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Ameren Missouri Looks to Harness Wind, Solar and Batteries With $7.6B ‘Smart Energy Plan’

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billion grid modernization plan that includes smart meters for its nearly 1.3 million customers by 2025, adding nearly 700 megawatts of wind power, plus more solar and battery storage systems to boost rural reliability. Ameren Missouri, the largest investor-owned utility in the Midwestern state, has filed a $7.6

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PV Plant Owned by First Solar Is Being Paid to Help Balance Chile’s Electric Grid

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Back in 2016, First Solar proved in a California pilot project that utility-scale solar farms can provide critical transmission grid services. based solar module maker has taken the next big step in turning this capability into a real-world grid resource: convincing a grid operator to pay for it.

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Norwegian Oil Giant’s Plan to Capture UK’s Carbon Is Fraught With Risks

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The uncertainties centre on Equinor’s backing for new “net zero” gas-fired power plants fitted with technology to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) billowing from their smokestacks, and bury the gas in disused oil and gas fields under the North Sea. Credit: Sabrina Bedford.

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Using Solar to Displace Fossil Fuels for Process Heat in Industrial Facilities

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primary energy demand, according to the Department of Energy. At many of these facilities, fossil fuels, and especially natural gas, are the energy feedstock used for process heating applications. But what if the sun’s energy could take over the job much of the time and displace fossil fuels?

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So, What Exactly Are Virtual Power Plants?

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And in energy circles, one of the biggest buzzwords in recent years is the virtual power plant, or VPP. But VPPs have really taken off in the last 10 years, not just as a concept but as something that a growing number of energy companies are creating, using and commercializing. Another difference concerns markets and regulation.

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Dandelion Raises $30M to Scale Up Home Geothermal Energy

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There’s a lot of energy underneath homes — if reasonably priced technology can be scaled up to tap its potential. Dandelion Energy hasn’t gotten nearly to that scale yet. On Wednesday, Dandelion raised a $30 million Series B round led by Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures to expand on those ambitions.

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Duke Energy Vows to Eliminate Its Carbon Emissions by 2050

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Duke Energy is the latest major utility to commit to a carbon-free future, with a plan to cut its emissions in half by 2030 and eliminate them completely by midcentury. The gas question. This reliance on natural gas aligns Duke with most U.S. utility, due to the company’s size.