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China market study confirms CSP value in high wind, solar markets
CSP could be economically viable without subsidies in markets with over 50% variable renewable energy penetration and wind curtailment needs could create the greatest opportunities, a study by Chinese and U.S. researchers has found. CSP developers predict rising wind and solar capacity will open up new opportunities to provide flexible power generation and overnight supply. Wind and solar ...
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Horizon Power and PXiSE Energy Solutions Successfully Operate World's First 100% Solar-Plus-Storage-Only Community Grid
Horizon Power, Western Australia's regional and remote energy utility, and PXiSE Energy Solutions, developer of next-generation grid control technology, have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind hydrocarbon-free power grid that enabled a town to power itself entirely with fossil-free distributed energy resources.In the world's first known instance of solar-plus-batteries supplying 100% of a ...
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Energy Department Announces New National Laboratory Collaborations with 38 Small Businesses
At Earth Day Texas 2017 last week (4/21), the U.S. Department of Energy announced the 38 small businesses that will collaborate with national lab researchers through the Small Business Vouchers (SBV) pilot. SBV facilitates access to the DOE national labs for American small businesses, enabling them to tap into the intellectual and technical resources they need to overcome critical technology ...
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How much is renewable power forecast worth?
Did you know that it is possible to improve power forecast deviations up to 5% just by combining energy forecast systems with energy monitoring systems? Energy Studio Pro® open, flexible and secure platform and SMARTWATT’s intelligent forecasting provide the best A.I. tools to optimize your portfolio. BaxEnergy and SMARTWATT have joined forces to provide the first integrated solution ...
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Small hydropower deserves more support
With the right support, small-scale hydropower could be a cheap and clean fuel for development, says energy advisor Teodoro Sanchez. During the past three decades, hydropower plants have been criticised for their environmental impact. But although large-scale plants have impacts, small hydro systems have no need for large dams, roads and other major infrastructure. In fact, most such plants are ...
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