Solar – Page 29 – Thinking Port

TVA Will Explore Building Utility-Scale Solar on Closed Coal Ash Sites

November 10, 2022 admin Business, Coal, coal ash, coal plant repurposing, Environmental, news, shawnee, Solar, TVA

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:54:50 +0000

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will pursue a first-of-its-kind pilot program at the Shawnee Fossil Plant in West Paducah, Kentucky, to determine if closed coal ash sites are suitable for utility-scale solar projects. The self-funded U.S. corporate agency’s board on Nov. 10 approved a $216 million pilot project to explore repurposing the 1,071-MW coal-fired power plant’s […]

The post TVA Will Explore Building Utility-Scale Solar on Closed Coal Ash Sites appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

The POWER Interview: A Renewed Shift in Energy Investing

November 10, 2022 admin ahmad atwan, clean energy services, Coal, Commentary, Energy Storage, Gas, Interview, power interview, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, T&D, texas, vc fuel, Wind, workforce

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 15:47:23 +0000

Companies involved in energy production continually look to maximize their investments, and today are tasked with navigating increasingly volatile energy markets. These companies must choose where and how to compete as the world transitions to a low-carbon future. Where are the best opportunities for investment? How important is seeking out positions that reduce exposure to […]

The post The POWER Interview: A Renewed Shift in Energy Investing appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

China Unveils World’s First Commercial Offshore Wind-Plus-Solar Project

November 3, 2022 admin China, floating solar, hybrid power, International, news, Norway, ocean sun, offshore wind, Solar, wind plus solar

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:48:17 +0000

A pilot project in the waters off China, featuring two floating solar power arrays connected to a transformer on a moored offshore wind turbine, will test the viability of the technology in an area prone to typhoons. China’s government-owned State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) on Nov. 1 announced it had commissioned the project, calling it […]

The post China Unveils World’s First Commercial Offshore Wind-Plus-Solar Project appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

How Rural Communities Can Benefit from the Energy Transition

November 3, 2022 admin distributed energy, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, energy security, Energy Storage, full coverage, hybrid power, inflation reduction act, irã, microgrid, news, power, power podcasts, Renewables, rural electric cooperatives, rural power, Solar, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:57:22 +0000

Economic development can be a challenge for leaders in rural communities. Often, it’s hard to attract businesses to rural areas because the local workforce may not have the skills or numbers required to meet companies’ needs. But opportunities that haven’t been widely available in the past exist today for rural communities due to the energy […]

The post How Rural Communities Can Benefit from the Energy Transition appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

TVA, Silicon Ranch, DENSO Move Forward on Four Tennessee Solar Sites

November 2, 2022 admin denso, Electric vehicles, evs, maryville, news, Solar, tennessee, TVA

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:06:19 +0000

A supplier of equipment to the e-mobility industry, including electric vehicles (EVs), joined with one of the largest U.S. independent power producers at a groundbreaking for the first of four solar power farms that will provide electricity for the manufacturer’s campus. DENSO, headquartered in Japan and with one of its U.S. manufacturing plants in Maryville, […]

The post TVA, Silicon Ranch, DENSO Move Forward on Four Tennessee Solar Sites appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

Idiot or Maniac: Where Does Your Power Company Fit in the Discussion?

November 2, 2022 admin climate change, Coal, Commentary, distributed energy, distributed energy conference, Energy Storage, energy transition, Environmental, experience power, full coverage, Gas, hydrogen, hydrogenext, International, news, power, Renewables, Solar, transition, tri-state generation and transmission, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:16:00 +0000

It’s kind of exciting to be able to write that events are back in full swing. In case you missed it, POWER hosted the co-located Experience POWER, Distributed Energy Conference, and HydrogeNext events, Oct

The post Idiot or Maniac: Where Does Your Power Company Fit in the Discussion? appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

History of Power: Dominion Energy’s Fluid Transition

November 1, 2022 admin Business, climate change, Coal, Dominion, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, History, Hydro, Management, news, Nuclear, offshore wind, Solar, Technology, utility spotlight, Wind, workforce

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:15:00 +0000

A company that has corporate roots that go back to the Colonial era, Dominion Energy has been shaped by acquisitions and market forces. It is now in the midst of an extraordinary transformation to expand its

The post History of Power: Dominion Energy’s Fluid Transition appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

Mini-Grids Powering Energy Access in Africa

November 1, 2022 admin africa, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, distributed power, Energy Storage, husk power, hybrid power, microgrid, mini-grid, news, power, Solar

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:14:00 +0000

Governments and power generators continue to work to improve access to electricity on the African continent. Engie Energy Access, a subsidiary of French energy major Engie, recently signed a $60 million

The post Mini-Grids Powering Energy Access in Africa appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

Evolving Extreme Weather Risks Posing Unprecedented Insurance Woes for Renewables

October 18, 2022 admin Business, climate change, Extreme weather, gcube, hail damage, insurance, Markets, news, Renewables, risks, Solar, solar pv, supply chain, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:34:57 +0000

Unexpectedly steep financial losses suffered by the U.S. renewables market owing to a barrage of extreme weather events over the past summer suggest that project hardening strategies aren’t going far enough, a major renewables insurer is warning. GCube, an international insurer for wind, solar, wave, hydro, and tidal projects around the world in an update […]

The post Evolving Extreme Weather Risks Posing Unprecedented Insurance Woes for Renewables appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

Netherlands Commissions Country’s Largest Energy Storage System

October 7, 2022 admin battery energy storage system, distributed energy, distributed energy conference, Energy Storage, gems digital energy platform, gridsolv quantum, netherlands, news, Solar, wartsila, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:35:38 +0000

An energy storage system (ESS) co-located with solar and wind power assets is now online at a research center in the Netherlands. The project, commissioned in a ceremony on Oct. 6, is a 24-MW/48-MWh that includes equipment from the Wärtsilä technology group. The GIGA Buffalo battery installation is at the Wageningen University & Research test […]

The post Netherlands Commissions Country’s Largest Energy Storage System appeared first on POWER Magazine.