Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

As energy policy and politics shift globally, business flexibility will be a necessity for the success of the energy transition. Well, not quite, because anyone who has even briefly scanned the news over the last few months will have noted the shift in the political mood music around energy policy across the world.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Institute of Technology (SIT) in Singapore are funding a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project, the largest in the country, to help ease congestion on the power grid. By leveraging V2G technology, EVs could potentially be tapped on to manage the increased peak electricity demand.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

However, what’s not at debate is that there are options available to individuals in making choices for more sustainable energy consumption. Price increases alone should spur interest and demand in pursuing alternative energy sources. Alternative Energy as a Resource. Green Pricing and Green Certificates .

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Smart Energy International

MAY 7, 2024

Power grids in many cities are being pushed to the edge of their operating limits with increased cooling demand and other climate change impacts, the IEA has reported. By 2050 urban growth is expected to be equivalent to adding the combined land area of Germany, Italy and Japan.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 8, 2024

Despite record investments into power grid expansion to accommodate demand, grid operators Alliander, Enexis and Stedin have reported inefficient capacity to prevent increasing network congestion. According to Alliander, traffic jams will recur on the Dutch electricity network for at least another 10 years. billion ($1.6

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

When Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm with 155-mph winds, made a direct hit on Puerto Rico in 2017, it ravaged the island’s power grid and caused the longest blackout in US history. Maria left many residents without power for nearly a year. million customers.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Rolls-Royce has supplied three mtu EnergyPacks to system integrator Eigen Energy in Singapore to integrate more renewable energy and offset peak electricity loads on the power grid. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed Rolls-Royce has already supplied mtu EnergyPacks for around ten e-charging projects globally.

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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

JANUARY 18, 2024

In today’s distributed energy system, managing power grid complexity is challenging. But grid operators are often handling these changes with an ageing infrastructure that wasn’t built with a distributed energy system in mind. What is grid orchestration and why is it critical in 2024?

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2021

On our current policy trajectory, there is no peak in sight, according to EIA By 2050, we will likely see a 50% increase in energy consumption. And even though renewables will be the fastest-growing new source of energy, hydrocarbon liquid fuels will meet the majority of demand. The Energy Gang is brought to you by Bloom Energy.

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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.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts. 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. Bryn Baker.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 7, 2024

Dublin-based smart energy company GridBeyond and Stagecoach, the largest bus operator in the UK, have announced a partnership to enable the latter to participate in the UK’s capacity market from October 2024. Additionally, the total cost of ownership from its fleet transition to EV will be reduced through revenues earned by participation.

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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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Smart Energy International

JUNE 10, 2024

Switzerland-based tech company Hitachi Energy has announced an additional investment of $4.5 billion doubles the company’s investments over the last three years and will also support the deployment of power electronics-based solutions, grid automation and software solutions, alongside services in line with the Hitachi Energy 2030 Plan.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 30, 2024

Why do renewables such as distributed energy resources (DERs) present such a challenge? 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.

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Solar Industry

MARCH 13, 2024

Sunairio has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research Phase I grant which funds high-impact technological R&D across a range of disciplines. The post Sunairio Wins NSF Grant for Climate Simulation Technology appeared first on Solar Industry.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This final 2023 edition of Smart Energy Finances Weekly looks into key deals from the last year and different trends to keep your eye on as we transition into 2024. Think AI-boosted investment platforms, moves to ease up grid connection queues and top tech players to watch.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 5, 2024

China’s state planner National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has released reform recommendations on how China, the largest EV market globally, can optimally integrate electric vehicles into power grid planning. The specific reform recommendations include: 1. in residential communities.

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The Verge: Energy

JANUARY 24, 2024

. | Photo by Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images Data centers could gobble up twice as much electricity by 2026 thanks in large part to cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). In London, data center electricity demands have made it harder to develop more housing.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 15, 2022

Grid modernisation initiatives, including the movement to new technologies such as smart grids, are spurring the demand for battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to latest research from Research and Markets. The former found that the global energy storage market will reach $73.8 billion by 2026.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Ireland-headquartered battery storage technology company ADS-TEC Energy has received more than 100 million euros in new orders, from both existing and new customers, for delivery of its fast-charging systems in 2023 and 2024. New customers include Dutch charging point operator PowerGo, which has ordered 20 ChargeBox systems.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Tom Christensen is Global Technology Advisor and Executive Analyst at Hitachi Vantara. How is technology helping to address the challenges faced by power grids? Due to demand, even with the rapid growth of renewably generated energy, electricity generation from coal and gas is at record levels.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This summer Hitachi announced its intention to change its name to Hitachi Energy and drop the joint venture name it adopted when it purchased the grid business from ABB. Today, the company is announcing that the former name, Hitachi ABB Power Grids, has been officially changed to simply Hitachi Energy.

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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. These concerns make it difficult for the grid to fully rely on renewables.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 24, 2024

Hitachi Energy has been selected by Marinus Link Pty Ltd (MLPL) to supply a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) project in Australia, which will augment the connection between the mainland and Tasmania’s grid. Clean hydropower can then feed the mainland grid when it is needed most, acting as a large battery for the nation.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Regenerative energy sources such as solar and wind power often have unstable and intermittent power supply problems that affect the power grid stability. Setting up an ESS (Energy Storage System) can offset the difference problem among power generation, distribution and utilization.

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Charged

JUNE 3, 2022

Rhombus Energy Solutions, a provider of EV charging and power conversion technology, has announced that Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) will supply its EV2flex line of charging products with silicon carbide MOSFETs, improving the products’ efficiency, power density and charging times. Source: Wolfspeed.

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Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

Early pioneers of these hydrogen-from-waste technologies such as Ways2H, SGH2 Energy (SGH2), and Standard Hydrogen say not only are they making carbon-free, energy-rich fuel, their approaches also will divert mountains of trash from landfills and waterways, cutting greenhouse gas emissions. locations in 2021.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Global energy storage platform provider Powin and Pulse Clean Energy, an investor, developer and operator of flexibility and stability assets in the UK, will deploy a 50MW/110MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on the Scottish project Overhill, located in Aberdeen.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

At the same time as launching a V2G pilot, Volvo Cars is launching Volvo Cars Energy Solutions, a new business unit that will offer energy storage and charging-related technologies and services with bidirectional capacity, enabling customers to discharge energy back onto the power grid.

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AutoGrid

MAY 24, 2023

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is a relatively new innovation that has the potential to revolutionize the way we consume and generate electricity. EVs can delay charging, for example, when prices are high and demand is peaking or can instead charge when prices are low due to decreased demand.

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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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POWER Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

There’s growing global recognition that a net-zero world is inevitable, with ever-increasing investments in clean technologies and strong consumer support for sustainably-minded companies.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 21, 2024

XGS Energy, an innovator in next-generation geothermal energy technology, has announced the completion of $20 million in additional Series A funding. million round led by Constellation Technology Ventures earlier this year, and the $14M Series A investment led by Anzu Partners. This new financing builds on the $9.7

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Smart Energy International

MAY 3, 2024

The virtual power plant (VPP) integrated capacity of vehicle to grid (V2G) is forecast to surpass that of energy storage assets ahead of 2040. This is according to US-based consultancy Rethink Energy who in a report hail VPP technology as the core of future power grids. Image courtesy Rethink Energy.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Modeling experts from US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and several other institutions call attention to the need for better energy system models in a recent Nature Energy paper. Electric utilities use the models in long-term grid planning.

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