Smart Energy International

APRIL 9, 2024

What do the Nissan Leaf, floating solar, flywheels and flow batteries have in common? Each is being tested by Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) at their Gardenia Innovation Centre, with the potential outcome of being deployed for power grid management. Yet, talking the talk and walking the walk are vast kilometres apart. With testing.

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Bidgely

MAY 30, 2024

Bihar Partners with Bidgely to Reduce Energy Theft and Revenue Leakage Through AI-Powered Data Analytics Combination of AI and smart meter data accurately detects tariff misuse, direct theft, meter tampering and other non-technical loss LOS ALTOS, Calif.,

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 24, 2021

Net metered solar eligibility to participate in wholesale markets, distribution utility override leading to non-performance penalties, and multiple entity interconnection processes are the main issues at this stage of RTO proposed compliance frameworks. Is Net Metered Solar ineligible to participate in wholesale markets?

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Econaur

JANUARY 1, 2022

Energy Efficiency in Buildings. With the current rate of urbanization and the subsequent increase in energy demand, energy efficiency in buildings has a significant role to play in contributing to energy security in developing countries. In conventional Indian buildings, energy consumption is 200 kWh per sq.

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Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

Tech giant announces new project is successfully shifting energy intensive computing processes to occur when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing. The platform works by utilising forecasts provided by energy data specialist Tomorrow that provides day-ahead information on predicted grid carbon intensity.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 2, 2021

By Shelley Robbins, Clean Energy Group. In those states, where clean energy is now gaining a stronger foothold, valuable lessons can be found. Actions by these states to change the direction of energy policy are a powerful confirmation that clean energy is a viable, cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

MAY 14, 2021

Renewable energy, energy storage and other technologies can help growers not only minimize their electricity bills – a substantial operation expense for the typical indoor farm – but also give them a leg up in the State’s licensing process. I. Environmental Impacts of Cannabis.

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Bidgely

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Bidgely Unveils New GenAI Integration for Award-Winning UtilityAI Platform and Smarter Energy Management Pioneering first-of-its-kind Generative AI solutions for intelligent grid management and personalized customer experience LOS ALTOS, Calif.,

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 13, 2021

The rate solar system owners can earn for selling energy back to the grid (Feed in tariff) has fallen significantly in the last 2-3 years in line with decreasing wholesales prices. In fact in many states, the wholesale cost of electricity moves into negative prices in the middle of the day when rooftop solar system generation peaks.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In EBCE’s service area, PG&E is continuing to implement Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events, proactively shutting off power to thousands of customers to prevent accidental wildfires. While power shutoff events may reduce community risk to wildfires they can also deeply impact residents and businesses.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 9, 2021

Since rooftop solar became possible, electric utilities have struggled to incorporate it into their outdated business model. In recent years, this lag in utility recognition has become increasingly problematic, risking the health, environmental, and financial impacts of over-investment in large fossil fuel power plants.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Water efficiency from drip irrigation also translates into energy savings. Compared to high-pressure sprinkler systems (45-70 psi), drip irrigation utilizes much lower water pressure (8-20 psi) and therefore less energy needed to pump water through the system.

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AutoGrid

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The energy industry is notorious for acronyms and buzzwords. Though terms such as microgrids and virtual power plants (VPPs) have been bandied about for more than a decade, the concept of distributed energy resource management systems – DERMS – is more recent. Many come; many go. Yet some stick.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 2, 2020

How to (possibly) create the largest zero-emission vessel in the world Summary - This blog sketches a vision on how to convert the largest crane vessel in the world - Sleipnir - owned by Heerema Marine Contractors, to a zero-emission vessel. The largest crane vessel is Sleipnir, which has an installed power generation capacity of 98MW.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Distributed solar stakeholders must take comfort in FERC’s data requests sent to NYISO and CAISO. There are seven instances where solar is mentioned in the FERC letter to NYISO. Hence this blog focuses on these two compliance elements out of the possible ten topics. Both CAISO and NYISO have the most experience with DERs.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

By Logan Atkinson Burke, Alliance for Affordable Energy, and Marriele Mango, Clean Energy Group. Like Hurricane Katrina and numerous storms before it, Hurricane Ida demolished Louisiana’s outdated, fossil-fuel-dependent energy system. Three weeks later, 38,000 remained without power. Outages were widespread and lasting.

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Bidgely

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In a world of increasing distributed energy resources and local grid constraints, grid planning can be made more precise, granular and actionable with disaggregation. Of all the potential use cases, the ones that generate the most interest can be grouped into Demand Side Management (DSM) program optimization and Grid Analytics.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 12, 2021

An energy-efficient facility is the product of an energy-efficient design and a successful, energy-efficient design should be based on three fundamental philosophies: Use only the most appropriate energy-consuming equipment.? Not surprisingly, the company was experiencing rising energy costs.

