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Scientists and engineers at the centre are leading the way in Australia’s research into solar energy, clean coal, distributed energy and biofuels. Families and individuals are being invited to attend the Open Day between 10am and 3pm and take part in a full program of hands-on activities, science shows, seminars, engineering challenges and site tours – all for free. Visitors will also be able ...

Aug. 11, 2008

By CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Development banks finance record amounts for clean energy

In 2012 the world's major development banks financed $109bn in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and electrical transmission and distribution, according to new research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The 26 institutions covered by the analysis have financed a total of $425bn in clean energy investment since 2007. The Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysis was based on some 2,000 ...

Sep. 10, 2013

By GLOBE SERIES

North America will lead the worldwide microgrid market with nearly 6 gigawatts of total capacity by 2020

With the launch of dozens of successful pilot programs globally, the adoption rate of microgrids is expected to accelerate over the next several years. Microgrids offer greater resilience, a high potential for integrating distributed renewable generation resources, and the ability to isolate themselves, when necessary, from the wider power grid—a capability known as islanding. According to ...

Jul. 5, 2013

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Tohoku Electric Power and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions to Conduct Joint Research on P2P Energy Trading Using Distributed Energy Resources

Tohoku Electric Power and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions (Toshiba ESS) recently (4/26) entered into an agreement to conduct joint research on electricity trading between individuals (P2P* energy trading) using distributed energy resources.In this joint research, Tohoku Electric Power will mainly be configuring settings of the simulation conditions (solar energy generation, battery ...

Apr. 29, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Nanogrid Market to Reach Nearly $60 Billion in Annual Vendor Revenue by 2023

At its essence, a nanogrid is simply a small microgrid, typically serving a single building or a single load. Nanogrids, however, have the ability to fill increasingly important niches within the larger power sector, serving as modular building blocks for energy services that support applications ranging from emergency power for commercial buildings to the provision of basic electricity services ...

Mar. 24, 2014

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

OMNETRIC Group Releases Research on Prospects for Community Energy Within The New Energy Economy

OMNETRIC Group has found that across Europe and the US, communities have a growing appetite and competence for managing their own energy distribution, in a trend coined "Community Energy", as detailed in a new research whitepaper released today. The company is urging utilities to respond to the interest from community energy leaders and apply reciprocal effort if the community energy economy is ...

Nov. 17, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

PSERC Webinar Series on the Future Grid Initiative Begins January 22, 2013

The Department has funded an effort at the Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC) entitled The Future Grid to Enable Sustainable Energy Systems. The initiative investigates the requirements of an electric grid with high penetrations of sustainable energy systems and heavy reliance on cyber systems for sensing and communication. PSERC is offering a free, public webinar series to ...

Jan. 16, 2013

By US Department of Energy

sonnen Collaborates with Stanford on Intelligent Energy Storage Hardware and Load Management Software

sonnen recently announced a research collaboration with Stanford University's Sustainable Systems Lab (S3L) within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering to deploy sonnen's intelligent energy storage hardware and load management software in 15 Fremont-area solar-powered homes and in a commercial agricultural facility in El Nido, California. The deployment and continued operation of ...

Nov. 2, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Total Remote Microgrid Capacity Will More than Triple by 2020

Remote microgrids target niche markets, such as mines and other commodity extraction facilities not connected to an existing grid, physical islands, rural villages in the developing world, and mobile and tactical applications for military agencies. While these remote power systems number in the thousands, many are still powered by diesel generation. Today, an increasing number of remote ...

Jan. 23, 2014

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Installed Distributed Energy Resources Capacity Is Expected to Reach 530.7 GW in 2024

A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for distributed energy resources (DER) technologies, with forecasts for installed capacity and revenue, through 2024. DER penetration is increasing globally, causing a significant, and sometimes controversial, impact on the power and utilities sector. The rapid expansion is expected to force a major shift away from the centralized, ...

