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Electrification gets down to the wire

GreenBiz

It’s a shockingly heady time for electricity. The push to quickly transition carbon-intensive activities away from fossil fuels while meeting the world’s growing energy needs has put electricity producers and consumers squarely in the forefront of the emerging clean economy. Subscribe here.

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New York?s Energy Transition (and Challenges) in 5 Charts

GreenTechMedia

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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Tidal energy firm wins seabed lease to support Shetland clean energy drive

Envirotec Magazine

Tidal energy company Nova Innovation (Nova) plans to develop its largest tidal energy array to date at Yell Sound in Shetland and boost decarbonisation of the local energy supply. Comprehensive environmental monitoring of Nova’s turbines in Bluemull Sound have demonstrated that they work in harmony with marine wildlife.

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Nepal’s hydropower boom comes at the cost of its fish

Eco-Business

With massive unmet energy demands the potential revenue of electricity exports, Nepal has rapidly expanded its hydropower production. But environmental safeguards are flouted and rarely monitored.

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Is Load shedding the solution?

Smart Energy International

When the electric grid is under strain, many electric utilities use the load shedding technique to lower demand and balance it with energy production. The idea is to turn off the power supply to certain areas on a cyclical basis, for example, two hours ON, then two hours OFF. The actual power gap now exceeds 8GW.

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Connecticut sets 1 GW energy storage goal

Renewable Energy World

This week Connecticut Governor Lamont signed a new law that will require the state to install 1 GW of energy storage by 2030 with milestone requirements every three years: 300 MW by 2024, 600 MW by 2027 and 1 GW by 2030. The Energy Storage Association (ESA) applauded the move.

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Contintental complexity

Envirotec Magazine

The researchers call for urgent collaboration on: • Continuous air monitoring via a network of sensors in order to build a detailed picture of air pollution variations and track progress. Investment in clean energy such as solar, hydropower and wind to meet Africa’s energy demand which is expected to double by 2040.