distributed energy technology News

Summary and Presentations from “Estimating the Benefits and Costs of Distributed Energy Technologies” Workshop Now Available

Beginning on September 30, 2014, the Department of Energy hosted a two-day workshop on “Estimating the Benefits and Costs of Distributed Energy Technologies” in Washington DC. The purpose of the workshop was to foster discussion about the analytic challenges associated with valuing the diverse impacts of deploying distributed energy technologies. Many valuation studies have been ...

Dec. 8, 2014

By US Department of Energy

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

Voltus Exceeds Its Demand Response Commitment to MISO Grid During June Extreme Weather Event

Voltus, Inc., a leading distributed energy resource (DER) technology company and DER aggregator, this week reported that it delivered more than its commitment during the June 10th Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) Load Modifying Resource (LMR) demand response event. LMR was called by MISO in response to unplanned generator outages and higher than expected electricity demand linked ...

Jul. 20, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Duke Energy Renewables Purchases One of the Largest Solar Projects in New York

Duke Energy Renewables is acquiring the 24.9-megawatt (MW) Shoreham Solar Commons project on Long Island from Invenergy. The project, currently under construction by Invenergy, is located in Brookhaven, New York, about 60 miles east of Manhattan. It is being built on the grounds of the former Tallgrass Golf Course and is expected to be complete in the second quarter of 2018. The Long Island ...

Aug. 15, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Emrgy Inc. Announces Australasia Distribution Partnership

Emrgy Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Atlanta, Georgia USA is excited to announce an exclusive distribution contract with Emrgy Australasia, based in Geelong Victoria, to promote and develop our modular hydrokinetic projects throughout Australasia. The partnership launch includes the initial 100kW (10 module) order delivery to Australia beginning in June 2020. Emrgy Inc. is a USA based ...

Jun. 10, 2020

By Emrgy Inc.

Duke Energy Aims to Expand Solar Power to Non-Residential Customers Without Large Upfront Investment

Duke Energy wants non-residential customers to have another option to install solar power on their premises. The company recently filed to be a certified solar lessor with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC). Duke Energy Clean Energy Resources (DECER), a non-regulated affiliate of Duke Energy, will build, own and operate on-site solar facilities that will allow customers to access ...

Oct. 30, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Duke Energy Renewables, REC Solar, and Schneider Electric Complete First Joint Microgrid Project

Duke Energy Renewables announced its first microgrid project is now operating on the Schneider Electric Boston One Campus. Schneider Electric built the microgrid on the campus of its North American headquarters in Andover, Mass. REC Solar, a national provider of commercial solar and energy solutions, built and will operate the solar array. Duke Energy Renewables, which owns a majority interest ...

Apr. 8, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

New Energy Study Finds Businesses Strongly Concerned about Resiliency but Lack Course of Action

A new study released by Harvard Business Review Analytics Services, sponsored and created in part by Siemens, surveyed leaders from organizations including businesses, hospitals and higher education institutions from across the U.S. on their efforts to address business resiliency and energy innovation. The study was released in conjunction with a Harvard Business Review and Siemens series in Los ...

Sep. 29, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

NREL to help California tackle solar energy grid integration - renewable energy laboratory picks up $2.7 million in grants

The California Public Utilities Commission has tapped experts at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to help the state stimulate solar energy research and build a sustainable solar industry. The commission awarded NREL $2,785,000 in California Solar Initiative (CSI) Research, Development, Deployment and Demonstration program grants. The CSI program will ...

Mar. 30, 2010

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Duke Energy to Invest $500 Million in Battery Storage in the Carolinas Over the Next 15 Years

Duke Energy's advancement of battery energy storage technologies in the Carolinas includes $500 million of projects in the company's 15-year forecast – continuing the company's industry-leading deployment of the technology."Duke Energy is at the forefront of battery energy storage, and our investment could increase as we identify projects that deliver benefits to our customers," said Rob ...

