Unlocking the Benefits of Virtual Power Plants with Digital Technology

Credit to Author: Sally Jacquemin| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:55:56 +0000

Most people, when they imagine a power plant, picture equipment like smokestacks that stretch hundreds of feet into the sky, massive, spinning turbines and the hum of electric transmission lines […]

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GOP-Held Congressional Districts Cash in on Clean Energy Projects

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:28:33 +0000

More than $106.5 billion in large-scale clean energy project investments have been announced in Republican-held congressional districts in the U.S. during the period from August 2022 through June 2024. The […]

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Price Swings Mean Coal May Replace Natural Gas in European Power Mix This Winter

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:17:51 +0000

Higher prices for natural gas across Europe mean some countries, particularly in Eastern Europe, likely will burn more coal for power generation during the upcoming winter season. Coal remains a […]

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Sinovoltaics Launches BESSential Quality Control Service to Reveal and Correct Battery Pack Defects

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:17:28 +0000

A global group that provides quality assurance for the battery energy storage system (BESS) and solar photovoltaic (PV) industries has launched a battery pack review service designed to improve detection […]

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Group Selected to Develop Pilot Nuclear Fusion Plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 20:22:55 +0000

A global professional services and project management company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, announced it has been chose to develop the pre-concept design for a nuclear fusion pilot plant (FPP). The […]

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Solar Roundup: EDP Projects Highlight New Developments

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:41:21 +0000

EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) on July 10 marked the inauguration of Pearl River Solar Park in Scott County, Mississippi. Pearl River has an installed generation capacity of 210 […]

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Largest Maine Natural Gas Provider Acquiring Second-Largest Supplier

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 18:42:13 +0000

Unitil Corp., the largest provider of natural gas in Maine, on July 9 said it has a deal to purchase Bangor Natural Gas Co., which has been the state’s No. […]

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The POWER Interview: Growing Importance of Solar Recycling

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:48:23 +0000

Waste from end-of-life solar panels and other solar-related equipment provides an opportunity to recover valuable materials, along with other benefits. The International Renewable Energy Agency said that by 2030, the […]

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Clearway Begins Repowering of Texas Wind Farm

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:49:00 +0000

Clearway Energy Group on July 8 said it has closed financing and begun a repowering project for the California-based company’s Cedro Hill wind farm in Webb County, Texas. Clearway said […]

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Analyst Says Nuclear Industry Is ‘Totally Irrelevant’ in the Market for New Power Capacity

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:46:19 +0000

Nuclear power has consistently provided about 19% to 20% of total annual U.S. electricity generation since 1990. It provides significant amounts of electricity in many other countries as well. According […]

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