distributed energy model News
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Smart Grid Discussions Take Center Stage in Australia
At the recent NG Utilities Summit Australia, discussions were about the role the Smart Grid will play in transforming energy delivery in Australia. One hundred leaders from the Australian Utilities sector met to discuss the changes that are reshaping the traditional roles of utilities, creating opportunities for new technologies, and how it is redefining the scope and character of the sectors ...
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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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Centrica to Build Pioneering Local Energy Market in Cornwall
Centrica plc has announced a trial to develop a local energy market in Cornwall, which will see the development of a virtual marketplace and the installation of new technology into over 150 homes and businesses. Working with partners, the £19m program will test the use of flexible demand, generation and storage, and reward local people and businesses for being more flexible with their ...
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Maryland offers another $2 million in microgrid and resiliency grants as it enters program`s 4th year
Maryland continues to step up its support for microgrids, now accepting applications for $2.7 million in microgrid grant funding through its 2023 Resilient Maryland Program. The announcement marks the latest in a series of moves since 2020 by the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) to support microgrids, most recently awarding nearly $1.2 million in two rounds of resilience funding for 2022. ...
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Is this the ‘Non-Weird’ Future of Microgrids?
Elisa Wood writes in Microgrid Knowledge about the growing relationship that is developing between CHP-enabled district energy systems and the electric utilities. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman addressing IDEA's 107th Annual Conference in his city. The event attracted over 800 attendees from 19 countries, 42 states, 4 provinces, and 246 different cities. (click for larger size). Elon Musk, ...
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Global Market for the Deployment of Residential Energy & Non-Energy Solutions
A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for emerging residential energy and non-energy solutions, examining key market drivers, barriers, trends, and business models.Historically, residential customer relationships with utilities have consisted of transactions to ensure the delivery of reliable power to the home, or to address challenges such as the loss of power or rate ...
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National Grid Launches First-of-Its-Kind Battery Storage System
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 ...
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Conference to Examine Microgrids for Energy Resiliency and Off-Grid / On-Grid Applications
Global microgrid capacity is expected to grow from 1.4 GW in 2015 to 7.6 GW in 2024 under a base scenario, according to Navigant Research.* The drivers behind this growth range from the need for greater grid reliability and resiliency, to the integration of more renewable energy into the grid -- including distributed solar, wind, biogas, etc. These trends, as well as the need to reduce ...
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Utilidata Raises $26.75 Million To Accelerate The Clean Energy Transition
Utilidata, a grid-edge software company, announced this week that it has secured $26.75 million in new capital. The round was led by Louis Bacon’s Moore Strategic Ventures (MSV), with participation from the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund and NVIDIA, as well as existing investors Keyframe Capital, Braemar Energy Ventures, and MUUS Asset Management. Utilidata has a decade of experience deploying ...
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Breakthrough ANL Software Platform Supports Grid Services, Empowers Utilities, Consumers
Our already complex power grid is getting even more intricate, thanks to distributed energy resources (DERs) -- devices that generate power and store energy locally - such as solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles chargers, HVAC systems, smart water heaters and highly efficient heat exchangers. With these devices growing in popularity, more technologies are interconnecting with the grid, ...
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10th Microgrid Global Innovation Forum in London to Examine Latest Advances in EMEA, APAC and LATAM
The market for microgrids is projected to reach $35 billion by 2025 -- with a stunning 20.7% CAGR. The reasons for this projected growth include the falling costs of solar energy, advances in energy storage, the drive to mitigate climate change, the need to enhance grid resiliency, and the cost savings of minimizing fossil fuels in remote generation systems. In addition, microgrids will play a ...
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