Distributed Energy Articles
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Covid-19, Blackouts and Wildfires Demand New Energy Policy Initiatives
Covid-19, blackouts and increasing wildfires put CA residents at extreme risk. Dramatic steps to modernize our power grid with distributed customer-sited generation and storage are needed to mitigate these growing hazards Covid-19, rolling blackouts and the potential for a far more extreme wildfire season are putting Californians in danger. We need to take dramatic steps to ...
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High-Flex Patch Cords Improve Density, Bend Radius, and Network Manageability
Flexible, small-diameter 28-gauge copper patch cords can offer big advantages in commercial networks. As data center managers work to maintain and increase network performance, they are also faced with the need to reduce space requirements and energy costs. Similarly, enterprise IT directors need to balance their increased bandwidth requirements with day-to-day needs like reducing clutter, ...
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Economic Recovery & the Rise of DER in a Post-Pandemic World
As the world grapples with the dire consequences of COVID-19, many are trying to assess the impact the global pandemic, ensuing economic downturn, and social inequities, will have on renewables and the overall energy transition to a more sustainable future. Prior to COVID-19, the proliferation of behind-the-meter (BTM) distributed energy resources (DER), including rooftop solar, energy storage, ...
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The secret to effectively managing the production of energy from ‘dirty fuels’
Innovation is the driving force behind the world’s waste and recycling industry, and perhaps now more than ever is it important that businesses are helping to propel positive progression within the sector. Alternative fuels have long been a vital piece of this puzzle, but how can operators effectively manage the energy production from so-called ‘dirty fuels’? Our MD, Simon ...
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AKCP Battery Monitoring for Géoazur - Case Study
Géoazur is a team of geophysicists, geologists and astronomers. With more than 100 permanent staff they specialize in the observation and monitoring of geophysical and astronomical activities.Géoazur operates a network of seismological monitoring stations that are interconnected with a Tsunami early warning system. These monitoring stations are powered by solar and battery power ...
By AKCP
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Aircraft Electrical Power Distribution Systems
Currently, many aircraft systems rely on hydraulic, pneumatic, and other mechanical forms of systems, though this trend is currently changing as newer technological capabilities progress. With the advancing technologies and benefits of the aircraft electrical system, aircraft design is shifting to favor electronic equipment over traditional mechanical systems. Aircraft electrical systems can save ...
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10 Facts you didn’t know about Wind Energy
The oldest rotary windmills are considered to have been used regularly in agriculture and other purposes since 2000 B.C. by peoples of what would today be China and the Middle East who already sensed what the German physicist Albert Betz, the father of physics governing modern wind turbines, called The Theory of Wind Energy, presented and published in his book “Wind-Energie” at the ...
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Biomass gasification solution in Schwarze Pumpe, Germany
ZeroPoint’s biomass gasification solution produces carbon negative heat and power at a project site in Schwarze Pumpe, Germany. The project has successfully integrated the biomass gasifier with the gas engine, synchronized with local distribution grid, generated power on the grid to secure a 20-year power purchase price and performed engine emissions testing to confirm environmental ...
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Eight Flags Energy CHP Plant - 20 MW Utility CHP System - Pulp & Paper Facility Partnership - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Fernandina Beach, Florida MARKET SECTOR: Utility / Pulp and Paper EXPECTED OPERATION DATE: July 2016 FUEL: Natural Gas GENERATING CAPACITY: 20 MW THERMAL OUTPUT: up to 200,000 lb/hr steam EQUIPMENT: Solar Turbines Titan 250 Rentech HRSG Duct burner 800 ton inlet air chiller USE OF THERMAL ENERGY: Rayonier’s process steam and hot water USE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY: ...
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Moixa R&D for Vehicle-to-Grid technology - Case study
In spring 2018, Moixa joined a consortium of leading energy and transport companies on a study – V2GB – Vehicle to Grid Britain – into how to reward drivers who use their electric vehicle (EV) batteries to support the grid. Vehicle to grid (V2G) technology will play a vital role in supporting the grid as it faces rapidly growing energy demands, by allowing millions of ...
