Smart Energy International

MARCH 22, 2022

Furukawa Electric Co., Development Construction Corporation have secured a submarine power transmission project in the Philippines for a total of approximately ¥4.3 Have you read: Wires installed on UK’s T-Pylons ready to carry low-carbon energy Ofgem supports National Grid with £1.5m billion ($35.7

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

This multi-strategy approach reflects the brand’s belief in technological openness and the potential of hydrogen as a seamless extension of its growing electric lineup. However, advancements like green hydrogen, produced via electrolysis using renewable electricity, are addressing some of these concerns.

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The Verge: Energy

APRIL 24, 2024

Kenneth Lobo Méndez, director of planning and sustainability in electricity management, and Marco Jiménez Chavez, an engineer, at the state-run electricity utility Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE). For comparison, the US generates just over 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Estimates of costs to build small modular nuclear reactors – a technology supported by the Coalition but not expected to be commercially available until at least 2030 – have risen dramatically and would provide the most expensive power, according to the draft GenCost report.

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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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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This new public body will be responsible for helping to deliver the Government’s target of a net zero power grid by 2030. Right now, when there is too much wind power and the system is unable to transport it elsewhere, the Electricity System Operator (ESO) has a choice.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

National Grid ESO data reveals a number of fresh records, as zero carbon power sources made up more than half of Britain's power for extended periods of the year. The electricity grid achieved its lowest ever carbon intensity month in February 2022, which delivered an average of 126g CO2/kWh over the period, the data reveals.

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Ofgem gives green light to five interconnectors capable of powering millions of homes Business live – latest updates Projects to lay five subsea power cables capable of powering millions of homes have been given the green light as Great Britain prepares to use its giant offshore windfarms to become a net exporter of green electricity in the 2030s.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Electricity is the lifeblood of modern society, powering everything from our homes to our industries. However, as our reliance on electricity has grown, so too has the complexity of our power grids. This is where harmonic filters come in, as they are the secret to a healthy power grid.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

According to Bloomberg, January 2021 saw the latest in a series of near misses for the European power grid, a sudden drop in frequency and narrowly avoided widespread power failure. It is possible to see a future where almost all of Europe’s electricity comes from climate-friendly energy sources. Software for stability.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Over the past decade, a new class of digital power electronics has emerged that can shape, shift and control the flow of electricity on the power grid in ways never before seen. Perhaps the UK, which has set far more ambitious green goals for its island grid, may be a better fit?

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 19, 2020

limiting the electricity available for import from other states, which California has relied on during previous heat-driven peaks. Several out-of-state power grids also reported emergency conditions on Monday and Tuesday. This indicates the potential for battery-equipped solar customers to help in offering grid support.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

To begin, the Southeast and Atlantic South regions have almost double the electricity usage per customer, due to two factors, Snider said: "the climate and the appliance saturation.". This difference is mainly due to the Southeast’s reliance on electricity rather than natural gas for heating air and water in buildings, Snider explained.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

With UK energy security making headlines, National Grid has this week announced that its latest 450-mile subsea cable has started commercial operations after six years of development. Similarly, the UK will be able to import hydroelectric power from Noway when electricity demand is high and domestic generation is low, it explained.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Duke Energy will build new smart grid software and services on AWS and expand its Intelligent Grid Services – a suite of custom-built applications that help the utility anticipate future energy demand and identify where and how to update the power grid. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 29, 2020

CPS now gets about 22 percent of its electricity from about 1,000 megawatts of wind power and about 500 megawatts of solar , with natural gas making up 46 percent of its remaining portfolio and coal-fired power another 18 percent.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

According to the startup, with the popularity and commissioning of renewable energy rising globally, the role of energy storage and flexible demand will be crucial, necessitating the balance of consumption and production of electricity to ensure grid stability. million electricity customers and approximately 2 million gas customers.

