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ComEd Launches New Anonymous Energy Data Product
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has given the green light to a proposal by ComEd that allows companies and researchers access to anonymous energy usage data in order to enable the development of new products and services that will add value to Illinois energy consumers. ComEd is one of the first utilities to offer such a program, which has the potential to spur new offerings from smart ...
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EIA begins monthly survey-based reporting of U.S. crude oil production
With the release of today's Petroleum Supply Monthly, EIA is incorporating the first survey-based reporting of monthly U.S. crude oil production statistics. Today's Petroleum Supply Monthly includes estimates for June 2015 crude oil production using new survey data for 13 states and the federal Gulf of Mexico, and revises figures previously reported for January through May 2015. EIA estimates ...
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Keisuke Sadamori begins term as IEA Director for Energy Markets and Security
Former Deputy Director General at Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to oversee close IEA monitoring of energy markets Keisuke Sadamori took charge on 1 October as the International Energy Agency's new Director for Energy Markets and Security, pledging to buttress the Agency's role in energy security in his newest challenge during a long career in energy issues and international ...
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EPA seeks to cut power plant carbon by 30%
The Environmental Protection Agency is rolling out a plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, setting the first national limits on the chief gas linked to global warming. The rule being announced Monday is expected to be finalized next year. It is a centerpiece of President Barack Obama's plans to reduce the pollution linked to climate change, and his ...
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EIA releases new data add-on tool for Google Sheets
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released a free software tool that allows users to directly import into Google Sheets the energy data available through the agency's application programming interface (API). Similar to EIA's Microsoft Excel add-in, the new Google Sheets add-on enables users to browse EIA's energy API data categories or search keywords to find domestic and ...
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Sense of community aids establishment of renewable energy cooperatives
Establishment of cooperative biogas projects is aided by strong community spirit, regional traditions and farmers' sense of responsibility for their local area, finds a new Italian study. The findings suggest that renewable energy policy could benefit from taking account of community aspects at the local and regional levels. The EU is committed to generating 20% of its energy from renewable ...
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X-energy to irradiate TRISO-X fuel with MIT’s Nuclear Reactor Laboratory
X-energy has reached an agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the Institute’s Nuclear Reactor Laboratory to use its research reactor to irradiate X-energy’s TRISO-X fuel. The irradiation process will provide data in support of licensing X-energy's Xe-100 and other TRISO-based reactors. X-energy’s reactors all use tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) ...
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Goals for Biofuel Production Could Collide with Market Realities
Hart Energy's newly released study, Global BiofuelsOutlook to 2025, finds a disconnect between mandates (Renewable Fuels Standard in the U.S. and Renewable Energy Directive in the European Union) and actual market demand. This has been known for some time but not acknowledged and addressed. The study analyzes local and global drivers, public and fiscal policy developments, production capacity, ...
By Hart Energy
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REC Solar and Kenyon Energy Unveil 2 MW of Solar Energy at Three Maryland Schools
REC Solar, a leader in solar system design and installation, today announced the completion of three solar power installations totaling 2 MW of electricity generation at schools across Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The arrays will cover eight acres and will provide electricity for North Caroline High School, Colonial Richardson Middle and High Schools and Greensboro Elementary School. The ...
By REC Solar
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5 Reasons to Visit SMA at Intersolar
Internationally, everyone is wrestling with implementing the Paris climate agreement; and in Germany the next reform of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) is looming—both indicators that, the (global) energy transition is still an important issue and that solar energy is an important factor to success. To that end, this year at the industry get-together, Intersolar Europe in Munich, ...
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Hart Releases Ethanol and Biofuels Outlook to 2015
The challenges facing the ethanol industry are multifaceted. U.S. ethanol production is approaching ever closer to an E10 "blend wall," and the adoption of higher E15 blends is likely to occur slowly. The main federal incentive for ethanol expires at the end of the year, along with the tariff on foreign ethanol, and extensions of some form of incentive and tariff are likely to be at far lower ...
By Hart Energy
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NRG Begins Deployment of Preferred Resource Programs in Southern California
NRG Energy recently launched new offers for commercial and industrial customers to take advantage of more than 60 MWs of Preferred Resources under contracts executed with Southern California Edison (SCE). Through three new programs, NRG and its partners can provide SCE customers with innovative, cost saving commercial and industrial products and services. These products and services are expected ...
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DNV GL Launches First Battery Performance Scorecard to Provide Independent Data to Battery System Buyers
DNV GL recently released its first annual Battery Performance Scorecard, to help equip energy storage product buyers with objective data to guide their purchase strategies. The Battery Performance Scorecard provides independent ranking and evaluation of battery vendors based on testing performed in DNV GL's laboratories. The release comes as increased electrification is beginning to disrupt ...
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NYSERDA Announces Nearly $11 Million in Project Awards to Enhance Electric Grid Performance
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) this week announced nearly $11 million in awards to support projects that promote the development of a high performing smart electric grid that integrates a diverse supply of renewable energy resources, enhances overall grid performance and resiliency, and enables customers to reduce their energy costs, consumption, and ...
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