GreenTechMedia

MARCH 10, 2021

” That’s how a range of clean energy advocates and demand response providers are describing the California Public Utilities Commission’s latest plan to prevent a repeat of the state’s August 2020 rolling blackouts this coming summer.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

How is technology helping to address the challenges faced by power grids? According to the International Energy Agency, global electricity demand rose by more than 6% in 2021, the largest increase since the recovery from the financial crisis in 2010. Tom Christensen writes. How to stabilise energy delivery.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Jeff Perry, executive vice president of Asset Management for Agilitas Energy, writes on how energy storage technology can improve grid and renewables reliability, taking pressure off grid operators at peak demand periods. Instead, it emphasises the importance of increasing energy storage to stabilize the energy system.

Energy 105

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

14 and 15, the California electric grid operator made the incredibly rare decision to proactively shut off parts of the electricity grid, resulting in limited rolling blackouts affecting businesses and homes throughout the state. Time to ditch fossil fuels-centric planning. Bryn Baker.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Photo by VCG via Getty Images By 2030, transportation and electricity around the world will be far greener than it is today, according to the latest forecast from the International Energy Agency. Imagine 10 times more electric vehicles on the road. Renewables make up half of the world’s electricity mix.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2021

Low demand for power sees carbon intensity on grid plummet to lowest ever level, National Grid ESO confirms. It comes as coal power continues to rapidly decline in the UK due to market pressures and policy measures aimed at decarbonising Britain's power supply, while renewable power records have continued to tumble.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 8, 2023

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. The paper precedes the forthcoming Clean Electricity Regulations that will provide the regulatory support.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

In recent years, there has been a growing concern about the impact of human activity on the environment, and the need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels in order to combat climate change. This means that, by using solar panels, we can reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and the damaging effects they have on the environment.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 30, 2024

The hard truth is that the majority of electric grids were not originally designed to accommodate DERs, writes Dominique Verhulst, head of the Energy Segment at Nokia’s Network Infrastructure Group. All this ratchets up the importance of transforming the power grid into a dynamic entity that can sense, think, and act.

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AutoGrid

MARCH 30, 2022

How VPPs Reduce Both Costs and Emission in Meeting Peak Demands. New York and Texas Offer Opportunities to Replace Fossil Fuel Peaker Plants. The emergence of virtual power plants (VPPs) as bona fide replacements for fossil fuel peaker plants has been discussed conceptually, but is there data to support this opportunity?

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 29, 2024

Dublin-based ESB Networks has announced that it has 1,000MW of electricity storage connected to the Irish power grid. According to the medium and low voltage electricity infrastructure operator, the figure includes 731.5MW of battery storage projects and 292MW from Turlough Hill pumped storage power station.

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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. One of EPRI’s first projects in Fontana, Calif.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The record-breaking performance during December meant there were nearly 100 hours when the grid delivered more clean power than it needed last year. Electricity is the only form of energy where we produce more than we consume - in comparison to our coal and gas requirements where 60-75 per cent are still imported from abroad."

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Fossil fuels Power grid Carbon Demand 101

The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

More Bitcoin is mined in the US than anywhere else in the world , a trend that has sparked legal battles over the impact energy-hungry crypto mines have on the power grid, nearby communities, and the environment. Industry groups were quick to challenge the move in court.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 20, 2023

ubitricity, a UK-based EV charge point operator with a network of more than 7,000 public charge points, is partnering with UK Power Networks (UKPN), the UK’s largest electricity distribution network, to shift charging demand away from periods of peak demand on the power grid.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2021

Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), RenewableUK and Solar Energy UK team up to demand clearer, ambitious clean energy goals. The UK recently set a new goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 78 per cent against 1990 levels by 2035, by which date the government has also said sales of all new cars fossil fuelled cars must end.

Demand 101

Demand Power grid Climate change Government 101

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

According to analysis from consultancy DNV between now and 2050 a staggering $12 trillion will be invested in doubling power grid capacity and renewables technologies in the US and Canada. Household energy bills are predicted to halve by 2050, thanks to the affordability of electricity generated from renewables.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Two Russian firms—software developer 4xxi and charger manufacturer L-Charge—are collaborating to create an off-grid EV charging network in London that’s scheduled to be launched this year. L-Charge’s “rapidly scalable off-grid ultra-fast chargers” use energy from locally-stored fossil fuels rather than the electrical grid.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Hitachi Energy acquires eks Energy Tech major Hitachi Energy has announced a strategic acquisition of eks Energy, adding its advanced power electronics and energy management software capabilities to Hitachi’s growing portfolio.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Canada’s transition to clean electricity is under intense scrutiny, and the centrepiece of the debate is the federal government’s proposed Clean Electricity Regulations published in August 2023. Exaggerated claims about the costs and impacts of pursuing a clean power grid are largely dominating the discourse.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

ECIU calculates wind, hydro, and solar have provided 13TWh electricity since October, driving down gas reliance for the UK. The same goes for insulation and electric heat pumps. If government ramps up investments, next winter could be less challenging for the grid and less worrying for households.".

