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UK Climate Change Minister unveils UK’s first subsidy-free solar farm
Claire Perry MP, the UK Minister for Climate Change & Industry, will today officially open Anesco’s Clayhill solar farm and energy storage facility, located near Flitwick in Bedfordshire. Clayhill is the first solar farm in the UK to operate without a government subsidy. The 10MW solar farm will generate enough electricity for around 2,500 homes and save 4,452 tonnes of carbon. Steve ...
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APS Brings Battery Storage to Rural Arizona
Instead of rebuilding about 20 miles of transmission and distribution poles and wires, Arizona Public Service (APS) will install two battery storage systems in rural Punkin Center, Arizona, making it one of the first electricity companies in the nation to use batteries in place of traditional infrastructure. The two 4-megawatt-hour (MWh) Advancion batteries are made by AES Energy Storage. ...
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EDF Energy Renewables Awards Contract to Nidec ASI to Build Europe`s Largest Battery Storage Project
EDF Energy Renewables has signed a contract with Nidec ASI to build Europe's largest battery storage project for the UK's National Grid. The 49MW project is part of a new 200 MW enhanced frequency response system which will be deployed across the UK to balance the UK grid. It will be built at EDF Energy's West Burton site in Nottinghamshire. Nidec ASI will supply the battery storage system ...
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Con Edison and O&R Utilities Seeking Battery Projects to Aid Clean Energy Push
Con Edison of New York and its affiliate Orange & Rockland (O&R) are looking for developers who can place large battery storage systems in New York City and four counties to the north.The companies have released a request for proposals for developers interested in building battery systems that can go into operation by the end of 2025.Energy storage is part of the New York State and New ...
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Greensmith Energy Software Selected by Oncor to Enhance Existing Microgrid
Greensmith Energy recently announced that Oncor Electric Delivery has selected Greensmith as the software provider for its microgrid facility in Dallas, Texas. Oncor's advanced microgrid consists of: a carport PV array, ground mount PV array, microturbine, diesel generators, gas reciprocating generator and battery storage unit. The software upgrade and installation is considered a milestone for ...
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Mass Megawatts Reports First Sale and Delivery of Low-Cost,
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC/BB: MMMW) reports that construction has completed on its first wind power system delivered for use at an agricultural or home-based location that is not connected to the utility power grid. The wind power system is located near Aspen, Colorado. The wind power system, in conjunction with a small solar photovoltaic system, is producing enough electricity to ...
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Targeting Denver Metro, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, Mass Megawatts and Wind System Installer A-1 Roofing Completed its First Low Cost
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC/BB: MMMW) and A-1 Roofing of Denver reported that construction has completed on its first wind power system delivered for use at an agricultural or home-based location that is not connected to the utility power grid. The wind power system is located near Aspen, Colorado. A-1 Roofing (www.a1roofing.us) specializing in residential and commercial roofing ...
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APS Announces One of the Largest Battery Storage Initiatives in the United States
Customers of Arizona Public Service (APS) will soon power their homes and businesses with solar after sunset thanks to three major clean-energy initiatives. APS will add battery storage to its existing fleet of solar power plants, build new solar plants with storage, and use storage to deliver cleaner energy to customers at times of peak energy usage. “Arizona is already a national leader ...
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Wind, Solar Power Could Overpower Political Winds: Deloitte Study
Demand for renewable energy by consumers and businesses - along with a long-term commitment to cleaner portfolios from utilities - seems to be fundamentally shifting energy attitudes and decisions, independent of federal stances, according to Deloitte's annual "Resources 2017 Study - Energy Management: Sustainability & Progress." Technology advancements and cost declines have made renewables ...
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DCPSC Issues RFP to Conduct Study on Value of Distributed Energy Resources in the District
The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia has approved a request for proposals to hire a consultant to produce a methodology and metrics for determining the value of distributed energy resources in the District. The first phase of the analysis will result in a framework and dynamic pricing formula, which would then be implemented during the second phase. The framework will be used ...
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Advanced Batteries for Utility-Scale Energy Storage Applications
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Advanced Batteries for Utility-Scale Energy Storage Applications http://www.reportlinker.com/p0943837/Advanced-Batteries-for-Utility-Scale-Energy-Storage-Applications.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Battery Over the next 10 years, the global power sector will undergo ...
By ReportLinker
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Greco Unveiled Solar LED Integrated Lights for Outdoor Lighting
Solar LED integrated lights, are currently the most innovative solar lighting systems for outdoor use. It is considered as the next generation of lighting system for roads, streets and other open air places. Originally developed by Greco Solar China, with the company cutting edge solar power technologies, these integrated solar LED lights have a revolutionary 'all-in-one' design structure, unlike ...
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First solar power plant in Europe to provide operating reserve at the high-voltage level
BELECTRIC GmbH connected its state-of-the-art, cost-effective battery storage system, the Energy Buffer Unit, at the solar power plant Alt Daber in Brandenburg. It thereby became the first solar power plant in Europe capable of providing operating reserve at high-voltage level comparable to conventional plants. The innovative lead-acid storage device with a capacity of 2,000 kWh is intended for ...
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Middletown Recreation Center Choose Microgrid, Fully Engineered by Clarke Energy
Middletown Recreation Center with funding partner X-Caliber Rural Funding have selected Clarke Energy USA Inc, a KOHLER Company to provide a microgrid system solution developed by Clarke Energy for the newly upgraded recreation center in Connecticut Facility will integrate a 35kW combined heat and power (CHP) unit, a battery energy storage system, solar photovoltaic system, and a KOHLER ...
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Los Angeles Mayor Celebrates Final Approval of Largest Solar and Energy Storage Project in the U.S.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently (11/6) announced unanimous City Council approval of power purchase agreements for the Eland Solar and Storage Center -- the largest solar and battery energy storage system in the United States. "We are entering a make-or-break decade for the preservation of our planet, and L.A. is leading the transition to a low-carbon future that will combat the climate ...
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NREL Analysis Identifies Where Commercial Customers Might Benefit from Battery Energy Storage
Commercial electricity customers who are subject to high demand charges may be able to reduce overall costs by using battery energy storage to manage demand, according to research by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The analysis represents the first publicly available survey of commercial-sector demand charges across the United States. By determining ...
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PowerSecure Partners with Endeavour to Scale Next-Generation Power Infrastructure
PowerSecure, a Southern Company subsidiary, this week announced a new strategic partnership with sustainable infrastructure company Endeavour to roll out Endeavour's patented GridBlock platform for utilities. GridBlock technology simplifies integration of photovoltaics, energy storage and advanced DC services such as electric vehicle fleet charging, while also providing new tools to improve grid ...
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Lockheed Martin Selected to Provide GridStar Energy Storage for New ComEd Microgrid Project in Chicago
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) signed an agreement to supply a GridStar Lithium energy storage system to ComEd, Illinois' largest electric utility. The 2 MWh system will be integrated into ComEd's Bronzeville community microgrid project in Chicago. A microgrid is a small power grid with defined boundaries that can operate both when connected to the larger electrical grid and as an "island" when ...
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What We Know -- and Do Not Know -- About Achieving a National-Scale 100% Renewable Electric Grid
With recently announced federal emissions-reduction targets, a push for national power-sector decarbonization, and plummeting wind and solar costs, the United States is poised to deploy major amounts of renewables, and fast. At smaller scales, hundreds of U.S. cities, states, and corporations have already taken bold action in setting their own local targets for 100% renewable energy and with ...
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