Wind Energy News

Oscilla Power, Inc is pleased to announce that it has been selected for a $1.1 million Phase II SBIR award from the US Department of Energy. This award will help Oscilla develop a novel underwater energy storage technology and investigate how large-scale farms of ocean wave energy devices can be best connected to the grid. This award will allow a continuation ...

Jul. 23, 2020

By Oscilla Power, Inc. (OPI)

Leading North East offshore technology supplier Osbit has welcomed two graduates and two further permanent staff members to its Northumberland-based team. The new employees have joined Osbit’s 110 strong workforce as the business celebrates ten years of operations, with the company also confirming a third engineering graduate, who will commence employment later in the ...

Jul. 8, 2020

By Osbit Limited

Earlier this week, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Chair Kathy Castor (D-FL), members of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis unveiled a comprehensive plan titled "Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient, and Just America." The report lays out the Climate Crisis Action Plan, which contains climate solution ...

Jul. 1, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) plans to provide more than 70 percent of its power from wind and solar resources as part of a cleaner energy portfolio that will reduce carbon emissions 80 percent by 2035. TEP's 2020 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), filed last week with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), outlines the company's energy portfolio over the next 15 years. It calls for a dramatic ...

Jun. 29, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Northumberland-based offshore technology supplier Osbit is celebrating a decade in business. Osbit began operations at its Riding Mill headquarters 10 years ago with three owner-directors, now four, all engineers and soon established a powerful engineering team. Over the course of 10 years, Osbit has delivered a number of offshore technology firsts to support its global ...

Jun. 29, 2020

By Osbit Limited

X-energy announced it has teamed with Nuclear Fuel Industries (NFI) to be the exclusive counterparty to supply fuel to the Japanese high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR). X-energy is purchasing the compact press equipment that can make annular fuel compacts for the “prism-type” HTGR core from Japanese-based NFI. X-energy will use the TRISO-X fuel facility and ...

Jun. 26, 2020

By X-Energy, LLC

First unveiled in June 2019, SimpliPhi Power has recommitted to its “Energize California” campaign for a second year, discounting prices to support California businesses and homeowners to install critical back-up energy storage systems in preparation of utility mandated Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). Throughout California, utilities Pacific Gas & Electric, ...

Jun. 23, 2020

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.

Highview Power, a global leader in long-duration energy storage solutions, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a £10 million grant from the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for a 50 MW cryogenic energy storage facility (with a minimum of 250MWh), known as the CRYOBattery™, to ...

Jun. 18, 2020

By Highview Power Storage

Energy Transition Commission (ETC) and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) have jointly released the report Achieving Green Recovery for China: Putting Zero-Carbon Electrification at the Core. This report recommends key stimulus programs for China's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn, and proposes that zero-carbon electrification be at the center of China's investment strategy ...

Jun. 18, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Commercial and industrial companies bought 4,447 megawatts of U.S. wind capacity last year, setting a new record for annual procurements and bringing total corporate agreements for wind power to 16,857 MW, according to the first Wind Powers American Business report from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). The report reveals corporate customers across a variety of industry ...

Jun. 15, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

With the majority of Biral’s meteorological sensors being exported, the international sales team covers the globe from its offices based in Bristol, UK. The team works with a wide range of applications and clients around the world and offers pre-sales technical and commercial support to all customers to ensure the correct sensor is specified for every installation. Applications of Biral ...

Jun. 12, 2020

By Bristol Industrial & Research Associates Ltd (BIRAL)

Great Britain's target of slashing its carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050 is taking a major step forward thanks to software designed by Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS). The Glasgow-based company has won a contract with SP Energy Networks to provide a software solution that will help them to control and manage devices connected to their electricity networks. Initially, the software will be ...

Jun. 9, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan and JSC National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan to design, finance, build and operate a 500-megawatt utility-scale wind farm project. The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Investment Agreement was signed during a virtual ...

Jun. 9, 2020

By MASDAR

On World Ocean Day, the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC) has announced its vision for 1,400 GW of offshore wind globally by 2050 to drive decarbonization and a green economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. This ambition goes beyond current offshore wind forecasts, but is entirely achievable considering the resource potential, technology innovation, and government appetite to ...

Jun. 9, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Renewable power is increasingly cheaper than any new electricity capacity based on fossil fuels, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) published this week finds. Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2019 shows that more than half of the renewable capacity added in 2019 achieved lower power ...

Jun. 3, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

GridUnity announced this week that the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) has rolled out the company's cloud-based new generation interconnection queue application tool to simplify and streamline the process for its power generators. MISO provides transmission service and oversight for a region which stretches from Louisiana to Michigan, Minnesota and Manitoba. The ISO/RTO serves 42 ...

Jun. 2, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

American Electric Power has received approvals to enable the company to acquire the entire planned 1,485 megawatts (MW) of wind generation in Oklahoma. AEP will invest approximately $2 billion in this new renewable energy to serve its Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) and Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) customers. The Louisiana Public Service ...

May 28, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has requested approval of five energy storage projects totaling 423 megawatts (MW), in a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The projects are intended to further integrate clean energy from renewable generation sources while ensuring future reliability of the electric system. "PG&E is deeply committed to the California ...

May 20, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Clean energy software firm Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) has developed five methods that could double the capacity available for solar panels and other distributed energy resources (DERs) to connect to individual electricity substations. Using the company's ANM Element software product, utility companies can monitor the amount of power generated by solar photovoltaics (PVs), wind turbines and ...

May 20, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

X-energy announced it was awarded a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The funding will be used to support development of the Xe-100 reactor, emphasizing development of technologies to significantly reduce the fixed O&M cost to $2/MWh. The Xe-100 uses high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) ...

May 18, 2020

By X-Energy, LLC