batteries, joining a broader push in both states to shift to more cost-effective clean energy options even in the absence of state mandates.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

The UK will need roughly 108GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035 - more than 10 times current capacity - to achieve a net zero electricity system by the middle of the next decade, researchers from Imperial College London have warned.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

Innovative trials on the South East’s electricity network have seemingly set the foundations for a world-first short-term market for renewable energy sources. Power Potential was developed to help manage the rapid increase in wind and solar farms, and battery storage connecting to local electricity networks.

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Energy Energy Nuclear Power Electricity 130

Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 6, 2021

California and other states are pushing to use clean electricity to power vehicles and buildings to cut carbon, which will increase demand. And the state’s last nuclear power plant and numerous coastal gas power plants are facing retirement. ROOT CAUSES.

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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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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

While small modular reactors have powered naval ships for decades and are also in use in other military applications, they’ve yet to be approved for use in commercial power generation. NuScale’s design doesn’t require some of the key safety features for large-scale reactors.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2021

A coal power plant in Lünen, Germany (image credit: Daniel Grothe , CC BY 2.0 The planned timeline for ending coal power generation in Germany could cause the country significant challenges as it battles to meet future electricity demand. This provides critical challenges for Germany, both politically and economically.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

EDF has snapped up a majority stake in electric vehicle (EV) charging specialist Pod Point, marking the French energy giant's largest investment in the EV market to date, it announced today. The additional electricity demand from EVs will require urgent investment in low carbon generation from renewables and nuclear.".

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. But Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, the states where Southern Company’s electric utilities serve about 4.2

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2020

This is a common problem facing utilities in states such as New York that are pushing to decarbonize their electricity generation fleets, and it doesn’t have an easy answer. Power producer AES is installing a 100-megawatt/400-megawatt-hour battery at its Alamitos power plant as it reduces the scale of its gas-fired generation there.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Clean energy facilities including battery storage, demand side response and pumped hydro storage are among those tapped to provide back up power to the UK grid next winter, as the government awarded around £380m-worth of contracts in the latest capacity market auction yesterday.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Jeff Clark, president and CEO of the Texas-based Advanced Power Alliance, said Texas continues to benefit from corporate and consumer demand for clean electricity and long-term price certainty. Broad Reach Power now has 300 MW of dispatchable storage resources in ERCOT. Source: Broad Reach Power). Comically full.

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Renewables-Info

JULY 15, 2019

However, renewable energy sources have unique challenges that must be overcome before they can truly replace the classic electricity generation methods that we’ve been using over a century. When the energy source is unavailable, no electricity can be generated. Grid energy storage.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 30, 2020

billion in new wind and solar investments in the next 12 months and is outlining plans for electric vehicle charging, energy storage and green hydrogen production pilot programs to meet its goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Xcel Energy is asking Minnesota regulators to approve $1.4 In Minnesota, Gov.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 24, 2021

Whether you use gas or another source of electricity to power your home, you are probably aware that your consumption (and your energy bills) has two seasonal peaks. In the winter months if you live in the North East, you very likely turn up the heat and since the days are shorter, use more electricity to light your home.

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2020

That is the conclusion of independent research released today by Imperial College London and energy firm Drax, which saw experts assess the tumultuous impact of the coronavirus crisis on Britain's electricity system from April to June 2020, a period characterised by near historically low levels of demand for power.

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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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Business Green

MAY 26, 2020

EDF has finally submitted plans for its long-trailed Sizewell C nuclear power project in Suffolk, today announcing it has lodged an official application to begin construction work on the multi-billion pound facility towards the end of next year. The same company also holds a 33 per cent stake in Hinkley Point C.

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Business Green

JULY 17, 2022

Advanced nuclear technologies, modular manufacturing methods and new approaches to project finance could usher a more cost-effective era for the UK's nuclear industry, writes LSE's Esin Serin. As part of its approach to dealing with energy security concerns, the UK government has turned to nuclear power.

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38 North Solutions

MAY 3, 2024

Special Consideration: Related to Battery Manufacturing: Similarly, if a battery manufacturing facility was constructed using 48C, then it is ineligible for the Section 45X (advanced manufacturing credit). low- or zero-carbon process heat systems; b. carbon capture, transport, utilization and storage systems; c.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The newly approved changes will boost those targets dramatically for investor-owned utilities Arizona Public Service and Tucson Electric Power, mandating a 50 percent cut in carbon emissions from 2016 to 2018 average levels by 2032 and a 75 percent cut by 2040.

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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. percent in 2018, and hitting 100 percent zero-carbon emissions by 2040. Source: NYISO. Source: NYISO.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Energy regulator confirms plan to take a 'three-prong approach' to preparing grid for influx of electric vehicles. Electric vehicles will revolutionise the way we use energy and provide consumers with new opportunities, through smart products, to engage in the energy market to keep their costs as low as possible," he said.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The firm is now managing a network of more than 10,000 residential batteries in Japan, networked and managed as a fleet, less than a year after entering the market. It has a headstart on many of its competitors having started work on virtual power plant (VPP) trials back in 2013. electricity comes from the U.K. Because the U.K.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 20, 2022

By streamlining energy traders’ ability to match electricity supply to demand, the Tradenergy tool is aiming to help maintain the resilience and reliability of power grid operations. On a power grid, inertia is naturally produced by turbines and motors in fossil fuel generators that are synchronised to the same frequency.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 1, 2020

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is the new company formed Wednesday by the close of Hitachi’s acquisition of an 80.1 percent stake in the venerable power grids unit of the Swiss-Swedish engineering giant. ABB will now focus on industrial automation, electric transportation and digital solutions.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

In that light, ordering an all-source procurement, backed by extending the lives of OTC plants, represents a “least regrets” strategy, “since electricity shortages would most certainly lead to regrets,” she wrote. Fitch wrote in Thursday’s proposed decision. Southern California Edison in the hot seat.

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