Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at the reported sale of German virtual power plant and battery energy storage developer sonnen by Shell as a part of its retail divestment strategy. Earlier this year the company announced increased capacity of its German VPP at 250MWh , marking the largest in Europe. billion of assumed debt.

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Energy Energy Natural gas North America 69

Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Even without carbon pricing, wind power is set to be 40 per cent cheaper than gas-fired power in Alberta and Ontario by 2030. For starters, Alberta and Ontario are in the midst of transforming their power grids. These results are important for a few reasons.

Natural gas 52

Natural gas Fossil fuels Electricity Power grid 52

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Government and grid operators in the Netherlands are taking new, urgent measures to ensure sufficient space on the Dutch power grid as demand continues to surge in the compact country. That is good news, but it also puts enormous pressure on our power grid.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 30, 2020

Last year Chevron signed a 35-megawatt PPA with SunPower to power its Lost Hills oil field in Kern County, California. “The power grid in West Texas is so over-stressed from oil operations that it becomes necessary to pursue off-grid sources of power,” Beeker wrote in an email.

Natural gas 130

Natural gas Solar Power Investment Power grid 130

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Hydrogen Economy” report forecasts that hydrogen from low-carbon sources could supply roughly 14 percent of the country’s energy needs by 2050, including hard-to-electrify sectors now dependent on natural gas such as high-heat industrial processes or manufacturing fertilizer.

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Hydrogen Natural gas Wind power Investment 130

Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

It is energy-efficient, abundant and an environmentally friendly alternative to natural gas. Clean hydrogen could cut greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel by up to 34 per cent, reported Bloomberg New Energy Finance. And it could be cheaper than producing hydrogen from natural gas. locations in 2021.

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Hydrogen Demand Technology Energy 69

Business Green

JULY 8, 2022

The government is targeting 50GW of offshore wind capacity and a five-fold increase in solar capacity by 2035, by which point it is aiming to have established a fully-decarbonised power grid.

Energy 36

Energy Energy Fossil fuels Natural gas 36

AGreenLiving

JULY 15, 2020

It is energy-efficient, abundant and an environmentally friendly alternative to natural gas. Clean hydrogen could cut greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel by up to 34 percent, reported Bloomberg New Energy Finance. And it could be cheaper than producing hydrogen from natural gas. locations in 2021.

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Demand Hydrogen Technology Energy 28

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

However, in the perspective of large-scale integration of electrolysers, in the range of hundreds of GW in Europe, their impact, both on the local grid and the broader energy system, is not treatable as requiring just a connection solution. Join Enlit Europe in Paris. Register now

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Hydrogen Europe Logistics Demand 115

Business Green

MARCH 31, 2020

The effective lockdown on economies throughout Europe, including the UK's, presents major challenges for energy companies in the immediate term, of course.

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Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 52

DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

With targets now set for the phase-out of gas boilers in countries across Europe, in recent years, gas companies in the UK and the EU have lobbied hard for hydrogen over heat pumps – the model which offers the least disruption to their business model.

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Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 76

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Out in Utah, a coal-fired power plant supplying electricity to Los Angeles is being outfitted with natural-gas-fired turbines that will eventually be able to run on hydrogen, created via electrolysis with wind and solar power and stored in massive underground caverns for use when that clean energy isn’t available for the grid.

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Hydrogen Natural gas Lithium Batteries 130

Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

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 million homes' gas use for the entire winter, or 78 tankers of liquified natural gas (LNG).

Electricity 69

Electricity Europe Nuclear Power Batteries 69

Hydrogen Fuel News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Any excess energy will be sold to the power grid. According to the Photoncycle founder, the system, which takes about one day to install and includes solar panels, is hooked up directly to the existing infrastructure and can replace natural gas with renewable energy in a combined heat and power system.

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Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Hydrogen 104

ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In part, incentives are needed because the impacts of fossil fuels are often not accounted for when considering the power price. In Europe, with Germany being the classic case, we have a feed-in tariff that is set for geothermal that makes it profitable to develop and operate geothermal projects.

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Geothermal power South America Cooling Fossil fuels 105

Smart Energy International

JULY 5, 2022

Alan Greenshields, director of Europe at ESS Inc. It’s gas and gas and gas. But according to the last numbers, they still generate around 36% of their electricity from gas. For Europe as a whole, this numbers roughly 20TWh. The issue with power grids stems when providing multiple functions.

Energy 98

Energy Energy Hydrogen Batteries 98

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Wind power turbines and home battery systems might have a little more industry wiggle room. In some countries, entire power grids are being overhauled as market restrictions eliminate some methods of energy production in favor of cleaner alternatives. Here are some excellent examples. Sustainable Agriculture.

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Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2022

Germany targets 100 per cent renewable power by 2035. Germany has announced it plans to deliver a 100 per cent renewables-powered grid by 2035, making it one of the first countries on mainland Europe to so. US emissions bounce back faster than wider economy in 2021. per cent respectively.

Asia 40

Asia Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels Hydrogen 40

Business Green

OCTOBER 23, 2020

He claimed "the fumes coming up, if you're a believer in carbon emissions… for these massive windmills is more than anything we're talking about with natural gas, which is very clean". Polish coal giant PGE targets 2050 net zero transformation. browski explained.

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Wind power Fossil fuels Natural gas Climate change 45

Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

The Rise of City Zero Emission Zones (Panel Discussion): Following cities in Europe and Asia, some U.S. Panel Discussion): The European market for power purchase agreements (PPAs) is growing quickly, with clear policy signals and market innovations leading more companies to explore energy procurements across the European Union.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

Grist

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The region’s power grid — part of a larger Western grid — is too weak and fractured to reliably integrate the massive increase in renewable energy needed to decarbonize. Ensuring a cleaner and reliable grid. Cascadia’s rules don’t constrain highway expansion, which tends to increase driving and thus emissions.

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Fossil fuels Natural gas Policy Law 78