The Verge: Energy

JANUARY 24, 2024

The world will need a lot more renewable energy to clean up pollution from power grids and satiate skyrocketing electricity demand from data centers at the same time. Crypto mining alone is estimated to account for nearly a quarter of that electricity consumption, burning through 110TWh in 2022.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With several highlights of note, the Enlit Asia 2022 Bangkok summit commenced today. An interconnect grid will help individual countries to rely on our neighbours during times of crisis,” said Dato’ Indera. Headlining the event with one of the welcome addresses was the Chairman & Senator for SETA. “If

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Charged

JULY 6, 2022

“With this project, we are demonstrating for the first time how electric cars can be synchronized with the power grid in a user-friendly way,” says Elli VP of Strategy Niklas Schirmer. The car becomes a rolling electricity storage unit for the grid operator. The results of the pilot test are expected in the fall of 2022.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2024

According to the report, in the first half of 2024, China reduced coal-power permits by 83% compared to the first half of 2023, permitting only 9 gigawatts (GW) in H1 2024. Energy security should be achieved through clean energy and a more flexible, market-oriented power grid, rather than by burning coal.”

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The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Wind turbines and power lines can be seen against the evening sky near Leuna, Germany on October 4th, 2022. Photo by Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images The European Union saw a record drop in pollution from fossil fuel power plants last year, according to a new report. Electricity demand actually fell by 3.4

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 5, 2024

China’s state planner National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has released reform recommendations on how China, the largest EV market globally, can optimally integrate electric vehicles into power grid planning. in residential communities.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 27, 2022

The modelling, which was focussed on the Texas power grid as representative of the US energy system, was aimed to understand a large scale transactive system with dynamic control by utilities of consumer loads such as heat pumps, water heaters and electric vehicle charging stations. Have you read? Register today.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 8, 2024

Despite record investments into power grid expansion to accommodate demand, grid operators Alliander, Enexis and Stedin have reported inefficient capacity to prevent increasing network congestion. According to Alliander, traffic jams will recur on the Dutch electricity network for at least another 10 years. billion ($1.6

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

EIS, a distributor of electrical process materials and components in North America, announced the successful acquisition of Power Grid Supply (PGS), a supplier of transformer parts and components for the production, repair, and remanufacturing of transformers.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In September, Lancium broke ground on its first Clean Campus -- a 325 MW bitcoin mining data center in Fort Stockton, Texas with an expected full-scale operation target of Q4 2022. A Texas-based energy technology firm has raised $150 million to develop Bitcoin mining campuses powered by renewable energy sources. Courtesy: Lancium).

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Smart Energy International

MAY 31, 2024

Canadian smart home tech developer ecobee has announced the launch of an updated grid resiliency programme to help prevent power outages caused by extreme weather, sustained high heat, and natural disasters. The programme drove a 60% participation rate and equivalent kWh savings as a standard demand response event.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report records electricity demand growth easing in 2023 but is projected to accelerate over the next three years through 2026. The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2% The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2% in 2023, less than the 2.4% Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 7, 2020

California’s two days of rolling blackouts in August were the result of disconnects between its existing grid reliability constructs and the needs of an increasingly solar-powered grid, and its failure to prepare for a Western U.S.-wide wide heatwave that undermined its reliance on out-of-state resources.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 6, 2022

The US Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) said in a summer readiness workshop that it will likely need to import more non-firm energy and/or need additional energy resources to meet the 2022 summer peak demand. powers innovation district with green energy.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 17, 2022

Netze BW GmbH has announced two actions to bolster power transmission in Germany: a strengthening of the power grid in Kusterdingen and the latest biodiverse summation substation for Hechingen-Weilheim. Power line works in Kusterdingen. According to Netze BW, construction is expected to end on 10 September 2022.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 31, 2023

As extreme heat records fall across the West of the US and strain the power grid, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is testing new approaches to demand response through a new virtual power plant. The pilot first came online December 2022 and will run through December 2023.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Clean energy milestone signals renewable power sector is ready and able to keep up with growing electricity demand. Energy analysts are celebrating findings that show the renewable power sector has proved itself capable of expanding at a rate faster than increasing demand for electricity.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 19, 2020

After a massive heat wave in California that led grid operator CAISO to order its first rolling blackouts since the 2001 energy crisis on Friday and Saturday, the state has thus far managed to avoid further forced outages. Several out-of-state power grids also reported emergency conditions on Monday and Tuesday.

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The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

More Bitcoin is mined in the US than anywhere else in the world , a trend that has sparked legal battles over the impact energy-hungry crypto mines have on the power grid, nearby communities, and the environment. A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the DOE from moving forward with data collection.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

With 2023 coming to a close, the impact of climate change and rapidly increasing electricity demand have illustrated the crucial importance of grid investment to ensure the grid is fit for purpose. What we need to work on is (grid) investments.” With plans to spend €35.8

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

This latest briefing, “ Better, Faster, Cleaner: Securing clean energy technology supply chains”, makes the case that global supply of key materials and components is sufficient to meet growing demand for clean energy technologies (wind, solar, batteries, grids, heat pumps) over the medium- to long-term.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Global supply chain pressures led to a year-over-year decline in new solar power capacity additions in the second quarter of 2021 in the U.S., But, researchers wrote, demand is strong with 17.4 added 1,968 MW of utility-scale solar power capacity in the second quarter of 2021, 31% less than the amount installed in the first quarter.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2022

A focus on implementing climate and environmental agenda in 2022 is in the UK's best economic and social interest, writes Aldersgate Group's Nick Molho. 2022 must be a year of greater collaboration across Westminster and with local government. Second, the government will need to press ahead in 2022 with a significant policy to-do list.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 18, 2024

In today’s distributed energy system, managing power grid complexity is challenging. But grid operators are often handling these changes with an ageing infrastructure that wasn’t built with a distributed energy system in mind. This puts enormous pressure on power generation,transmission and the distribution network.

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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. Instead, it emphasises the importance of increasing energy storage to stabilize the energy system.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

How is technology helping to address the challenges faced by power grids? According to the International Energy Agency, global electricity demand rose by more than 6% in 2021, the largest increase since the recovery from the financial crisis in 2010. Tom Christensen writes.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 12, 2020

Taking into consideration Texas’ ability to cope with rapidly growing levels of renewable generation, “I question whether a capacity market is the best way to bring forward flexibility,” said Chris Kimmett, director of the power grids business unit at Reactive Technologies, a U.K. Midwinter power demand in the U.K.

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The Verge: Energy

AUGUST 21, 2024

Climate change supercharges disasters like storms and wildfires that often cut off power. Soaring demand for air conditioning also stresses out the grid. The findings fall in line with other surveys of power outages over time in the US. hours of electricity interruptions in 2022 compared to roughly 3.5

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The Verge: Energy

MAY 30, 2024

Sudden spikes in electricity demand, often triggered by people cranking up their air conditioning during a heatwave, can lead to power outages. One of the most effective tools utilities have to prevent outages are programs that ask customers to conserve energy during those demand peaks, say, by turning down their thermostats.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 23, 2022

They aim to build momentum for a cleaner and more resilient regional power grid. EnergyStorage is a key part of making our grid cleaner and more resilient. link] — Nexamp (@Nexamp) March 22, 2022. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Short- and Long-Duration Storage: The field results from 2022-2023 and extensive data analysis performed in 2023 confirmed Sage can provide 18 hours or more of storage capacity to effectively generate baseload energy 24/7 when paired with solar or wind generation.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 29, 2020

While India’s power grid is still dominated by coal, the country has been deploying wind and solar at a rapid pace to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s targets of 175 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2022, and 450 gigawatts of non-fossil sources by 2030. 2022 target may be out of reach.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2022

As the New Year begins, a tough winter still lies ahead for struggling householders, and the nation's energy crisis woes appear far from resolution, prompting crucial questions for net zero policy in 2022. Pressure for action is growing, and the implications for the UK's broader net zero agenda in 2022 could be significant.

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The Verge: Energy

MARCH 6, 2024

Caitlin O’Hara/Bloomberg via Getty Images A new report warns that a boom in computer chip manufacturing in the US could fuel demand for dirty energy, despite companies’ environmental claims. Semiconductors happen to make up a big chunk of a device’s carbon footprint The CHIPS and Science Act , which passed in 2022, set aside $52.7

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved plans to add around 25,500 MW of renewable energy resources and 15,000 MW of energy storage and demand response resources by 2032. The decision said the process to include offshore wind in IRP capacity expansion models began in early 2020 and is due to wrap up in 2022.

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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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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2023

With a power grid that has been notoriously unreliable in the past, India’s goal to transform formerly passive consumers into prosumers would seem an uphill battle. Its electricity demand reached an all-time demand peak of 223 gigawatts (GW) this past June, and projections indicate it could hit 340 GW by the decade’s end.

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