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Customer-Powered Grid® Survey Finds Energy Strategy Increasingly Linked to Carbon Reduction Goals
CPower Energy, a leading, national distributed energy resource (DER) monetization and virtual power plant (VPP) provider, this week announced the results of its annual Customer-Powered Grid® Survey. Understanding the drivers of VPP participation is vital to meeting the U.S. Department of Energy’s target to triple VPP deployment by 2030, which would improve grid reliability while ...
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DOE Finalizes Efficiency Standards for Lightbulbs to Save Americans Billions on Household Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (April 12) finalized Congressionally-mandated energy efficiency standards for general service lamps (GSLs), which include the most common types of residential and commercial lightbulbs. These standards which will go into effect in July of 2028 for newly produced bulbs are expected to save American families $1.6 billion annually on household energy costs, ...
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Benefits of Heat Pumps Detailed in New NREL Report
Millions of U.S. households would benefit from heat pumps, but the cost of installing the technology needs to come down to make their use a more attractive proposition, according to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The findings, detailed in the journal Joule, quantify the costs and benefits of air-source heat pumps across the United ...
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26.3 MW solar farm constructed by Ameresco in Illinois village
Ameresco Inc., a US renewable energy business (NYSE:AMRC), announced on Wednesday that it has finished a 26.3 MWdc solar project in the US state of Illinois hamlet of DePue, resulting in the creation of the largest solar farm in Bureau County. In its first year of operation, the 65,832 solar photovoltaic panels that make up the DePue facility are anticipated to generate 37 GWh of electricity. ...
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DOE Challenges Solar Industry to Triple Community Solar by the End of 2025
At the U.S. Department of Energy's National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP) Annual Summit this week, Jeff Marootian, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, challenged the community solar industry to commit to meeting the NCSP target of 20 gigawatts of community solar by 2025 up from seven GW today. DOE also launched several new initiatives aimed at ...
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SoCalGas Supports Nostromo Energy's Installation of an Innovative Energy Storage Solution
Southern California Gas Company this week announced the successful installation of an innovative energy savings solution at the Beverly Hilton and Waldorf Astoria hotels, that helps reduce the need for air conditioning during peak electric demand, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, energy use, and costs. Nostromo Energy's IceBrick system will receive incentives from the California Public ...
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Optimizing Energy Efficiency in Healthcare: The Role of CHP and local Power Solutions
Did you know that healthcare facilities are among the top consumers of energy in the commercial sector? Implementing Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems can significantly reduce energy costs, allowing more resources to be allocated to patient care. This article explores how hospitals and medical manufacturers can benefit from these energy solutions. CHP Benefits for Hospitals: Hospitals ...
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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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EnergyHub Helps Ontario’s IESO Build Canada’s Largest Residential VPP in Just Six Months
EnergyHub, a leading grid-edge flexibility provider, in partnership with Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), has enrolled more than 100,000 homes in the Save on Energy Peak Perks™ program in just six months to create the largest residential virtual power plant (VPP) in Canada. It’s the fastest growing flexibility program in EnergyHub’s decade-plus working with over 60 ...
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The Advantages of Rotary Incinerators
Rotary incinerators have emerged as a leading technology in this field, offering numerous advantages over traditional incineration methods. By employing automated loading systems that streamline waste disposal, reducing human involvement and improving efficiency. This automation improves operational safety and ensures consistent and optimised incineration performance. Furthermore, rotary ...
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The Rising Demand: Wide-Bodied Cremators and Containerised Solutions for a Growing Population
As the world's population grows, so does the demand for innovative solutions in the cremation industry. Matthews Environmental Solutions EMEA, a leading provider of cremation equipment, has recognised this need and responded with wide-bodied cremators and containerized solutions. These #advancements have revolutionised cremation, allowing for larger and more efficient cremations, including ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $24 Million to Expand America's Clean Energy Workforce
In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy this week (Feb 23) announced a new $24 million funding opportunity for workforce training programs with a focus on training in clean energy jobs that do not require a four-year degree. This funding, from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will further expand the existing Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) ...
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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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