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Grid reliability: Is nuclear the stabiliser we’ve been looking for?

Smart Energy International

Grid stability is consistently brought up as a key puzzle that needs to be solved to reach our net zero targets. One often overlooked piece, states Bernard Salha, group technical director and R&D director for French energy giant EDF, might be found in nuclear power. Join Enlit Europe in Paris.

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'Falling like dominos': Renewables records continue to topple across Europe

Business Green

New analysis reveals that on May 24th over half of the continent's power came from renewables, as UK's coal-free run extends beyond 50 days. On a Sunday late last month, 55 per cent of Europe's power was delivered by wind, solar, and hydroelectric sources.

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Analytics platform to involve UK energy stakeholders in grid resilience efforts

Smart Energy International

Grid technology company Reactive Technologies has launched Tradenergy, a software tool and analytics platform with the aim of providing short-term energy traders real-time insights into grid events such as generation or interconnector trips. Europe’s unpredictable energy climate. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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UK renewables overtake gas to become UK's top electricity generator this winter

Business Green

According to the analysis, generating the same amount of power using gas power stations alone would have required an additional 68TWh of gas, which is equivalent to 7.4 Speeding up investment in our power grid will enable more of this cheap, natural energy to flow to homes, so bringing down bills.".

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Can the US Catch Up in the Green Hydrogen Economy?

GreenTechMedia

Andy Marsh, CEO of report sponsor Plug Power, noted Monday that the company’s hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts and distribution center vehicles used by customers like Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot and Lowe’s are using about 27 million tons of hydrogen per day, supplied by its more than 100 fueling stations across the country.

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The Inflation Reduction Act is signed into law

Smart Energy International

Electric utilities will likely see the most impact on the demand side of their business in the form of greater adoption of electric vehicles and energy efficiency improvements for homes and businesses. Energy Transitions Podcast: Weighing the future of nuclear power in Europe. Transmission.

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Romania secures €420m+ for massive grid overhaul

Smart Energy International

million) for nine projects to oversee the digitisation and modernisation of Romania’s transmission network and power grid. The contracts were signed yesterday between the country’s Ministry of Energy and the national electric power transport company, Transelectrica SA. 9 grid modernisation projects. million ($411.8