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Concerned about grid inertia, Taiwan’s state-owned electric utility Taiwan Power Company (TPC) has partnered with UK tech company Reactive Technologies Limited (RTL) to use its grid stability measurement platform. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Building electrification is a potential game-changer for energy efficiency, demand management, distributed energy and other advanced energy industries, as well as for the broader task of reducing emissions. homes are built with air-source heat pumps instead of fossil-fuel burning systems. Net-zero energy in below-zero winters.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Longtime transmission guru Carl Zichella once called the American electric grid the “most complicated machine we’ve ever built”, and with $1T of IRA-driven renewable investments in the pipeline, it’s only going to get more complex.   Wholesale power markets serve two primary functions: 1.

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Demand Power grid Electricity Innovation 72

The Verge: Energy

MARCH 6, 2024

Caitlin O’Hara/Bloomberg via Getty Images A new report warns that a boom in computer chip manufacturing in the US could fuel demand for dirty energy, despite companies’ environmental claims. Each of those megafactories alone could use as much electricity as a medium-sized town, according to the report.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 24, 2021

Green hydrogen is produced through electrolysis using decarbonized electricity and water, and it is set to be an important component of the transition to net-zero carbon economies, IHA said. Looking ahead hydropower could potentially supply at least 1,000 TWh of the additional electricity demand required in IRENA’s 2050 scenario.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 10, 2024

The Electric Thames project, a collaboration between UK Power Networks, LCP Delta and Marine Zero, is assessing the viability of using electric vessels to feed stored electricity back into London’s power grid. Electric Thames has been supported by the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF).

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Innovation Power grid Fossil fuels Electricity 49

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The replacement of fossil fuels by green energy is bringing about a revolution in electricity generation and expanding its role across economies. The modern grid will encounter some typical challenges associated with renewable energy. Add to it the bi-directional characteristics of renewables.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2023

With a power grid that has been notoriously unreliable in the past, India’s goal to transform formerly passive consumers into prosumers would seem an uphill battle. Its electricity demand reached an all-time demand peak of 223 gigawatts (GW) this past June, and projections indicate it could hit 340 GW by the decade’s end.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2021

First phase of project will support introduction of 22 electric buses on Glasgow streets ahead of the COP26 UN climate summit in November. The operator anticipates the electric bus depot will enable it to operate 150 electric buses on Glasgow streets by March 2023, up from just two in operation today. per cent a year ago.

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Electricity Transportation Electric vehicle Demand 100

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. Every megawatt of load reduced from the grid network can help bolster reliability. This cycle is undeniably vicious.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The solution, which utilises Hedera’s open-source distributed ledger technology platform, enables end consumers to retire small quantities of RECs in real time, indicative that they care about how the power they consume is being produced. Have you read?

Energy Monitor 111

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 111

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

This latest briefing, “ Better, Faster, Cleaner: Securing clean energy technology supply chains”, makes the case that global supply of key materials and components is sufficient to meet growing demand for clean energy technologies (wind, solar, batteries, grids, heat pumps) over the medium- to long-term.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

While this may be temporary, it could well be permanent, and such uncertainty demands that, more than ever, business flexibility is a key determining factor to future success. The good news is that the technology is already available to respond to this need for flexibility and the changing demands of energy markets.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The company's software allows the campuses to operate as Controllable Load Resources to the electrical grid, replacing reliability products often provided by fossil fuel plants. The study found that adding data center load to the grid incentivizes additional deployment of wind and solar energy.

Fossil fuels 118

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The UK Government has announced funding support for bidirectional electric vehicle charging in the hopes of developing vehicle to everything (V2X) capability. This builds on existing smart charging technologies, where EVs can be charged when electricity prices are lower overnight. This government has already spent over £2 billion ($2.5

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Business Green

DECEMBER 13, 2020

International Energy Agency's latest electricity markets update confrms major drop in emissions in 2020, but warns that coal and gas-fired generation will bounce back next year. But China remains an outlier to the global trend, the update notes, as the only major economy to see electricity demand rise in 2020.

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