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How to maximise financial returns from battery storage: new guide published

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are key to supporting the transition to net-zero, while improving the reliability and resilience of on-site energy generation. The battery storage optimisation guide is written for businesses, developers and investors who are looking to accelerate risk-free, sustainable energy revenue opportunities that support grid stability. The whitepaper guide explores ...

Jul. 30, 2021

By Centrica Business Solutions

Geo`s Whole Home Optimization Trial Shows Dramatic Energy and Carbon Savings

UK households are saving an average of 49% on their annual energy bills and cutting their carbon footprint by 14% as part of a trial led by smart energy specialist, geo, to assess how real-time smart meter data enables the Whole Home Optimization of energy. Funded by the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the trial, known as Core4Grid, uses geo's Whole Home ...

Jul. 21, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Measurement in cycle mode

With immediate effect, the manufacturer is equipping the NivuFlow series units with the option of cycle or interval operation. This allows a large part of the energy consumption to be reduced compared to continuous operation. Operators of permanently operated measurement places without a connection to mains power benefit from the option of energy-saving operation, as the self-sufficient power ...

Jul. 20, 2021

By NIVUS GmbH

AMPLY Power Supplies California EV Fleet Customers with 100 Percent Renewable Energy

As the energy transition to electric transportation such as electric buses and trucks gains market momentum and political support, AMPLY Power is now delivering 100 percent clean energy to its electric fleet customers. The Charging-as-a-Service innovator now ensures only California-sourced renewable power from wind and solar sources is used by its California fleet customers in order to reduce the ...

Jul. 19, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Secretary Granholm Announces New Goal to Cut Costs of Long Duration Energy Storage by 90 Percent

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm this week announced the U.S. Department of Energy's new goal to reduce the cost of grid-scale, long duration energy storage by 90% within the decade. The second target within DOE's Energy Earthshot Initiative, "Long Duration Storage Shot" sets bold goals to accelerate breakthroughs that store clean electricity to make it available anytime, anywhere ...

Jul. 15, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

DOE Announces $52.5 Million to Accelerate Progress in Clean Hydrogen

The U.S. Department of Energy this week announced $52.5 million to fund 31 projects to advance next-generation clean hydrogen technologies and support DOE's recently announced Hydrogen Energy Earthshot initiative to reduce the cost and accelerate breakthroughs in the clean hydrogen sector. Clean hydrogen is a form of renewable energy that if made cheaper and easier to produce can have a major ...

Jul. 8, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Nuvve Expands Vehicle-to-Grid Footprint

Nuvve Holding Corp., provider of a leading vehicle-to-grid (V2G) platform, announced this week that it has been selected as the energy technology provider that will enable school districts and utilities in San Diego, Calif. and Durango, Colo. to accelerate the electrification of their school buses. Nuvve's V2G technology is seen as creating value for the customers of these deployments by lowering ...

Jul. 8, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Solar-powered slot machines come to Vegas

Over the past several years, we’ve seen businesses across the economic spectrum increasingly turning to clean energy to power their operations. From GM and Anheuser Busch to Home Depot and Google, more stores, data centers and factories than ever run on renewables. And now the most recent example means your next Vegas vacation might be powered by the ...

Jul. 1, 2021

By American Clean Power Association

EPRI and Electric Industry Launch Initiative to Help Ensure Sufficient Electricity Supply

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) this week announced a new initiative to help ensure the ongoing ability to meet electricity demand by better anticipating and assessing risks to power supply resources due to extreme weather and other hazards. The initiative is designed to address emerging resource adequacy risks illustrated by recent power disruptions in areas including Texas and ...

Jun. 30, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

EcofinConcept realizes the marketing of 6.9 MWp solar parks

EcofinConcept GmbH – specializing in renewable energy projects – is successfully marketing two solar power plants to an institutional investor. The solar parks with a total nominal output of around 6.9 megawatt peak (6,900 kWp) and an investment volume of around EUR 6 million were put into operation between December 2020 and May 2021 on commercial properties in Thuringia and ...

