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NREL Positions for Growth in Cybersecurity for Renewables, Launches New Program Office

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently announced the launch of the new Cybersecurity Program Office (CPO). The CPO was established to accelerate NREL's leadership in securing renewable energy technologies and distributed energy systems. The new office will be led by Jonathan White, former manager of NREL's Secure Cyber-Energy Systems Group. White has significantly increased ...

Jan. 12, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer
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Morgan Stanley Energy Partners Announces Strategic Partnership with SolMicroGrid

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Energy Partners, part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced recently that they have completed an investment in Alpharetta, Georgia-based SolMicroGrid. This strategic partnership will support the growth of SolMicroGrid's business, which offers innovative microgrid solutions through an Energy-as-a-Service business model. SolMicroGrid is a ...

Jan. 11, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer
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Rolling into 2021: Roller Die’s Projections

The last year brought unexpected challenges and a global situation that no one expected. Everyone at Roller Die + Forming was happy to celebrate the new year and is looking into 2021 with excitement. There are a couple of key trends our team is focused on, making 2021 look like a promising year for those who are ready for the changes. Biden Economic Policy A big change we anticipate in ...

Jan. 11, 2021

By Roller Die + Forming
Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy to Unlock A New Era of Offshore Green Hydrogen Production

Image: Schematic Structure of the Offshore Electrolysis - H2Mare. Source: Siemens Energy To reach the Paris Agreement goals, the world will need vast amounts of green hydrogen and wind will provide a large portion of the power needed for its production. Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy announced recently (Jan 13) that they are joining forces, combining their ongoing wind-to-hydrogen developments ...

Jan. 19, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer
ConnectDER Granted U.S. Patent for Innovations to their Industry-Leading Plug and Play Distributed Energy Resource Connection

Image Source: ConnectDER ConnectDER, an innovative company that enables utilities and homeowners to expand access to distributed energy resources, has received a patent for innovations to their 'plug and play' solutions for distributed energy resources. The patent is for a reinvention of the standard utility power meter; one that combines the ubiquitous metering and communications of a smart ...

Jan. 19, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer
Latest Electrification Futures Study Report Explores How U.S. Power System Could Evolve With Widespread Electrification

The fifth report in NREL's Electrification Futures Study (EFS) series is now available, presenting analysis on the potential impacts of widespread electrification on the U.S. electricity system specifically generation and transmission infrastructure investments, fuel use, system costs, and emissions. The EFS is a multiyear collaborative study designed to assess the potential impacts of ...

Jan. 18, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer
New National Regulatory Research Institute Paper Challenges FERC to Adopt More Prudent Regulation in the Face of a Changing Energy Landscape

A new paper calls for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to re-assess its long-established theories of regulation. Whither the FERC?: Overcoming the Existential Threat to Its Magic Pricing Formula through Prudent Regulation, by Carl Pechman, PhD, takes a critical look at the agency's ability to adapt to overall industry changes and the evolving nature of utility customers. Pechman, ...

Jan. 18, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer
Duke Energy Florida, Key Consumer Groups Reach Sweeping Agreement For Building A Smarter Energy Grid

Duke Energy Florida (DEF), consumer representatives and business groups have reached a sweeping agreement that will advance the clean energy vision for the state, introduce innovative programs for customers, retire coal plants faster and bring additional certainty to rates through 2024. The agreement, filed on Jan. 14, 2021, is subject to approval by the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC). ...

Jan. 18, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer
MGM Transformer delivers large transformers in time to energy provider

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, crude oil, refined products, and petrochemicals. A recent project involving the addition of multiple pipeline pump stations required the utilization of two 1000KVA liquid filled substation transformers to ...

Jan. 16, 2021

By MGM Transformer Company
CPUC Adopts Strategies To Help Facilitate Commercialization of Microgrids Statewide

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in its ongoing efforts to build resilient communities, earlier this week adopted rates, tariffs, and rules for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) to facilitate commercialization of microgrids across California, and strategies for procurement of backup power ...

Jan. 15, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer
Canadian Solar Subsidiary Recurrent Energy Completes Sale and Breaks Ground on the Slate Project, Expected to Be One of the Largest PV + Battery Storage Projects in the U.S.

