Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 28, 2024

billion for a subsea and underground 500km electricity superhighway between Scotland and Yorkshire which could power up to 2 million homes. Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) is a 2GW high voltage electricity ‘superhighway’ cable link between Peterhead in Aberdeenshire and Drax in North Yorkshire.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 21, 2024

Multinational technology giants Google and Microsoft , and American steel producer Nucor , have announced a collaboration that will aggregate their power demand to encourage advanced clean energy technologies. The RFI can be accessed via this link. Full responses to the RFI will accepted until 12 April 2024.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2022

More than half of fleet operators (53 per cent) expect high energy prices to dampen demand for EVs, according to research from mobility solutions specialists Bridgestone and Webfleet Solutions. Parity for electric trucks is anticipated within the next three years. “As

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Renew Economy

MAY 2, 2023

Renewable energy covered about half of electricity consumption in Germany during the first three months of 2023. The post Renewables cover half of Germany’s electricity demand in first quarter of 2023 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report records electricity demand growth easing in 2023 but is projected to accelerate over the next three years through 2026. The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2% The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2%

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Renewable energy sources are shifting the energy value chain, allowing for “prosumers” to feed energy into the grid while simultaneously consuming it. Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today released a Connected Energy Utilities report in partnership with Arthur D.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Electric cars, heat pumps and home storage systems will be able to deliver around 100 terawatt hours of flexible electricity in Germany. The post EVs and heat pumps can make 10% of German electricity demand flexible by 2035 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 19, 2022

Canada’s IESO, OEB, BluWave-ai and Hydro Ottawa will collaborate to pilot the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to coordinate electric vehicle (EV) charging in Ottawa during peak electricity demand. The hope of the project is to save customers money while extending the life of electricity infrastructure.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 21, 2023

FERC’s annual smart metering and demand response assessment highlights annual increases averaging around 8 million new smart meters. million smart meters from the EIA and Institute for Electric Innovation respectively. Demand response resource totals increased from 2021 to 2022 in all but one of the wholesale markets.

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Energy Storage News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Global demand for batteries for energy storage system (ESS) applications will grow 30% during this year, with the US leading the charge, LG Energy Solution has predicted.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

Wind is China’s largest source of electricity after coal and hydropower, delivering 9.4% of the total electricity supply in 2023. The seeming enormity of the green energy shift taking place in China is given shape by what’s described as the most comprehensive English-language report on China’s energy transition.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As policymakers and leaders around the world prepare for pivotal climate discussions at COP28, the sector must seize the momentum to create more renewable energy, enabling other sectors to decarbonise, and shifting demand away from fossil fuels. Vicky Sins, Decarbonisation and Energy Transformation Lead, said: “We cannot keep 1.5

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Canary Media

MARCH 18, 2024

Here’s one way to accelerate the clean energy transition: quadruple the energy storage projects you’re already building. Salt Lake City–based rPlus Energies made this move with its Green River Energy Center in eastern Utah. Utility Rocky Mountain Power had awarded a contract from a 2020 proposal for 400 megawatts of…

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 13, 2020

We’re once again thinking through the practical and theoretical impacts of the pandemic on energy, in the near-term and well into the future. Shayle and Stephen talk with Ramez Naam , a futurist, science-fiction author and energy expert. Ramez joined The Interchange last August to talk about some future scenarios for energy.

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PV Tech

JANUARY 24, 2024

Electricity generation from low-emission sources such as solar, wind, hydro, and nuclear will cover all global demand growth to 2026.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 4, 2024

Smart Energy Solutions (SMS) has begun laboratory testing of Interoperable Demand Side Response (IDSR) solutions as part of the UK Government’s Flexibility Innovation Programme. This step change in interoperability and interchangeability needs to come soon, and it won’t be simple for manufacturers.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 3, 2022

Japan’s electricity sector is facing the triple challenges in the energy transition of energy security, cost and decarbonisation , writes James Tedd from GridBeyond. Imported fossil resources contribute to all three of the challenges of the energy transition. Demand side measures. Image: GridBeyond.

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R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The International Energy Agency (IEA) just released its World Energy Outlook 2023 report. Perhaps the most noteworthy prediction from the report is of peak demand for fossil fuels within this decade. Oil demand flattens out in the 2030s but still remains around 100 million barrels/day through 2050 without major policy changes.

