Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Every four years, the federal government is required to gather up the leading research on how climate change is affecting Americans, boil it all down, and then publish a National Climate Assessment. We need more transformative adaptation actions to keep pace with climate change.” Here they are.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 30, 2022

Changing climatic patterns are expected to bring operational challenges, while electrification for decarbonisation will result in more reliance on the grid as electricity demand increases in sectors such as transport and industry. Have you read? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 23, 2023

As part of Louisiana’s newly announced energy resilience initiative, Hubs for Resilient Energy Operations (HERO), The University of Louisiana at Lafayette will create Community Resilience Hubs and undertake a project meant to enhance electric grid resiliency. This award is the largest in University history.

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AutoGrid

JULY 24, 2023

Traditional solutions to short-term supply shortages – such as fossil fuel peaker plants – may meet the immediate need for capacity but also help accelerate climate change due to high emission rates. DR is the first line of defense to stretch thin power supplies. This cycle is undeniably vicious.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 25, 2022

As countries the world over pursue net-zero goals, the power grids are at the centre of a transformation that will ultimately lead to economy-wide decarbonisation impacting almost every aspect of life, from the way we power and run our homes to how we travel and the products we purchase. Grid resilience and reliability.

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GreenBiz

JULY 2, 2021

Lessons from inside the heat dome about the future of the electric grid. The impacts of climate change feel abstract until they’re not. . It’s a reminder of how our systems are limping towards climate chaos, and we — and our infrastructure — are not prepared. Even without extreme weather events, the power grid needs love.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 23, 2021

vehicle fleet, considered crucial to reducing the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change. It’s also a clear example of how climate change is an infrastructure problem – my specialty as a historian of climate science at Stanford University and editor of the book series “ Infrastructures.”.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In its biggest investment in the nation’s grid, the White House announced a $3.46 billion investment for 58 projects across 44 states to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability, invest in microgrids and enable more renewable energy generation across America.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 27, 2019

Like much of the country, California is faced with a “new abnormal,” in which wildfires and other climate-related disasters are becoming more frequent and destructive. It’s exposing both the vulnerability of our existing electric system and the opportunity to use clean energy as a critical resilience strategy.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Have you read: Investment needed to keep grid fit for purpose says Enel Grids boss Grid resilience lessons from the frontline of climate change “We will be juggling our response between setting the network up to minimise the risk of fire starts and managing outage risk from storm impacts. “In

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

California is becoming a poster child for the risks utilities face from climate change, from power lines starting wildfires to heat waves forcing increasingly renewable-powered grids to the brink of system collapse.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Stressed power grids need the money badly, both to prevent blackouts and bring more clean energy online. Weather disasters supercharged by climate change have already led to more power outages in the US. Stressed power grids need the money badly “Much of [the grid] was built nearly a century ago.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $42 million for 15 projects across 11 states meant to improve the reliability, resiliency, and flexibility of the domestic power grid through the research and development of next-generation semiconductor technologies.

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The Verge: Energy

MARCH 1, 2024

The effects extend beyond heat to more extreme droughts, fires, storms, floods, and other disasters made worse by climate change. To make things tougher, climate change also made it more difficult to generate renewable energy. Power grids usually tap fossil fuel power plants whenever hydropower runs low. “The

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 7, 2023

GINGR will also collect and showcase best practices, developing a framework for biodiversity management and conservation whilst facilitating a faster roll-out of renewable energy and electricity grids globally. Together, we can be more efficient and robust and therefore contribute to faster energy, climate and biodiversity security.”

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

With 2023 coming to a close, the impact of climate change and rapidly increasing electricity demand have illustrated the crucial importance of grid investment to ensure the grid is fit for purpose. What we need to work on is (grid) investments.” With plans to spend €35.8 Join Enlit Europe in Paris.

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2020

Joe Biden in the White House, and potentially Democrats in control of the Senate too, could turbo-charge climate change as an investment theme, argues Schroders' Simon Webber. Myriad other issues also compete for voters' attention, and climate change often takes lower billing on the US political agenda than it does in Europe.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 26, 2021

The time is right to rethink the grid. The grid faces twin challenges: It needs to become resilient and clean. electrical grid playing a central role. . And when the grid fails, it has real implications for health and safety. grid for the 21st century. power system by connecting the country.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 23, 2022

They aim to build momentum for a cleaner and more resilient regional power grid. Have you read: Construction starts on 230MW solar plant in Azerbaijan Alibaba logistics arm generates solar power from warehouse rooftops Rooftop solar PV could reduce grid resilience, study finds. ”

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

They also are more equipped with the vital skills to adapt and be resilient to climate change when disaster strikes, and to influence how their communities mitigate against it. Opus 12 is addressing climate change by using carbon emissions to create products traditionally derived from fossil fuels. Carbon removal.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Electric utilities use the models in long-term grid planning. Energy storage can potentially promote equity by reducing energy costs in disadvantaged communities and enhancing their resilience during extreme weather. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed Originally published on Power Grid.