Canadian Solar Inc. this week announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, completed the sale of the Slate project to Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC (GSRP). Revenue from the transaction will be recognized in Q1 2021 and commercial operation is anticipated in late 2021. The Slate project is a 300 MWac solar plus 140.25 MW / 561 MWh storage project located in Kings County, ...

Jan. 14, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer
Equinor Selected for Largest-ever U.S. Offshore Wind Award

Earlier this week (Jan 13), Equinor was selected to provide New York State with offshore wind power in one of the largest renewable energy procurements in the U.S. to date. Under the award, Equinor and incoming strategic partner bp will provide 1,260 megawatts of offshore wind power from Empire Wind 2, and another 1,230 MW of power from Beacon Wind 1 - adding to the existing commitment to ...

Jan. 14, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer
MGM is increasing its product warranty for stocked products

As a leader in the transformer industry for nearly 50 years, we have always taken great pride in our product quality. We test every transformer to satisfy the standards required by IEEE Standard C57.12.01 for Dry-Type Transformers and IEEE Standard C57.12.00 for liquid filled transformers. Our testing equipment ensures the highest quality transformers that meet all IEEE, and NEMA standards. We ...

Jan. 13, 2021

By MGM Transformer Company
Joint Effort To Unlock EV Charging For All in UK

Charge Collective, a pilot project being launched by UK Power Networks, will see it partner with local councils in Cambridge, Norwich and London to help ensure nobody is left behind in the EV revolution. The aim is to ensure that everyone has the confidence to switch to EVs, regardless of where they live or what parking space they have. By sharing data and expertise, the local authorities will ...

Jan. 13, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer
California Energy Commission Awards More Than $5 Million in Grant Funding to Indian Energy for Camp Pendleton Energy Storage Demonstration Project

San Diego-based energy developer, Indian Energy LLC, has accepted a grant of more than $5 million from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop and demonstrate long-duration, non-lithium ion based energy storage technologies. This grant is part of the CEC's Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program, funding research that accelerates clean energy innovation, helping to build ...

Jan. 12, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer
Southern Company Becomes the First Large Cap Utility in the U.S. to Publish a Sustainable Financing Framework

Southern Company has published a Sustainable Financing Framework, making it the first large cap utility holding company in the United States to do so. The Framework, published on January 4, 2021, allows the Southern Company and its subsidiaries to issue sustainable financing instruments and allocate the net proceeds to investments in eligible green and social project categories. These include ...

Jan. 12, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer
State Agencies Adopt Rules to Implement Washington's 100% Clean Electricity Law

Washington state has passed another milestone on the path to 100% clean electricity. The Washington State Department of Commerce and Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) has adopted administrative rules for implementation of the Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA), the state law passed last year requiring an electricity supply free of greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. The ...

Jan. 7, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer
SimpliPhi Receives UL9540 Certification for AccESS, BOSS Products

Following completion of rigorous evaluation by nationally recognized testing labs, a wide range of SimpliPhi Power’s energy storage products and system configurations are approved for Certification under UL 9540. The AccESS, BOSS.6 & BOSS.12 systems can be used individually or in combination to achieve multiple, robust solutions across residential and commercial applications, both on ...

Jan. 7, 2021

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.
Vistra Brings World's Largest Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage System Online

Vistra this week (Jan 6) announced that its Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility connected to the power grid and began operating on Dec. 11, 2020. At 300 megawatts/1,200 megawatt-hours, the lithium-ion battery storage system, located on-site at Vistra's Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County, California, will be the largest of its kind in the world. Furthermore, construction is already ...

Jan. 7, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer
GE Releases Position on Climate Change: Calls for Accelerated Deployment of Renewables & Gas Power To Drive Impactful, Faster Decarbonization

Building on its commitment to carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030 and announced intention to exit the new-build coal power market, GE recently (Dec 15) shared its position that the accelerated and strategic deployment of both renewable energy and gas power can make substantial progress in combatting climate change in the near-term, while securing a path to a lower-carbon emitting world in ...

Jan. 6, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

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