distributed generation News
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South Korea : South Korea Earmarks Promotion of CHP
The South Korean government is seeking to increase the share of combined heat and power in the country's energy mix in order to meet decarbonisation and energy efficiency targets. Seoul announced in its latest plan for electricity supply and demand that it would consider cogeneration as a form of distributed generation and facilitate it supplying 12.5 per cent of Korea's total power generation ...
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Solar energy company PROINSO to expand operations in Indonesia
Solar energy company PROINSO has announced it will open a new operation in Indonesia’s West Java province. PROINSO will have distribution and integrated products available in Indonesia along with PT. Surya Energi Indotama (SEI), a highly experienced local EPM division. A spokesperson for PROINSO commented, “Indonesia is a market of major focus for PROINSO. With over 250 million ...
By Proinso USA
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Cummins and NRG Launch Major Technology Platform to Reduce Energy Costs for Large Businesses
Cummins Inc. and NRG Energy recently announced a strategic commercial partnership to deploy a resilient, cleaner and cost-effective distributed generation platform for commercial and industrial customers. The first of its kind in the energy industry, this solution is designed to provide customers an unparalleled opportunity to transition to a smarter energy consumption model. The platform, with ...
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Consortium for Energy Efficiency Releases Twelfth Annual Industry Report
The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) recently (3/21) released its twelfth Annual Industry Report, showing growth in 2016 energy efficiency and demand response investment. CEE Executive Director Ed Wisniewski observed "Amid the uncertainty in federal investment, this report indicates that demand side management (DSM) investment at the state and program level continues strong with a modest ...
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Aurelia Turbines at European Utility Week in PowerGen in Paris from 12 to 14 November 2019
POWERGEN Europe is renowned as the annual meeting place for the power generation community. Co-located with European Utility Week for the first time, POWERGEN Europe forms the nexus of knowledge for the energy transition. Themes have been specially chosen to ensure industry practitioners are equipped to adapt to the fast-changing energy sector, with POWERGEN Europe topics including distributed ...
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Distributed Energy Generation Attracting More Industrial Power Users
FARMINGTON, Conn., Aug. 19, 2011/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc. presents a new market research report "Industrial Distributed Generation" by Pike Research. (For more information: http://www.giiresearch.com/report/pike208754-industrial-distributed-generation-combined-heat.html). The market for distributed generation at the industrial scale is dominated by energy supply concepts ...
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Chile: Interest in small solar parks grows
Cap Vert's 3.6 MW San Francisco project is located in the municipality of Colina, Chacabuco province. Cap Vert Energie According to the November’s monthly report on renewables, published by the National Energy Commission (CNE) of Chile, local environmental authority SEA accepted six new solar projects for review in October, totaling 54 MW. Each of the projects has a capacity of 9 ...
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China, India Emerge as Most Promising High-Growth Markets for Solar
Global policy changes and the crystalline silicon module price crash have brought the solar industry to a pivotal point from which it must transform and thrive in a cost-conscious environment, targeting high-growth markets such as China and India, says Lux Research. “While some historically strong demand markets will continue to pay dividends, the real winners going forward will need to ...
By Lux Research
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Distributed Generation an Ongoing Threat to Utility Revenues and Hosting Capacity, Accenture Research Shows
Utilities face the greatest risk of lost revenues from distributed generation (DG), including residential solar photovoltaics and fuel cells, according to Accenture's Digitally Enabled Grid research, now in its fourth year. The survey of more than 100 utilities executives across more than 20 countries revealed that 58 percent of distribution utility executives believe DG will cause revenue ...
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Crescendo Power Secures $30M, Targeting Investments for On-site Generation Projects
A team of experienced microgrid and distributed energy resource leaders recently (8/1) announced the readiness of Crescendo Power to allocate sponsor and tax equity, focused on funding 1-10MW onsite power generation projects in the commercial, industrial, Higher Education and Hospital segments. After a company he co-founded in 1992 was acquired by Hitachi in 2006, Todd Price spent over 10 years ...
