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Project - United Arab Emirates Rooftop Solar and Storage
Type: Large Solar Rooftop System with Energy Storage Location: United Arab Emirates Client: Private Client Rooftop Solar with Lithium-Ion Phosphate Storage, Parallel Inverters, and Remote Monitoring Solar: 305 kWp Mono c-Si Storage: 614 kWh, 414.4 VDC Lithium-Ion Phosphate Inverters: 2 x 200kVA (400kVA total) Genset: 2 x 500 kVA Diesel Backup The client’s industrial ...
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Its Easy Being Green
Building your home with benefits for you and respect for the planet Today, many homebuilders want to build projects that protect their environment. Happily, the savvy homeowner can design a house that, at little or no cost, provides the rewards of a healthier environment and lower utility bills. Indeed, many measures launched out of concern for the environment will deliver better results ...
By Chandler LLC
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Bristol-Myers Squibb - 4.7 MW CHP System - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Wallingford, Connecticut FACILITY PEAK LOAD: 4.7 megawatts (MW) EQUIPMENT: 4.7 MW Solar gas turbine ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT: Backup boilers, four electric chillers, three diesel generators, for emergency power and demand response. FUEL: Natural gas CHP TOTAL EFFICIENCY: 72 % HEAT RECOVERY APPLICATONS: Process Heating & Cooling, Building Heating & Cooling. PAYBACK: 5 ...
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Fuel cell-powered data centers
Data centers are becoming a vital component of today’s digital technology-driven world. From cloud computing to communications to finance, many industries depend on data centers. They centralize services for the storage, management, and transmission of data. Offering these services 24/7, 365 days a year requires a lot of energy. According to Data Center Knowledge, 2% of our nation’s ...
By AKCP
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Winter is Coming – Be Ready with Backup Power Supply Alternatives
With winter coming, resilience reaches top of mind. Snowstorms, blizzards, freezing cold fronts, gusting winds – the trends show that each year winter brings increasingly frequent and severe weather conditions. To be best prepared for winter weather-related emergencies and disasters that threaten to disrupt routine operations, forward-thinking businesses invest in emergency preparedness. ...
By GenCell Ltd
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University of Texas Medical Branch - 15 MW CHP System - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Galveston, TX MARKET SECTOR: University/Hospital FACILITY SIZE: 45+ buildings, 2+ million gross square feet FACILITY PEAK LOAD: 45 MW FACILITY AVERAGE LOAD: 30 MW EQUIPMENT: East Plant: Solar Taurus 60 5.5 MW gas combustion turbine, a 2 MW condensing extraction steam turbine, heat recovery steam boiler, one 1 MW diesel engine West Plant: Solar Taurus 60 5.5 MW gas ...
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Power Outage Solutions: How Businesses Can Protect Themselves from Blackouts
In a few short weeks, the U.S. saw unprecedented stretches of its territory go dark. Millions of people across the nation experienced blackouts in October, feeling the first-hand wrath of a changing climate and an aging grid. On the west coast, the threat of wildfires spurred three of California’s largest utilities to cut power to millions of people; some were without power for more than ...
By Bloom Energy
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Fuel Cells Can Decarbonize California’s Buildings (While Keeping the Lights On)
California just faced historic blackouts. In fact, it endured three of the largest planned power outages in state history. The era of intentionally cutting off power to residents and businesses across the state to prevent wildfires – known as Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) – has arrived, and it’s highlighting the urgent need for energy solutions that address both the causes ...
By Bloom Energy
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Pumped hydro storage softens blow of wind imbalance penalties
Quarry Battery is developer of the £160 million ($249.2 million) Glyn Rhonwy pumped hydro facility in Wales which will be the UK’s first grid-scale electricity storage facility for decades. The facility will produce nearly 50 MW of electricity using pumped hydro technology. As more fossil fuel-fired generation is taken offline and wind capacity grows, grid operators will ask wind ...
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SURE HOUSE: Students Design Storm-Ready Shore Home
Every other year, collegiate teams from across the country partake in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon with the challenge of designing a fully solar-powered home that fuses style, efficiency and affordability. For more than 30 students at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, though, those requirements were just a starting point. Entering the national ...
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Reliable Backup Power Recovers Significant Income from Lost Bank ATM Transactions
In many locations a stable power grid is taken for granted. But there are still many places around the globe where power outages can cause significant interruptions to business operations, disruptions that can have serious financial implications. In these places, reliable backup power can be extremely valuable. One location where ATM operation is regularly interrupted is in the Philippines, a ...
By GenCell Ltd
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What’s stopping microgrids?
The perfect solution exists. Why don’t we have it? The massive blackouts that blanketed California in October cut power to more than 100,000 businesses. Hospital chains Sutter Health and Adventist Health were forced to cancel procedures and close facilities. Some Trader Joe’s and other supermarkets shuttered for days. Factories scrambled to find backup generators and fuel to run ...
By Bloom Energy
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The Path to a Vehicle-to-Grid Future
Is a vehicle-to-grid future possible, where bidirectional chargers allow electricity to flow from electric vehicles back to the grid during peak demand? Given the current state of electric vehicle (EV) technology, coupled with existing pilot projects, we believe it’s more suitable to ask: what useful vehicle-to-grid applications can we implement today, and what valuable benefits await to be ...
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