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Equity in Energy: Focused Fight to Address Disparities Among America

Today's battle against climate change and efforts to develop clean, renewable sources of energy, have laid bare the disparities facing Black, Indigenous, and people of color in America in the energy space. Efforts like President Joe Biden's latest executive order to address climate change aim to address inequities that have prevented underserved communities from accessing the benefits of clean ...

Feb. 24, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

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Virtual Pipelines Enable Critical Connections

In the aftermath of severe weather that upended energy grids across the country, NGVAmerica today released its new Virtual Pipeline Fact Sheet. The report details just how virtual pipelines play an important part in our nation’s energy economy, resiliency, and emergency preparedness by expanding access to natural gas and increasing its reach into areas underserved by conventional fixed ...

Feb. 24, 2021

By Natural Gas Vehicle for America (NGV)

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Adding It Up: 3D-Printed Blade Parts Can Help Take Wind Power to the Next Level

GE has been 3D printing parts for jet engines and gas turbines. In the recent years, the technology also entered another field: wind power. GE Renewable Energy, together with leading research centers, national labs and key industrial partners, has been testing such new manufacturing technologies and materials on large components like wind turbine towers 3D-printed from concrete - and more ...

Feb. 23, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

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America`s Clean Energy Leaders Urge President Biden to Repeal Trump Solar Tariff Proclamation

Seventeen leading renewable energy CEOs are calling on President Biden to rescind the Trump Administration's October 2020 solar proclamation, which improperly increased tariffs on solar panels and rescinds the exclusion for bifacial solar panels. Led by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and supported by the American Clean Power Association, the letter calls attention to the ...

Feb. 23, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

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EDP Creates Units to Exploit Green Hydrogen and Energy Storage

The EDP Group has strengthened its commitment to decarbonization by launching two units that will exploit the potential of green hydrogen and energy storage systems. The H2 Business Unit (H2BU) will be the Group's new arm for the development of green hydrogen projects, while the dedicated storage unit, built in EDPR NA, will aim to achieve a storage capacity of 1 GW within five years. With the ...

Feb. 22, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

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SimpliPhi Joins ‘America is All In,’ Supports Climate Action

SimpliPhi Power has joined the ‘America is All In’ campaign, the most expansive coalition of leaders ever assembled in support of climate action in the United States. Coinciding with the formal re-entry of the United States to the Paris Agreement, President & CEO Catherine Von Burg shared the following statement: “The climate crisis is an immediate and existential threat to ...

Feb. 20, 2021

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.

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EPRI CEO: In Wake of Texas, Electric Grid Planning Expected to Change to Address Climate Risk

This week, as more than 4 million Texas residents continue to experience the effects of an unusual and massive winter snowstorm marked by statewide power outages that have left them without light, heat and water, all eyes are on the electric sector. In a statement this week, EPRI President and CEO, Dr. Arshad Mansoor, said, "My heart goes out to the EPRI employees and millions of Texas residents ...

Feb. 19, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

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Fluence`s AI-Enabled Market Bidding Platform Selected to Optimize 182.5 MW Battery Energy Storage System in California

Fluence this week announced that its AI-powered Trading Platform has been selected to provide optimization and market bidding services for Pacific Gas and Electric Company's 182.5 MW, 730 MWh battery energy storage system in Moss Landing, Calif. Using artificial intelligence, advanced price forecasting, portfolio optimization and market bidding algorithms, the software will ensure the system is ...

Feb. 18, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

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Biden Executive Order on the Climate Crisis Includes Provisions on Sustainable Bioproducts and Biofuels

On January 27, 2021, U.S. President Biden signed an “Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad,” which established a National Climate Task Force (Task Force) and puts the climate crisis at the forefront of U.S. domestic and foreign policy. Highlighting the urgency in addressing the climate crisis, this EO requires short-term global reductions of greenhouse gas ...

Feb. 5, 2021

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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SimpliPhi CEO Honored as Global Power & Energy Elite for 2021

SimpliPhi Power’s CEO and president, Catherine Von Burg, has been honored as an Elite Leader as part of the Global Power & Energy Elites for 2021, among only ten individuals selected for this prestigious recognition. The company’s battery-powered microgrid at a migrant camp along the US-Mexico border in Matamoros was also selected as an Elite Project for its humanitarian impact ...

Jan. 27, 2021

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.

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Equinor Selected for Largest-ever U.S. Offshore Wind Award

On January 13th 2021, 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 provide New ...

Jan. 14, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Accenture and Microsoft Collaborate to Help Accelerate U.K.

Accenture and Microsoft are teaming to help speed up the U.K.'s low-carbon transition. The companies, in conjunction with their joint venture, Avanade, will work together to help utility and energy companies transform the energy system and lower the cost of decarbonizing the supply and demand of electricity in the U.K., underpinned by open data, artificial intelligence (AI) and a digital ...

Feb. 25, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

DOE Awards $46 Million for Geothermal Initiative Projects with Potential to Power Millions of U.S. Homes

The U.S. Department of Energy this week announced that its Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) Initiative at the University of Utah has selected 17 projects to receive up to $46 million in funding for cutting-edge, domestic, and carbon-free geothermal projects with potential to supply power to homes in the United States. "There is enormous untapped potential for ...

Feb. 25, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Report: Californians Pay Two-To-Three Times More For Electricity Than It Costs to Provide, Impeding State

California's current strategy of recovering a myriad of fixed costs in electricity usage rates must change as the state uses more renewable electricity to power buildings and vehicles on the path to carbon neutrality. That's the finding of a report, released this week, from the Energy Institute at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and non-profit think tank Next 10. "There's no question ...

Feb. 25, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Appalachian Power Seeks Renewable Energy Projects With Option For Battery Storage

Appalachian Power this week issued a Request for Proposals (RFPs) for up to 300 megawatts of solar and/or wind generation resources. The request for bids is the first in a series of RFPs Appalachian Power will issue this year to comply with provisions of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA). Under the VCEA, Appalachian Power must meet annual targets as it works toward 100 percent carbon-free ...

Feb. 18, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

WEC Energy Group Announces Plan for Wisconsin`s First Large-Scale Solar and Battery Storage Project

WEC Energy Group this week proposed plans for a new 310-megawatt (solar and battery storage project. If approved, the Paris Solar-Battery Park in Kenosha County would be the largest facility of its kind in Wisconsin. The facility features 200 MW of solar generation which is equal to powering 60,000 homes, and 110 MW of battery storage. "This project is another concrete example of our commitment ...

Feb. 17, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

SolarScape Solar Carports are a solid investment for FineMark Bank

SolarScape solar carport structures featuring our LSX Module System were chosen by FineMark Bank to create beautiful and functional premium parking at their new headquarters in Fort Myers, Florida. We worked with the team at Studio+ Architects to create solar carports that would fit seamlessly into the bank’s modern design. Lumos SolarScape solar carports are the perfect solution to ...

Feb. 17, 2021

By Lumos Solar, LLC

Hawaiian Electric Hits Nearly 35% Renewable Energy, Exceeding State Mandate

Driven by higher solar energy and wind production and lower consumer demand, Hawaiian Electric achieved a 34.5 percent consolidated renewable portfolio standard (RPS) in 2020. The 34.5 percent is the consolidated RPS for O'ahu, Hawai'i Island and Maui County, up from 28.4 percent in 2019. Hawaiian Electric exceeded the state requirement to reach 30 percent by 2020 and has more than tripled the ...

Feb. 16, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

First-of-its-Kind New York State Initiative Pays Residents in Communities Hosting Wind or Solar Farms to Combat Climate Change

The New York State Public Service Commission recently (Feb 11) approved a Host Community Benefit Program that provides bill credits directly to residential electric customers in municipalities in which major renewable energy facilities are located, thus incentivizing more clean energy projects to be developed across the state to support the combatting of climate change. The program will provide ...

Feb. 16, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Amplus Launches the MILES Challenge for Clean Energy Start-Ups in India

Amplus Solar recently announced the launch of the MILES (M+Innovation Lab for Energy and Sustainability) Challenge for start-ups with ready to deploy solutions in the Clean Energy ecosystem in India. Launched in association with GoMassive Earth Network, an angel investor forum focused on sustainability,The MILES Challenge will provide participants mentorship as well as access to resources in the ...

Feb. 15, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

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