GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

How to value solar plus storage. The crisis has turbocharged interest in systems that deliver power even when the grid is down. Solar plus storage is fast emerging as a top choice, both at scale on the grid and also "behind the meter," installed in a home, apartment or commercial building. . Adam Aston.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

California already has some of the highest electricity rates in the country. Those costs could rise even faster over the next decade, as utilities harden their grids against wildfires, grow their share of net-metered rooftop solar, and add other costs being passed through to utility customers.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

gigawatt natural gas power plant in the U.K. have been shelved by the developer Drax, highlighting the challenging economics of converting coal-fired power to a cleaner, but still fossil-fuel-fired, alternative. ’s largest power plant. GW of power output to biomass, with a remaining 1.3 MW of capacity.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 29, 2020

Energy Information Administration (EIA) has finally come around to the view that renewables will overtake natural gas in the country’s electricity mix. The EIA has long been known for its conservative if not incredible predictions about renewable energy. Credit: EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2020, reference case.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

million purchase order for a green hydrogen fuel system that would power a sustainable ship commissioned by Greenpeace. The vessel is a type of hybrid clean energy ship The international environmental organization ordered the green hydrogen powered ship designed by Dykstra Naval Architects in the Netherlands.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

And what energy product will be used both to power this city and sell to the world? The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. This summer, a large U.S. This summer, a large U.S.

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Salt River Project (SRP) , a public power utility serving the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, and CMBlu Energy , a designer and manufacturer of long-duration Organic SolidFlowT energy storage systems, are collaborating on a pilot project to deploy long-duration energy storage (LDES) in the Phoenix area.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

billion grid modernization plan that includes smart meters for its nearly 1.3 million customers by 2025, adding nearly 700 megawatts of wind power, plus more solar and battery storage systems to boost rural reliability. Ameren Missouri, the largest investor-owned utility in the Midwestern state, has filed a $7.6

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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% Nuclear power generation also is expected to reach an all-time high, with growth averaging close to 3% per year.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Friendly Technologies IoT platform for smart meter management, a Maryland microgrid for powering an electric bus fleet, solar harvesting to power IoT sensors and new Perovskite solar cell advances are on the week’s technology radar. The ‘Friendly’ platform for smart meters and IoT devices.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 20, 2020

Back in 2016, First Solar proved in a California pilot project that utility-scale solar farms can provide critical transmission grid services. based solar module maker has taken the next big step in turning this capability into a real-world grid resource: convincing a grid operator to pay for it.

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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

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The energy and utilities industries play a significant role in carbon emissions. 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. Energy Transition for Sustainability.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Swell Energy has lined up $450 million in financing to give homeowners and business owners batteries and solar systems at no upfront cost, and earn the money back by turning them into virtual power plants serving utilities’ grid needs. Ares Management Corp.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

And in energy circles, one of the biggest buzzwords in recent years is the virtual power plant, or VPP. But VPPs have really taken off in the last 10 years, not just as a concept but as something that a growing number of energy companies are creating, using and commercializing. Another difference concerns markets and regulation.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 16, 2022

While consumers wait for further updates on support from the government, the UK energy industry is already quietly working in the background to alleviate the challenges by helping to improve the way energy is consumed, measured and managed, writes Rachel Eyres, Business Unit Director for Energy and Utilities at Expleo.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 27, 2024

Green hydrogen holds many promises: it can serve as a ‘battery’ for energy storage, it can be used in the chemical industry, and its only emission will be water vapour. But, unfortunately, green hydrogen is not yet widely used, because the production of grey hydrogen from natural gas is much cheaper.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 25, 2021

by Lisa Prevost, Energy News Network. As the sale of Rhode Island’s largest electric distributor comes before state regulators for approval, a group of solar developers, policy specialists and energy consultants are calling on the governor and attorney general to seize what they see as a golden opportunity to force a faster grid transition.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Photoncycle claims it can store solar power from summer to winter cheaper than batteries. Photoncycle, a startup from Norway, is tackling interseason storage of solar energy, which could save the abundance of solar energy generated in sunny months to be used for heat and electricity in the winter.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Replacing anoxic zone mixers with units that are far more energy efficient is providing a Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) in Connecticut with annual savings of $22,433, according to mixer manufacturer Landia. One of the energy saving Landia mixers. Savings quantified.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 2, 2020

