electrical power News
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NYISO Releases Policy Brief on Power of Markets to Attract Investment in Renewable Generation
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has released a policy brief, How Competitive Electricity Markets Power New York State's Clean Energy Goals. The paper discusses the power of competitive wholesale electricity markets to attract investment in cutting-edge renewable resources while maintaining system reliability. The NYISO is the independent, not-for-profit administrator of wholesale ...
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New MISO Attributes Roadmap Focuses on Future Grid Reliability Needs
MISO recently (Dec 15) published its Attributes Roadmap report which explores three key electric system attributes required to ensure grid reliability and presents recommended solutions to inform ongoing stakeholder collaboration. The report presents insights and solutions to the three system attributes where near-term risk is most acute - system adequacy, flexibility, and system stability. “We ...
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World's Most Advanced Battery Energy Storage System Comes Online in Hawaii
Plus Power™ this week announced it has begun operating its Kapolei Energy Storage facility on Oahu, Hawaii, which the company notes is the most advanced grid-scale battery energy storage system in the world, helping transition the state's electric power from coal and oil to solar and wind. "This is a landmark milestone in the transition to clean energy," said Brandon Keefe, Plus Power's ...
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DOE Announces $45 Million to Bolster Cyber Security for Energy Sector
In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy this week announced $45 million to 16 projects across six states to protect the nation’s energy sector from cyber attacks. Managed by DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), selected projects will help develop new cybersecurity tools and technologies designed to ...
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Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GETs) Can Increase the Speed and Scale of New Entry from PJM's Queue
The US power sector continues to see surging levels of new clean generation and storage projects in development, as well as rapidly rising demand for electricity to power new end uses, industrial electrification, and economic growth. There is no shortage of interest in developing and accessing the increasingly low-cost, carbon-free generation that characterizes the vast majority of projects ...
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DOE Announces $34 Million to Improve Grid Reliability, Resiliency, and Security
The U.S. Department of Energy this week announced $34 million for 12 projects across 11 states to strengthen and modernize America’s aging power grid through the development of cost-effective, high-speed, and safe undergrounding technologies. Through the Grid Overhaul with Proactive, High-speed Undergrounding for Reliability, Resilience, and Security (GOPHURRS) program, the selected projects will ...
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$3.5 Million Available in New York To Develop Grid Modernization Projects
Governor Kathy Hochul this week announced $3.5 million in technical assistance funding is now available to support the development of electric grid modernization project proposals through the state’s Grid Modernization Program. This funding will support interested municipal electric utilities and rural electric cooperatives in developing proposals that advance the reliability of grid ...
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Water Stock News Bite - Eco Wave Power (Nasdaq: WAVE) Gains - Makes Top Ten Gainers on NASDAQ
Investorideas.com (www.investorideas.com) Water Stock News Bite - Eco Wave Power (Nasdaq Capital Market: WAVE) made the NASDAQ top ten percentage gainers in today's trading, currently trading at $4.5300 gaining $1.5200, up 50.4983%. The stock had a morning high of $4.94. Eco Wave Power is a leading onshore wave energy technology company that developed a patented, smart and cost-efficient ...
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Energy Department Releases Guidance to Identify High-Priority Areas for Transmission Development
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office recently (Dec 19) released final guidance for the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) designation process. This process will enable DOE to independently identify narrow areas in the country where transmission development is urgently needed and to work with affected states, tribes, local communities, and industry to ...
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Sandia Studies Subterranean Storage of Hydrogen
Will empty petroleum reservoirs work for storing clean hydrogen? Imagine a vast volume of porous sandstone reservoir, once full of oil and natural gas, now full of a different, carbon-free fuel — hydrogen. Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are using computer simulations and laboratory experiments to see if depleted oil and natural gas reservoirs can be used for storing this ...
