Power Distribution News

High voltage electrical engineering firm Smith Brothers has added 39 years of power system design expertise to its portfolio with a quartet of specialist appointments at its Sheffield office – doubling the headcount from four to eight.Elland-headquartered Smith Brothers opened its second Yorkshire premises – on Parkway Avenue, Sheffield – in September 2018, to further bolster its extensive remit ...

Jul. 29, 2020

By Smith Brothers (Contracting) Ltd

Rainmaker Worldwide Inc. (OTC: RAKR) is working aggressively to position itself to be a leader in the multi trillion-dollar global Water-as-a-Service (WaaS) industry.  The partnership will produce and distribute bottled water using Rainmaker’s Solar Air-to-Water machines and is estimated to produce up to an annual 27 million USD in revenue when all required 50 ...

Jul. 27, 2020

By Rainmaker Worldwide Inc.

Oscilla Power, Inc is pleased to announce that it has been selected for a $1.1 million Phase II SBIR award from the US Department of Energy. This award will help Oscilla develop a novel underwater energy storage technology and investigate how large-scale farms of ocean wave energy devices can be best connected to the grid. This award will allow a continuation ...

Jul. 23, 2020

By Oscilla Power, Inc. (OPI)

North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association today announces that it has entered into an Agreement ...

Jul. 23, 2020

By North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association

On July 6, NCSEA filed  ...

Jul. 9, 2020

By North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association

At CCB Energy park on the west coast of Norway, Coast Center Base (CCB) is to establish a plant for production of clean hydrogen from gas, with integrated CO2 capture, using the ZEG technology. Today, CCB and ZEG Power have announced that the project receives a 77mNOK grant from Enova. CCB has entered into a partnership with ZEG Power, a Norwegian company ...

Jul. 9, 2020

By ZEG Power AS

Eos Energy Storage, the leading manufacturer of safe, low-cost and long-duration zinc battery storage systems, today announced that it has partnered with EPC firm Nayo Tropical Technology Ltd. to deploy the ...

Jul. 6, 2020

By Eos Energy Storage

Clarke Energy and our sister company Co-Energy America are pleased to announce our support of World Cogeneration Day, September 4th 2020 and highlighting key international cogeneration projects. Cogeneration or combined heat and power technology (CHP) plays an important role in providing efficient localised power ...

Jul. 4, 2020

By Clarke Energy

On July 1, 2020, DOE’s EERE announced that the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) issued a Notice of Opportunity (NOO) providing small businesses and other industry partners with more affordable access to ORNL’s Building Technologies Research and Integration Center ...

Jul. 3, 2020

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

The online event: 'Heat networks: future technologies and meeting net zero - opportunities and challenges' is open to heat network designers, developers, operators and contractors. It will take place on Wednesday 8 July (10 am to 11.30am). Improving energy performance is a key part of The Housing Forum's ...

Jul. 3, 2020

By Switch2 Energy Limited

On July 1, 2020, DOE’s EERE announced a request for proposals (RFP) for R&D projects that support DOE’s H2@Scale vision for large-scale, affordable hydrogen production, storage, distribution, and utilization across various sectors. H2@Scale is an ...

Jul. 3, 2020

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

In accordance with the agreement signed on December 17, 20181, Hitachi Ltd. and ABB Ltd this week announced the completion of all required procedures as planned, and the formation of Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd. Hitachi has an 80.1 percent stake in this new joint venture entity (which has business volume of approximately 10 billion USD2) and ABB holds the balance. Toshikazu Nishino, ...

Jul. 2, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Portland General Electric is set to launch a pilot program that will incentivize installation and connection of 525 residential energy storage batteries that PGE will dispatch, contributing up to four megawatts of energy to PGE’s grid. The distributed assets will create a virtual power plant made up of small units that can be operated individually or combined to serve the grid, adding flexibility ...

Jul. 2, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Earlier this week, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Chair Kathy Castor (D-FL), members of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis unveiled a comprehensive plan titled "Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient, and Just America." The report lays out the Climate Crisis Action Plan, which contains climate solution ...

Jul. 1, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Pforzheim, June 30, 2020: The Generic Solar String Optimizer, the hybrid inverter Symo GEN24 Plus and the REC Alpha series solar panels are among the most pioneering products in the solar industry and are the winners of the Intersolar AWARD 2020. Ferroamp Elektronik AB, Fronius International GmbH and REC Solar EMEA GmbH impressed the panel of judges with their innovations and were honored with ...

Jun. 30, 2020

By Intersolar

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) plans to provide more than 70 percent of its power from wind and solar resources as part of a cleaner energy portfolio that will reduce carbon emissions 80 percent by 2035. TEP's 2020 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), filed last week with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), outlines the company's energy portfolio over the next 15 years. It calls for a dramatic ...

Jun. 29, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

In-Place Machining Company helped keep the lights on in Arizona with precision on-site machining critical components of a steam turbine repair. The Field Machining job consisted of Laser Tracker Measurement, Milling, and Line Boring of a 12′ x 20′ split joint on an HP – IP turbine outer ...

Jun. 25, 2020

By In-Place Machining Company

B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. II (NYSE: BMRG, BMRG WS, BMRG.U) (“BRPM II”), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY) (“B. Riley Financial”), and privately held Eos Energy Storage LLC (“Eos”) today announced they have executed a letter of intent (“LOI”) for a business combination ...

Jun. 24, 2020

By Eos Energy Storage

First unveiled in June 2019, SimpliPhi Power has recommitted to its “Energize California” campaign for a second year, discounting prices to support California businesses and homeowners to install critical back-up energy storage systems in preparation of utility mandated Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). Throughout California, utilities Pacific Gas & Electric, ...

Jun. 23, 2020

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.

The American Biogas Council (ABC) praised the release of the long awaited infrastructure package by the U.S. House of Representatives entitled, The Moving Forward Act (H.R.2). The $1.5 trillion proposal to rebuild U.S. communities with infrastructure and innovation includes several tax provisions on which the ABC has long labored to create a more equitable environment where natural market forces ...

Jun. 23, 2020

By American Biogas Council (ABC)