Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In its biggest investment in the nation’s grid, the White House announced a $3.46 billion investment for 58 projects across 44 states to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability, invest in microgrids and enable more renewable energy generation across America.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

These models aim to help eliminate network monitoring blind spots in stress-testing grid resilience and improve severe weather response while reducing reliance on manual field surveys. Also from Smart Energy Finances: $18m to commercialise wood chips-based EV batteries Shell to reportedly sell sonnen $54.7

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 19, 2022

Engineering consulting firm Burns & McDonnell completed construction of three 10 MW/20 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage systems in West Texas. Kansas City-based Burns & McDonnell tapped its direct-hire subsidiary Ref-Chem to complete construction and installation of the batteries. According to a new report from the U.S.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The Indian scheme was awarded in fiscal year 2022 and covers the construction of a new 400/220kV substation at Koppal along with 144km of 400kV direct current transmission line with extension of the 40kV GIS Bays at the PGCIL (Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd) Narendra substation. Also from Smart Energy Finances: E.ON

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

As part of the Baltic power grid synchronisation project, the compensators will also be installed in Lithuania and Estonia – three in each country. Their construction is part of the transmission system infrastructure strengthening projects, which aims to sync the Baltic electricity system with continental Europe’s by 2025.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

In all four, for new construction homes, installing a standard heat pump was cheaper than going with natural gas and a new air conditioning system on a 15-year net present value basis. Retrofitting existing buildings with electric systems is, of course, a much bigger challenge.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In addition to remote grids, PG&E’s system hardening efforts include undergrounding, installing stronger and more resilient poles and replacing bare powerlines with larger, covered lines. The new remote grid will power Pepperwood’s Bechtel House, which houses overnight visitors.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 11, 2021

Department of Energy announced the beginning of design and construction of the Grid Storage Launchpad located at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington. The building is expected to be operational and ready for occupancy by 2025. “It

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Subsurface maps should improve undergrounding processes for power lines as part of the effort to overhaul and modernise the US grid. In addition to the PNNL-led project, others in the programme are focussed on aspects such as underground construction tool development and splicing kits.

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E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

APRIL 15, 2020

one essential to our economy, our resilience and our environment. They include electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians and other construction workers in energy efficiency. According to one recent study, our power grid needs $30 billion to $90 billion in upgrades. See a full list of policy recommendations here.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 30, 2024

Europe needs to find ‘middle ground between utopia and reality’ on grids Tech Talk | Europe’s electricity grids challenges In particular it is based on three ‘clusters’ of innovation priorities, each with two ‘flagships’ representing key areas for the future power systems with a total of over 90 milestones.

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Charged

APRIL 13, 2023

E-Bloc is a microgrid, a small-scale power grid that can operate independently or collaboratively with other small power grids. It can connect and disconnect from the grid to operate in grid-connected or island mode. Microgrids can improve customer reliability and resilience to grid disturbances.”

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For example, in windy weather, the prices of renewable energy are low, and therefore, its financial benefit remains low, i.e., wind power becomes a less lucrative investment option. This has led to the construction of batteries next to the turbines, which enables the energy to be discharged into the grid more evenly.

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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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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Washington has announced $13 billion in financing opportunities for the expansion and modernisation of the US electric grid. It is also touted as one of the first down payments on an over $20 billion investment under the Administration’s Building a Better Grid Initiative. The President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $10.5

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

clean energy sectors showed strong resilience in 2020, continuing a decade-long growth trend, BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) find in their annual joint report. Notable clean energy statistics from the pandemic year include: Power Generation. power in 2020.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The funding, the largest single investment into the grid in over a decade since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which kickstarted the rollout of smart metering and a smart grid, forms part of the ‘Building a Better Grid’ initiative to upgrade the grid for a 100% clean energy future. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

MAY 25, 2022

The batteries capture excess electricity from the grid , primarily overnight during high wind-output hours, and can release the power when customer demand is highest. Mortenson provided engineering and construction expertise. Project construction began in June 2021 and was finished in less than a year. Courtesy of Vistra.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 11, 2021

CalWave Power Technologies ’ proprietary wave energy converter technology unlocks the vast and steady carbon-free power from ocean waves, bringing superior power-generating technology to market with a global reach. . PolyJoule develops low-cost, high-power energy storage designed to strengthen the power grid.

