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Alfa Chemistry Launches Testing Services on Toys, Semiconductor Materials, and Plastic Films
Material testing is a way to examine the exact chemical composition of samples, which has become increasingly important and often serves as a strategy for failure identification while in use. Alfa Chemistry, a chemical product and service provider, has been conducting analytical testing for various materials utilizing its advanced research laboratory. Earlier this month, the company finally ...
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DTE Energy Customers Experienced 21% Fewer Power Interruptions in 2022
DTE Energy's investment of more than $1 billion in its electric grid last year helped improve reliability for more customers in 2022, the company reports. Across DTE's electric service territory, customers experienced 21% fewer power interruptions in 2022 than in 2021 and the average outage duration time was down more than 40%. In communities where DTE completed focused work on the grid's most ...
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CPUC Program Launches To Innovate Energy Efficiency Through Market Transformation
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Jan 31 announced the state's first-ever Market Transformation Administrator (CalMTA) to advance groundbreaking energy efficiency transformation initiatives that will bring sustainable, cost-effective market changes to California. Resource Innovations, a clean energy services provider led by women, has been awarded the contract and will partner ...
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ChargePoint and Stem to Accelerate Deployment of EV Charging and Battery Storage Solutions
ChargePoint Holdings, a leading electric vehicle charging network, and Stem, a leader in AI-driven clean energy solutions and services, announced an agreement to accelerate the deployment of EV charging and battery storage solutions for highway corridor DC fast charging and other EV charging applications like fleet charging. By combining EV charging with battery storage and AI driven energy ...
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New Switch2 online portal puts residents in control of heat network service
Residents can manage and view their pay-as-you-go or credit billing accounts online and seek help with matters such as making payments, moving in or out of their home, or finding extra support. They can also search for answers to the most frequently asked customer questions and get fast access to emergency information and support. There are also video guides to help customers understand their ...
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Northern Illinois Families and Businesses Experienced Record Electric Reliability in 2022
Investments in the power grid continued to pay reliability dividends for ComEd customers as the electric company delivered record reliability in 2022. Since grid improvements began in 2011, overall reliability has improved more than 80 percent. In that time, ComEd has avoided more than 19 million power outages for customers, saving more than $3.3 billion in outage-related costs. In 2022, 85 ...
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Form Energy Partners with Xcel Energy on Two Multi-day Energy Storage Projects
Form Energy, Inc., an American technology company developing and commercializing a new class of multi-day energy storage systems, announced this week (Jan 26) that it has entered into definitive agreements with Xcel Energy to deploy its iron-air battery systems at two of Xcel Energy's retiring coal plant sites. The storage technology will allow Xcel Energy to integrate more low-cost, renewable ...
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DOE Analysis Highlights Opportunities to Expand Clean, Affordable Geothermal Power
The U.S. Department of Energy this week released a new analysis quantifying the potential of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) as a widespread renewable energy option in the United States. Prepared by DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Enhanced Geothermal Shot Analysis for the Geothermal Technologies Office finds that the goal of significantly expanding EGS deployment by ...
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Southern Housing selects Switch2 as Brighton heat network ESCo partner
The heat network supplies Southern Housing’s Home X residential development of 369 affordable rent, shared ownership, and open market homes. Home X is part of Brighton’s £300m Preston Barracks masterplan to create a new neighbourhood for the city. Switch2 will be responsible for operating, optimising, and maintaining the entire community heat scheme to maximise efficiency, cost, ...
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CPower Signs United Nations-Led 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact
Company Commits to Helping Decarbonize the Grid by Maximizing the Value of its Customers Distributed Energy Resources Through a Customer-Powered Grid™ CPower Energy (“CPower”), the national leader in unlocking the power of customer Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), today announced it has joined the 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact. The 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact is an ...
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U.S. Department of Energy Launches $50 Million Program to Help Communities Meet Clean Energy Goals
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (Jan 18) launched a new up to $50 million program to help communities across the country transition to clean energy systems that are reliable, affordable, equitable, and reflective of local priorities. The Clean Energy to Communities program (C2C) will connect local governments, electric utilities, community-based groups, and others with the innovative ...
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Lithium Battery Fire Hazards in Puerto Rico and EHS Resources to Mitigate Risks
After Hurricane Maria caused widespread destruction to Puerto Rico’s electrical grid back in 2017, solar panels and lithium ion battery energy storage systems were installed at many businesses, institutions and residential properties. These solar systems and energy storage batteries not only cut down on monthly electrical bills, they also gave residents and business owners some peace of ...
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Portland General Electric Partners with Expeto to Accelerate Grid Modernization
Expeto, Inc., which enables enterprise networking over private and public mobile networks, this week (Jan 11) announced a partnership with Portland General Electric (PGE) to accelerate grid modernization and renewable energy outcomes. The fully integrated energy company with operations across Oregon has chosen Expeto's NeXtworking platform for its commercial private wireless network deployment. ...
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EIA Expects Record Global Petroleum Consumption in 2024, with Lower Crude Oil Prices
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects global consumption of liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, to set new record highs in 2024. According to EIA’s January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), global liquid fuel consumption will exceed 100 million barrels per day, on average, in 2023 for the first time since 2019, then average more than 102 million barrels per day ...
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New Study Projects Clean Energy Transition Could Create 150,000+ New Jobs in Illinois by 2050
National economic and workforce applied research firm BW Research today released a first-of-its-kind study in Illinois that found that the transition to clean energy could create a net increase of more than 150,000 jobs for the state by 2050. The study was commissioned by ComEd to better understand the economic and workforce development challenges and opportunities communities will face in the ...
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DOE Opens Call for Deployable Solutions to Secure America's Power Grid
The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today (Jan 9) announced a call for applications for the second cohort of the Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator (CECA) program . The program brings together federal experts, energy industry representatives, and innovators in a unified effort to rapidly develop cybersecurity solutions for renewable energy ...
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DOE Proposes New Efficiency Standards For Distribution Transformers
The U.S. Department of Energy on December 28 proposed new energy-efficiency standards for three categories of distribution transformers to improve the resiliency of America's power grid, lower utility bills, and significantly reduce domestic carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions. DOE's proposal represents a strategic step to advance the diversification of transformer core technology, which will conserve ...
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15% Discount on Pyranometer Calibrations until January 31st!
Calibration Months – Pyranometers Inaccurate measurement of solar radiation and its components may lead to incorrect information about the performance of a solar project or might lead to penalties or financial damages. It might also result in misleading forecasts, inaccurate climate models or even wrong predictions of environmental disasters. Accuracy of the measurements is critical and ...
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Dexma Grows by 20% and Consolidates with more than 10,000 Customers in 35 Countries
Dexma, provider of energy management solutions for buildings, retail and industry, expects to close the year with a turnover of 4.3 million euros, a figure that represents an increase of 20% over the previous year. The Catalan company, which since 2020 is part of the technology firm Spacewell – integrated in the multinational Nemetschek – has managed to become, from Barcelona, the ...
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Six stages to improve utilities´ energy efficiency
Energy is essential to the functioning of drinking water distribution and sanitation services. It is a critical input that has a significant impact on the costs of providing these services. This has an even greater incidence when supply prices are high in many areas, as is currently the case. Energy accounts for between 5% and 30% of total operating costs and can be as much as 40% on occasion. ...
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