Jun. 30, 2021

By EcofinConcept GmbH

EcofinConcept: Successful completion of one of Germany‘s largest repowering projects

Satisfied today, all parties look to the achieved. That was not always so. One of the largest wind farm repowering projects in Brandenburg, Germany, threatened several times to fail because of the complexity of the task. So not only numerous specialist authorities, but also hundreds of limited partners of the former community wind farm and the local community had to be convinced of the project. ...

Jun. 30, 2021

By EcofinConcept GmbH

EcofinConcept supports private investor with the purchase of an existing Enercon wind turbine

EcofinConcept GmbH – the specialist for renewable energy projects – has supported a German private investor in the transaction and supplementing its wind turbine portfolio with another existing Enercon wind turbine. The wind power plant with a nominal output of 800 kW, a hub height of 73 m and a rotor diameter of 53 m is located at a location near an autobahn in Lower Saxony and has ...

Jun. 30, 2021

By EcofinConcept GmbH

Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. Launches New Engineering Package to Cater to Renewable Fuel Clients

Nearly five percent of the U.S. energy usage stems from biomass sources, and with the rising demand of sustainable energy alternatives, renewable fuel companies need help now more than ever - whether that means improving operational efficiency, avoiding air quality compliance fines, or reclaiming otherwise wasted energy that can improve the organization’s bottom line. To help in these ...

Jun. 29, 2021

By Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc.

Consumers Energy Announces Plan to End Coal Use by 2025; Lead Michigan's Clean Energy Transformation

Consumers Energy this week announced a sweeping proposal to stop using coal as a fuel source for electricity by 2025, 15 years faster than currently planned. The plan would make the company one of the first in the nation to go coal-free and provide a 20-year blueprint to meet Michigan's energy needs while protecting the environment for future generations."We are proud to lead Michigan's clean ...

Jun. 24, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

New Legislation Facilitates Renewable Development via Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs)

Representative Kathy Castor, Chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, has introduced the Efficient Interconnection Cost Allocation Act of 2021. This bill integrates Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs) into the process that system operators and transmission owners undertake when an interconnection customer, such as a renewable generator or energy storage provide, requests ...

Jun. 24, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Majority of New Renewables Undercut Cheapest Fossil Fuel on Cost

The share of renewable energy that achieved lower costs than the most competitive fossil fuel option doubled in 2020, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows. 162 gigawatts -- or 62 per cent of total renewable power generation added last year -- had lower costs than the cheapest new fossil fuel option. Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2020 shows that costs for ...

Jun. 23, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Dominion Energy Virginia Focusing on Second Phase of Grid Transformation Plan

Dominion Energy Virginia customers will continue to experience more reliable service, new tools to manage energy usage, and greater access to clean energy sources as efforts continue on the Company's ten-year plan to transform the electric distribution grid. With Phase I of the Grid Transformation Plan (GT Plan) currently underway, Dominion Energy Virginia is now focusing its efforts on the ...

Jun. 23, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Con Edison Sustainability Report: Clean Energy, Climate Resiliency Key to Building Lasting Value

Con Edison issued its annual Sustainability Report on June 18, highlighting the company's progress and future plans in areas like electric vehicles, renewables and new transmission lines to deliver green power. The report also details the steps the company has taken to protect the public and its workers during the pandemic. Over the past year, Con Edison made progress toward fulfilling its Clean ...

Jun. 21, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

DOE Awards $54 Million to 235 American Small Businesses Developing Novel Clean Energy And Climate Solutions

The U.S. Department of Energy this week announced 235 small businesses, across 42 states, will receive $54 million in critical seed funding for 266 projects that are developing and deploying proof-of-concept prototypes for a wide range of technological solutions needed to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. This diverse class of awardees are designing novel solutions to our greatest energy needs ...

Jun. 10, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

New York Power Authority and Electric Power Research Institute Awarded $200,000 To Research Long-Duration Storage

The New York Power Authority is launching a project with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to explore the use of crushed rock thermal energy storage to provide reliable and effective energy storage in a market with significant renewable energy resources. The technology holds potential to help transition New York State from fossil fuels to at least 70 percent renewable electricity by ...

Jun. 9, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer