Bioenergy News

The 1,570 m3 biogas plant currently being built in the province of Shanxi, 500 km southwest of Beijing, now marks the fifth successful construction project in the People’s Republic of China for the Lohne- and Saerbeck-based EnviTec Biogas AG, and is due to be completed before the end of this year. A sixth plant is also currently in planning. To further develop what is still an emerging ...

Sep. 18, 2018

By EnviTec Biogas AG

Is biogas the ‘wild card’ that’s needed to help achieve the German government’s climate goals? It could well be, since the coalition government is forecast to miss its impressive climate target – a 40% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2020 compared to 1990 – by more than expected, with savings of just 32%. A failed opportunity, according to biogas all-rounder ...

Sep. 13, 2018

By EnviTec Biogas AG

Negros Island Biomass Holdings, Inc. (NIBH), a biomass power generation firm has reportedly lined up three biomass projects in Negros Occidental, Philippines. As per trusted sources, the expansion strategy is in response to the government’s FiT (feed-in-tariff) program that offers incentives to biomass developers ...

Sep. 11, 2018

By CMFE Research

The focus of Enerchain is on the execution of bilateral trade of physical electricity and gas within Europe. Blockchain technology could, in future, be used to make this series of complex transactions more efficient, as processes could be streamlined, and reduce costs, as there would be no middleman. The first phase of the Enerchain project, the Proof of Concept (PoC), is now complete. In the ...

Sep. 7, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Recently (9/5), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of 42 projects totaling $80 million to support advanced vehicle technologies that can enable more affordable mobility, strengthen domestic energy security, reduce our dependence on foreign sources of critical materials, and enhance U.S. economic growth. This work supports DOE's goal to invest in early-stage research of ...

Sep. 7, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Japan will soon be witnessing a significant plunge in its consumption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with the reopening of its nuclear reactors. Reportedly, the output from the atomic power has been the highest since the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster. According to the sources familiar with the matter, the Kansai Electric Power, will bring back the 870 MW No. 4 reactor at its Takahama ...

Sep. 3, 2018

By CMFE Research

REcently (8/22), the U.S. Department of Energy announced over $20 million in funding for 64 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF).  With additional matching funds from the private sector, these projects will advance promising commercial energy technologies and strengthen partnerships between DOE's national labs and ...

Aug. 31, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Conexon, a company committed to working with electric membership cooperatives to bring fiber to the home in rural communities, recently (8/28) announced that the Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium (RECC) is the single largest Gigabit winning bidder in the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) recent Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II auction. The consortium of member-owned co-ops will be ...

Aug. 31, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

ABB is taking the digitalization of power grids design technology to the next level with its innovative new 3D/VR design and planning tool, being demonstrated live at CIGRE 2018, in Paris from August 27-31. The ABB Ability ...

Aug. 30, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Northern Powergrid has begun the next phase of work on a significant and technically challenging project to modernise and future-proof more than 860 of its substation controllers for the implementation of smart grid solutions and applications. This next phase will see investment of £15 million in the next generation of substation controller to make Smart Substations more of a reality. This ...

Aug. 20, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

To create biochar, you have got to invest in a device that can convert various kinds of material into biochar. This is called a biomass pyrolysis pilot plant, and they are available in a variety of sizes. If you have a large amount of plastic, rubber, as well as organic material, it is easy to convert this into this excellent form ...

Aug. 13, 2018

By Kingtiger (Shanghai) Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

By Kevin Stark in Energy News NetworkIllinois officials are working to get a sprawling smart grid study back on track following  ...

Aug. 6, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

BetterGrids announced today that it has released an enhanced version of its Grid Data Repository with advanced new ‘Semantic Search’ features that enable grid researchers to find highly specific grid models for their research using simple English sentences. The Grid Data Repository is an online library of grid models developed for the ...

Aug. 6, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

To many, the evolution of the grid appears to be slow and patchy at best, but Mirko Düsel CEO of Siemens’ Transmission Solutions business believes that is simply a function of the slow investment decisions in large capital expenditure infrastructure projects. “At the moment we are not in a digitalized world; we are really in a very conventional world where every overhead line you ...

Aug. 6, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Dominion Energy Virginia customers stand to benefit from a smarter, stronger and greener energy grid in the first set of plans filed this week under the Grid Transformation & Security Act (GTSA). The landmark legislation, signed by Gov. Ralph Northam, became effective  ...

Jul. 25, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Mexico has steadily progressed in developing one of the largest smart grid infrastructure and smart cities markets in both Latin America and among all emerging market countries. The single state-owned utility CFE has been very active in deploying smart meters and other smart grid infrastructure. In addition, cities and municipalities across Mexico are deploying LED streetlights ...

Jul. 25, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

A recently published compilation of survey findings by Newton-Evans Research highlights electric power automation trends among investor-owned utilities (IOUs).  For control systems, IOUs tend to use more OMS analytics, are more likely to have an advanced DMS (or have plans for one), use synchrophasors for wide area monitoring, and want cybersecurity features designed as an ...

Jul. 24, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced interim findings from an ongoing Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) project that aims to demonstrate the functionality of smart inverters.As more Californians power their lives with solar energy, energy storage and electric vehicles, PG&E is looking to the smart inverters that will be installed on those technologies to manage their ...

Jul. 19, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

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Jul. 18, 2018

By Bioprocess Control Sweden AB

SAE International created its groundbreaking line of Power and Propulsion Information Products in support of cross-industry knowledge sharing regarding major aerospace technology issues. The collection features 40,000+ resources, including standards, journal and feature articles, books, technical papers, and videos. A preview of the collection, including a signature SAE TechInsight and a white ...

Jul. 17, 2018

By SAE International (SAE)