Wind Power Grid News
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U.S. Department of Energy Invests Nearly $8.4 Million to Advance Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GETs)
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (Nov 13) selected four organizations to receive nearly $8.4 million to develop technologies that will improve grid reliability, optimize electricity infrastructure, and facilitate grid connection with renewable resources. DOE's Office of Electricity and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) are jointly funding these projects from DOE's ...
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Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Action Plan Released
This week (Sept 19) the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of the Interior released An Action Plan for Offshore Wind Transmission Development in the U.S. Atlantic Region. The plan details how wind resources could efficiently be captured off the Atlantic Coast of the United States and delivered to communities as clean, reliable power. It outlines immediate actions needed to connect ...
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Octopus Energy Report Reveals How to Speed Up Green Grid Connection in the UK
Queue-jumping, sunset clauses and a data-driven can-do attitude are simple ways to connect renewables to the grid faster, a new report by Octopus Energy’s generation arm outlines. Increasing competition in the connection process and greater collaboration between developers are the other two areas that will help unleash Britain’s colossal green energy potential. Implementing this five-point-plan ...
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The German EU Presidency wants to strengthen offshore wind – here is what they need to do now
Germany has taken over the rotating EU Council Presidency from Croatia. As part of the trio presidency, Germany will hold the position until 1 January 2021 before passing it on to Portugal. In the rather short time frame, the German Presidency aims to develop and adopt several important energy policies – with a strong focus on offshore wind. The German Presidency Programme underlines the ...
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Powersystems Announce Electrical Works Contract For Glen Kyllachy Onshore Wind Farm
Powersystems has announced it has been awarded the electrical balance of plant contract by Scottish company RJ Mcleod who are a highly experienced civils contractor based in Dingwall – who have been appointed to construct the 50MW Glen Kyllachy wind farm on behalf of their mutual client Innogy Renewables. Experience in the design and installation of high voltage electrical infrastructure ...
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Windlab and Vestas Partner On World`s First Utility-Scale Hybrid Integrating Wind, Solar and Storage
A partnership between renewable energy industry leaders has announced the final details of a project that will help accelerate the transition to an energy mix led by renewable energy and aim to provide even more reliable and consistent renewable energy production adapted to energy demand and grid requirements. Developed by Australia's international renewable energy company, Windlab, with support ...
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Perspectives of the Wind Energy Market in Russia” launched
WWEA and FES Russian Federation, in collaboration with St. Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnical University and the Russian Association for the Wind Industry RAWI, have conducted a study on the status of the wind energy market in Russia. The study “Perspectives of the Wind Energy Market in Russia” has been presented today during a launch event in Moscow. Recently, Russia has ...
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Specialty Products Inc. Offers Cutting Edge Technology and 24/7 Tech Support
With more than 40 years of experience in the plural component polymers industry, Specialty Products, Inc. (SPI) offers turn-key polyurea solutions, spray and pour foams, state-of-the-art equipment, and custom formulations to clients across various markets in the US and abroad. Outstanding customer service and an in-house R&D team are among the strongest attributes of the company. SPI is able ...
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New collaborative approach can reduce the cost of clean energy by US$550 billion over the next decade
The world can save an estimated US$550 billion on the cost of deploying clean energy technologies over the next decade, putting them on a path to cost competitiveness, if countries work together to accelerate innovation by unlocking global collaboration. This is one of the key findings in a new report, United Innovations: cost-competitive clean energy through global collaboration, published today ...
By Carbon Trust
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Wind energy installations outperform gas and coal in 2014
Across the 28 Member States, the wind industry connected a total of 11,791 MW to the grid with coal and gas adding 3,305 MW and 2,338 MW respectively. Moreover, the coal and gas industries in Europe both retired more capacity than they commissioned in 2014. In comparison, wind energy capacity in Europe increased 3.8% year on year from 2013, with cumulative installations now standing at 128.8 GW ...
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World Wind Power Poised to Bounce Back after Slowing in 2013
By J. Matthew Roney At the end of 2013, the wind farms installed in more than 85 countries had a combined generating capacity of 318,000 megawatts, which would be enough to meet the residential electricity needs of the European Union’s 506 million people. New data from the Global Wind Energy Council show that wind developers built 35,000 megawatts of new generating capacity worldwide in ...
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Developing world bucks decline in green energy funding
Spending on renewable energy is undergoing a geographic shift, with developing countries investing more last year despite an overall 12 per cent drop in global spending since 2011, according to two reports published this week (12 June). The reports found that developing countries invested a total of US$112 billion in renewable energy in 2012, up 19 per cent from 2011. Just under four per cent ...
By SciDev.Net
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PG&E, Energy Commission Unveil Battery Energy Storage In San Jose
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled an innovative battery energy storage system pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the project was held at HGST, Inc's facility in east San Jose. The Yerba Buena Battery Energy Storage System Pilot Project charges batteries when ...
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NREL quantifies significant value in concentrating solar power
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have calibrated the significant value that concentrating solar power (CSP) plants can add to an electric grid. The NREL researchers evaluated the operational impacts of CSP systems with thermal energy storage within the California electric grid managed by the California Independent System Operator ...
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China´s Offshore Wind Market Expected to Grow to US$16 billion
Despite the considerable challenges and bottlenecks faced by China's offshore wind power market, the country's efforts in technologies for development of offshore wind power have remained strong. Thanks to years of coordination and cooperation between the government and domestic offshore wind power players, the first batch of offshore wind power license projects, most of which have been idle for ...
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Dominion Virginia Power Welcomes First-Round Selection For Offshore Wind Turbine Demonstration Facility
Dominion Virginia Power welcomed the news today that the U.S. Department of Energy had selected a company-led team to begin award negotiations for initial engineering, design and permitting for an offshore wind turbine demonstration facility off the coast of Virginia. In its DOE application, Dominion proposed designing, developing, and demonstrating a grid-connected, 12-megawatt offshore wind ...
By Dominion
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India Renewable Energy Sector Analysis
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: India Renewable Energy Sector Analysis http://www.reportlinker.com/p01008667/India-Renewable-Energy-Sector-Analysis.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable_energy Renewable energy contributes substantially to the total power generation capacity in India. In fact in ...
By ReportLinker
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Wind Power in India, Market Outlook to 2025 - Capacity, Generation, Market Share, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Wind Power in India, Market Outlook to 2025 - Capacity, Generation, Market Share, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles ...
By ReportLinker
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TÜV Rheinland agrees cooperative venture with FGH
TÜV Rheinland has signed a cooperation agreement with FGH (Forschungsgemeinschaft für Elektrische Anlagen und Stromwirtschaft e.V.), a research association and certification body specializing in electrical grid connection based in Mannheim/Germany. The two companies will now cooperate closely on national and international wind energy projects. TÜV Rheinland pursues an expansion ...
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Dominion Virginia Power Expresses Interest in Coastal Area Designated for Offshore Wind Generation
Dominion Virginia Power told the federal government today that it is interested in obtaining leases off the Virginia coast in an area that has the potential to generate approximately 1,500-2,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines. The exact capacity would be dependent on detailed site investigations. Dominion expressed its interest in the entire 113,000 acres the government is ...
By Dominion
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