The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

But a global shortage of components and skills means efforts to meet climate targets will go down to the wire From next year, engineers will need to roll out more than 100km (62 miles) of electric cabling every day until 2040 if the government hopes to power the UK towards its climate goals, according to new data. Continue reading.

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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

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

That is the conclusion of new research released today by Imperial College London on behalf of energy firm Drax, which estimates that carbon emissions from Britain's grid fell by 16 per cent last year as a result of the growth of green power and plummeting energy demand during Covid-19 lockdowns.

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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. Yet, solar, in particular, is saturating some US markets.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 13, 2024

Later this year, Sage will launch the EarthStore facility, the world’s first project to utilize the earth’s natural capacity for energy storage to produce clean, sustainable, and dispatchable electricity on demand. In addition, water losses are targeted to be less than 2 percent.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The project will provide services to maintain balance within the power grid, enabling more renewables to be connected securely to the UK energy system. The batteries will allow Galp to store the solar energy produced in periods of high generation, and to deploy it during periods of high demand, alleviating stress from the power grid.

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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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

New technologies such as solar power and grid energy storage are being rapidly deployed, and to accommodate these and other technologies, utilities must run electric grids in completely new ways. These models account for a complex set of factors, such as new policies, technology advances, and electricity demand forecasts.

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2020

In addition, National Grid's analysis, which is updated each year with several potential scenarios for how the UK could feasibly decarbonise its energy system, estimates that roughly 3GW of wind and 1.4GW of solar power would also need to be installed annually until mid-century to keep up with power demand.

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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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Charged

JULY 10, 2024

Currently, oversupply is most acute in China, where manufacturing capacity is expected to exceed annual battery demand for at least the remainder of the current decade. Power companies are installing giant batteries for a variety of purposes. Only time will tell if building so many factories was the right business decision.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

At least $14 trillion needs to be invested in the grid worldwide by 2050 to support an evolved power system, according to BloombergNEF’s new Power Grid Long-Term Outlook 2021 published this week. Without adequate investment, the grid could become a bottleneck, slowing progress, said BNEF.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Nuclear power plants are also expensive to build and generally less flexible than gas plants that now make up the biggest chunk of the US electricity mix. Gas-fired power plants can more quickly ramp up and down with the ebb and flow of electricity demand. Nuclear power plants typically provide steady “baseload” power.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 23, 2022

Nexamp and Borrego have activated two solar-plus-storage energy projects within ISO New England Territory, namely the Nexamp community solar farms in Massachusetts, USA. They aim to build momentum for a cleaner and more resilient regional power grid. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Centrality of the grid Whether it is the spiralling demand for more electricity or the universal initiative to shift to renewable energy, a crucial element in this complex matrix is the power grid. The modern grid will encounter some typical challenges associated with renewable energy.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 16, 2024

million) to municipal energy supplier Thüringer Energie AG (TEAG) to upgrade and digitise the electricity grid in Thuringia, Germany. The project will upgrade and expand the grid in rural areas to meet the needs of the energy transition.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 17, 2024

Load management optimizes EV charging and reduces grid load by minimizing energy usage during peak demand hours. On a grand scale, it creates power demand equilibrium across numerous sites, such as individual charging ports, fleet depots, residential buildings, and public parking lots.

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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. Shifting heating from fossil fuels to electricity can cut direct emissions.

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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. Electricity demand is never steady.

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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. Electricity demand is never steady.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Traditionally, fossil fuel plants have provided grid stability, but with more wind and solar power coming online due to Taiwan’s ambitious goals of reaching net zero by 2050, TPC identified a significant and increasing risk of low grid inertia. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed

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Smart Energy International

MAY 24, 2024

But fully realizing its promise demands balancing tech innovation with collaboration across industry, says Massimo Muzzì, head of strategy, business development and sustainability at ABB Electrification. Significantly increasing renewables in the energy mix, while meeting growing demand for power, requires greater innovation.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 23, 2023

An ESS functions as a large-scale battery that stores energy during off-peak periods and dispenses it at other times when there is high electricity demand. The fast response nature of ESS also allows it to actively manage mismatches in electricity supply and demand and helps regulate second-by-second fluctuations in the power grid.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 14, 2021

“I think solar is a big component of it and valuable part of it because of the scale and pricing it has reached […] but I think you need large-scale sustainable consumption choice changes for all of this to work.” Demand for flexible, clean power spurs startup activity. But that’s changing.

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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 projects will help back up intermittent renewable energy from wind and solar power. According to a new report from the U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Solar power is the "new king" of global electricity markets, with the International Energy Agency calling it the cheapest form of electricity in history in its annual centerpiece World Energy Outlook report. Solar's ascent and coal's decline have been rapid by the standards of the electricity industry.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 3, 2024

The research indicated that using solar power and the H2 battery would help to reduce energy costs by about 61 percent per year. Furthermore, it also reduces fossil fuel powered grid dependence by an additional 38 percent. On top of that, there is an 11.3

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 25, 2021

The project will help back up intermittent renewable energy from wind and solar power. The batteries will also provide support services for the Texas power grid to respond to fluctuations in supply and demand.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

“The instability of regional power grids is becoming increasingly intolerable for consumers. As a result, demand for our product offerings continues to increase.” As earthquakes continue to roil Puerto Rico, for instance, Berger said Sunnova has kept the power on for 2,500 customers.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Here’s how: Firstly, having more renewable energy sources can increase the demand for green energy. As more wind turbines, solar arrays, and other renewable energy installations are built, they generate a larger proportion of energy on the grid. As noted, the utilities industry is shifting to more sustainable practices.

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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.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 30, 2020

Among its most recent high-profile announcements was the purchase of the landmark Eland Solar Project , which will sell storage-backed solar power to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power at record-low prices. “Not so long ago, solar power purchase agreements were pricing pretty high," Allehaut told GTM.

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The Verge: Energy

APRIL 24, 2024

Climate change poses new risks to the power grid, and Costa Rica has a lot of work left to do to get more solar and wind farms online. Hydropower will still be a great percentage of the country’s energy mix, but new energy sources will be added to the system, for example: solar power and wind.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 25, 2020

’s final energy demand by 2050. Aurora and the CCC differ on whether public funds will be needed to help drive down costs in the very earliest stages, just as they’ve already done for wind and solar power generation. Aurora also calls for the U.K. billion) a year. The report compares the costs for the U.K.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

This is notable because it would actually boost the demands on the power sector, which will increase the challenges of decarbonizing the sector. power grid by 2050. solar module supply is about 4.7 GW, but demand would grow to over 100 GW per year under Biden’s plan. trillion through 2035. The current U.S.

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Business Green

JULY 16, 2020

Households with solar panels and batteries installed can earn savings on their winter bills for excess energy generated in the summer. Shell has become the latest energy supplier to launch a flexible tariff, allowing householders to potentially earn money back for helping to balance supply and demand for the power grid.

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Business Green

JANUARY 12, 2021

Britain also chalked up a number of green electricity records last year as record levels of wind and solar generation dominated the power grid during periods of low demand thanks to lockdown measures spurred by the coronavirus crisis, and several of the UK's remaining coal plants shuttered.­

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