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 19, 2021

This event nearly devastated the state’s power grid due to a frequency drop that put Texas four minutes and 37 seconds away from a months-long blackout. As a pioneering climatetech community, Greentown Labs is issuing this open letter to highlight our solutions for improving American energy resilience and sustainability.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Also on the radar is the launch of AI software company Rhizome, a climate resilience planning platform for the power grid. for grid resiliency Rhizome, a climate resilience planning platform for the power grid, announced its official launch, initial institutional capital raise of $2.5

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Global Renewable News

AUGUST 24, 2023

Unreliable power, lack of robust connections to mainstream power grids, and threats from strengthening storms are among the energy challenges faced by remote and island communities. On July 25th, 2023.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Global warming and climate change are to blame for creating the strong winds and low humidity that are currently turning California into a tinderbox. Climate change is considered a key driver of this trend.” View original here: Climate change heightens Californias drought and wildfire risks.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Hayhoe and Niyogi acknowledged there’s uncertainty about the connection between climate change and cold air outbreaks from the Arctic. However, they emphasize there is higher certainty that other extreme weather events such as drought, flooding and heat waves are due to a warming climate. “On What are you willing to pay?

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

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. Switching to renewables assumes the utmost importance due to the indelible impact of climate change. It can aid in grid control, monitoring and restoration.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

By strategically placing three autonomous sensors at a location and utilising the Ample platform to create a virtual three-phase device, Alabama Power can now accurately identify ground faults, exceeding its target accuracy of 85%, says Sentient in a release. This has enabled Alabama Power to improve its response and restoration times.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 17, 2022

Enel and stakeholders of the power distribution ecosystem gathered in Rome for the Net Zero Grid Day, in which Enel announced Enel’s Open Power Grids association and Gridspertise’s expansion into the US as part of their ‘net zero strategy’ for grids. Open Power Grids association.

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Charged

MARCH 24, 2020

The standard covers bidirectional equipment that charges EVs from an electric power system (EPS) and also allows the vehicle to export power to an EPS, potentially enabling EV owners to earn money by helping to stabilize the electric power grid when the vehicles are parked. “By Source: UL.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

On Tuesday, the United States government published the Fifth National Climate Assessment — an exhaustive summary of the leading research on climate change and how it affects life in every part of the country. That’s partly the result of more Americans feeling the effects of climate change in their daily lives.

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CleanTech Alliance

MAY 13, 2021

Grid resiliency has been on everyone’s mind lately. From the rolling blackouts in California during the wildfires last year to the outages in Texas this past February, ensuring we have a reliable power grid is a priority for utilities and consumers alike.

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CleanTech Alliance

JUNE 1, 2021

Grid resiliency has been on everyone’s mind lately. From the rolling blackouts in California during the wildfires last year to the outages in Texas this past February, ensuring we have a reliable power grid is a priority for utilities and consumers alike.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 4, 2022

A panel of grid experts explaining why grid resiliency matters and how to mitigate events like wildfires in the era of climate change. Meanwhile, the grid needs to adapt to support an increased share of renewables which adds to the complexity of matching supply and demand. July 13, 2022. Virtual Event.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The Green Grids Initiative seeks to connect 140 countries to clean, renewable energy and reduce dependence on coal. As part of the initiative, the International Solar Alliance aims to mobilize $1 trillion in financing by 2030 to assist developing countries in expanding their solar power grids. billion in 2019.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 26, 2022

Neara, a digital twin for the infrastructure industry, is expanding globally, with a strategic focus on the US, to help energy providers manage the growing impact of climate change and extreme weather, improve network safety and reliability and accelerate the integration of clean energy.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Local energy resources have the potential to equitably distribute the benefits of clean energy in a way that provides jobs, resilience and savings to communities left out of our century-old electricity grid. By Odette Mucha, Vote Solar and Luis Nasvytis Torres, Earthjustice. See if you qualify to attend Connect by visiting this link.

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