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Global Renewable News

MARCH 22, 2022

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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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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This means that in the event of a heatwave, a spike in electricity use would ultimately test the power grid’s ability to meet supply with demand, potentially resulting in summer brownouts or blackouts. These concerns make it difficult for the grid to fully rely on renewables.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

Sunny and breezy weather coupled with lower demand for power due to lockdown prompted negative electricity prices on Sunday. Such changes to the way in which the UK power grid operates and electricity is consumed highlights the profound and rapid changes to the energy system as the economy decarbonises in pursuit of net zero emissions.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Green energy solutions such as solar and wind power can power modern industries.   Solar Power:  The process of making electricity from sunlight is called solar energy. A factory can use sunlight to generate electricity.  The fans in these turbines are called wind turbines.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 13, 2020

Smart Wires is one of a handful of companies developing digital power flow control systems that could revolutionize how power grids function, compared to the mostly electromechanical system in place today. EirGrid’s transmission networks are struggling to integrate that power efficiently, O’Sullivan said.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The comments, contained in a draft report on Aemo’s main blueprint for the national electricity market, come a day after New South Wales faced its first grid strains of the summer.

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POWER Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2024

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Avangrid said the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind installation sent electricity to the power grid for the first time late on Jan. The companies […] The post Vineyard Wind Delivers First Power to New England Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The company's software allows the campuses to operate as Controllable Load Resources to the electrical grid, replacing reliability products often provided by fossil fuel plants. The study found that adding data center load to the grid incentivizes additional deployment of wind and solar energy.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 10, 2022

power grid this year. GW (17%) from wind additions. The agency says another 5% of the country’s planned electric capacity additions in 2022 will come from two new reactors at the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia. EIA said it expects 46.1 GW of new utility-scale generating capacity to be added to the U.S.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2021

Hugh McNeal, chief executive of trade body RenewableUK, therefore welcomed the Planning Inspectorate's "landmark" decision to grant approval for the Hornsea Three project, which he said would help maintain the UK's global lead in offshore wind. year on record for Britain's #electricity system, with #wind ???and and #solar ??records

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Dominion’s new IRP is driven by Virginia's Clean Economy Act passed earlier this year, which calls for 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045 and sets targets for energy efficiency, energy storage, and in-state solar and wind power. Under the law, Dominion Virginia and the smaller Appalachian Power Co.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 19, 2024

The technologies, which can be integrated into existing wind turbine control systems, are aimed to address the two major issues identified with the rapid growth of wind farms globally – namely power system frequency control and forced oscillations, which can cause widespread disruption over entire power grids.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 19, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric has asked California regulators to approve seven battery projects totaling 423 megawatts, or nearly 1.7 gigawatt-hours of energy storage capacity, to meet its share of a statewide procurement that must be brought online by late next year to assure statewide grid stability.

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Business Green

JULY 30, 2020

For the first time ever electricity from wind, solar, biomass and others made up more than a third of UK power last year, government data shows. Renewables such as wind, solar and biomass provided 37.1 per cent of UK electricity during the 2019 calendar year, up from 33.1 per cent last year.

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Business Green

JANUARY 22, 2021

National Grid confirms its second electricity link to France is now operating at full capacity providing a further boost to decarbonisation efforts. With a capacity of 1,000MW, the new high voltage direct current (HVDC) power cable can provide enough energy to power 1 million British homes and is expected to meet 1.2

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

As Elon Musk becomes more and more of a household name, electric vehicle sales continue to rise home and solar panels are lining more roofs. Wind power turbines and home battery systems might have a little more industry wiggle room. Some of the world’s most well-known business magnates are ecopreneurs. Sustainable Agriculture.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In the US, 25% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from electricity generation. This is not surprising, with coal and natural gas representing about 60% of electrical supply. As more eco-invested consumers choose green power, it increases the demand for renewable energy sources. Have you read?

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 5, 2021

will supply nearly carbon-free electricity to power Google’s data centers in the state. The power generator announced it will become sole supplier of the tech giant’s data-center needs for clean energy. Renewables, energy storage and on-site power are all key parts of POWERGEN International , happening Jan.

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