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Econaur

JUNE 9, 2023

By amalgamating technology and eco-friendly construction, India is paving the way for a greener and smarter future. The integration of solar power not only reduces carbon emissions but also enhances energy resilience and reduces dependency on conventional power grids.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 18, 2022

A digital infrastructure project combining energy and data storage capacity, Supernode will be powered by Queensland-sited renewable power projects. The site at Brendale is 3kms from Brisbane’s central business district and will intersect the new Torus dark fibre data cable currently under construction.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 7, 2024

The integration of microgrid and battery elements has also been proposed for the Morenci mine, adding reliability to the electrical distribution system and potentially the regional grid, and providing battery storage for backup during power outages. The work is scheduled to take about five to seven years to complete.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2020

Planning time and funding that would have been assigned to climate resilience or mitigation will be eaten up by pandemic responses. National and local governments understandably won't have climate change at the top of their priority list right now. Genuine efforts towards alternative fuels and emission control.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 11, 2022

million) for nine projects to oversee the digitisation and modernisation of Romania’s transmission network and power grid. The contracts were signed yesterday between the country’s Ministry of Energy and the national electric power transport company, Transelectrica SA. 9 grid modernisation projects. million ($411.8

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

According to the study, factors driving an increase in the adoption of microgrids include: The inability of grids to meet growing energy demand. The study states that continued increases in energy demand are resulting in the failure of traditional power grids to maintain energy reliability and security.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

These same customers now have access to CPower’s solutions and AI-powered technology, EnerWiseTM Site Optimization, which automates energy assets across the energy market and utility programs simultaneously. Big #news from @CPowerEnergy : we now manage 6??.3?? GW of #DER capacity! Read more on our latest acquisition ??

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Swiss-based Energy Vault, which develops grid-scale energy storage solutions, is developing a 2GWh gravity energy storage project alongside deployment of their Energy Resiliency Centers (ERCs) for China’s zero carbon industrial parks. Also of interest: Opening day for Enlit Asia 2022 a dynamic start to 3 days in Bangkok.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 16, 2024

“This should enable us to connect the large direct current lines with each other in the future and create a direct current grid instead of straight point-to-point connections. This will strengthen the resilience of the entire European grid and increase security of supply, flexibility and stability.” Image courtesy TenneT.

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Business Green

AUGUST 18, 2021

The energy giant, which snapped up development rights for the project from Harmony Energy Ltd, said that once completed facility would help deliver essential balancing services to the power grid. Peter Kavanagh, CEO of Harmony Energy, said getting the Wiltshire project to a construction-ready stage had been four years in the making.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 16, 2024

We’re excited and honored to partner with Citizens to help some of our most vulnerable communities build resilience against climate change.” Kennedy III said the programme will serve the nonprofit’s mission to support projects and programmes that increase grid strength and decrease electricity costs. Citizens President Joseph P.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Those areas aren’t usually reached by the web of existing transmission lines and substations that bring power over long distances to our homes and businesses. billion federal loan program for constructing or replacing certain transmission lines and increasing capacity of existing lines. Transmission Facilitation Program.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2022

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) estimates for example that driving greater energy efficiency in buildings across the country will require 12,000 workers to be trained every year for the next four years, before the need to ramp up annual recruitment by up to 30,000 workers between 2025 and 2030.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing Dutch-German TSO TenneT with a loan of €450 million ($440 million) for the construction of a 185km electricity transmission corridor — the Ostbayernring — connecting Redwitz to Schwandorf in the south-east of Germany.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 5, 2022

Have you read: Grid enhancing technologies – a potentially cost-effective option for transmission upgrades Zenob? constructs Scotland’s first transmission-connected battery Spain’s Transmission Grid Planning to fast track renewable integration. This article was originally published on Power Grid International.

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Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 4, 2021

In industries like agriculture, fishing, transportation logistics, and construction, workers must work outside and generally have little protection against high temperatures. More worryingly is that extreme heat is putting a strain on power grids from increased air conditioning use. Plant trees.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2022

To become energy secure and genuinely resilient from volatile fossil fuel prices, the UK must accelerate its transition to a zero-carbon energy system, writes Nick Molho, from the Aldersgate Group. Moving to net zero emissions: the key to long-term resilience, energy security and levelling up.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In fact, new construction is carbon intensive - concrete, steel and aluminum alone account for 23 per cent of total global emissions. Therefore, the building's microgrid also serves as a resilient backup in the event of a disaster. A commercial induction stove was also added to its new kitchen space.

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