Energy Monitoring News

Recently (7/16), the U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will award 95 grants totaling $95 million to 80 small businesses in 26 states.  Funded through DOE's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, today's selections are for Phase II research and development.  Small businesses that demonstrated technical feasibility for ...

Jul. 17, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released the 2018 Annual Technology Baseline (ATB), updating a key source of reliable electricity generation technology cost and performance data used to support and inform electric sector analysis in the United States. Now in its fourth year, the ATB documents technology-specific information on a broad spectrum of ...

Jul. 17, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Though North Carolina is ranked second in the nation for total installed solar PV capacity, there are still many NC residents who don’t have the necessary sunny sight ...

Jul. 16, 2018

By North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association

Europe has the required infrastructure to implement customer-centric demand response (DR) programs; however, the region is showing slow adoption rates due to the lack of homogenous regulations and consumer awareness. Nevertheless, utilities are starting to perceive DR as a useful resource rather than a complication. Aided largely by the advances in ...

Jul. 6, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Lumex Instruments solution provides reliable control of FAME content starting from the lowest concentration level of 0.05 % (V/V). A simple and convenient module of quantitative analysis integrated into the software SpectraLUM allows ...

Jul. 6, 2018

By Lumex Instruments Group

Annual General Meeting approves dividend proposal of EUR 1.00 per share for FY 2017, up from EUR 0.60 in previous year All agenda items approved by vast majority in the interest of the company CEO Olaf von Lehmden makes strong appeal to policy-makers At today’s Annual General Meeting, the shareholders of EnviTec Biogas AG (ISIN: DE000A0MVLS8) rewarded the ...

Jul. 3, 2018

By EnviTec Biogas AG

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recently (6/29) requested approval of four cost-effective energy storage projects totaling approximately 567 megawatts, in a filing at the California Public Utilities Commission.In January, the CPUC  ...

Jul. 2, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

More than 300 companies from 49 countries applied for a 12-week St. Louis-based energy incubator program put on by utility Ameren. Three of the six companies tapped are working to make the electricity grid smarter, safer, and more efficient — ResilientGrid, Ryvit, and TouchLight Innovations. One makes a floor tile that produces electricity when people walk or ...

Jun. 29, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Wärtsilä, the Finnish power plant and marine equipment giant, is shifting away from its fossil-fuel heritage and toward a future that is 100 percent dominated by renewables. Wärtsilä will be “leading the way to the power industry’s transformation toward a future that utilizes 100 percent renewable energy,” ...

Jun. 29, 2018

By Greensmith Energy Management Systems

Soltec, a leading manufacturer and supplier of single-axis solar trackers and related services in large ground-mount PV projects, is performing field tests at BiTEC, world’s first evaluation center specialized in bifacial trackers. Among those tests, the company is comparing bifacial production of 1x configuration solar trackers versus ...

Jun. 26, 2018

By Soltec Renewable Energies

Individual advice and know-how to go: from the start of the year, the team of sales and technical experts at EnviTec Biogas AG has been offering its expertise on biogas, the green energy all-rounder, at many national and international trade fairs. At Fieragricola in Verona, Italy, the focus was on innovative biogas upgrading using the EnviThan process, as well as the comprehensive EnviTec service ...

Jun. 26, 2018

By EnviTec Biogas AG

Xcel Energy Colorado's preferred Colorado Energy Plan for meeting its future generation needs would have significant and positive economic impacts over the next two decades for both the state and Pueblo County, according to a recent study conducted by the research division of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado. "As we continue to evaluate the impacts of our proposal, we ...

Jun. 21, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Lempäälän Energia has awarded Siemens a contract to implement a self-sufficient smart grid system in the industrial area of Marjamäki, Finland. Siemens' scope of supply encompasses design and engineering of a smart medium-voltage microgrid, the corresponding grid automation system and an electrical storage system. The purpose of the project LEMENE is to provide a cost-effective and ...

Jun. 20, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Wind and solar are set to surge to almost “50 by 50” – 50% of world generation by 2050 – on the back of precipitous reductions in cost, and the advent of cheaper and cheaper batteries that will enable electricity to be stored and discharged to meet shifts in demand and supply. Recently (6/19), Bloomberg NEF (BNEF) published its annual long-term analysis of the future of ...

Jun. 20, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

The California Energy Commission approved grants for two microgrid projects that will help support California's energy and climate change goals. The Sonoma County Junior College District received nearly $5 million for a microgrid demonstration project at its Santa Rosa Junior College campus. The project plans to use photovoltaic solar power to meet 40 percent of the electricity needs at the ...

Jun. 18, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Consumers Energy recenly (6/13) announced it is seizing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape Michigan's energy future with a plan that embodies its Triple Bottom Line commitment to people, the planet and prosperity.The company will file an Integrated ...

Jun. 14, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Faith Technologies, a leading electrical planning, engineering, design, and installation expert, in partnership with Schneider Electric, has designed and built a state-of-the-art, clean energy microgrid at the  ...

Jun. 7, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Viridity Energy Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ormat Technologies, today announced that it has signed agreements with Consumers Energy to provide energy management and demand response software, services, and solutions to Consumers Energy customers in Michigan. Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest energy provider, is the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, providing natural gas and/or ...

Jun. 7, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Switch2 Energy is delighted to announce the launch of its new website – focused on addressing the key challenges that face the community and district heating industry. The website is designed to provide the ultimate user-friendly ...

May 31, 2018

By Switch2 Energy Limited

During last summer’s total eclipse, solar energy output in the West dropped by about 5.9 gigawatts (GW) according to new analysis from the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The August 21, 2017, solar eclipse cast a shadow from Oregon to South Carolina, completely concealing the sun along a 70-mile-wide path and causing the rest of the continent to ...

May 30, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer