Renewable Energy World

JULY 16, 2021

Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Department of Energy’s (DOE) goal to reduce the cost of grid-scale, long-duration energy storage (of which pumped storage hydro is the largest source) by 90% within the decade. Energy storage technology holds great promise in the fight against climate change.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift toward renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia's ambitious new clean energy law. gigawatts of energy storage over the next 15 years. Credit: Dominion Energy). Major boosts for solar, offshore wind and energy storage.

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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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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. Finding alternatives to traditional energy consumption is crucial to continuing our modern way of life.

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EDF + Business

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Karine Kleinhaus and Andrew Howell, CFA Oil and gas companies, federal agencies, and ambitious start-ups are coming together around innovation in geothermal energy that could give it a foundational role in the emerging clean power grid. Department of Energy estimates that EGS could help propel geothermal from its 0.4%

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 22, 2021

Electrification of everything is not necessarily the best path to decarbonization if was also want reliable energy delivery, argues David Cox. The power outages in Texas are an all too painful reminder how extreme weather events can expose weaknesses in our energy infrastructure. They also want reliability. homes and businesses.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 27, 2019

It’s exposing both the vulnerability of our existing electric system and the opportunity to use clean energy as a critical resilience strategy. There are examples across the state of solar being combined with energy storage to help families, businesses and critical facilities reliably maintain power during power shutoffs.

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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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Energy and Cleantech Council

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Other research and development opportunities identified include innovation in energy storage, alternative biofuels, electric vehicle batteries, and advanced wind and solar power. The post Biden Announces New Initiative on “Game-Changing” Technologies for Achieving Net-Zero Emissions first appeared on Energy & Climate Counsel.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA) and storage vendors including Stem have pushed to fund waitlisted projects on the grounds that many are equally at threat of fire-prevention outages as those deemed eligible for the larger $613 million budget. California Sen.

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Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. A full list of AGCI’s quarterly research updates covering recent climate change research on clean energy pathways is available online at [link]. Here are some highlights.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 8, 2023

Through media briefs, we aim to provide useful factual and contextual information related to Canada’s clean energy transition. 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.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 4, 2020

A December decision from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is forcing mid-Atlantic grid operator PJM to impose minimum prices on a wide array of state-supported grid resources. Exelon's nuclear plants hang in the balance.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

As the surge in renewable energy initiatives continues to redefine the landscape of energy production, solar farming has emerged as a beacon of sustainable income and environmental stewardship. This exploration seeks to illuminate the path toward a greener future and a prosperous venture in the realm of solar energy.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 2, 2022

In this context, an advanced and future-oriented electric power communication network should be built to provide strong support for power supply assurance and new electric power systems with increasing new energy. Increased requirements on electric power communication networks.

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Charged

AUGUST 6, 2023

Jay Johnson and colleagues identified several charger security issues in a paper published the journal Energies. If a hacker were to switch thousands, or millions, of chargers on or off simultaneously, it could destabilize an entire electrical grid. Several researchers have documented the vulnerabilities.

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Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2023

Speaking from East London just a day after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set out his priorities for 2023, Starmer's address centred on giving communities and regions more power and a louder voice across a range of issues, including local transport networks, energy infrastructure, and climate action. The war didn't ban onshore wind.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 29, 2021

Most people today know home solar can help you save on energy costs while reducing your carbon footprint. Plus, when you combine solar panels with a battery you don’t have to suffer through a power outage whether it’s caused by a storm, overwhelmed power grid or cyberattack. Three Things Uglier Than Solar Panels.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

’s climate change laws. Emerging net-zero policies will require greater incentives to help develop the flexibility resources clean-powered grids will need, he said, whether those are energy storage resources or hydrogen or CCS-enabled gas plants. Some commentators likened the move to the early phases of the U.K.’s

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Charged

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The development of infrastructure supported by various state-specific laws, incentives, and recognition of climate change is at the forefront of the industry. When it comes to the general application of a point-of-use charger at the vehicle, larger electronics are needed for high-power sources. E-MOBILITY CHARGING COMPONENTS.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 29, 2020

