Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The four microgrid and energy storage sites will help address surging energy demands in the San Diego region, especially during hot summer days and the peak evening hours when solar power generation typically diminishes and there is a significant strain on the grid.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 13, 2024

“Once operational, our EarthStore facility in Christine will be the first geothermal energy storage system to store potential energy deep in the earth and supply electrons to a power grid,” said Cindy Taff, CEO of Sage Geosystems. In addition, water losses are targeted to be less than 2 percent.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 19, 2024

These batteries provide additional flexibility to Intersect’s Texas operating fleet, offering 1.2GWp of solar power with 1GWh of battery storage. These standalone batteries are much-needed infrastructure that will increase grid reliability and improve energy security as the US transitions to a low-carbon economy.”

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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. The question is what we can collectively do about the situation – and how can we use technology and innovation to slow it down.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2021

Every year it is the top event in the calendar for gadget geeks and cutting-edge tech enthusiasts, featuring an array of innovations from both household names and one-man-band start-ups alike. Samsung: Solar-powered TV remotes and upcycled smartphones. Samsung's solar-powered TV remotes are set for rollout in 2021.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 13, 2021

The modern, renewable energy-rich power grid is an increasingly complicated machine to model. That’s the genesis of Pearl Street Technologies ’ approach to analyzing the complexities of power flows and planning parameters for the transmission grid. From computer chip design to power grid optimization.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2021

Every year it is the top event in the calendar for gadget geeks and cutting-edge tech enthusiasts, featuring an array of innovations from both global brands and one-man-band start-ups alike. Samsung: Solar-powered TV remotes and upcycled smartphones. Samsung's solar-powered TV remotes are set for rollout in 2021.

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A microgrid is a small, self-contained energy system that can operate independently or in conjunction with the main power grid. It includes energy generation sources like solar panels or wind turbines, battery storage for holding excess power, and advanced software to balance supply and demand. The exciting part?

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

  Solar Power:  The process of making electricity from sunlight is called solar energy. Solar panels are placed on roofs and fields to capture the sun’s energy.   Wind of Might:  Electricity is generated by turning big fans using the power of the wind.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Other research and development opportunities identified include innovation in energy storage, alternative biofuels, electric vehicle batteries, and advanced wind and solar power. We will be tracking future funding announcements under this initiative.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 23, 2023

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. It is capable of supporting locations with intermittent power supplies or being activated for rapid deployment in remote islands affected by power disruptions.

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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. The financing forms part of a larger, €4.3 billion ($4.6

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 17, 2024

PV surplus charging PV surplus charging is a sustainable and cost-effective way to charge EVs as it uses surplus solar power, but it is only possible in locations with solar panels. Scheduled charging Scheduled charging enables EV charging during off-peak hours to avoid high grid tariffs. Source: BlinkCharging.

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Econaur

JUNE 9, 2023

This innovative approach aims to create urban environments that prioritize sustainability, energy efficiency, and a reduced carbon footprint. Additionally, renewable energy sources such as solar panels are widely adopted to meet the energy needs of these cities.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The main drivers of growth in the industry in previous years were wind and solar power. Electrum can boast of such innovative projects, like the execution and implementation of our proprietary SCADA system – EMACS – for the 33.5 MWp Bolohyvsky Solar Park in Ukraine. bsk Wind Farm project.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Biden didn’t mention how this would be achieved in this speech, other than to say that we have to get work right away, that we need to improve and innovate new technologies, and that we know how to do it. How feasible is the objective of completely decarbonizing the power sector by 2035? power grid by 2050.

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Business Green

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

MARCH 9, 2023

A power system running solely on clean energy technologies is entirely feasible During a media briefing yesterday, CCC officials made a point of emphasising the huge amount of work it has put into producing its most detailed and comprehensive analysis of the UK's energy system to date.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Still, Tesla is the undeniable leader in the innovation, production and style now associated with energy-efficient cars. Related: Go off the grid with a Tesla-powered adventure vehicle by Ready.Set.Van. Charging stations One of the prevalent arguments regarding EVs is the fact that they charge using electrical power.

