Wind Energy News

The United States urgently needs a 21st Century update of its aging power grid and the solution, well-planned transmission investment, will more than pay for itself according to a new report released recently by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).  ...

May 15, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Today the average car runs on fossil fuels, but growing pressure for climate action, falling battery costs, and concerns about air pollution in cities, has given life to the once "over-priced" and neglected electric vehicle.With many new electric vehicles (EV) now out-performing their fossil-powered counterparts' capabilities on the road, energy planners are looking to bring innovation to the ...

May 15, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Global energy investment stabilised in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced back while investment stalled for energy efficiency and renewables, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual review. ...

May 13, 2019

By International Energy Agency

Decentralised home storage batteries that are networked via a blockchain and integrated in the energy supply system can stabilise the power grid. The pilot project launched by transmission system operator TenneT and storage specialist sonnen in 2017 has now demonstrated this.“We’ve shown for the first time how it’s technically feasible to utilise blockchain technology so households can stabilise ...

May 9, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has released Power Trends 2019. Each year, this report provides information and analysis on how technology, economic forces and public policy are shaping a more dynamic power grid, and the implications for the state’s wholesale ...

May 2, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

PNM, the wholly owned New Mexico utility subsidiary of PNM Resources, recently (5/1) announced an agreement with an affiliate of Pattern Energy Group 2 LP (Pattern Development), and the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority (NM RETA) to acquire a renewable transmission project, Western Spirit, which will ...

May 1, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

DNV GL has launched Instatrust -- a global digital marketplace connecting corporations committed to buying clean energy with suppliers of wind and solar energy. On the platform, recommended best practices will be screened and assets compared for a more transparent global renewable power purchase market.“We know that we are just at the beginning of the energy transition, over the coming years we ...

Apr. 28, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Under the contract, SIMEC ZEN Energy will supply more than 80 per cent of the Government’s electricity needs in 2018. This will escalate to 100 per cent in 2019 when it will be backed by local renewable energy projects. ...

Apr. 26, 2019

By Cleantech Business News Limited

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently (4/25) announced that $280 million of support is available for energy storage projects to accelerate growth within the industry and drive down energy storage deployment costs to build a sustainable and affordable market. This funding, announced during Earth Week, is part of a $400 million investment to achieve New York's energy storage deployment target ...

Apr. 25, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

one of the world's biggest energy producers, can address its current electricity shortfall and growing power needs through immediate action to relieve pressure on the system, according to an in-depth ...

Apr. 24, 2019

By International Energy Agency

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Apr. 23, 2019

By Clarke Energy

As an extension of its June 2018 Northeast 80×50 Pathway, a deep dive analysis into ways to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, National Grid is on the verge of filing proposals for the future of heat with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) to help provide a greater platform to combat climate change by decarbonizing the gas network.“While the scope of taking on climate ...

Apr. 22, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

The European Union needs combined heat and power systems to resolve its energy challenges, COGEN Europe said in Brussels today at its Annual Conference ‘The Power of Heat’ as it unveiled its new vision of cogeneration’s role in the future energy system . “The cogeneration sector is committed to creating a resilient, decentralised, carbon neutral European energy system by ...

Apr. 19, 2019

By COGEN Europe

ComEd announced recenty (4/17) that it successfully conducted a test proving that the Bronzeville Community Microgrid can keep power flowing in the event of an emergency. The “simulated islanding” test checked the resiliency of the microgrid by mimicking events that have the potential to affect power delivery, including major weather events or cyber security or acts of terrorism.As the realities ...

Apr. 17, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

GE Renewable Energy announced recently (4/16) that it has reached an agreement with Helios Energy to deliver two energy storage systems to be integrated with solar arrays for the Lenox Solar / Energy Storage project in Lenox, NY. The hybrid system will be installed in upstate New York at the end of 2019 and is expected to reach commercial operation in the second quarter of 2020.The project will ...

Apr. 16, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

An extremely comprehensive offer for the Italian Exhibition Group appointment at Rimini Expo Centre, with Key Solar, Key Storage, Key Wind, Key Efficiency and Sustainable City. The debut of DPE- Distributed Power Europe. From 5th to 8th November, simultaneously with Ecomondo Rimini, 15th April 2019 - From renewable sources to storage systems, efficient ...

Apr. 14, 2019

By Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A.

Vattenfall, together with the Swedish company SaltX Technology, will test how renewable wind and solar power can be stored in salt. In experiments, SaltX's patented technology has proven to be able to store up to ten times more energy and for much longer periods than water. The technology will be tested for the first time on an industrial scale at a pilot plant in Vattenfall’s Reuter thermal ...

Apr. 14, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Ireland has successfully advanced the transformation of its energy sector, led primarily by the power sector. In 2017, about a quarter of the country’s total power generation came from wind power, the third highest share among all 30 IEA member countries, according to ...

Apr. 14, 2019

By International Energy Agency

Hormel Foods Corporation, maker of SKIPPY, SPAM, Hormel Natural Choice, Hormel Black Label, Columbus and many other branded food products, has announced a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for wind energy. Through this and other initiatives, the company will be supplied by almost 50 percent renewable wind power. In addition, the project will result in a reduction of approximately ...

Apr. 10, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Together with the German regional energy suppliers Avacon, Bayernwerk, E.DIS and HanseWerk, E.ON has launched its new “Green gas from green power” initiative to reduce CO2 emissions in the heating, transport and industrial sectors.Power-to-Gas (P2G) – plants convert locally produced energy from wind and solar into “green” gas, i.e. hydrogen or – in a subsequent step – into synthetic methane. ...

Apr. 10, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer