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Monitoring grid stability with hydropower signals

Smart Energy International

US researchers have created a new method to predict electric grid stability in real time using signals from pumped storage hydropower facilities. Yilu Liu, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for power grids who has led the project, explains that when the hydropower facility pumps shut down, they almost always stop at a fixed power level.

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Brookfield Renewable, Plug Power partner on hydropower-fueled hydrogen plant

Renewable Energy World

As one of the first industrial-scale green hydrogen facilities in North America, the plant represents a significant milestone in Plug Power’s plan to establish the first North American green hydrogen network and to produce over 500 tons per day of hydrogen by 2025.

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Duke Plans Largest Floating PV Project in the Southeast

GreenTechMedia

The technology is most widely used in Asia, where land constraints make it an enticing option. By contrast, North America accounted for less than 1 percent of floating PV capacity installed last year. That potential is even greater when FPV systems are paired with hydropower, reaching 4,400 to 5,700 GW. “The U.S.

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The COP28 pledge to triple up by 2030 and implications for geothermal

ThinkGeoEnergy

In this scale-up, solar and wind will have the largest role to play, but all renewable energy technologies will be essential. 117 countries committing to tripling global renewables by 2030 is a huge achievement at COP28. “We now need to turn this ambition into action and hold policy makers accountable to deliver on their commitments.

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World adds record new renewable energy capacity in 2020

Renewable Energy World

However, hydropower still accounts for the largest share of renewables in the total mix. Renewables’ rising share of the total is partly attributable to net decommissioning of fossil fuel power generation in Europe, North America and for the first time across Eurasia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation and Turkey).

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Voith Hydro to supply pumped storage equipment for Idaho combined energy project

Renewable Energy World

“The CCEW project was uniquely conceived to address the needs for renewable energy and water storage with the best technologies available and with the highest degree of flexibility to adjust to future needs. Kocon, president and chief executive officer of Voith Hydro North America.

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Sustainable infrastructure developer, Generate Capital, raises $2B

Renewable Energy World

The company works with more than 40 technology and project development partners, manages more than 2000 assets and has more than 1,000 customers, including companies, universities, school districts, cities and non-profits across North America.