The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Estimates of costs to build small modular nuclear reactors – a technology supported by the Coalition but not expected to be commercially available until at least 2030 – have risen dramatically and would provide the most expensive power, according to the draft GenCost report.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 15, 2024

Reflecting on a week of record finance results from German and Dutch utilities, Smart Energy’s Power Playbook column sees Yusuf Latief discuss grid investment plans and whether they are indicative of grid planning finally going right. billion, highlighting the role of the grid in minimising economic loss. billion ($22.6

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 10, 2024

Eavor Technologies (Eavor) has published a paper on a comprehensive update on the Eavor-Lite demonstration project in Alberta, Canada. Eavor-lite is a prototype of the Eavor-Loop technology, consisting of a large U-tube shaped well with two multilaterals. It has also served as a testbed for further research and development.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

and Ampt, a company that optimises large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems, announced the deployment of a combination of wind and solar generation together with battery storage within the microgrid at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) campus in Pfinztal, Germany.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 25, 2020

The United States offshore wind industry is set to ramp up from near-zero today to as much as 25 gigawatts in 2029, according to new Wood Mackenzie research. In New England and New York, 80 percent of wind build through 2026 will be located offshore.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Duke Energy will build new smart grid software and services on AWS and expand its Intelligent Grid Services – a suite of custom-built applications that help the utility anticipate future energy demand and identify where and how to update the power grid. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

According to Bloomberg, January 2021 saw the latest in a series of near misses for the European power grid, a sudden drop in frequency and narrowly avoided widespread power failure. The alternative would see operators hit with additional costs, paying for expensive reinforcements or even building new power lines.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2022

Clean energy now comprises 38 per cent of global power capacity after another record year of additions driven largely by wind and solar, latest figures reveal. It calculates that across all countries, renewable power grew by 9.1 per cent in 2021, bringing clean energy's share of global power capacity to 38 per cent.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Green energy solutions such as solar and wind power can power modern industries. These technologies can create a more sustainable future, and their use should be encouraged to protect the environment. These technologies can create a more sustainable future, and their use should be encouraged to protect the environment. 

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 29, 2020

Responses will help inform options to meet its FlexPower Bundle plan, which envisions adding about 900 megawatts of solar, 50 megawatts of energy storage and 500 megawatts of “new technology solutions” to replace the need for buying natural-gas-fired power from outside power plants.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 23, 2023

By analysing data from sensors, meters, and other smart grid devices, these companies can identify potential issues before they become major problems, improve asset utilization, and reduce maintenance costs. What are the benefits of data analytics and predictive maintenance for smart grids? billion customers.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Leading this week’s Smart Energy Finances is pre-seed funding of half a million euros for Finnish startup Capalo AI, which will further develop its virtual power plant and market optimisation technology. Also on the radar are an acquisition in the Netherlands of storage developer Equans by E.ON-owned A subsidiary of E.ON Essent has 2.3

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

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. These concerns make it difficult for the grid to fully rely on renewables.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Unlike traditional power sources, renewable sources such as solar and wind power are intermittent, which means that they do not produce a consistently reliable output. Data analytics can also play a key role in optimizing energy management and identifying potential issues with grid systems.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Kai Grigutsch, head of wind certification for UL, said: “Confirming that new turbine technologies can support the power grid while optimizing energy production is crucial to accelerating the development of wind farms and Europe’s green energy transition.”. X onshore platform worldwide.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

A Texas-based energy technology firm has raised $150 million to develop Bitcoin mining campuses powered by renewable energy sources. A recent study conducted by energy research firm IdeaSmiths, sponsored by Lancium, analyzed the impact of large, flexible data center operations on the Texas power grid. Courtesy: Lancium).

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Smart grids are a new generation of electric power grids that use digital technology to improve the reliability, efficiency, and sustainability of the grid. Smart grids can help to reduce outages, improve power quality, and enable new services such as demand-side management and renewable energy integration.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Dominion’s new IRP is driven by Virginia's Clean Economy Act passed earlier this year, which calls for 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045 and sets targets for energy efficiency, energy storage, and in-state solar and wind power. Under the law, Dominion Virginia and the smaller Appalachian Power Co.

