RENEWABLE ENERGY NEWS October 31, 2018
Also, updates on solar, wind and pumped storage hydro
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The event is introducing a personalized experience for decision makers from electric power generating companies (including utilities and IPPs) and EPCs that are actively sourcing new products and services. This qualified group of buyers will have access to an innovative matchmaking software and a personal Program Manager who will assist them with securing pre-arranged one-to-one meetings with exhibiting companies based on mutually matched interests. | |
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Trojan's Solar AGM maintenance-free batteries deliver extraordinary total energy over the life of the battery. These deep-cycle batteries can be counted on day in and day out as a highly reliable power source for a wide range of off-grid, grid-tied and unstable grid applications. |
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Brian Janous, Kenneth Davies and Lee Taylor It would be difficult to overestimate the impact that corporate procurement of renewable energy, primarily through power purchase agreements (PPAs), has had on the overall renewable market. In less than a decade, renewable energy created from corporate PPAs went from zero to more than 13 gigawatts in the U.S. alone. |
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With the increasing penetration of distributed generation and the reducing cost of energy storage and renewable, microgrids are receiving a great deal of attention. Microgrids provide multiple revenue streams, from peak shaving to ancillary services, maximizing the overall financial benefits of this investment. Microgrids can be categorized based on application, size, and connection to the grid. |
| Italy derived most of its electricity from thermal power in 2017 with the same contributing to 50.7 percent of its installed capacity. Natural gas alone accounted for 41 percent, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. |
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Download our free industry survey report to find out how asset-intensive utilities are utilizing new technologies, such as connected asset lifecycle management (CALM) to create business opportunities and transform business models to help leverage the digital grid and build agility for the future. |
| Jennifer Runyon Up until now, solar generation on the electricity grid operated in most places in what is known as a “must-take” scenario. That means that all solar that is generated must be used on the grid. |
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In the race for the next generation battery, lithium-ion technology has made huge leaps in recent years. But the power packs continue to have drawbacks: they use raw material mined in unstable countries, they’re dangerous if they break and they could pack more power. |
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Last week, First Solar and Origis Energy USA announced today that Origis Energy has acquired the GA Solar 4 Project from First Solar. The 200MWAC photovoltaic solar generation plant is located in Twiggs County, Georgia, near Warner Robins. |
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A national scorecard released by the independent Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) grades the nearly 20 state shared renewable energy programs (aka community renewables or community solar). |
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Shares of Europe’s major wind turbine makers fell after General Electric Co. in the U.S. said orders and profitability slumped at its unit in that business. Vestas Wind Systems A/S slid as much as 6.5 percent in Copenhagen, the biggest move in almost a year. |
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Energy storage on a commercial scale is the holy grail for supporters of renewables, including French President Emmanuel Macron. Unfortunately for his government, a dispute with the European Union is blocking investment for facilities which could store enough wind or solar power for hundreds of thousands of homes. |
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Mike Jacobs Excitement over storing electricity, and expectations for new market rules in the US, promise great changes in energy. For those who are waiting for FERC Order 841 to sort things out, ISO-New England has published something you might want to see. |
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This week Recurrent Energy said it signed two 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Silicon Valley Clean Energy and Monterey Bay Community Power for a 150-MWac solar power system with 180 MWh of battery storage. |
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Kelvin Ross Europe's largest industrial energy storage facility has been inaugurated in Belgium. The facility is a pilot project comprising energy storage and solar PV integrated with a microgrid. It is operated by CMI Energy at the company’s international headquarters in Seraing. |
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James McPhail New state energy goals and innovative utility program offerings have been making headlines in recent months. These types of regional policies and incentives are important, especially as we face challenges ranging from grid constraints and fluctuating electricity prices to environmental concerns. |
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