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Offshore Wind China 2013, Largest Event of Its Kind in Asia, Kicks Off on 19 June in Shanghai
The number of firms in China exiting or reducing their exposure to the wind power sector is expected to significantly level off, as new policies supporting renewable energy being developed at the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People's Congress (NPC) come on line. At the end of last year, China Longyuan Power Group's 150MW demonstration offshore wind ...
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African Utility Week returns to Cape Town in May and showcases how community scale projects are the continent’s energy future
“The power and energy landscape in Africa is undergoing significant change” says Evan Schiff, African Utility Week event director, adding that current trends include “the availability of private investment for power and energy projects, the fast development of energy storage, renewable energy is becoming cheaper, gas that is an increasingly attractive mode of power generation ...
By VUKA Group
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Advanced Microgrid Solutions to Operate Energy Storage Systems at Select U.S. Walmart Stores
Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) recently announced they would work with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to deploy AMS's Hybrid Electric Building technology in select Walmart stores in the U.S. Under the agreement, AMS will design, install and operate advanced energy storage systems at Walmart stores that are designed to improve efficiency, guarantee energy savings, and provide flexible grid support to ...
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Microgrid Market, Global Forecast & Analysis (2012 - 2022) - Focus on Renewable Power Generation, Solar Photo-voltaics, Wind Micro-Turbines, Battery, Energy Storage & Control Systems, By Types, Components & Technologies
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Microgrid Market, Global Forecast & Analysis (2012 – 2022) – Focus on Renewable Power Generation, Solar Photo-voltaics, Wind Micro-Turbines, Battery, Energy Storage & Control Systems, By Types, Components & Technologies ...
By ReportLinker
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China´s Offshore Wind Market Expected to Grow to US$16 billion
Despite the considerable challenges and bottlenecks faced by China's offshore wind power market, the country's efforts in technologies for development of offshore wind power have remained strong. Thanks to years of coordination and cooperation between the government and domestic offshore wind power players, the first batch of offshore wind power license projects, most of which have been idle for ...
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Biden Administration Announces $2.3 Billion to Strengthen and Modernize Power Grid
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (July 6) opened the application period for States, Tribal nations, and territories to apply for the $2.3 billion formula grant program designed to strengthen and modernize America's power grid against wildfires, extreme weather, and other natural disasters exacerbated by the climate crisis. The Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric ...
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ABB Microgrid Supports Jamaica’s Transition to Renewables
ABB will supply an ABB AbilityTM enabled microgrid and storage system to help integrate renewable solar and wind energy into the large tropical island’s power supply, reducing the need for fossil fuels and lowering the carbon footprint. ABB is a pioneer in microgrids, which because of their size and power are ideal for remote locations like islands, which cannot easily be connected to main power ...
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Report Examines How DER Is Changing the Energy Landscape
Editor's Note: The following is reprinted with permission from Navigant Research's recently published report, DER Management Technologies. The fast growth of distributed energy resources (DER) is one of the most disruptive forces that has affected the power utility industry to date -- and numbers are only increasing. Navigant Research forecasts that installed DER capacity, including ...
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Duke Energy Plans New Microgrid, Energy Storage Projects in Indiana
Duke Energy is planning to install battery storage equipment and solar panels that will operate as a microgrid at the Indiana National Guard's Camp Atterbury training operation in Johnson County, Ind. The company will also install battery storage equipment at a substation in Nabb, Ind., in Clark County. Plans for the projects must be approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission before ...
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CPUC Approves Energy Storage Contract for SCE
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently (Dec 16) approved an energy storage contract for Southern California Edison (SCE) to come online by August 1, 2022. The CPUC authorized SCE to enter into a $1.226 billion, 537.5 megawatt engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance energy storage contract with Ameresco, Inc. The energy storage projects will be sited at three ...
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SDG&E Unveils Four Advanced Microgrids to Boost Grid Resilience and Reliability
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) this week unveiled four new microgrids featuring advanced remote operation capabilities and state-of-the-art safety technologies to help enhance grid reliability and bolster resiliency for the surrounding communities. The four microgrid and energy storage sites, located in the communities of Clairemont, Tierra Santa, Paradise, and Boulevard, will help ...
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GridWise Alliance Renews Call for Congress to Make Significant Investments In Nation's Electric Grid
The GridWise Alliance this week released a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to fully fund the GridWise call for at least $50 billion in federal spending to modernize the nation's electric power transmission and distribution systems. Thirty-seven participants in the Grid Infrastructure Advisory Council, created by GridWise Alliance earlier this year, and GridWise member organizations ...
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CTSI Announces Top 17 Defense Energy Technology Solutions
The Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI), in partnership with Arsenal Venture Partners and TechConnect, recognize the 2012 Top 10 Defense Energy Technology Solutions and Top 7 Tropical Environment Energy Solutions. From over 250 global applicants spanning the energy spectrum, the organizations with the most promising military-related technologies were selected to ...
By TechConnect
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Duke Energy explores innovative technologies in Florida, begins construction on floating solar pilot at its Hines Energy Complex
Construction set to begin on company’s first floating solar pilot in Florida Pilot will feature more than 1,800 floating solar modules, providing even more clean, carbon-free energy for customers Duke Energy Florida today announced that its first floating solar array pilot will begin construction later this month in Polk County. The almost 1-megawatt floating solar array will feature ...
By Duke Energy
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The 50 States of Grid Modernization Q2 2021: States Explore Market Reforms and Mechanisms to Accelerate Storage and Microgrid Development
The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its Q2 2021 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 ...
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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 ...
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FSP Microgrid Energy Storage System Creates New Value for Renewable Energy
FSP, a Top 10 global power supply manufacturer, has been working with leading enterprises to promote ESG sustainability and green governance transformations to meet global targets of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. FSP and renewable energy partners are now investing heavily in the development of distributed energy storage systems (ESS) for microgrids to maximize the benefits of renewable ...
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The 50 States of Grid Modernization: All 50 States Addressed Grid Modernization During 2021
The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its 2021 annual review and Q4 2021 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 all 50 states and ...
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How Utilities are Leveraging Storage & Microgrids
Utilities are looking to the future: both investor-owned and municipal utilities are exploring the role that energy storage and microgrid projects will play in their portfolios. Key deployments and initiatives are beginning to help map a course forward for utilities across North America. To further this trend, a special utility perspectives panel led by NextEnergy at the Microgrid Global ...
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Eaton Helps Power Africa`s Largest Microgrid Project
Power management company Eaton today announced it is providing electrical engineering services and power distribution equipment for the construction of a 5-megawatt (MW) solar microgrid system in Annobon Province, an island off Equatorial Guinea in West Central Africa. The microgrid has battery storage and is designed to supply reliable and predictable power to meet the off-grid community’s ...
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