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Residential solar power saves less energy than expected

TechXplore

Imagine a household that consumes 1,000 kilowatt hours of energy per month. Then they install solar panels on their roof that generate 500 kilowatt hours of electricity per month on average. How much should their consumption of electricity drawn from the power grid decline after they install solar?

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Dublin battery system to support the Irish power grid

Smart Energy International

In a bid to support Irish grid stability, Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has opened a major battery plant at its Poolbeg site in Dublin, which will add 75MW/150MWh of fast-acting energy storage. The location of this project, at our Poolbeg Energy Hub, will build on our longstanding history of innovation at the site.

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Are You Doing Solar Only Halfway?

The Environmental Blog

Places like Phoenix and Yuma which average 300 or more sunny days every year are especially supportive of residential solar energy. When those days happen, many people lose the full potential benefit of their residential solar systems , so they only get half of the potential benefit of a solar power system.

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The US just made its biggest-ever investment in the grid

Canary Media

The Biden administration is making a historic investment in the core infrastructure of the energy transition — the country’s power grid. On Wednesday, the Department of Energy announced $3.5 billion in grants to expand capacity for wind and solar power, harden power lines against extreme weather, integrate batteries…

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An extra 3 centimeters can prevent fires in rooftop solar panel systems

TechXplore

Solar panel systems are now being installed at a rapid pace. In 2022 alone, the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) registered a doubling of installed solar power systems connected to the power grid.

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Stabilizing the energy system with energy storage

Smart Energy International

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.

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Powin and Pulse Clean Energy partner on Scottish battery project

Smart Energy International

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.