Earlier this year, Pacific Gas & Electric faced pushback from environmental and solar and energy storage industry groups to a plan to deploy natural gas generators to back up communities facing multi-day fire-prevention blackouts. Natural gas vs. diesel vs. solar-storage.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. utility has yet fully fleshed out how it intends to eliminate natural gas power plants from its generation portfolio.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 24, 2021

But what if an attack like this happens again and it affects our power grid? Peak Energy Usage. Whether you use gas or another source of electricity to power your home, you are probably aware that your consumption (and your energy bills) has two seasonal peaks. How about Solar Panels?

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

As I indicated in the previous article , BP has turned over publication of the annual Statistical Review of World Energy to the Energy Institute (EI). Overview The newest Review shows the world remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels for energy needs, even as renewables like solar and wind continue rapid growth.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A high-resolution atlas of energy consumption across the EU down to the 1kmx1km scale has been produced by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. It will help them gauge the future impact of energy policies in every community across Europe.” Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 21, 2020

French oil major Total and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni have won the rights to build Qatar’s first utility-scale solar PV project, due online in time for the 2022 World Cup. Qatari national power firm Kahramaa has signed a 25-year power-purchase agreement for the output of the project. Lowest-ever solar PPA price.

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Charged

MAY 31, 2022

Total control of power usage: from solar to EV and back to the house. Emporia Energy, which makes an energy management system for homes and small businesses, has launched a new smart Level 2 charger, and plans to offer bidirectional capability soon. The last one I was running is called Concord Energy.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Six months after inking California’s largest single energy storage procurement, utility Southern California Edison has added another three massive utility-scale battery projects to its portfolio—plus a behind-the-meter battery project with Sunrun. gigawatt-hours of energy storage capacity, for August 2021 delivery.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 23, 2020

market for distributed energy resources will look very different in five years than it does today. And electric vehicles will give utilities and regulators the opportunity to promote pricing regimes to encourage charging when electricity is abundant — or suffer potentially grid-destabilizing consequences.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 19, 2024

This week’s edition of Smart Energy’s Power Playbook looks at recent data on venture capital financing in Europe, finding the energy sector taking the lion’s share, with e-mobility and hydrogen companies flourishing, specifically. billion was raised from venture capital for Europe’s energy sector.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 25, 2024

The facility of Bosch under the Car Multimedia division in Braga, Portugal has installed a geothermal heating and cooling system as part of a wider initiative to eliminate the use of natural gas as an energy source at the site.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 5, 2020

So, why is it that “building electrification” is now among the energy industry’s most popular buzzwords? They use electricity to power lights, refrigerators and electronic devices. And they consume fossil fuels such as natural gas or propane to power furnaces, boilers, and water heaters.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Duke Energy’s options for reaching net-zero carbon by midcentury will look a lot different than those being pursued by utilities in the sun-soaked Western U.S., Some of those pathways move more dramatically toward closing coal plants or halting new natural gas power plants. Solar energy's winter doldrums.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 13, 2024

To save you the trouble of opening marketing emails, we’ve curated a list of noteworthy announcements relevant to the renewable energy sector, including new EV charging solutions, clean energy storage, and electric Caterpillar vehicles. Bosch is investing in technologies along the hydrogen value chain. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 13, 2024

To save you the trouble of opening marketing emails, we’ve curated a list of noteworthy announcements relevant to the renewable energy sector, including new EV charging solutions, clean energy storage, and electric Caterpillar vehicles. Bosch is investing in technologies along the hydrogen value chain. Have you read?

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 28, 2020

DistribuTech, the country’s biggest annual grid technology trade show, is a good place to get caught up on the latest developments in grid edge evolution, from integrating distributed energy resources to planning for a low-carbon future. “Solar’s great — you just have to wrap something around it to make it effective.”

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 11, 2023

“At NiSource we believe that a balanced energy future is one where no one is left behind, and to achieve that goal, we must include a diverse portfolio of energy sources to meet our current and future energy needs,” said president and CEO Lloyd Yates at the launch. Have you read?

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