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Energy Central

APRIL 30, 2024

The US Administration has established a goal of transitioning all energy end uses in the economy to electric end uses by 2050. The US currently consumes approximately 4,200 TWH of electricity each year.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Toronto-based SWTCH Energy specializes in EV charging solutions for multi-tenant properties. AutoGrid is a provider of virtual power plant (VPP) and distributed energy resources management systems (DERMS). Demand response involves incentivizing utility customers to shift electricity usage away from peak demand periods.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 22, 2023

of eastern Australia’s entire electricity demand – the closest to reaching 100% clean power in the grid’s history. of eastern Australia’s entire electricity demand – the closest to reaching 100% clean power in the grid’s history. Renewables also supplied 38.9% Continue reading.

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Financial Times: Energy

APRIL 17, 2024

Tech chiefs warn that power-hungry data centres are a bottleneck in developing artificial intelligence

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Renew Economy

JUNE 1, 2022

Windy conditions in northern Europe provided more than 100% of Denmark’s electricity consumption for two days in a row in May. The post Wind power meets and beats Denmark’s total electricity demand – two days in a row appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

BESS with up to 4-hour duration helping to meet summer peaks, but long-duration energy storage may be key to managing winter demand.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

But Siva Gunda warns extreme climate conditions pose unprecedented challenges “Climate change is making it difficult to fight climate change,” according to Siva Gunda, vice-chair of the California Energy Commission. With renewables we need to start forecasting supply and match demand to it.”

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Charged

APRIL 17, 2024

There’s a lot of speculation about the effects widespread EV adoption will have on the electrical grid, but until now, little hard data. A recent study has found that, so far, EVs are having a salutary effect on the grid, saving ratepayers billions of dollars on their electricity bills.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Centre stage in this week’s Smart Energy Finances is the closing of an acquisition by CPower. The DER company has acquired Centrica’s demand response division, bolstering their DER capacity from 5.6GW to 6.3GW. CPower closes Centrica demand response acquisition. RWE ’s $6.8bn energy business acquisition.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 30, 2024

Swiss tech major Hitachi Energy has announced an upgrade and modernisation of its power transformer factory in Varennes, and other facilities in Montreal, Canada, to address fast-growing customer demand for sustainable energy in North America. The additional 130,000 square foot (approx.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Now, after only six weeks, the program has been suspended following a surge in demand. The original plan was to offer 25,000 European-built electric cars for lease at a price of €100-150 ($107-161) per month. The number of cars was doubled in response to massive demand, but even this wasn’t enough.

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Bidgely

JUNE 27, 2023

The dynamics of our industry are undergoing significant changes driven by three simultaneous trends: the rise of electrification and customer-owned distributed energy resources (DERs), the shift towards renewable energy, and the digital transformation of the customer journey.

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Charged

APRIL 29, 2024

Contrary to the barrage of unsourced speculation on social media, EV adoption is indeed causing carbon emissions and oil demand to fall, albeit by a small amount so far. However, despite what many EV fans might assume, electric cars are not the main drivers of the reduction. Two thirds of that was due to electric bikes and mopeds.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Decarbonizing the electricity sector is critical to climate action—not only because it’s responsible for 25 percent of the United States’ greenhouse-gas emissions, but because decarbonizing the other key greenhouse-gas-emitting sectors (transportation, manufacturing, buildings, and agriculture) must rely heavily on renewable-powered electrification.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 24, 2023

The demand for electrical energy is increasing across the world. The perovskite solar cells are used in personal care industries, cosmetics and supplements, but the demand in such applications has reduced due to the pandemic. The global perovskite solar cell market is expected to grow at a registered CAGR of 31.8%

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

As a result of an increase in electric vehicle use across Britain, electricity demand from the transport sector will increase by 31 times by 2040 from the current levels, according to a new report released by research firm Cornwall Insights.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 18, 2024

By 2035, VPP (virtual power plant) potential in California is forecast to exceed 15% of peak demand by 2035, representing five times its current capacity, according to analysis from consultancy Brattle Group for AI specialist GridBeyond.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A new report released last week by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) outlines how better energy efficiency and a robust demand response program using distributed energy resources (DER) already on the grid could provide up to 11 GW of “flexible generation” to ERCOT, the Texas grid operator, when the grid is strained.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 29, 2022

Demand Response Management (DRM), is a crucial component of actual/upcoming smart grids, playing an active role in reducing peak demand and power fluctuation. Demand Response: Upside for the end-customer. Historical power plant control console without demand management. Image Credit – Pexels. The role of renewables.

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