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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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at a consortium of Norwegian investors acquiring a 49% stake in an Indian transmission scheme to help scale private capital. Also on the radar are the closing of Gridmatics’ storage fund, Siemens’ financial safety net and the sale of a 410MW battery storage pipeline.

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 22, 2021

There is no doubt that the emergence of renewable energy has revolutionized our world. This awareness has led to both governments as well as normal human beings trying to take steps to make the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. Renewable Energy: Meaning and Definition.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The global energy landscape is on the cusp of transformational changes as the migration to clean power gathers pace. With world leaders about to gather in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the COP 28 climate summit, the transition to green energy will be one of the key topics on the agenda.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 23, 2022

Nexamp and Borrego have activated two solar-plus-storage energy projects within ISO New England Territory, namely the Nexamp community solar farms in Massachusetts, USA. They aim to build momentum for a cleaner and more resilient regional power grid. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed. ”

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Business Green

JULY 16, 2020

Households with solar panels and batteries installed can earn savings on their winter bills for excess energy generated in the summer. Shell has become the latest energy supplier to launch a flexible tariff, allowing householders to potentially earn money back for helping to balance supply and demand for the power grid.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 1, 2021

Green hydrogen is both an untested and a potentially vital way for renewable-energy-powered grids to store their intermittent power for later use, not just for hours at a time, but for days, weeks or even seasons ahead. On Monday, Siemens Energy announced a U.S. green hydrogen market landscape.

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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.

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Energy Refuge

APRIL 7, 2020

Street lights, depending on the society or community in which they are located, can be powered by different forms of energy sources including fuel, gas or solar. While the previous two have been used for a long while, solar is a technology that is evolving but at the same time is now widely accepted and used in various places.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 16, 2024

On the back of approving €805 million in clean energy financing, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €400 million ($425.2 million) to municipal energy supplier Thüringer Energie AG (TEAG) to upgrade and digitise the electricity grid in Thuringia, Germany. million). The financing forms part of a larger, €4.3

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2020

Two-year project saw 40 batteries and solar rooftop sets fitted across a cluster of homes in bid to more flexibly manage electricity. Following the trial, the company is calling for more financial incentives to stimulate the market for energy storage. "We

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The utility, which provides electricity to more than 13 million industrial, commercial and residential customers, is concerned about grid stability due to decommissioned traditional fossil fuel plants and increased levels of renewable energy coming online. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed

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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.

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

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 8, 2022

Vehicle to grid (V2G) has been a hot topic globally as grid management and resilience become a growing concern. The increasing prevalence of issues surrounding renewables integration and energy management illustrates how solutions like V2G are required to maintain the stability and efficacy of our energy supply.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Over the past half-decade, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has consistently won court battles upholding its authority over states to set the rules for how distributed energy resources can play in wholesale energy markets. “But if the aggregations do include demand response, the opt-out can apply,” she said.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift toward renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia's ambitious new clean energy law. The new plan, by contrast, sets out a goal of nearly 16 gigawatts of solar, more than 5 gigawatts of offshore wind, and 2.7 Credit: Dominion Energy).

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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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Energy and Cleantech Council

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Other research and development opportunities identified include innovation in energy storage, alternative biofuels, electric vehicle batteries, and advanced wind and solar power. We will be tracking future funding announcements under this initiative.

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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. CAISO has issued a "Flex Alert" asking Californians to conserve energy from 3 p.m. by 6:30 p.m.,

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Then there’s energy: whether it’s $2 gas or higher home heating bills , powering our lives has gotten pricier. These two realities, climate change and volatile energy prices, have a common denominator in fossil fuels. For starters, Alberta and Ontario are in the midst of transforming their power grids.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 29, 2021

Most people today know home solar can help you save on energy costs while reducing your carbon footprint. Plus, when you combine solar panels with a battery you don’t have to suffer through a power outage whether it’s caused by a storm, overwhelmed power grid or cyberattack. Solar panels can do both.

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2021

New energy initiative aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by one billion tons and facilitate access to renewable energy in developing countries. The initiative aims to connect one billion people to distributed renewable energy (DRE) systems, while reducing emissions by one billion tonnes.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has announced the Medium Voltage Resource Integration Technology programme (MERIT) which aims to bridge the medium-voltage gap in power electronics. Power electronics are used to switch between these flows and to link separate systems.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Market reforms needed to stimulate investment in projects capable of storing electricity for four hours or longer, according to Aurora Energy Research. LDES provides a valuable contribution to system security and operability in a high renewables energy system," he said. "In

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 14, 2021

“I think solar is a big component of it and valuable part of it because of the scale and pricing it has reached […] but I think you need large-scale sustainable consumption choice changes for all of this to work.” Demand for flexible, clean power spurs startup activity. Today, it’s around 36,000 megawatts.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 8, 2023

Through media briefs, we aim to provide useful factual and contextual information related to Canada’s clean energy transition. The federal government has released a new paper, Powering Canada Forward , which lays out the federal government’s vision for a 100% clean power grid by 2035.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Last week’s article focused on the nine key elements of Joe Biden’s plan for a Clean Energy Revolution and Environmental Justice. power sector by 2035. million new energy efficient homes.”. million new energy efficient homes.”. Energy efficiency will help, but in 2019 the U.S. power grid by 2050.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 18, 2021

An intriguing aspect of electric vehicle (EV) charging is how it will change business models for vehicle energy. Although station-based, fast-charge points are important, battery wear and tear from fast charging is substantial, and energy delivered at megawatt scales probably will require premium pricing. miles per day.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The UK's established pumped storage facilities will play an increasingly important role in greening the grid for the net zero transition, writes ENGIE UK's David Alcock. Deep inside the Welsh landscape in Snowdonia lies a major feat of engineering that has quietly been contributing to the UK's energy security of supply for decades.

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Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2022

Long duration energy storage is vital for Britain’s energy security, and the next Tory leader must urgently respond to industry proposals to grow the market, writes Drax's Will Gardiner. For many years energy security was an issue resolved by complex, continent-wide gas pipelines which stretched from Russia into the heart of Europe.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 10, 2022

Thorben Fohrmann and Bernd Niemann from Siemens Energy explain how to ensure grid stability of power grids built for central power plants in an age of increasing distributed generation. Listen to the audio version of ‘Safeguarding the stability of the grid’ , read by Philip Gordon.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Although the proposed ‘all-source’ procurement would allow existing natural gas-fired peaker plants to compete, it could also open a massive new market for renewable energy, energy storage, demand response and other preferred alternatives to fossil fuels. and Ventura counties. gigawatts by 2021, and 2.2

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Bryn Baker of the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance argues much of the finger-pointing in the wake of the recent Californian blackouts has been wide of the mark. Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

We know Elon Musk’s Tesla vehicles create less pollution out of the tailpipe, but what about those batteries? But as more information about batteries and manufacturing becomes available, it is important to consider all of the factors to make the most sustainable decision when it comes to car ownership.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts Bryn Baker Fri, 09/04/2020 – 01:00 On Aug. Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. And not just in California.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts Bryn Baker Fri, 09/04/2020 – 01:00 On Aug. Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. And not just in California.

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