Dec. 8, 2015

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

North America Remains the Leading Region for Microgrid Deployments

Although microgrids are a global phenomenon, geographic regions vary widely in terms of the investment, development, and deployment of microgrid projects. As new vendors continue to enter this space and previously undiscovered projects come to the fore, the robustness of the microgrid sector becomes increasingly clear. Click to tweet: According to a new tracker report from Navigant Research, ...

Nov. 6, 2013

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Total Remote Microgrid Capacity Will More than Triple by 2020

Remote microgrids target niche markets, such as mines and other commodity extraction facilities not connected to an existing grid, physical islands, rural villages in the developing world, and mobile and tactical applications for military agencies. While these remote power systems number in the thousands, many are still powered by diesel generation. Today, an increasing number of remote ...

Jan. 23, 2014

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

NREL selected to join Europe’s DERlab

The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been selected as a new member of the nonprofit Association of European Distributed Energy Resources Laboratories (DERlab). DERlab is an international association of leading laboratories and research institutions in the field of distributed energy resources equipment and systems. NREL was selected by DERlab in ...

Jun. 8, 2012

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Plug-In Electric Vehicles Are Emerging as a Viable Enabling Technology for Microgrids and Virtual Power Plants within the Next Five Years

A new report from Navigant Research discusses how to develop a strategy to best extract grid services embedded in plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) batteries, charging loads, and charging infrastructure to help support microgrid and virtual power plant (VPP) deployments.The projected growth in PEVs offers both challenges and opportunities to distribution utilities. If not managed in an intelligent ...

Apr. 25, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Development banks finance record amount in clean energy

Clean energy financing by the world’s development banks increased 19% last year to break through the $100bn-a-year barrier for the first time. The top three banks were Germany’s KfW, China Development Bank and the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES). In 2012 development banks financed $109bn in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and electrical transmission and distribution, ...

Sep. 10, 2013

By Bloomberg New Energy Finance

President Obama Announces More Than a Billion Dollars in Energy Department Initiatives to Advance Innovative Clean Energy Technologies

President Obama today announced more than one billion dollars in Department of Energy (DOE) initiatives to drive innovation and accelerate the clean energy economy. As part of the President’s Clean Power Plan, DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) is making up to one billion dollars in loan guarantees available to support commercial-scale distributed energy projects, such as rooftop ...

Aug. 24, 2015

By US Department of Energy

Smart Grid Renewables Integration Market Skyrockets Over 300%, to Reach $13 billion by 2018

FARMINGTON, Conn., June 4, 2012/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of two important new green energy distribution and storage market research reports: Smart Grid Renewables Integration - Transmission Upgrades, Energy Storage, Demand Response, Virtual Power Plants, and Microgrids as Enablers of Renewable Energy on the Grid Smart grid ...

Jun. 4, 2012

By Global Information, Inc. (GII)

Southern Company subsidiaries Alabama Power and Georgia Power Continue Building the Future of Energy with Innovative Smart Neighborhood Projects

Southern Company and its Alabama Power and Georgia Power subsidiaries have officially announced Smart Neighborhood™ initiatives that will provide customers with state-of-the-art home construction, distributed energy resources – including solar and battery energy storage – and smart home appliances and technologies.The first-of-a-kind Smart Neighborhoods – located in Atlanta and suburban ...

Feb. 22, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Global Information, Inc. Announces Smart Grid IT Systems Research and Electric Power Distribution Forecasts

FARMINGTON, Conn., April 11, 2012/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information, Inc. is pleased to announce three significant new clean energy, battery, and electricity distribution market research reports available immediately. Smart Grid IT Systems The "smart" in smart grid comes from the ability to generate, manage, and analyze a wide range of new information about the network and its users. ...

Apr. 11, 2012

By Global Information, Inc. (GII)

NREL Expert Honored for Energy Systems Innovations

The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently won several prestigious awards, including honors for innovations in window air-conditioning efficiency, data sharing, and its energy-efficient computer data center. Ben Kroposki Named 2014 IEEE Fellow Dr. Ben Kroposki, director of Energy Systems Integration at NREL, has been named an IEEE Fellow, recognized for ...

Jan. 6, 2014

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

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