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Global Switchgear Monitoring System Market Projected to Reach $2.7 Billion by 2028 with a CAGR of 8.4%
In a significant forecast that underscores the burgeoning demand for advanced electrical infrastructure, a new report from ResearchAndMarkets.com has projected the global switchgear monitoring system market to reach a valuation of $2.7 billion by 2028. This marks a considerable increase from $1.8 billion in 2023, reflecting a robust Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of ...
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DOE Announces Up to $70 Million to Strengthen Energy Sector Against Physical and Cyber Hazards
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (Jan 4) announced up to $70 million in funding to support research into technologies designed to increase resilience and reduce risks to energy delivery infrastructure from a variety of hazards, including cyber and physical threats, natural disasters, and climate-change fueled extreme weather events. This new competitive funding opportunity will be ...
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University of Waterloo: Research on Using Idle Trucks to Power the Grid with Clean Energy
University of Waterloo researchers are tapping into idled electric vehicles to act as mobile generators and help power overworked and aging electricity grids. The research proposes paying drivers of fuel cell powered trucks to rest during rush hour and while resting, to plug into a hydrogen refueling station or pipeline and use their trucks’ idle fuel cells as generators to provide electricity to ...
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EPRI Study: EV Efficiency Improvements Can Reduce Future Electric Infrastructure and Consumer Costs
In a joint study issued this week (April 10), EPRI and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) found that electric vehicle efficiency improvements have the potential to significantly reduce future electric infrastructure buildout, energy usage, and consumer costs over the next three decades as the U.S. works toward meeting net-zero targets by 2050.According to the study, by 2050, continued ...
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Connecting the Dots: Putting Offshore Wind Energy to Work
By Tiffany Plate, NREL The most recent U.S. Census states that 44.4 million people, or nearly 14% of the population, live along the Atlantic Coast. That is a lot of people—who need a lot of electricity. And as the country pushes to decarbonize the energy sector, that power needs to increasingly come from renewable sources, like solar and wind. But densely populated coastlines often do not ...
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Unlocking Efficiency: Revolutionizing Brewery Energy Management with CHP Technology
In the dynamic world of brewery operations, the quest for efficiency and sustainability has led to the exploration of innovative technologies. One such game-changer is Combined Heat, Power, and Cooling (CCHP) technology, presenting a compelling solution to the significant energy demands within breweries. Brewery Energy Landscape: A Critical Analysis Breweries are known for their substantial ...
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Path Proposed to Connect Garden State Energy to NJ Offshore Wind
National Grid Ventures (NGV) and Con Edison Transmission this week submitted a proposal to build transmission infrastructure that will carry offshore wind power to New Jersey’s electric grid.The Garden State Energy Path will enable delivery of approximately 6 gigawatts of offshore wind power from its point of landfall at the Sea Girt National Guard Training Center to the Larrabee Tri-Collector ...
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Tantalus Launches TRUGrid™ Transformer to Accelerate Grid Modernization
Tantalus Systems, a smart grid technology company focused on helping utilities harness the power of data, this week announced the commercial launch of its data analytics capability, TRUGrid™ Transformer, which is being deployed by a growing number of utilities across North America. TRUGrid Transformer is an expansion of Tantalus’ TRUGrid Automation suite of AI-enabled data analytics. This ...
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New Study Shows Clean Energy Transition Thrives in 2023, Boosted by Federal Policies
U.S. clean energy sectors demonstrated their resiliency in 2023, with both mature and emerging decarbonization solutions seeing growth despite higher interest rates and supply chain difficulties. This strong performance by clean energy sectors is bolstered by a suite of federal policies that provide clear market signals to invest, according to the 2024 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook ...
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Ember Study: Half of the World is Past a Peak in Fossil Power
Half of the world’s economies are already five years past a peak in power generation from fossil fuels, new analysis from energy think tank Ember shows. Emissions from these 107 power sectors, representing 38% of global electricity demand, have fallen by almost 20% in the last decade. The vast majority (78) of these economies have displaced fossil fuels from their power sectors through clean ...
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