renewable energy integration News
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Webinar - REN21 Renewables 2015 Global Status Report: Renewable Energy Integration
The Clean Energy Solutions Center, in partnership with the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), is hosting a no-cost, webinar-based training for the launch of REN21’s flagship report, the Renewables 2015 Global Status Report, focusing on its findings related to renewable energy integration. Join us to find out what made 2014 another record year for renewables. ...
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EPRI Joins International Consortium to Overcome Barriers to Renewable Energy Integration
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) recently joined a major international project, the Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST), to help remove technical hurdles to renewable energy integration. As a core G-PST technical team member, EPRI will work closely with several leading energy research organizations, a U.S. Department of Energy national lab, and more than 25 power ...
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8 InfoGraphics: Dispelling the Myths - Renewables in the Grid
When discussing renewable energy, knowledge is key, especially when confronted with commonly claimed shortcomings about renewables. As COP24 in Poland dominates the headlines this December, where governments and climate advocates discussed ways to mitigate future climate change, it is the objective of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) to strengthen and support the urgent call for a ...
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WWEA: Fostering Wind Power Deployment in Pakistan through capacity building, WWEA warns against introduction of auctions
End of December, the World Wind Energy Association, in partnership with Heinrich Böll Stiftung Pakistan, launched the policy paper “Accelerating Wind Power Deployment in Pakistan: Capacity Building and Policy Options” on the occasion of a wind energy seminar held in Islamabad. Third in a series, the policy paper not only discusses barriers to wind market growth but provides also ...
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New Microgrid System in Flinders Island, Tasmania
Electro Power Systems S.A. (EPS), a technology provider of energy-storage systems and microgrids, recently announced the commissioning of the new system microgrid connected in Flinders Island, northeast of Tasmania, will start in Q1 2017. EPS, in partnership with Toshiba, realized a hybrid storage system sired to Flinders Island's microgrid for Hydro Tasmania, Australia's largest producer of ...
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CapREG: Three years promoting renewable energy in Southeast Asia and Latin America through capacity building
Last week in Vietnam the Renewables Academy AG (RENAC) ran the seminar “Bankability of Renewable Energy Projects”. This was the last in a successful series of face-to-face seminars which were held as part of the capacity building programme CapREG - Capacity Development on Renewable Energy and Grid Integration. RENAC is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, ...
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California ISO Launches the Most Advanced Grid Operating System
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) upgraded its power grid operating technology last week, making it the most advanced in the industry. The Siemens Spectrum PowerTM 7 energy management system was launched into the ISO's grid environment on Oct. 2, following five years of study, competitive bidding, design, and implementation. The system upgrade is intended to better serve ISO ...
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Enel S.p.A. and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority Sign MOU on Smart Grids and Network Digitization
Enel S.p.A. and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), Dubai's public service infrastructure company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in smart grids and network digitization. The agreement was signed in Dubai by Livio Gallo, Enel's Head of Global Infrastructure and Networks, and HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA. Livio Gallo, Enel's Head of ...
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Media Partnership with Batteries event
The Li-ion Battery Market Increase from 2 GWh in 2000 to 200 GWh in 2020! In value, the market for batteries and their components has experienced a strong double-digit growth and several positive factors should ensure that the rally continues. From 1999 to 2013 this growth was based on a continuously changing portable electronics market (laptops, smartphones, tablets). Then, the electrification ...
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EU welcomes electricity subsea cables linking Norway to Germany and UK
The EU Commission welcomed the announcement made today by the Norwegian government to licence the construction of two subsea cables linking Norway to Germany and UK. The two 1400 MW subsea cables will enable the three countries to exchange electricity and use the Norwegian hydropower potential. Vice-President of the EU Commission, responsible for Energy, Günther H. Oettinger said: "This ...
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Latest NREL Grid Data Book Reveals Key Trends in Renewable Integration
The share of variable renewable energy (VRE)-mainly solar and wind-generation on U.S. regional power systems more than doubled on average from 2012 to 2018, according to the newly released 2018 Renewable Energy Grid Integration Data Book.Published biennially by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) ...
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Avista Builds on Commitment to Renewable Energy by Joining the Western Energy Imbalance Market
Avista recently (4/25) announced it signed an agreement with the California Independent System Operator for the utility to participate in the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM), furthering its commitment to integrate renewable energy into its electric generation resource mix.The Western EIM is a real-time energy wholesale market that automatically provides the lowest-cost electricity resources ...
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New Black & Veatch eBook Explores Hydrogen's Role in Long-Duration Energy Storage
Unprecedented amounts of renewable energy are being integrated onto the grid, but with intermittency a major barrier to large-scale decarbonization, the world needs cost-effective long-duration energy storage. Hydrogen 2022: The Road to Energy Storage – a new eBook from Black & Veatch – looks at the pros and cons of current battery energy storage technologies and explores hydrogen’s role as ...
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PMC Receives 2012 CCBJ Project Merit Award
PMC is proud to announce that it has been chosen by the Climate Change Business Journal® (CCBJ) to receive the 2012 award for Project Merit in Energy Efficiency. PMC was recognized for its groundbreaking work with the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG) and Southern California Edison to develop regional energy efficiency climate action plans (EECAPs) for 27 cities in the San ...
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ENGIE Inaugurates SPORE (Sustainable Power for Offgrid REgions) Platform on Semakau Island, off the Coast of Singapore
ENGIE has inaugurated a SPORE (meaning Sustainable Power for Offgrid REgions) platform on Semakau island, off the coast of Singapore. In collaboration with Nanyang Technological University's Energy Research Institute and Schneider Electric, the site is aimed to become a living lab, used by ENGIE and its partners to test different renewable technologies including green hydrogen, provide training ...
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Itron First to Market in Europe with Simplified Smart Grid Ecosystem Approach
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that it is launching Nexergy, a portfolio of five distinct ecosystem architectures that couples meters, communication technology and software to meet specific business needs, offering utilities a faster and more cost-effective approach to smart grid deployments. Itron is leading the industry with new thinking about how utilities want to address the ...
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S&C Awarded $7.9MM Contract to Construct 2.5 MW Solar PV Site in New Mexico
S&C Electric Company, a global leader in renewable energy integration, today announces it was awarded a $7.9 million USD contract by Green States Energy to construct a 2.5 MW solar photovoltaic farm near Roswell, N.M. S&C will provide procurement and construction services for the entire project. To qualify for the local utility's renewable energy incentive program, the project needs ...
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FERC Enters into MOU with India to Share Regulatory Experiences, Practices
Neil Chatterjee, Commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), this week signed a memorandum of understanding between FERC and the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) of India to share regulatory experiences and practices. Chatterjee and Pradeep Kumar Pujari, chairperson of CERC, signed the MOU during a video conference from their offices in Washington, D.C., and ...
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Neuron EV Unveils HUB, A New Paradigm of Transportation
Today, Neuron EV, a visionary automotive company, presents HUB, the future of smart transportation. HUB stands for Harmony, Utility, Balance. HUB is convergence of technology for ease of mobility. The vision of HUB is unity without uniformity and diversity without fragmentation. HUB is a new paradigm of transportation that aims to make a positive impact in our society. Urban infrastructure needs ...
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IEX introduces real-time trading, will help renewable energy companies
The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) will allow real-time trading of electricity from June 1, a move that will facilitate better use of renewable energy. Under the ‘real-time market’ (RTM) product, auctions will be held 48 times a day. Every half an hour, auctions IEX “will run a market for 1 hour and 15 minutes” in which generators and purchasers of electricity will engage. ...
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