Energy Monitoring News
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ComEd Launches Three New Studies to Help Design the Power Grid to Support State's Clean Energy Goals
ComEd this week (June 20) announced it has launched three new studies to better understand the technical and community challenges and opportunities presented by the clean energy transition envisioned by the newly enacted Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA). "CEJA provides a roadmap to an equitable clean energy future for Illinois. The state's utilities must now plan and execute the investments ...
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Recurrent Energy Acquires 400 MWh of Standalone Storage Projects in Development in ERCOT
Recurrent Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., this week announced the acquisition of two standalone energy storage projects from Black Mountain Energy Storage (BMES). The projects, which are in the South Load Zone of the Texas ERCOT market, are each anticipated to store up to 200 MWh of energy. Both projects are currently in development and are anticipated to reach notice to ...
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DOE Releases Strategy for Building Cyber-Resilient Energy Systems
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (June 15) released the congressionally-directed National Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) Strategy to provide a framework for enhancing engineering training, tools, and practices to build resilient clean energy systems designed to withstand cyber threats. The Strategy encourages the incorporation of cybersecurity technology early in the design lifecycle of ...
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EDF Renewables North America to Awarded 1 Gigawatt of Solar + Storage Projects in New York
EDF Renewables North America this week announced three solar projects were awarded long-term contracts by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as part of the 2021 solicitation for large-scale renewable energy certificates. Combined, 1 gigawatt (GW) of solar + storage projects will deliver clean energy for the state. The projects as follows represent nearly 40% of ...
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EPRI Advances Distributed Energy Resources with New Public Model
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) announced this weekthe release of an open-source distributed energy resource (DER) model, OpenDER, to support increased renewable energy capacity on the electric grid. The OpenDER model can be used to assess the static and dynamic behaviors of DER for planning and interconnection studies. EPRI also released a free public model specifications document ...
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SDG&E Introduces New Incentives to Curb Residential Demand During Peak Hours
Ahead of what is forecasted to be another hot summer with high energy demand, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has launched a new energy conservation incentive program that rewards customers with bill credits for reducing their energy use on days when the grid statewide is stressed by high energy demand.The Power Saver Rewards Program could be activated anytime between now and October 31 ...
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PPL Joins EPRI Climate READi Initiative to Address Power System Resilience and Adaptation
PPL Corporation this week announced it has joined Climate READi, a three-year initiative launched by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to address energy system climate resilience and adaptation as extreme weather events continue to increase. "As we strive to address climate change and achieve a net-zero future, we've made significant progress in hardening our systems and deploying ...
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Biden Administration Launches Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Initiative to Connect More Clean Energy
The Biden Administration through the U.S. Department of Energy this week (June 1) launched the Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) -- a new partnership funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that brings together grid operators, utilities, state and tribal governments, clean energy developers, energy justice organizations, and other stakeholders to connect more clean ...
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Managing the 'perfect storm' of heat networks challenges
Residential developers can learn how to manage the 'perfect storm' of regulation, rocketing energy prices and decarbonisation targets at a free webinar series, hosted by Shoosmiths and Switch2 Energy. The webinars will help these developers, owners and operators of heat networks prepare for formal regulation of the sector and meet the triple challenge of delivering affordable, resilient, green ...
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Alfa Chemistry Shows Proved Capability in Thermal Analysis for Alternative Energy Materials
Never forgetting its mission to bring cost-effective yet high-quality materials to customers worldwide, earlier this year the US-based chemical supplier Alfa Chemistry has successfully introduced a new product line of alternative and renewable energy materials. Considering the vital role these materials play, the company recently also demonstrates its proven capability in thermal analysis for the ...
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GE Digital Announces New DERMS Solution
GE Digital announced this week the first solution resulting from its acquisition of Opus One Solutions to power the energy transition. Opus One DERMS™ is designed to be an end-to-end modular Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) that can help utilities on their Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) journey to keep the grid safe, secure, and resilient while enabling energy ...
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Ameresco Announces Completion of Comprehensive Energy and Water Efficiency Project with Massachusetts College of Arts and Design
Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced the completion of its energy and water retrofits project with the Massachusetts College of Arts and Design (MassArt). The project included facility upgrades across seven campus buildings and 15 energy conservation measures. Services provided by Ameresco included ...
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Podcast - Back from #Intersolar2022 in Munich – Soiling & Solar PV in Eastern Europe
What a show it was! In May 2022, the solar industry has come together in Munich to celebrate its unbroken growth around the globe. In this episode of OTT CAST, Francois Laurent, Sales Manager France, and Marin Dimitrov, Business Development Manager Eastern Europe share the learnings and topics that were discussed at the OTT HydroMet booth. While some regions, such as Eastern Europe are starting ...
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Palm Energy Acquires Behind the Meter Microgrids from NRG Energy
Palm Energy recently announced the acquisition of several Behind the Meter (BTM) solutions from NRG Energy, a leading integrated power company in the United States. The acquired portfolio includes approximately 15 MWs of commercial and industrial customers located in PJM and New England which will increase Palm Energy's managed MWs in those markets. Palm Energy will own, operate, maintain, and ...
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CPUC Approves Energy Storage Contracts for SCE
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to ensure energy reliability for Californians, this week (May 19) approved energy storage contracts for Southern California Edison (SCE) to come online from August 2023 through June 2024. The CPUC approved five energy storage contracts for a total of 497 megawatts of capacity, which are expected to provide 462 MW of capacity ...
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'Con Edison Clean Energy Update' Makes it Easier to Track Electric Grid's Green Transformation
New York's largest energy-delivery company has launched the Con Edison Clean Energy Update, providing information on installations of solar panels, battery storage, electric vehicle chargers and other technologies as they help transform the power grid in the nation's largest city. Updated quarterly, the progress report is designed to make it easier to track deployments of customer-owned clean ...
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Implico Group to address future topics like cloudification and standardization at StocExpo 2022 in Rotterdam
With new innovations to announce and rich stories to tell, downstream digitalization expert Implico Group will return to the show floor of StocExpo on 23 to 25 May 2022. After a virtual interlude last year, the large-scale bulk liquid storage event will now take place again in its usual form – i.e, on site at the Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands with nearly 200 exhibitors from over 70 ...
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Soiling Sensor DustIQ: Firmware Update Improves Response and Handling
Better response to soiling with increased sensitivity Measurements taken outdoor in various desert regions across the world show that the DustIQ underestimated the degree of transmission loss with its earlier factory calibration dust slopes. Those various sites report that the outdoor dust slope is a factor reaching from 1.8 and 2.6 higher than the factory calibration. Based on these reports, an ...
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Alfa Chemistry: Photochromic Materials Exhibit Intriguing Optical Properties for Semiconductor and Other Materials
Earlier this month, Alfa Chemistry Materials announces the offering of photochromic materials, a material characterized by its optical properties being able to change reversibly upon irradiation. In fact, this company, reputed for the supply of all kinds of materials, has previously launched a wide array of other functional materials such as charge transfer complexes, macrocycles, phthalonitriles ...
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Switch2 at Smart Housing: How smart heat networks can relieve soaring costs and deliver net zero
How smart heat networks can relieve soaring costs and deliver net zero is the theme of a conference presentation by Ian Allan, Head of Market Strategy for Switch2 Energy, at Smart Housing 2022 in Birmingham on Tuesday 17 May. Covering the four key areas – regulation, cost, reliability and technology, Ian will discuss how investing in smart network technology can help protect residents from ...
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