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Solar & Wind Soar to Record Levels in Electricity Sector, Stronger Integration Measures Needed Now

September 22, 2024 admin clean power, global solar, global wind energy, global wind power, grid, iea, international energy agency (iea), market research, research, Solar energy, wind energy, world wind power, world wind power growth

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:07:36 +0000

New IEA report offers first-of-its-kind global stocktake of efforts to integrate variable renewables across 50 power systems, identifying best practices and key challenges. As solar PV and wind grow at an accelerated pace around the world, governments must act to ensure that they are well integrated into power systems — … [continued]

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Carbon Capture Is Mostly An Oil & Gas Industry Shell Game — Masala Flavored

September 19, 2024 admin air quality, Carbon Capture, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Coal, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, India, investment, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Solar energy, waste reduction, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:45:36 +0000

The latest installment of the ongoing seminar series on global decarbonization that I’m leading for India’s utility professionals under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum was on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). It’s an overly hyped, overly hoped for solution that isn’t and won’t scale remotely economically. When … [continued]

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16 Rural Electric Cooperatives Will Leverage $7.3 Billion in Federal Funding to Deliver More Affordable, Reliable Electricity to Their Members

September 18, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, community solar, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, policy & politics, rmi, Solar energy, us department of agriculture (usda), usda, wind energy

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 14:50:52 +0000

Projects represent historic investments of $29 billion in clean energy that will benefit 1 in 5 rural Americans The first wave of 16 rural electric cooperatives (co-ops) selected to receive the USDA’s Empowering Rural America (New ERA) funding plan to leverage their awards to deploy carbon-free energy to help power … [continued]

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A 15 MW Microgrid In California, Community Solar In Alaska — The Solar Power Revolution Continues

September 17, 2024 admin alaska, California, clean power, community solar, Energy Storage, grid, microgrids, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 22:25:36 +0000

Solar power in the US is growing by leaps and bounds, and microgrid and community solar projects are part of the reason why.

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Rooftop Solar & Virtual Power Plants Take Center Stage As Oil & Gas Wilt

September 16, 2024 admin clean power, distributed energy, distributed energy resources, Energy, grid, home energy storage, net metering, renewable energy, rooftop solar, Solar energy, sunrun, texas, usa, virtual power plants, vistra energy corporation

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:08:23 +0000

The rooftop solar and home energy storage trends are pushing the case to replace gas peaker plants with zero emission “virtual” power plants.

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Virtual Power Plants May Hold The Key To An All-Electric Future

September 15, 2024 admin clean power, demand response, distributed energy resources, grid, policy & politics, virtual power plants

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:40:29 +0000

Virtual power plants can help us use electricity more wisely and reduce the need for expensive new generating resources.

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25 New Coastal, Remote, & Island Communities Join Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project

September 13, 2024 admin Agriculture, clean power, clean transport, geothermal energy, green economy, green jobs, grid, heat pumps, investment, Manufacturing, policy research, research, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), Water

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:48:21 +0000

Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) will engage communities in energy planning, natural disaster preparedness, and analysis of renewable technologies, including solar, wind, battery storage, and heat pumps. Leer en español Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) welcomed 25 new coastal, remote, and island communities to the Energy Transitions … [continued]

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Ford EV Owners Can Now Get Paid To Support Southern California Grid

September 13, 2024 admin California, clean transport, demand response, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, ford, ford f-150 lightning, ford mustang mach e, grid, Smart Grid, southern california edison (sce), virtual power plants

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:26:32 +0000

If you own or lease a Ford electric vehicle, you can now get paid to support the electricity grid in Southern California, and you don’t even need vehicle-to-grid technology. This is specifically in the Southern California Edison utility district, and it is initially only an option for Ford EV owners … [continued]

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17 US States & Territories to Receive $66 Million to Establish Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Funds

August 28, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, grid, investing in america, investment, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 22:06:54 +0000

The Investing in America Agenda Will Fund Loans for Energy Efficiency Projects in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 15 States to Lower Costs and Boost Resilience for Homeowners, Small Businesses and Public Buildings WASHINGTON, DC — As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department … [continued]

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South Africa Celebrates 150 Days Without Loadshedding. New Utility-Scale Solar PV Auction Oversubscribed

August 28, 2024 admin africa, clean power, eskom, grid, Solar energy, South Africa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 15:06:23 +0000

South Africans had been facing increasing electricity rationing (loadshedding) over the past couple of years. The effects of loadshedding on homes and businesses have been brutal, and the South African Reserve Bank says that during the higher stages of load shedding, where consumers can experience 12 hours of load shedding … [continued]

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