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FERC Proposal Would Cut Reactive Power Compensation, a Potential Hit to Independent Power Producer’s Revenue Mix

April 17, 2024 admin Coal, ferc, Gas, Generation, hybrid power, Hydro, ipp, Legal & Regulatory, news, Nuclear, offshore wind, pjm, power, reactive power, Renewables, revenue, Solar, T&D, thermal, Wind

Credit to Author: Terence Healey| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:48:38 +0000

In a time where capacity revenues are pricing lower and many generation owners find that their facilities are not being dispatched for energy on a consistent basis, reliable revenue streams […]

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Measure Twice, Cut Once—A Roadmap for Enabling VPPs Through Policy and Program Design

March 14, 2024 admin California, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, hybrid power, Legal, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Massachusetts, New England, Policy, regulatory, Renewables, sustainability, utilities, virtual power plant, vpps

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:23:30 +0000

Virtual power plants (VPPs), as aggregations of dispatchable distributed energy resources (DERs), can deliver grid services ranging from resource adequacy to reliability at scale—all while making energy more affordable. Yet, […]

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Commercial, Industrial Sites Embrace Innovation for New Generation

March 2, 2024 admin ameresco, bess, brenmiller, c&i, combined heat and power, commercial and industrial, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, distributed power, Energy Storage, engineering, Gas, hvac, hybrid power, Instrumentation & Controls, microgrid, news, power, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:11:35 +0000

The importance of a reliable and resilient power supply continues to grow, and so does the need to control energy costs. That’s why more institutions want power systems that support operational efficiency

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The Need for Consumer Engagement in the Transition to Clean Energy

February 29, 2024 admin Commentary, demand response, ders, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, distributed power, electrification, hybrid power, uplight, virtual power plant, vpp

Credit to Author: Hannah Bascom| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:24:06 +0000

To state it simply, current decarbonization goals cannot happen without deeper engagement between utilities and their customers, and utilities are not yet truly harnessing the potential that their customers bring. […]

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The POWER Interview: District Energy Embraces Innovation

February 17, 2024 admin Business, chp, combined heat and power, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, district energy, electrification, energy security, hybrid power, idea, international district energy association, Interview, microgrid, renewable energy, Renewables

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2024 16:47:09 +0000

District energy systems are evolving across the power generation sector. Downtown business districts, college and university campuses, hospitals and healthcare facilities, airports, military bases and more are utilizing these systems […]

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RWE Boosts Battery Storage with Three New Projects

February 14, 2024 admin Arizona, California, Energy Storage, hybrid power, news, offshore wind, power, rwe, Solar, solar-plus-storage, texas

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:32:56 +0000

German energy giant RWE has added three large battery energy storage (BESS) projects to the company’s U.S. portfolio. The group on Feb. 14 announced the completion of two installations in […]

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Holtec Bets on Nuclear Paired with Solar to Support Decarbonization

February 7, 2024 admin Aurora, cnsp, Commentary, decarbonization, Distributed Generation, holtec, hybrid, hybrid power, news, Nuclear, oklo, palisades, Plant Design, Research and Development, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Solar, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2024 22:44:55 +0000

The decarbonization of power generation is fostering research and development of new energy technologies, and some companies are reimagining what’s possible when it comes to power plant design. That includes […]

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Energy Storage, VPPs Accelerate Growth in Hybrid Power

December 2, 2023 admin berkeley lab, DOE, elevate renewables, hybrid power, jigar shah, news, power, vpp

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:30:00 +0000

The need for flexibility, sustainability, reliability, and resiliency in the electricity sector is bringing varied technologies together in the power generation mix. Hybrid power plants are increasingly part

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Undersea Cable Projects to Transmit Renewable Energy Move Forward

November 5, 2023 admin Australia, cables, electrification, Greece, gregy, hybrid power, International, Morocco, news, power, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, subsea, uk, undersea, Wind, xlinks

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:06:19 +0000

Government officials in the UK have shown further support for a plan to bring renewable energy from a massive project in Morocco to Britain, one of at least three projects worldwide in which miles-long subsea

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

October 31, 2023 admin american battery factory, Arizona, Battery, brookfield asset management, deriva energy, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, duke energy, electrification, husk power, hybrid power, lithium iron phosphate, microgrid, mini-grid, news, power, Renewables, Research and Development, Solar

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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