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How Remote Operation Centers Can Help Companies Transition

September 30, 2019 admin Business, business model, connected plant, digital transformation, distributed energy, distributed power, honeywell, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, International, news, O&M, outcome-based services, remote operation center, renewable energy, Renewables, roc, Solar, Technology, Wind, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 02:43:44 +0000

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The energy industry is currently moving from a traditional, highly regulated production model dominated by electricity utilities to a decentralized, deregulated model featuring a higher proportion of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. With subsidies in decline, renewables are reaching grid parity—with costs equal to or less than traditional sources. Not surprisingly, […]

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Energy Storage as a Service Part of Generation Evolution

September 23, 2019 admin connected plant, distributed energy, distributed power, Energy Storage, honeywell, iiot power, news, nrstor c&i, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 02:59:16 +0000

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Two companies who recently announced they are creating what they consider North America’s largest behind-the-meter (BTM) deployment of energy storage technology have said they plan to expand the service, providing a long-term solution for controlling costs and promoting energy sustainability for businesses. Executives of the two companies—Honeywell and NRStor C&I—told POWER in a Sept. 23 interview […]

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Community Solar Benefits Cooperatives and Customers

September 16, 2019 admin Business, community solar, distributed energy, distributed power, iiot, iiot power, landis+gyr, news, Renewables, rooftop solar, rural electric cooperatives, Solar, Solar power, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 19:24:02 +0000

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For some utilities, community solar is a way to offer consumers access to clean energy without requiring investment in rooftop solar. For others, it presents a means of strategically placing solar resources in the most beneficial locations. Meanwhile, many utilities view it as an opportunity to learn how best to integrate distributed energy resources (DERs). […]

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What Can You Do with a Superconductor? A Lot! [PODCAST]

September 12, 2019 admin amsc, Business, daniel mcgahn, distributed energy, distributed power, Interview, news, Power Demand, power podcasts, superconductor, T&D, Technology, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 14:14:16 +0000

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What is a superconductor? One definition says, “a material that can conduct electricity or transport electrons from one atom to another with no resistance.” “At the base physics level, what a superconductor does is it moves a lot more power per unit volume or per unit weight, so you have a very high energy-dense material […]

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Large Public Power Systems Are Evolving [PODCAST]

August 29, 2019 admin connected plant, Cybersecurity, distributed energy, distributed power, Electric vehicles, electrification, iiot, iiot power, john di stasio, large public power council, lppc, news, power podcasts, public power, Smart Grid, T&D

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:49:11 +0000

The power grid is changing across the U.S. More distributed energy resources are being added every day. That brings challenges for power utilities, but also opportunities. John Di Stasio, president of the Large Public Power Council (LPPC), which represents 27 of the largest locally governed and operated not-for-profit electric systems in the U.S., was a […]

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How Nevada Is Leading the Renewable Energy and Battery Storage Charge [PODCAST]

August 5, 2019 admin battery storage, distributed energy, distributed power, Energy Storage, Interview, Legal, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, nevada, news, power podcasts, renewable energy, renewable portfolio standard, Renewables, Solar, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 17:54:34 +0000

Renewable energy and battery storage are hot topics in the U.S. today. Lawmakers throughout the country debated various new energy policies during the 2019 legislative session. Nevada is among the states leading the way forward. Several new laws were passed in the state that will affect power companies and consumers for years to come. Curt […]

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Electric Power Trends and Opportunities

August 1, 2019 admin Commentary, connected plant, decarbonization, decentralization, digitalization, distributed energy, distributed power, energy efficiency, geothermal, geothermal heat, geothermal power, megatrends, news, power trends, Renewables, Technology

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I was recently reviewing a report issued last year by BMI Research, a Fitch Group company. The Megatrends 2050 Special Report , as it is called, suggests there are three main trends that will transform the

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Investments in Energy Storage Grow as Battery Costs Fall

July 31, 2019 admin Battery, bnef, Coal, distributed energy, EIA, Energy Storage, Gas, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:35:17 +0000

A new report released July 31 details continued growth in global energy storage, driven by lower costs for lithium-ion batteries. Research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) in its latest forecast published Wednesday said energy storage installations worldwide will grow across the next two decades, from the 9 GW/17 GWh of capacity deployed as of last year, to […]

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BHP, Mitsubishi Partner on Emissions Reduction Technologies

July 29, 2019 admin Australia, bhp, boundary dam, Business, carbon engineering ltd., CCS, climate change, Coal, distributed energy, emissions, Environmental, greenhouse gas, International, lakeland battery storage and solar, Mitsubishi, mitsubishi development pty, news, peking university, Renewables, Solar, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 17:04:45 +0000

BHP and Mitsubishi Development Pty (MDP) in late June signed a memorandum of understanding for joint research, development, and deployment of greenhouse gas emissions reduction technologies in several countries, including projects with battery storage, solar, and carbon capture and storage (CCS). The agreement, signed in Tokyo, Japan, on June 20, also calls for research into […]

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Investments in Storage Grow as Project Costs Come Down

July 24, 2019 admin anza electric cooperative, Business, California, Coal, distributed energy, Energy Storage, ferc order 841, Gas, ladwp, Legal & Regulatory, natural gas, news, Nuclear, pjm, Renewables, storage, storage week plus, vernon, xcel energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 20:51:35 +0000

Venture capital investments in battery storage companies and projects rose significantly year-over-year through the first six months of 2019, according to a report from Mercom Capital Group. That level of activity is consistent with the growth in energy storage noted by speakers on July 24 at the Storage Week Plus conference in San Francisco, California. […]

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