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AutoGrid

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) recent announcement of its partnership expansion with AutoGrid to develop virtual power plants (VPPs) is noteworthy for several reasons. First, PSE is the state of Washington’s largest utility, serving more than one million residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) electric customers.

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Bidgely

JULY 23, 2024

Avista Utilities to Host Bidgely EmPOWER AI 2024 Conference Showcasing Advanced Solutions for Load Shifting, Grid Planning and Modern CX Join Tucson Electric Power, SoCalGas, Rocky Mountain Power and others to learn real-world applications of AI and explore future technology advancements LOS ALTOS, Calif.,

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 22, 2019

It was during a “CO2 Conference” in Rotterdam and I was listening to a presentation about “the Energy Transition”. Every single one of them stated that the energy transition is difficult. The complexity of the energy transition is enormous.” And what does “Final Energy” mean? Have you ever wondered why we use energy?

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AutoGrid

JULY 5, 2023

What’s driving the deployment of utility-scale energy storage assets? We will focus on the opportunities for “utility-scale” or “grid-scale” energy storage in this blog. Grid-Scale Batteries Grid-scale energy storage systems include batteries, flywheels, pumped hydro, and compressed air energy storage.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

PJM and its market monitor never agree, but they agree on the topic of treating SOO Green as an external capacity. Projects like SOO Green are a quick fix for FERC because they are inter-regional, use existing right-of-way, and meet the renewable energy demand. FERC should approve this SOO Green line. Courtesy: SOO Green.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

MAY 14, 2021

Renewable energy, energy storage and other technologies can help growers not only minimize their electricity bills – a substantial operation expense for the typical indoor farm – but also give them a leg up in the State’s licensing process. I. Environmental Impacts of Cannabis.

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AutoGrid

JULY 27, 2023

Electricity demand is expected to grow more rapidly with accelerated electrification across the building and transportation sectors. With increased frequency of extreme weather events, and the simultaneous retiring of aging fossil fuel power plants, an expected peak capacity shortfall can only grow over the next decade.

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Econaur

JANUARY 1, 2022

Energy Efficiency in Buildings. With the current rate of urbanization and the subsequent increase in energy demand, energy efficiency in buildings has a significant role to play in contributing to energy security in developing countries. In conventional Indian buildings, energy consumption is 200 kWh per sq.

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Business Green

AUGUST 6, 2020

This weekend will see the anniversary of the UK's first major power cut for over a decade. The systemic failings seen on August 9 2019 led to trains stuck on lines, nearly a million people without power and, of course, quick finger-pointing in a bid to make political points. Over-sensitive.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Voltus, an energy aggregator, petitioned FERC for a technical conference on these compliance plans. Background FERC Order 2222 was designed to allow Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) to participate in the organized markets. DERs like rooftop solar and distributed storage currently participate only on the retail side.

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Defend Our Future

JUNE 19, 2019

And of course, we were sporting our Defend Our Future T-shirts, making the statement that we support our representatives who pledge to advance the transition to 100% clean energy. Renewable Portfolio Standards : Adopted by states or corporations and requires that a certain percentage of electricity comes from renewable sources.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Examples include energy engineers, environmental attorneys, urban planners, water resource engineers, wildlife conservationists and environmental researchers. Energy Manager. Energy managers focus on the operations and functions that require power. Project Leader, Program Manager.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

How to divert energy flows from fossil to renewable using electricity and biomass Summary - Up to 20% of our energy needs could be met by sustainably harvested biomass, in particular food and agricultural waste, as well as manure. In part II we learned that the world needs 435 TWh of energy per day. Or is there?

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

How much energy do we need and where do we need it? Summary - The world needs 384 TWh of energy per day, of which 87% comes from fossil fuels. Energy is needed in 3 sectors, to do 3 things (3x3 rule). The things we need energy for (applications) are heating, transport and electricity. I’ll explain later.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Australia is one of the world’s hot spots for energy innovation. As my colleague Peter Asmus noted in a blog published this past May, Australia is leading the way with market conditions ripe for the creation of virtual power plants (VPPs). Wild and Getting Wilder: The Australian Energy Crisis. The solution?

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) surprised the entire stakeholder community with a 2030 proposed implementation date for complying with FERC’s Order 2222 , which opened wholesale energy markets to distributed energy resources. Background: What is FERC Order 2222, and what does it mean for renewable energy?

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AutoGrid

AUGUST 6, 2019

Energy-Storage Control Options: Optimizing Batteries for Maximum Value. In this blog, we discuss energy-storage control options to manage battery storage units. As the price of battery storage falls and its usage continues to increase, it is important to look at different programs and systems that can optimize its usage.

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AutoGrid

AUGUST 6, 2019

Energy-Storage Control Options: Optimizing Batteries for Maximum Value. In this blog, we discuss energy-storage control options to manage battery storage units. As the price of battery storage falls and its usage continues to increase, it is important to look at different programs and systems that can optimize its usage.

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