Microgrids a Win for Both Owners and Grid Operators

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 20:20:55 +0000

According to a guidebook issued by Sandia National Laboratories, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) multi-mission laboratory, microgrids are defined as a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources […]

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The POWER Interview: Tech-Enabled Financing Supports Solar Sector

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:20:06 +0000

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More and more businesses are looking to use renewable energy as they set decarbonization goals, with public companies often pushed by shareholders to adopt environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. […]

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Technology Advancements Support Distributed Solar Generation

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:16:00 +0000

Upgraded equipment, new software, and innovations to serve both residential, and commercial and industrial customers are changing the solar power industry. Decentralized power generation continues to grow

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BayWa r.e. Supporting Solar Power for Agriculture Projects

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:10:00 +0000

Solar photovoltaic (PV) installations designed to support agriculture across the European Union (EU) received a boost in late October. BayWa r.e., a major Germany-based renewable energy developer, announced it

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Converged Field Area Networks: Modernizing the Grid for a Sustainable Future

Credit to Author: Dominique Verhulst| Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:54:13 +0000

We’ve come a long way since the first waterwheel in 200 BC. Renewable energy sources now make up about 30% of the world’s generated power and are set to more […]

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Transformative, Next-Gen Grid Control Technologies Get $42M in Federal Funding

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 02:11:32 +0000

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The Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated a new “enabling” pathway to achieve and sustain a dramatic transformation of the nation’s evolving grid—through its power electronics fabric, with the realization […]

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POWER Notebook: Deriva Energy Launches; Arizona Gets New Battery Factory; Mini-Grids For Africa, Asia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:46:18 +0000

Brookfield Asset Management announced the launch of Deriva Energy, the new name for Duke Energy’s former unregulated commercial renewables business that Brookfield acquired earlier this year. Deriva, which considers itself […]

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Vermont Group Offers Customers Energy Storage to Avoid Blackouts

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 03:06:02 +0000

A Vermont utility has filed a plan with state regulators that would enable the power company to offer more customers battery energy storage to keep the lights on during outages. […]

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Lower-Cost Managed Charging Paves the Way for EV Adoption

Credit to Author: Ken Munson| Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:34:20 +0000

It’s no secret that the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is pivotal to creating a more sustainable future. Fortunately, consumers are embracing electrification, with reports indicating that EVs will […]

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Deloitte Report Details Importance of Energy Storage to U.S. Power Grid

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 04:04:52 +0000

Energy industry analysts have said energy storage will be needed to support the integration of renewable energy into the U.S. power grid, and to provide grid flexibility and reliability. Energy […]

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