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Andrew Winston

MAY 30, 2018

Demand in most regions peaks after dark, as everyone gets home from work, right when solar power is waning. It’s a chaotic situation for utilities that are trying to keep a giant power grid in balance. Massive battery storage will help solve the problem but getting to total grid scale is some ways off.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2023

The UK's climate advisory body latest report provides an in-depth assessment of the mix of renewable, flexible grid, hydrogen, nuclear, and carbon capture technologies that will need to be in place by the middle of the 2030s if the government is to deliver on its stated goal of operating a nearly completely decarbonised power grid by 2035.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Posted by Guest Contributor Anyone who’s tried to get a ticket to the consistently sold out Women in Solar Breakfast panels during Solar Power International knows the female contingent of this industry is passionate about carving out and defending their seats at the proverbial table.

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AGreenLiving

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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AGreenLiving

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

JUNE 29, 2022

As has been well documented, the pipeline for offshore wind power projects in the UK is one of the largest in the world, and the solar power sector is also on the cusp of a major scale up over the coming decade. And there is still very little dedicated policy that aims to slash emissions from farming, according to the CCC.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 20, 2022

is going to need a lot more solar and wind power generation, and lots of cheap energy storage. Wind and solar power vary over the course of a day, so energy storage is essential to provide a continuous flow of electricity. To rely more on wind and solar power, the U.S. Genex Power. To cut U.S.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In my view, we need more innovative ideas like this to solve the climate crisis, and since this idea was developed by Dr. Saar, several improvements to the cycle have been proposed by other researchers, and the commercial sector is interested in advancing this concept. This is driven partly by the solar penetration in California.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 17, 2022

Then, beginning around 2009, first wind turbines and then solar photovoltaic panels decreased enough in cost to become competitive in electricity markets. Transmission studies have shown that stronger interconnections among the country’s three power grids are highly beneficial. Innovations that make 100% clean power possible.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 5, 2024

This post is part of an ongoing “What Is” series from Energy Innovation that answers some of today’s most pressing climate policy questions. building solar power rather than coal power) are more mature and cheaper to deploy than technologies to remove that pollution from the atmosphere (e.g., In China, India, and the U.S.,

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 28, 2024

🏗 Dunia , a Berlin, Germany-based AI-driven materials discovery platform, raised $12m from Elaia, Redalpine, Anglo American, Deep Science Ventures, European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator, and other investors. 

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Clean Energy Trust

JUNE 9, 2020

Unlike the net metering fights, which were intended to slow down the deployment of rooftop solar, an obviously positive change for our energy supply, we don’t know exactly what the decarbonized future is going to look like. Link Ramez Naan highlights the incredible cost declines for solar power. Learning curves, man.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2022

But to deliver this scenario requires investment of around five per cent global GDP each year, amounting to an additional $33tr of additional investment in energy efficiency, renewables, end-use electrification, power grids, flexibility, hydrogen infrastructure, and myriad other clean tech innovations, it said.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Credit: Modern Electrics/Hathi Trust While researching the economics of clean energy innovation , I came across a little-known story: that of Canadian inventor George Cove, one of the world’s first renewable energy entrepreneurs. Solar pioneer George Cove also patented an early tidal power device.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 11, 2020

The American Energy Innovation Act, introduced last month by Sens. The bill also doesn’t include any extension of investment tax credits for solar power or federal tax credits for electric vehicles that were left out of the $1.37 Grid modernization. trillion spending bill passed by Congress in December.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 2, 2020

Senate will consider a bipartisan energy package this week that could be this year’s best legislative hope to increase federal funding for a number of energy technologies, from solar, wind and batteries, to more efficient fossil fuel-fired power and carbon capture. The American Energy Innovation Act, introduced Thursday by Sens.

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