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NREL Model Licensed to Improve Accuracy of Battery Simulations

The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has licensed its Equivalent Circuit Battery Model to software developer ThermoAnalytics for use in its recently updated RadTherm software package. The model is a part of the Battery Module within RadTherm, which is used by engineers to simulate the performance of battery cells and optimize multi-cell pack designs. Before ...

Jan. 14, 2014

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

SEPA, ESA Explore Utility Business Models for Energy Storage

Grid-connected storage can provide value as a resource to support renewable integration, provide grid services, and deliver customer benefits. A new report from the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) and the Energy Storage Association (ESA) summarizes the key factors that influence utility business models for energy storage and provides four case studies highlighting projects employing creative ...

Feb. 1, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Infocast`s 5th Annual Storage Week Returns

Infocast brings its highly acclaimed Storage Week Summit to San Jose, CA this coming June 25 - 27, 2012 at the DoubleTree by Hilton San Jose. Top industry thought leaders such as Luminant, CPUC, SunEdison, BrightSource Energy, Inc., SDG&E, SunPower, Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC, Statnett, PJM, NYISO, MISO, Hawaiian Electric Co., PG&E, APS, CPS Energy, PNM Resources, DNV-Kema, and ...

May 30, 2012

By Infocast

European union clean energy policy

The European Union has adopted a highly ambitious target of decarbonizing power generation and other key industrial sectors, in addition to 67% cuts in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport and up to 91% in reductions within the residential sector by 2050. To accomplish these goals, the EU embarked on a strategy of developing a holistic view of energy, transport, and efficiency - a ...

Aug. 25, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

NREL Partnership Successes Help Transform National Energy Landscape

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) Technology Transfer Director Anne Miller enjoys the drive out to Denver International Airport (DIA)—but not because of her destination. Instead, she has been fascinated to watch as the Peña Station NEXT zero energy campus emerged from the high plains near the airport. The change—like so many others—was enabled by a ...

Apr. 29, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

NREL teams up on three ARPA-E Projects to optimize electric vehicle battery management and controls

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has joined DOE and research partners in launching the Advanced Management and Protection of Energy Storage Devices (AMPED) program with a kick-off meeting in San Francisco. Over the next three years, NREL engineers will work with teams led by Utah State University, Washington University, and Eaton Corporation ...

Jan. 16, 2013

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Emerging Business Models in Energy Storage Market Close the Gaps in Distributed Power Generation

Growing demand for distributed energy generation and energy storage system (ESS) technologies is producing new ESS business models, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. In Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, innovative models will open up opportunities for ESS original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), project developers, and ESS aggregators. In ...

May 23, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Statement: Duke Energy Files 2020 IRPs

Earlier this week, Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress (DEP) filed their 2020 Integrated Resource Plans (IRP) with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC). As a reminder, the Duke Energy (Duke) and Dominion utilities in North Carolina are required to submit new IRPs to the NCUC for approval. IRPs are, in short, a utility’s plan for meeting forecasted annual peak and ...

Sep. 4, 2020

By North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association

NREL Tool Finds Effective Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage Configurations

The Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has used the Battery Lifetime Analysis and Simulation Tool (BLAST) to confirm that energy storage for demand-charge management can deliver attractive economic benefits. The analysis paired recent utility rate structures with historic data on solar photovoltaic electricity generation and commercial facility loads to evaluate ...

Mar. 9, 2015

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

seebaWIND Service presents a new model for the continued operation of wind power plants at WindEnergy Hamburg

seebaWIND Service GmbH will be presenting a new service package for the continued operation of wind power plants at the trade fair WindEnergy Hamburg this September. In keeping with the motto “Service Thought Through to the End”, the service provider, itself not affiliated with any manufacturer, will be showing how one can continue to operate wind power plants economically even at ...