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Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2022

The rollout of biomass, wind and solar power has enabled the UK to decarbonise its power grid at a faster rate than any other major economy. And in order to reduce energy bills in the years ahead we need to have more clean, green, renewable power, which is generated in the UK for the UK.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The development of RES technologies is seen not only as a possibility to improve widely understood welfare of citizens, but also as real economic and business opportunities. bsk Wind Farm by Electrum, which is the largest Polenergia wind farm, and one of the largest in Poland, also deserves special attention. European ambitions.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Diminishing cost of renewable energy: As with any expanding technology market, the cost of generating renewable energy is going down over time. As more eco-invested consumers choose green power, it increases the demand for renewable energy sources. Energy Transition for Sustainability. Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

But it highlights the need for capital to build the hydrogen production and transport infrastructure to carry it to end users, incentives to stimulate private-sector investment, codes and standards to regulate a growing supply chain, and research into still-nascent technologies.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 19, 2022

The storage projects are designed as stand-alone energy resources to help reduce rolling blackouts and support Texas’ power grid as supply and demand fluctuates. The technology allows the operator to view, optimize and modify the system controls even years after commissioning if system requirements change.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Prime Minister takes swipe at 'people used to sneer at wind power 20 years ago' in speech that majors on green economy ambitions. I remember how some people used to sneer at wind power 20 years ago and say you wouldn't pull the skin off or rice pudding," Johnson joked. Well, they forgot the history of this country. "But

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The feed-in into the power grid for power supply consists of conventional energy sources, such as nuclear-, coal- and gas power, as well as renewable energy sources. This means the remaining demand for electricity that cannot be covered by wind and solar power. Read more news from Shenzhen CLOU.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The feed-in into the power grid for power supply consists of conventional energy sources, such as nuclear-, coal- and gas power, as well as renewable energy sources. This means the remaining demand for electricity that cannot be covered by wind and solar power. Read more news from Shenzhen CLOU.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 19, 2020

homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country’s overall energy, three-fourths of all electricity, and account for most of the peak electricity demand that drives generation and power grid infrastructure costs. Meritage is one of several national homebuilders showcasing these technology combinations.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 23, 2020

Following this, wind and solar were some the fastest-growing industries in the U.S. Investment in and viability of key clean technologies. including California and Texas, solar and wind power is cheaper than natural gas and coal. wind generation has tripled and solar generation has increased over 80 times.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

With April ushering in sunny skies and breezy weather, output from renewables reached almost 65 per cent of the UK's overall electricity mix for a period on Sunday, while overall demand for power has been between 10-15 per cent lower than usual since lockdown measures were enforced in March. — Jeff Hardy (@jjeh102) April 5, 2020.

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Canary Media

APRIL 17, 2024

plug more solar and wind power into the grid and meet fast-growing electricity demand when it doesn’t have enough power lines to handle all those tasks? A good start would be to adopt technologies that help get more mileage out of existing power grids, according to a new report from the Department…

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Green Market Oracle

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Renewable sources of power are not only cleaner they are more dependable than fossil fuels. While it is true that you cannot generate solar electricity while the sun is not shining or the wind power when the wind is not blowing, this is resolved through rapidly evolving increasingly inexpensive battery storage technology.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 5, 2021

This supply agreement follows on the strategic alliance AES and Google formed in November 2019 to leverage Google Cloud technology to accelerate innovation in energy distribution and management and advance the adoption of clean energy. Subscribe to Renewable Energy World’s free, weekly newsletter for more stories like this.

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Better Ventures

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Our power grids will buckle and we don’t yet have the wherewithal to manage so many distributed energy resources coming on line at once. Solar and wind power won’t help Nike decarbonize its production if it can’t manage the carbon footprint of its many supply chain layers, but software will.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

All of the scenarios are less reliant on wind power, which plays little role in the Southeastern U.S. energy mix today, although Duke's most aggressive case sees up to 2,650 megawatts of offshore wind by 2035. Iberdrola's Avangrid holds the rights to a large offshore wind development zone off the coast of North Carolina.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

But batteries undeniably remain the most common form of energy storage and are widely regarded as a critical component of the net zero transition and an enabler of both vehicle electrification and cleaner, more efficient grids dominated by intermittent solar and wind power.

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Business Green

JULY 30, 2020

Renewables such as wind, solar and biomass provided 37.1 The growth in wind capacity made up the bulk of growing influence of renewables on the UK power grid, last year accounting for a fifth - 20 per cent - of the mix alone. Offshore and onshore wind farms both made up 10 per cent of UK power generation each.

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