But whether it can successfully rebuild its finances and make its power grid safer without drastically raising rates on millions of customers is far from clear. Sperduto, principal energy research analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence. Wildfire victims are concerned that their $13.5 billion in PG&E stock to fund it.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Although the proposed ‘all-source’ procurement would allow existing natural gas-fired peaker plants to compete, it could also open a massive new market for renewable energy, energy storage, demand response and other preferred alternatives to fossil fuels. Fitch wrote in Thursday’s proposed decision.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 17, 2022

President Joe Biden has signed into law the most significant piece of legislation supporting clean energy and climate change mitigation in US history. With this law, the American people won and the special interests lost,” Biden said at a bill signing ceremony on 16 August. Home electrification and energy efficiency.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2022

During this period the Environment Act - soon to be underpinned by environmental improvement targets - came into law and a host of critical strategies were published, such as the Net Zero Strategy , Heat and Buildings Strategy , Transport Decarbonisation Plan , Waste Prevention Programme and the Green Finance Roadmap.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to a $1.3 billion commitment in three transmission lines crossing six states, advancing projects aimed at adding 3.5GW of additional grid capacity throughout the United States. Construction is expected to start in Q1 of calendar year 2025.

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Business Green

MAY 1, 2020

The Dutch government has outlined a sweeping €3bn plan to slash greenhouse gases in order to comply with a recent court decision, including a 75 per cent cut in coal power generation, a €2bn increase in renewable energy investment, and multi-million euro funding to limit livestock farming.

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Vote Solar

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

one in which the power grid serves as a platform for customers to access more options, and companies have more opportunities to provide those customers with competitive choices. Third, NextGrid should engage experts to create a methodology for valuing the benefits of solar on the grid.

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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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GreenTech Gazette

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

But some experts claim that unprecedented “extended heatwaves” are causing significant strain on the nation’s aging energy grid. However, one clean alternative to dirty fuels is becoming popular among green-minded people and traditional fuel proponents alike: geothermal energy. National Demand Expected to Grow.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

To that end, the government yesterday unveiled a new 'Build Back Better' council made up of 30 business leaders covering a range of sectors, from energy and retail to hospitality, finance, and aviation with a view to helping shape the UK's coronavirus recovery plans.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

On top of that, she will also take control of the UK's net zero and biodiversity agendas as Europe struggles with an energy crisis largely spurred by the Russia's invasion of Ukraine and countries around the world gear up for the crucial COP27 and COP15 UN summits this autumn. When Liz Truss enters No.10

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Charged

APRIL 13, 2023

E-Bloc is a microgrid, a small-scale power grid that can operate independently or collaboratively with other small power grids. It can effectively integrate various sources of distributed generation, especially renewable energy sources. How to Instantly Increase Your Facility’s Electrical Service with E-Bloc!

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The Verge: Energy

APRIL 24, 2024

While most of the world still runs on dirty fossil fuels, Costa Rica has generated nearly all of its electricity from renewable sources of energy for nearly a decade. Costa Rica made global headlines in 2015 for generating 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy for 75 days in a row. Even so, it’s not a perfect system.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Washington has announced $13 billion in financing opportunities for the expansion and modernisation of the US electric grid. We are moving swiftly to deliver cleaner, cheaper energy to every American community by building a modern and reliable electric grid,” said US Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. GRIP Programme.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

  In other news the EU parliament passed a law to restore 20% of the EU’s land and sea by 2030, England requires all new buildings to improve biodiversity, and the US Congress finds something they can agree on with nuclear policy, while the SEC may be set to announce watered down rules on reporting. . Energy & industry.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 2, 2022

Through the US Department of Energy (DOE), the Biden Administration has announced the Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X). The partnership aims to help reduce waiting times for clean energy sources in interconnection queues and lower costs to connect to the grid.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

The US Department of Energy has announced a final transmission permitting reform rule and a new commitment for up to $331 million aimed at adding more than 2,000MW of additional grid capacity throughout the Western United States. These new rules will streamline a process that normally includes over a dozen agencies.

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