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Counting on the Sun for Another 400+ Megawatts of Energy In Wisconsin

Alliant Energy recently announced plans to add another 414 megawatts of solar in Wisconsin. This rounds out the company's previously announced plan to accelerate its transition to clean energy by adding more than 1,000 MW of solar while helping customers avoid more than $2 billion in long-term costs. Upon completion of their more than 1,000 MW of solar, Alliant Energy will own and operate the ...

Apr. 5, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

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Intertrust Launches CleanGrid Toolkit for Energy Data Applications

Intertrust this week announced CleanGrid -- a new Intertrust Platform toolkit that helps energy companies and their vendors develop data-driven energy applications. The toolkit leverages Intertrust Platform's innovative features -- including data virtualization and data interoperability, data governance and secure execution environments -- and helps energy companies support consumer protection, ...

Apr. 5, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

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North Sea Power: New GE Plant Will Make 107-Meter-Long Wind Blades In The U.K.

A new GE plant in northeast England will make the world’s longest wind turbine blades to date. Measuring 107 meters from tip to root, the blades are a key component of GE’s Haliade-X, the most powerful offshore wind turbine in operation. LM Wind Power, a subsidiary of GE Renewable Energy, will build the plant in Teesside, an industrial port on England’s North Sea coast. Workers ...

Mar. 11, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

World Adds Record New Renewable Energy Capacity in 2020

Global renewable energy capacity additions in 2020 beat earlier estimates and all previous records despite the economic slowdown that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data released this week by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) the world added more than 260 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity last year, exceeding expansion in 2019 by close to 50 per cent. ...

Apr. 7, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Energy Secretary Granholm Announces Ambitious New 30GW Offshore Wind Deployment Target by 2030

Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm (March 29) joined the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce at a White House roundtable meeting to announce a national goal to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030. This effort is expected to support approximately 77,000 jobs in industry and surrounding communities, generate electricity to power over 10 million American homes, and cut 78 million ...

Mar. 30, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Groundbreaking NREL Analysis Points to No-Regrets Pathways to Meet LA

Meeting Los Angeles' ambitious goal of reliable, 100% renewable electricity by 2045 or even 2035 is achievable with rapid deployment of wind, solar, storage, and other renewable energy technologies this decade, according to a years-long analysis by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The combined effects of energy efficiency, electrification, and demand ...

Mar. 25, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Packaging technologies for thin-film solar modules

Depending on the use and application, flexible solar cells need a fair life time. It is important to develop materials and processes that can protect the sensitive chemical and physical composition of thin-film solar cells, during the required lifetime. Although glass is an excellent inert barrier, it is not flexible enough. Therefore Solliance is focussing on flexible, polymer based ...

Mar. 22, 2021

By Solliance

From waste to energy - Processing of biomass

This week we shredded biomass with our single-shaft shredder M600/1-400. Check out the video on YouTube: Shredding of biomass Due to the rising prices for fossil fuels, their decreasing availability and negative effects on the climate, the generation of renewable energies plays an increasingly important role. The focus is not only on wind and solar energy, but also on energy generation from ...

Mar. 18, 2021

By Erdwich Zerkleinerungs-Systeme GmbH

DOE Announces $24.5 Million for Manufacturing Innovation to Build a Clean, Resilient Electric Grid

The U.S. Department of Energy this week announced up to $24.5 million to support improvements in domestic manufacturing to build resilient, modern electricity infrastructure and address the climate emergency. The two funding opportunities will back research and development for the materials and technologies needed to expand the grid with new, clean-energy sources, deliver affordable electricity ...

Mar. 18, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Time for Action for 100% Renewable Energy Globally

Renewable energy organizations representing different spheres of the renewable energy community gathered earlier this week on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima nuclear accident to emphasise that renewable energies are not only available in abundance but ready to deliver a renewable world. The combination of all renewable technologies, be it ...

Mar. 18, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Wärtsilä to Supply and Maintain Two Major Interconnected Energy Storage Systems for Texas Grid Services

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its advanced energy storage technology for two major projects in southern Texas, USA. The interconnected stand-alone systems will have a combined rated capacity of 200 MW. Wärtsilä has also signed ten-year guaranteed asset performance agreements for the installations. The order was placed by Able Grid Energy Solutions, a utility-scale ...

Mar. 16, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

California Releases Report Charting Path to 100 Percent Clean Electricity

The California Energy Commission (CEC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) this week (March 15) released the first joint agency report and a summary document examining how the state's electricity system can become carbon free by 2045. The report is the initial analysis called for in Senate Bill 100 (SB 100, De León, Chapter 312, ...

Mar. 16, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Did you know? LSX Modules are the Strongest Solar Panels Available!

It seems hard to believe but our sleek, frameless LSX Modules are the strongest solar panel available in the world today. Our patented LSX has the highest hail resistance, wind speed, and snow load of any solar panel. The LSX panel is made from fully tempered, 6mm glass which is roughly 2x the industry standard! Specialty glass is laminated with a translucent polymer backsheet creating a super ...

Mar. 5, 2021

By Lumos Solar, LLC

After Steep Drop in Early 2020, Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Have Rebounded Strongly

The Covid-19 crisis in 2020 triggered the largest annual drop in global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions since the Second World War, according to IEA data released today, but the overall decline of about 6% masks wide variations depending on the region and the time of year. After hitting a low in April, global emissions rebounded strongly and rose above 2019 levels in December. The ...

Mar. 4, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

Legend Power Customer Adds 2 More Systems to the Largest Order in Company History

Legend Power Systems (TSX-V: LPS and OTCQB: LPSIF), a global leader in commercial electrical system solutions, today announced follow-on orders for two SmartGATE Platforms by a major Ontario-based commercial property customer that previously ordered 17 units, bringing the total purchase to 19 platforms. These follow-on units will bring the total number of SmartGATE Platforms installed at this ...

Mar. 3, 2021

By Legend Power Systems Inc.

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

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

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

Ameren Missouri Files updated Smart Energy Plan with Missouri Public Service Commission

Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, filed an updated Smart Energy Plan and budget with the Missouri Public Service Commission today. The$8.4 billion plan supports grid modernization efforts over the next five years, including installation of more than one million smart meters, more renewable generation, programs to stimulate economic growth for communities across Missouri and ...

Feb. 22, 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

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