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Webinar: How to be a net zero winner for long term success
The net zero webinar will be hosted by Centrica Business Solutions in partnership with the Food and Drink Federation (FDF). Energy and sustainability experts will discuss affordable steps towards improving business-wide cost and carbon performance. Higher energy costs and rising carbon taxes, together with increasing regulatory, environmental and social pressures, mean that decarbonisation is ...
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USDA Launches Pilot Program to Deploy Renewable Energy Infrastructure to People in Rural Towns
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack this week (Jan 19) announced that the Department is making up to $10 million available to help people living in rural towns develop community renewable energy projects that will help them cut their energy costs and contribute to the nationwide effort to reduce pollution that contributes to climate change. These funds will be targeted to ...
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NineDot Energy Partners with Carlyle to Accelerate the Energy Transition
NineDot Energy, a leading developer of community-scale clean energy projects, this week announced a strategic investment from funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle. Carlyle’s investment will enable NineDot to develop, build, and operate over 400 megawatts of clean energy systems by 2026 that strengthen local power grid infrastructure and provide stable, reliable, and resilient power to ...
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PearlX and SolarEdge Bring New Community Solar & Storage Virtual Power Plants to Texas Renters
Flexible energy provider, PearlX Infrastructure LLC, and global leader in smart energy technology, SolarEdge Technologies, Inc., are collaborating on a series of first-in-kind residential clean energy projects for renters throughout Texas. Dubbed "Project TexFlex", the program deploys innovative community solar & storage virtual power plants (VPPs), enabling communities in the region to ...
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Tecogen Receives 1 Megawatt Microgrid System Order for New York City Hotel
Tecogen Inc., a clean energy company providing efficient and clean on-site power, heating, and cooling equipment, this week announced an order for 8 InVerde e+® units to be incorporated into a hotel in New York City. The 8 InVerde units, collectively rated to one megawatt, will supplement the existing power supply of the hotel and provide additional resiliency. The system will utilize ...
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EnergyHub and Utility Partners Deliver Massive, Reliable Multi-DER Virtual Power Plants
EnergyHub, a leading provider of distributed energy resource (DER) management solutions, this week announced the conclusion of a successful year delivering grid services, including nearly 700,000 DERs connected to EnergyHub's Mercury DERMS platform, a rise in the duration of grid services delivered, and an increase in customer incentives delivered, all underscored by significant product ...
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DOE Launches New Initiative To Modernize National Grid
The U.S. Department of Energy recently (Jan 12) launched the "Building a Better Grid" Initiative to catalyze the nationwide development of new and upgraded high-capacity electric transmission lines, as enabled by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Building a Better Grid will work with community and industry stakeholders to identify national transmission needs and support the ...
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XENDEE Partners with Idaho National Laboratory for Net-Zero Carbon Microgrid Program
XENDEE Corporation and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have partnered to build a design platform for Net-Zero Carbon Microgrids. The platform will consider a wide variety of distributed energy and sustainable technologies, including solar photovoltaic, battery storage, electric vehicle fast-charging stations, hydrokinetic power, hydro-storage, traditional combined heat and power systems, and ...
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Next Phase of Grid Transformation Plan Approved for Dominion Energy Virginia Customers
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) recently (Jan 7) approved, subject to certain requirements, Phase II of the Grid Transformation Plan (GT Plan), the Company's ten-year plan to transform the electric distribution grid. This approval aligns with the customer-focused, state regulated utility framework in Virginia. That framework has resulted in nationally leading decarbonization ...
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PowerGen 2022 Dallas Texas
The PowerGen will be held in Dallas Texas this year at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center from January 26-28. POWERGEN is the largest network and business hub for electricity generators and solution providers engaged in power generation. Professional from Wind, Solar, Hydro energy as well as Oil and Gas professionals. POWERGEN is the industry standard and resources for electricity ...
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ComEd Microgrid Completes Final DOE Milestones
ComEd this week announced it has successfully completed final testing requirements of a $4 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office to study how microgrids can increase energy security and resilience and support the integration of clean energy. The tests were conducted on ComEd's Bronzeville Community Microgrid on Chicago's South Side. Microgrids are ...
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Interior Department Advances Three Key Solar Projects in California
The Department of the Interior announced this week it has approved two solar projects with a third nearing final completion on public lands in Riverside County, Calif., underscoring the Department's commitment to promoting onshore renewable energy production. The three projects will generate roughly 1 gigawatt of power and are the first projects approved under the Desert Renewable Energy ...
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ENGIE Commissions Final Project in 2.3 GW U.S. Renewables Portfolio
ENGIE North America Inc., a leader in developing and managing renewable energy projects, and Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc., a leading investor in climate solutions, this week announced operational completion of their 2.3-gigawatt portfolio of wind and utility-scale solar projects. The final renewable project, a 50 MW solar farm in Virginia, was commissioned and ...
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New York Announces New Framework to Achieve at Least 10 Gigawatts of Distributed Solar by 2030
Governor Kathy Hochul this week announced a framework for the State to achieve at least ten gigawatts of distributed solar by 2030, enough to annually power nearly 700,000 homes. The roadmap, submitted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) to the Public Service Commission for public comment and approval, ...
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14th Microgrid Global Innovation Forum – North America to Examine Latest Technology Advances and Business Models
As the U.S. emerges from the pandemic, focus is on decarbonizing the energy mix while improving grid resiliency, reliability and flexibility. Microgrids will play a key role in these efforts. Federal tax credits for solar PV systems (including energy storage) have been reinstated, and FERC Order 2222 is preparing the way for aggregated distributed energy resources to participate in wholesale ...
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Alfa Chemistry Semiconductor: A Diverse Portfolio to Support Semiconductor Research
Semiconductors are changing the World now. Considering the growing needs for semiconductors worldwide, Alfa Chemistry’s management decides to launch a completely new website for the showcase of its broad portfolio of advanced high-purity semiconductor chemicals and materials. All these products are suitable for semiconductor research in optics, MEMS and solar energy industries. “We ...
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MPC Energy Solutions and Leclanché Form Strategic Collaboration for Utility-Scale Energy Storage
MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES) has partnered with Leclanché one of the world's leading energy storage companies, to build the previously announced 35.7 MWp solar photovoltaic and 18.2 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project designed with Leclanché Energy Management Software (L-EMS) in St. Kitts' Basseterre Valley, next to the capital city of Basseterre. The project requires ...
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CPUC Proposal Aims To Modernize State's Decarbonization Incentive Efforts
The California Public Utilities Commission, in ongoing actions to evolve decarbonization incentive efforts to meet the state's groundbreaking clean energy goals, recently (Dec 13) issued a proposal that would revise current Net Energy Metering (NEM) rules and create a Net Billing Tariff that balances the needs of the electric grid, the environment, and consumers. The proposal will be on the ...
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AES Launches First-of-its-Kind Robot to Accelerate Solar Construction
The AES Corporation this week ?announced the launch of Atlas, a new first-of-its-kind solar installation robot. Atlas represents a major advance in solar energy technology, making it faster, more efficient and safer to construct new solar facilities. Atlas was designed by AES through a multi-year innovation process and built in cooperation with Calvary Robotics and other third parties. Video: ...
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Electrify America Reaches 30 Megawatts in Installed Battery Energy Storage
Electrify America recently announced that it has installed onsite, behind-the-meter battery energy storage systems (BESS) at over 140 DC fast charging stations around the U.S., including more than 90 installations in California. These systems in total have more than 30 megawatts of energy storage capacity, representing the largest roll-out of onsite behind-the-meter battery energy storage coupled ...
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