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Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy to Unlock A New Era of Offshore Green Hydrogen Production

Image: Schematic Structure of the Offshore Electrolysis - H2Mare. Source: Siemens Energy To reach the Paris Agreement goals, the world will need vast amounts of green hydrogen and wind will provide a large portion of the power needed for its production. Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy announced recently (Jan 13) that they are joining forces, combining their ongoing wind-to-hydrogen ...

Jan. 19, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

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New National Regulatory Research Institute Paper Challenges FERC to Adopt More Prudent Regulation in the Face of a Changing Energy Landscape

A new paper calls for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to re-assess its long-established theories of regulation. Whither the FERC?: Overcoming the Existential Threat to Its Magic Pricing Formula through Prudent Regulation, by Carl Pechman, PhD, takes a critical look at the agency's ability to adapt to overall industry changes and the evolving nature of utility customers. Pechman, ...

Jan. 18, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

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Standard and customized Chillers and Heat Pumps with over 30 years of experience

It has already been 30 years since Hitema® International took its first steps in the refrigeration industry and in the HVAC world. But who is Hitema®? and why should you know this Company? Hitema® International is a specialist manufacturer of customized solutions for process cooling and industrial comfort applications. There are three keywords/concept able to describe this ...

Jan. 17, 2021

By Hitema S.r.l.

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MGM Transformer delivers large transformers in time to energy provider

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, crude oil, refined products, and petrochemicals. A recent project involving the addition of multiple pipeline pump stations required the utilization of two 1000KVA liquid filled substation transformers to ...

Jan. 16, 2021

By MGM Transformer Company

Plug In America Urges the Biden Administration to Make History: Commit That 100% of New Cars and Trucks Will Have a Plug By the End of This Decade

On the morning of Pete Buttigieg's confirmation hearing to become Secretary of Transportation, Plug In America, a nonprofit organization that advances clean electric vehicles, unveiled a set of priorities for the Biden Administration and the 117th Congress, including a commitment that 100% of new cars and trucks have a plug by the end of this decade. The future of transportation is electric. This ...

Jan. 22, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Smart Grid 2.0 Fact Sheets

The Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) recently released a new series of fact sheets to help consumers understand the many benefits of the smart grid and the ways that they can engage in programs, services and electric rate plans that are enabled through smart grid technologies. Over the last decade, the smart grid has helped create a new landscape for consumer engagement in energy. ...

Jan. 22, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Shincci Attended the 6th China International Coal Clean and Efficient Utilization Exhibition

On 8th Nov. 2020, the 3-day 6th China International Coal Clean and Efficient Utilization Exhibition opened in Taiyuan, with business representatives from the United States, Australia, Poland and other countries. Shincci appeared at this exhibition as the "low-temperature evaporation technology leader". The low-temperature evaporation sludge drying technology solution attracted great attention at ...

Jan. 22, 2021

By Guangzhou Shincci Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.

FERC Enters into MOU with India to Share Regulatory Experiences, Practices

Neil Chatterjee, Commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), this week signed a memorandum of understanding between FERC and the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) of India to share regulatory experiences and practices. Chatterjee and Pradeep Kumar Pujari, chairperson of CERC, signed the MOU during a video conference from their offices in Washington, D.C., and ...

Jan. 22, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Department of Energy Selects Seven State and Local Governments to Establish `Proving Grounds` for Advanced Building Technologies

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy selected two state energy offices, four local governments, and a State Judicial Council to install and evaluate promising building technologies and systems in commercial and multi-family buildings. DOE expects these installations to significantly improve building energy efficiency, demand ...

Jan. 21, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

El Paso Electric Files the Transportation Electrification Plan with the NMPRC

El Paso Electric (EPE) looks to continue its drive toward a greener and more sustainable future as the company files its Transportation Electrification Plan (TEP) with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) for approval. The overarching goal of this two-year plan is to increase the use of electric vehicles by incentivizing the installation and usage of smart charging infrastructure ...

