Power Infrastructure News
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Connecting the Dots: Putting Offshore Wind Energy to Work
By Tiffany Plate, NRELThe most recent U.S. Census states that 44.4 million people, or nearly 14% of the population, live along the Atlantic Coast. That is a lot of people—who need a lot of electricity. And as the country pushes to decarbonize the energy sector, that power needs to increasingly come from renewable sources, like solar and wind.But densely populated coastlines often do not have the ...
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ENVIRIA - Germany’s leading commercial and industrial (C&I) solar company - secures capital commitment of over USD 200 million from BlackRock
ENVIRIA, Germany’s leading commercial and industrial (C&I) decentralized energy solutions provider, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement on an equity investment of over USD 200 million from BlackRock, through its Global Renewable Power IV (GRP IV) fund. The additional capital will support the expansion of the already existing 500 C&I solar projects across Germany as ...
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SDG&E Unveils Four Advanced Microgrids to Boost Grid Resilience and Reliability
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) this week unveiled four new microgrids featuring advanced remote operation capabilities and state-of-the-art safety technologies to help enhance grid reliability and bolster resiliency for the surrounding communities. The four microgrid and energy storage sites, located in the communities of Clairemont, Tierra Santa, Paradise, and Boulevard, will help ...
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DOE Announces $34 Million to Improve Grid Reliability, Resiliency, and Security
The U.S. Department of Energy this week announced $34 million for 12 projects across 11 states to strengthen and modernize America’s aging power grid through the development of cost-effective, high-speed, and safe undergrounding technologies. Through the Grid Overhaul with Proactive, High-speed Undergrounding for Reliability, Resilience, and Security (GOPHURRS) program, the selected projects will ...
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Battery on Wheels: BC Hydro Announces Vehicle-to-Grid Pilot Project
BC Hydro is announcing Canada's first vehicle-to-grid pilot project for medium and heavy-duty vehicles that will enable electricity to be pushed back to the grid from the battery of an electric vehicle (EV). "We are excited to provide CleanBC funding to pilot projects like this that pave the way for more innovative, climate conscious solutions for powering B.C.," said Josie Osborne, Minister of ...
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The world’s largest shale oil producer Viru Keemia Grupp partners with Envirosuite to further strengthen its commitment to sustainability
Environmental intelligence technology company Envirosuite Limited (‘Envirosuite’) is pleased to announce that Viru Keemia Grupp (VKG), the world’s largest shale oil producer, has signed a three-year contract to deploy our Industrial environmental intelligence platform Omnis. As a market leader, VKG has prioritised environmental stewardship and integrated it directly into its ...
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Jacobs to advance development of new water tidal turbine technology
A Jacobs-led consortium of industry and academic organizations has been awarded funding from the U.K. government to help develop a new type of water turbine designed to improve the viability and potential of U.K. tidal range power projects. The $1 million U.K. Research and Innovation fund (UKRI) SMART grant will support Jacobs' industrial research with Severn Estuary Tidal Bar Limited, in ...
By Jacobs
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Kohler Co. to Establish Energy Division as Independent Business with Platinum Equity as Majority Investment Partner, Accelerating Long-Term Growth Strategies for Both Organizations
Kohler Co. today announced the strategic decision to set Kohler Energy up as a separate, independent business with Platinum Equity engaged as the majority investment partner. Kohler will continue to stay invested in the Energy business following the closing and remains committed to supporting its upward trajectory built on a proven track record of strong performance in the global energy ...
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Fort Moore EV Charging Project Provides Another Example of EVSE Solution
Fort Moore and Georgia Power, a Southern Company subsidiary, recently entered into a contract to install 63 electric vehicle chargers at 23 locations across the base, allowing up to 126 vehicles to be plugged in on the base simultaneously. The project is underway and expected to be complete by the first quarter of 2024. Georgia Power was awarded a task order to provide a turnkey electric vehicle ...
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Millionth Renewable Energy Plant Connected to E.ON Grid
E.ON, Germany's largest distribution system operator, recently connected the millionth renewable energy plant to its distribution system and celebrated an energy transition anniversary. The commissioned wind turbine is located in the municipality of Biesenthal in Brandenburg and will in future feed 6.8 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity into the grid of E.ON subsidiary E.DIS. E.ON's Chief ...