Oct. 11, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Energy 2007 set for success

The exhibition “ENERGY 2007” – RENEWABLE SOURCES AND ENERGY SAVING and the conference “EnergyTec 2007” will be organized in October 2007 at the Exhibition center HELEXPO PALACE, Maroussi, Athens Greece. The exhibition ENERGY 2006 was finished with a very big success. It was a big commercial event in the Greek market which everyday is growing up in Energy Systems, Renewable Sources and Energy ...

Mar. 23, 2007

By Leaderexpo

Clarke Energy Deploys GE’s First 616 Diesel Engine in Australia at Diamantina Power Station

Diamantina Power Station (DPS) in the city of Mt. Isa in the Australian state of Queensland has selected Clarke Energy to supply and install the country’s first highly efficient 2.6 MW 616 diesel engine from GE’s Distributed Power business (NYSE: GE). GE’s 616 diesel unit will help give the station needed “black start” capabilities to allow the plant to return to ...

Dec. 14, 2015

By Clarke Energy

DOE Announces New Projects to Modernize America’s Electric Grid

Today, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced up to $220 million in new funding for a consortium of DOE national laboratories and partners to support critical research and development over the next three years to help modernize our nation's electrical power grid. The secretary also announced the release of DOE's comprehensive new Grid Modernization Multi-Year Program Plan ...

Jan. 14, 2016

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

New Solutions-Based Business Models Are Projected to Transform the Residential Utility Market

A new report from Navigant Research examines the evolution occurring in technology and customer-focused solutions for residential utility customers, analyzing how traditional business models are being disrupted.As the grid evolves into a cleaner, more distributed, and intelligent infrastructure, incumbent utilities are looking to deliver new customer-focused products and services. For some ...

Apr. 19, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

New Centrica Report Uncovers Potential for £5.6 Billion Saving on Public Sector Energy Spend by 2035

The saving, which amounts to over £5.6bn over a typical 15 year energy contract, is identified in a new study that aims to assess the economic opportunity of the healthcare, universities and defence estate adopting green technology such as solar panels and combined heat and power units. Investment in this area would also drive an additional positive impact for the UK economy, supporting ...

Sep. 17, 2019

By Centrica Business Solutions

Remote Microgrids will surpass $8.4 billion in annual revenue by 2020

Operating in isolation from the wider power grid, remote microgrids are multiplying thanks to a combination of factors that include high costs for existing energy services in many parts of the world and declining costs for solar photovoltaics and other renewable distributed energy generation technologies. According to a new report from Navigant Research, worldwide revenue from remote microgrids ...

Sep. 25, 2013

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

GE technology turns waste wood into useful energy at Italian biomass plant

As Italy strives to increase its renewable energy production to 17 percent by 2020, GE’s (NYSE: GE) alternative energy technology can help companies in the country support this initiative. At POWER-GEN Europe, GE is showcasing the Clean Cycle power generation system, its new acquisition in the field of small Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC), which recently received GE’s ecomagination ...

Jun. 8, 2011

By GE Power

GE Announces Clarke Energy as a Jenbacher gas engines distributor for an additional six countries in Africa

GE Announces Clarke Energy as a Jenbacher Gas Engines Distributor for an Additional Six Countries in Africa GE’s Gas Engine Technology Helps Customers in Africa Address Ongoing Energy Supply and Grid Reliability Concerns With Addition of Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco and Rwanda, Clarke Energy is Now a Distributor of GE’s Jenbacher Gas ...

Apr. 27, 2017

By Clarke Energy

Small Wind Power - Demand Drivers, Market Barriers, Technology Issues, Competitive Landscape, and Global Market Forecasts

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Small Wind Power - Demand Drivers, Market Barriers, Technology Issues, Competitive Landscape, and Global Market Forecasts ...

Mar. 12, 2013

By ReportLinker

GE Announces Clarke Energy as a Jenbacher Gas Engines Distributor for an Additional Six Countries in Africa

GE Announces Clarke Energy as a Jenbacher Gas Engines Distributor for an Additional Six Countries in Africa GE’s Gas Engine Technology Helps Customers in Africa Address Ongoing Energy Supply and Grid Reliability Concerns With Addition of Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco and Rwanda, Clarke Energy is Now a Distributor of GE’s Jenbacher ...

Apr. 27, 2017

By Clarke Energy