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Solar Contractors Cut Significant ‘Soft Costs’ With PROINSO’s New Software Platform
Recognizing that software has changed most mature industries,PROINSO is committing to ensuring their customers stay ahead of the competition who will be streamlining and increasing productivity by making use of integrated digital platforms. Powered by the award-winning cloud software from Enact, PROINSO believes this is the best in class, offering end-to-end functionality for the majority of PV ...
By Proinso USA
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Spruce Finance Acquires Clearway Energy’s Portfolio of Residential Solar Assets
Spruce Finance, the largest private owner and operator of distributed generation solar residential assets in the U.S., has bought Clearway Energy’s entire portfolio of residential solar assets. The deal is Spruce’s largest to date and the latest example of the company’s residential solar asset “growth by acquisition” strategy in the U.S. The 53 megawatts (MW) of ...
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Utilities Look to RF Mesh to Address Network Optimization for Next-Generation Distribution Grid
Utilities will rely heavily on RF mesh networks as a key communication technology, according to new research commissioned by Silver Spring Networks, Inc. and conducted by Zpryme. The research measured communication network priorities for next-generation distribution grid optimization for 350 utilities across the globe. The utilities surveyed noted that RF mesh networks offer flexibility to adapt ...
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Global Distributed Power Generation Market Set for Rapid Growth
Zion Market Research has published a new report titled “Distributed Power Generation Market: Global Industrial Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis, and Forecast, 2017 – 2023”. According to the report, the global distributed power generation market was valued at USD 57.36 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach USD 103.28 billion by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 10.3% between 2018 ...
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NREL Unveils Open-Source Distributed Generation Market Demand Model
After years of development, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released the open-source dGen model, marking a new era since the model launched in 2016. Public users can access model methodology and instructions, run the code, and receive technical support from the dGen team. dGen simulates customer decisions about adopting and using solar, wind, and storage technologies for ...
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Italy’s largest photovoltaic plant completed in Montalto Di Castro (Viterbo)
The photovoltaic plant in Montalto di Castro (Viterbo) has just been completed. With 6 MW of installed capacity, it is currently the largest photovoltaic plant in Italy and among the largest in Europe. It joins Enel’s 3.3 MW plant in Serre Persano (Salerno), Italy’s first large-scale photovoltaic plant, inaugurated in 1993 and still fully operational. The Montalto di Castro photovoltaic plant, ...
By Enel SpA
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Global Annual Revenue for Distributed Power Generation in Data Centers Expected to Reach $6.7 Billion in 2027
A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for distributed power generation technologies for data centers, providing market forecasts segmented by region, technology, and application, through 2027.Data centers are critical to a functional global digital economy and society. Investment in cloud storage, colocation, and hyperscale data centers has resulted in the construction of ...
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Spruce Finance Acquired by HPS Investment Partners, Names Christian Fong President, CEO and Co-Chairman
Spruce Finance, a leading owner and operator of distributed generation solar and residential energy assets in the U.S., announced today that it has been acquired by HPS Investment Partners, a leading global investment firm with more than $46 billion of assets under management. Spruce will be headquartered in Houston and maintain its executive and M&A offices in San Francisco. Spruce also ...
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Spruce Finance Acquires 12.1 MW Residential Solar Portfolio
Spruce Finance, a leading owner and operator of distributed generation solar and residential energy assets in the U.S., announced it has acquired a significant portfolio of residential assets. The acquisition reflects Spruce’s growth strategy, which is centered around continued expansion of its operating portfolio and servicing platform. Spruce’s acquisition of the fund, consisting ...
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Spruce Finance Closes $208 Million Senior Secured Financing of Owned Residential Solar Assets
Spruce Finance, a leading owner and operator of distributed generation solar and residential energy assets in the U.S., announced today the closing of a $208 million senior secured financing of its residential solar assets. The debt financing gives Spruce access to competitively priced capital, further optimizing its capital structure and positioning it to grow in new solar markets. Silicon ...
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