Energy Monitoring News

Tendril and Simple Energy today announced they have merged their business operations and formed a new market leader: Uplight. By combining the recent acquisitions of EEme, EnergySavvy and FirstFuel with Tendril’s data analytics platform and Simple Energy’s consumer engagement marketplace, Uplight offers a comprehensive suite of customer-facing solutions to electric ...

Jul. 15, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Renewable energy technology advances, innovation in storage and digitization and increased distributed energy generation are accelerating the pace of the global energy transition, according to the latest EY research in collaboration with IDC, a leading global analyst house. A year ago, EY teams and IDC mapped the major drivers to determine when three tipping ...

Jul. 4, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Corrosion of metals in power plants is a commonly occurring phenomenon due to the continuous contact of the metal with a corroding environment. The goal of corrosion management is to use suitable treatment and conditioning of the water to minimize the corrosion rate and the transport of corrosion products within the circuits. ...

Jul. 4, 2019

By Metrohm AG

Utilidata, an industry leader in energy optimization software extending from the substation to the grid edge, and Sense, whose intelligent home energy monitor provides real-time insights into energy and device activity in the home, recently (7/2) announced that they are joining forces to create a digital twin of the electric grid that maps ...

Jul. 4, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Switch2 Energy urges the government to take urgent action on heat decarbonisation to deliver on targeted net zero emissions by 2050. The government must introduce radical heat decarbonisation policies if it is to deliver on its intention to legislate for net zero emissions by 2050, says Switch2 Energy. "Although the UK has made impressive strides in reducing emissions from power, progress on heat ...

Jun. 26, 2019

By Switch2 Energy Limited

Headline: Wind Operations & Maintenance 2019 Report Release by New Energy Update Summary/Announcement: With real world data translated into O&M asset and service strategies, the 2019 edition of the Onshore Wind Operations & Maintenance Report provides the complete value chain with the analysis needed to navigate the shifting onshore wind power ...

Jun. 24, 2019

By New Energy Update

National Grid recently (6/3) unveiled a new battery storage system in Pulaski, New York, that will reinforce electricity reliability for regional customers during periods of peak demand, and alleviate the need for traditional infrastructure upgrades and investments. The installation is the first-of-its kind battery storage system in the company’s U.S. service area.“Energy storage is a vital ...

Jun. 20, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Greenlots, a Shell New Energies subsidiary and leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions, recently (6/17) shared details of its work with Portland General Electric (PGE) to support the expansion of the utility’s Electric Avenue initiative. PGE has recently unveiled new Electric Avenue locations in Milwaukie and Hillsboro, increasing access to reliable ...

Jun. 18, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

REC Solar, a subsidiary of Duke Energy Renewables, is working with the Pleasanton Unified School District in Pleasanton, Calif., to utilize solar plus energy storage solutions to significantly cut its emissions and save on energy costs. The project will include the installation of 1 megawatt (MW) of solar carports and a 660 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery energy storage system at Pleasanton ...

Jun. 18, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

During the general manager of AVIC inspect 614 institute, he also visit the new energy products , the PV inverter , wind turbine generator and large-sized wind turbine control system which were developed by our company. He pay high attention to wind turbine generator and made a request on the rapid industrialization of the ...

Jun. 18, 2019

By Aviation Power Control Co., Ltd. (APC)

A new report commissioned by Community Energy, Inc. finds that transitioning 10 percent of Pennsylvania's electric generation to solar would decrease the state's wholesale electric costs by $619 million annually, while costing less than half that amount to make the transition, and would lower wholesale electric prices across the ...

Jun. 17, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Service inspections are currently being carried out on the Viking Wind turbine in Greenland , which was erected in December 2018. A cold climate test has been added to the general routine check of the Viking wind turbine, which will test the wind turbine on the extreme weather conditions that the climate in Greenland at times offers. Besides the general service check and the special tests ...

Jun. 17, 2019

By Viking Wind ApS

The major challenge of cleaning up gas guzzling homes will be discussed by heat network specialist Switch2 Energy at two London Climate Action Week events this July.Sustainable heat networks are seen as a key solution to decarbonising UK housing, which accounts for 14% of total UK emissions. The government is considering proposals by the Committee on Climate Change to disconnect new homes from ...

Jun. 16, 2019

By Switch2 Energy Limited

The Michigan Public Service Commission recently (6/7) approved Consumers Energy Co.'s integrated resource plan, the first strategic, forward-looking IRP to be acted upon by the MPSC under the state's energy laws passed in 2016. The Commission found the contested settlement (Case No. U-20165) is fair and reasonable and assures reliable service to customers. "This is a significant milestone in the ...

Jun. 9, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

The United States non-residential storage market had its strongest quarter ever in Q1 2019, according to the new U.S. Energy Storage Monitor from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Energy Storage Association (ESA). Q1 2019 was also the second strongest quarter on record for the U.S. residential storage segment. Overall, Q1 2019 was the largest ever single quarter for U.S. ...

Jun. 6, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Fully automatic vacuum oil filling system, Transformer automatic vacuum oil filling system is a set of oil immersed power transformer vacuum oiling automatic processing solution. This piecemeal automated processing process has reached the level of ancestors in the country. The design is fair, the control is convenient, the function is stable, and the automation level is high. The piecemeal ...

Jun. 4, 2019

By Chongqing Fason Purification Creation Development Co., Ltd

The sulfuric acid-white clay refining process is the first process to be used in the research of waste oil regeneration technology at home and abroad, in which a large amount of sulfuric acid and white clay are used to treat waste oil. The waste oil is pretreated (pre-flash or vacuum distillation) to separate water and light hydrocarbons, and concentrated sulfuric acid (10%~15%) is added to the ...

Jun. 4, 2019

By Chongqing Fason Purification Creation Development Co., Ltd

At the 10th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM10) meeting, a new international hydrogen partnership was announced under the leadership of the United States, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands and the European Commission with participation of several other CEM member countries. The International Energy Agency (IEA) would be coordinating efforts under this initiative. For the first time under the Clean ...

May 30, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Japanese electric utility Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Tohoku EPCO) and Next Kraftwerke have agreed to enter into a basic agreement on a strategic partnership in a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) demonstration project utilizing Next Kraftwerke's VPP-solution NEMOCS. It is the first time that Next Kraftwerke has concluded a basic agreement with a Japanese power utility. Tohoku EPCO is the ...

May 27, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

US refiners seeking alternatives for traditional heavy sour crudes have turned to sweeter crudes from Latin America, resulting in better quality mid-sulphur petroleum coke. The unexpected rise in supply of this grade could cut the premium for this coke, as most consumers have adjusted to take higher sulphur. But heavy maintenance in the US Gulf has so far kept overall volumes low and held supply ...

May 21, 2019

By Argus Media Ltd.