Jan. 20, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Itron and Versant Power Collaborate to Modernize Electricity Grid in Maine

Itron, Inc. this week announced that Versant Power, an electric transmission and distribution utility serving nearly 160,000 customers in northern and eastern Maine, will deploy Itron's multi-purpose solution, including an IoT network and more than 160,000 distributed intelligence-enabled meters, to modernize its electricity grid. Versant Power plans to initiate some project activities in 2021 ...

Jan. 20, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Riello UPS expands its range of CPS for powering security and emergency services

Riello UPS, a brand of the Riello Elettronica group, a global player among the top five companies in the world in the production of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), announces the expansion of its range of CPS (Central Power Supply - Centralized Power Systems) with the addition of the CSS Sentryum and CSS Sentinel Tower series. Designed to guarantee power supply to safety and emergency ...

Jan. 19, 2021

By Riello UPS Spa

ConnectDER Granted U.S. Patent for Innovations to their Industry-Leading Plug and Play Distributed Energy Resource Connection

Image Source: ConnectDER ConnectDER, an innovative company that enables utilities and homeowners to expand access to distributed energy resources, has received a patent for innovations to their 'plug and play' solutions for distributed energy resources. The patent is for a reinvention of the standard utility power meter; one that combines the ubiquitous metering and communications of a smart ...

Jan. 19, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Latest Electrification Futures Study Report Explores How U.S. Power System Could Evolve With Widespread Electrification

The fifth report in NREL's Electrification Futures Study (EFS) series is now available, presenting analysis on the potential impacts of widespread electrification on the U.S. electricity system specifically generation and transmission infrastructure investments, fuel use, system costs, and emissions. The EFS is a multiyear collaborative study designed to assess the potential impacts of ...

Jan. 18, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Camp Denali Develops 90kW Solar Project

Located 90 miles from the nearest power grid, Camp Denali has harnessed the benefits of renewable energy for most of its history. From their first hydroelectric system, developed in 1981, to subsequent photovoltaics and passive-solar hot water, they continue to explore evolving ways to power their facilities while minimizing fossil fuel dependence and carbon emissions. ...

Jan. 18, 2021

By Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP)

Duke Energy Florida, Key Consumer Groups Reach Sweeping Agreement For Building A Smarter Energy Grid

Duke Energy Florida (DEF), consumer representatives and business groups have reached a sweeping agreement that will advance the clean energy vision for the state, introduce innovative programs for customers, retire coal plants faster and bring additional certainty to rates through 2024. The agreement, filed on Jan. 14, 2021, is subject to approval by the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC). ...

Jan. 18, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

CPUC Adopts Strategies To Help Facilitate Commercialization of Microgrids Statewide

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in its ongoing efforts to build resilient communities, earlier this week adopted rates, tariffs, and rules for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) to facilitate commercialization of microgrids across California, and strategies for procurement of backup power ...

Jan. 15, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Canadian Solar Subsidiary Recurrent Energy Completes Sale and Breaks Ground on the Slate Project, Expected to Be One of the Largest PV + Battery Storage Projects in the U.S.

Canadian Solar Inc. this week announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, completed the sale of the Slate project to Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC (GSRP). Revenue from the transaction will be recognized in Q1 2021 and commercial operation is anticipated in late 2021. The Slate project is a 300 MWac solar plus 140.25 MW / 561 MWh storage project located in Kings County, ...

Jan. 14, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Equinor Selected for Largest-ever U.S. Offshore Wind Award

Earlier this week (Jan 13), Equinor was selected to provide New York State with offshore wind power in one of the largest renewable energy procurements in the U.S. to date. Under the award, Equinor and incoming strategic partner bp will provide 1,260 megawatts of offshore wind power from Empire Wind 2, and another 1,230 MW of power from Beacon Wind 1 - adding to the existing commitment to ...

Jan. 14, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Carbon capture and storage won’t work, critics say

One of the key technologies that governments hope will help save the planet from dangerous heating, carbon capture and storage, will not work as planned and is a dangerous distraction, a new report says. Instead of financing a technology they can neither develop in time nor make to work as claimed, governments should concentrate on scaling up proven technologies like renewable energies and ...

Jan. 14, 2021

By Climate News Network

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