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First of its Kind Energy Pproject in US Expected to be Constructed in Columbia County
Columbia County may soon be home to one of the most sustainable, advanced energy storage systems in the country, according to Alliant Energy. This week (Sept 22), the company announced it has been selected for a grant of up to approximately $30 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) for a proposed 200-megawatt hour energy storage system. Alliant ...
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Sage Geosystems' Landmark Full-scale Commercial Pilot
Sage Geosystems Inc., a geothermal baseload and energy storage company, this week (Sept 12) announced groundbreaking results and data from their full-scale commercial pilot confirming the performance of its energy storage system that can provide short- or long-duration storage (EarthStore ). Further, the results show Sage's technology is cost-competitive with lithium-ion batteries, pumped storage ...
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Advanced Energy Launches Advanced Solutions for RF Power Sensor Calibration
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS) – a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions – today announced two new high-performance, high-accuracy technologies for RF power sensor calibration. The TEGAM® 2818A is a 9 kHz to 18 GHz power transfer standard, while the TEGAM PMX18-CS is a turnkey 9 kHz to 18 GHz system that ...
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Clarke Energy Australasia Appoints New Zealand Regional Sales Manager
Clarke Energy Australasia is excited to announce Uzma Hayat as its new Regional Sales Manager – New Zealand. Coinciding with International Women in Engineering Day, we wanted to take the opportunity to tell you more about Uzma. Uzma was the ideal candidate for the position, having graduated with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours), and with over 15 years of technical knowledge ...
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Keystone RNG Project Complete at BioTown Biogas in USA
Clarke Energy is pleased to announce the official commissioning of our most recent renewable natural gas (RNG) project completed in the United States. The site at BioTown Biogas in Reynolds, Indiana is now home to one of the largest on-farm biogas upgrading facilities in the country. Carefully processing roughly 500,000 gallons/day of agricultural waste – this system highlights Clarke ...
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Xcel Energy Pursues Clean Energy Hydrogen Hub for Colorado
Xcel Energy announced this week (April 10) its proposal to build a clean energy hydrogen hub on the eastern plains as it advances in bringing new, clean and reliable energy to the region. The company submitted a plan to the U.S Department of Energy to build a clean hydrogen energy hub in Colorado as part of the Western Interstate Hydrogen Hub, LLC (WISHH). WISHH is an interconnected, multi-state ...
By Xcel Energy
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World’s First 100% Hydrogen Backup Power Solution
In a world first, NorthC Datacentres (NorthC) have selected INNIO’s Jenbacher 100% H2 capable engines for backup power of their upcoming data centre in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Six Jenbacher Type 4 engines have been acquired to deliver 1MW of continuous power each, as a backup solution in the event of a disruption to their grid connection. Onsite hydrogen storage will ensure that the data ...
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Advanced Energy Unveils Ultra-Efficient Non-Isolated Digital DC/DC Converter for Compute and Telecom Equipment
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS) – a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions – today announced the company’s first non-isolated bus converter (NIBC) in industry-standard quarter-brick format for 48 V power conversion in compute and telecom applications. Operating at up to 900 W with efficiencies as high as ...
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Solar Turbines Partners with Chevron on Hydrogen-fueled Gas Turbine Engine
Chevron and Caterpillar-owned Solar Turbines are working together to adapt a low-emissions turbine engine partially fueled by hydrogen. Blending hydrogen with traditional fuels to power the engine could help reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Results from the collaboration could inform the potential of lower carbon turbine intensity operations in the future. “We believe this ...
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Clarke Energy and East Coast Generators power up the Australian Open
Clarke Energy’s Channel Partner, East Coast Generators, have provided critical support for the Australian Open, utilising a Kohler KD1500 generator as a back-up power source for their national and international television broadcast. Clarke Energy and East Coast Generators have been working together for over 4 years, with Clarke Energy providing a large fleet of high-quality Kohler diesel ...
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