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Project ERIC - Case study
Moixa is leading a £1.2 million project that is showing how a local smart energy system can save a community money and allow it to generate more power from renewables. Project ERIC (Energy Resources for Integrated Communities) aims to tackle fuel poverty in Rose Hill, East Oxford, a social housing estate which is in the lower 10% of the UK’s most deprived communities. The project was ...
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Vortex Bladeless biography & current stage
The idea behind the technology // Vortex Bladelessis a tech startup. We are developing anenvironmentally friendlywind generator which needsno blades nor rotation. It is a new technology designed for modular on-site energy generation and low-consumption systems off-grid, specially thought to work along with other Vortex units or regular solar panels. Our vortex wind turbine is not actually a ...
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Plummeting prices test offshore developers amid fragile supply chain
A sharp drop in offshore wind prices and global expansion plans have increased the pressure on developers to control costs and meet project deadlines in a rapidly-consolidating supply market, industry leaders told the Offshore & Floating Wind Europe 2019 conference. Technology advancements and European deployment learnings have sliced offshore wind costs and laid the foundations for ...
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Origin Energy: Gas Distribution SCADA System - Case Study
The natural gas distribution system in Victoria Australia is owned by Envestra Ltd. It comprises of over 8,300 Km of natural gas and supplies over 400,000 industrial and residential premises in Melbourne City and regional areas. The Origin Energy Asset Management (OEAM) Team manages their gas reticulation system using the Kingfisher and Citect SCADA systems telemetry system. Project ...
By Ovarro
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Power Outages, Extreme Weather, & Microgrids Explained
Recent wildfires in California and bomb cyclones in New England have led to massive power outages. Here are 10 answers to frequently asked questions about why outages occur, how power lines start wildfires, and alternatives to our aging and unreliable power grid. How do power grids work? Utilities generate electricity at power plants, and then distribute it to our homes and businesses over ...
By Bloom Energy
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Mitsubishi group to buy Dutch green energy supplier; European renewables fund raises 857 million euros
Mitsubishi-led group to buy Dutch renewable energy supplier A Japanese consortium led by Mitsubishi Corporation is set to buy Dutch renewable energy supplier Eneco for a total equity value of 4.1 billion euros ($4.6 billion) after agreeing terms with Eneco's main shareholders, the companies said November 25. The 'Diamond Chubu' consortium, which is owned by Mitsubishi (80%) and Chubu Electric ...
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When Disaster Response Drives Transformational Change to Grids, Fuel Cells are the Preferred Choice of Many Energy Prosumers
The increasing frequency of weather-related disasters puts emergency disaster response in the headlines often and encourages more and more systematic solutions. In the example of wildfires in the U.S., where 30,000 fires burned over 3.5 million acres between January – August 2019, systematic solutions are crucial. Seeking to minimize fire damage, utilities in California have instilled the ...
By GenCell Ltd
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Guangqi Honda 17MW Distributed-photovoltaic-power Generation Project - Case Study
Hanergy believes that "the secret of business survival lies in always leading technology." Innovation is the driving force of the company. Hanergy attaches great importance to R&D and investment. There are eight research and development bases in Beijing, Sichuan, Jiangsu, the United States, Silicon Valley, Germany, and Sweden. We have applied for more than 1,319 patents in the field of ...
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Capex of modular CSP plants could halve if 1 GW deployed
Soon to complete its first full-scale module in Morocco, CSP developer 247Solar predicts series build gains could reduce capex to $3,000/kWe and sees advantages for industrial energy supply. Last month, 247Solar announced it will build its first fully-operational demonstration Brayton cycle CSP plant module at the Ouarzazate solar park in central Morocco. Due online in the first half of ...
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DIY Components
The 5 Main Areas of DIY Drone Parts Once you’ve decided on the type of DIY drone you want to build (e.g. quadcopter, hexacopter, etc.), you’ll have to learn about the 5 areas of DIY drone construction, which are: Mechanics, Propulsion, Flight Controllers, Sensors, Video Diy Quadcopter Kit: Mechanics First, you'll want to familiarize yourself with the types of drones that you can ...
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