Aug. 1, 2014

By Krampitz Communications

Renewable electricity could overtake coal-fired by 2040 according to federal forecasts

In the next two decades, the nation’s utility sector faces a transformation in which natural gas and renewable energy could become the dominant sources of electricity generation, according to projections from the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA). Among renewable generation sources, both wind and solar generation will surpass hydropower, which has historically been the main ...

Jan. 18, 2017

By Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. (EUCI)

4th Microgrid Global Innovation Forum in Washington, D.C. to Examine Latest Advances, Lessons Learned in N. America Deployments

The microgrid market opportunity in the U.S. is projected to double from $836 million in 2016 to $1.66 billion in 2020, according to GTM Research.* The drivers behind this include the need for greater grid reliability and resiliency, the integration and control of distributed energy resources into the grid, as well as the desire by commercial and industrial end users to control energy costs and ...

Apr. 10, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

New collaborative approach can reduce the cost of clean energy by US$550 billion over the next decade

The world can save an estimated US$550 billion on the cost of deploying clean energy technologies over the next decade, putting them on a path to cost competitiveness, if countries work together to accelerate innovation by unlocking global collaboration. This is one of the key findings in a new report, United Innovations: cost-competitive clean energy through global collaboration, published today ...

Dec. 1, 2015

By Carbon Trust

Hybrid CSP-PV gains create openings for 24-hour solar supply

Last month, Spain's Acciona and Abengoa resumed construction of the 110 MW Cerro Dominador CSP plant after receiving a notice to proceed (NTP) from project owners. The Cerro Dominador plant is a tower design with 17.5 hours of molten salt thermal storage capacity. Abengoa is acting as technology partner for the engineering and construction project. The plant will be joined with an operational ...

Aug. 15, 2018

By Reuters Events

Why America needs a national electricity council

Since 1941, the National Petroleum Council (NPC) has acted as the unified voice of the oil and gas industry to advise the Secretary of Energy on domestic and international policy issues. The NPC has published over 200 influential reports on the state and future of America’s oil and gas industries, with specific recommendations on how to maximize our resources. This federally chartered but ...

Feb. 19, 2014

By Greentech Media

The 50 States of Grid Modernization: Grid Modernization Action Increases by 60% in 2018

The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its 2018 annual review and Q4 2018 update edition of The 50 States of Grid Modernization. The quarterly series provides insights on state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on grid modernization, utility business model and rate reforms, energy storage, microgrids, and demand response. The report finds that 44 states and the ...

Feb. 11, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Energy Department Unveils 3D-Printed Building; New Initiatives During Industry Day

The Energy Department announced several new and exciting innovations and programs during Industry Day held at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee Sept. 23-24. This included unveiling a 3-D printed building with integrated energy storage via bidirectional wireless power transfer to and from a vehicle, revealing the first-round winners of ORNL’s crowdsourcing competition to ...

Oct. 1, 2015

By US Department of Energy

U.S. Sees Busiest Quarter Yet For State and Utility Grid Modernization Activity

The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) has released its Q1 2020 edition of The 50 States of Grid Modernization. The quarterly series provides insights on state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on grid modernization, utility business model and rate reforms, energy storage, microgrids, and demand response. The report finds that 47 states, as well as the District of ...

May 1, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Concentrated solar power with thermal energy storage can help utilities’ bottom line, study shows

The storage capacity of concentrating solar power (CSP) can add significant value to a utility company’s optimal mix of energy sources, a new report by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) suggests. The report found that CSP with a six-hour storage capacity can lower peak net loads when the sun isn’t shining, enough to add $35.80 per ...

Dec. 20, 2012

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Hydrogenics and Enbridge to Develop Utility Scale Energy Storage

Hydrogenics Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products, has entered into an agreement with Enbridge Inc. to jointly develop utility scale energy storage in North America. This relationship also includes an equity investment of CA$5.0 million in Hydrogenics. The collaboration will bring together Hydrogenics' expertise in water electrolysis with ...

Apr. 20, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

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