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The Year Wind Surpassed Hydro as the Top Renewable in the U.S.

February 27, 2020 admin Hydro, news, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 14:02:16 +0000

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Annual wind power generation exceeded hydroelectric generation for the first time in 2019, according to data published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Feb. 26, making wind the top-producing renewable source of electricity in the country, a position long held by hydro. The EIA’s Electric Power Monthly with Data for December 2019 report […]

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Energy Storage—A Trillion-Dollar Holy Grail

February 26, 2020 admin distributed energy, distributed power, Energy Storage, Environmental, hackster, li-ion battery, news, renewable energy, Renewables, Research and Development, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Adam Benzion| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:01:52 +0000

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The science of renewable energy is remarkable—the ability to harness nature to magically power our modern world is a seductive vision. And yet, the actual business of renewable energy is late to establish itself as a viable competitor to the petrochemical industry. The problem is rooted in cost parity and the challenges of production, storage, […]

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Research Group: Energy Storage Market Will Hit $546 Billion by 2035

February 25, 2020 admin batteries, bess, Business, distributed energy, Energy Storage, gencell, hawaiian electric, lux research, news, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:44:05 +0000

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A new report from a global research, data, and analytics firm says the total market for energy storage will reach $546 billion in annual revenue over the next 15 years, led by the continued electrification of the transportation sector. Lux Research, a Boston, Massachusetts-headquartered group, in its “Global Energy Storage Market 2019” report, estimates the […]

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TECO Announces $800-Million Investment in New Solar

February 20, 2020 admin Business, Coal, florida power & light, Gas, natural gas, news, Renewables, Solar, tampa electric

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:47:28 +0000

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Tampa Electric Co. (TECO) on Feb. 19 said it plans to invest about $800 million to add another 600 MW of solar power generation capacity by year-end 2023. TECO on Wednesday said the expansion will increase its solar portfolio to more than 1.25 GW of solar generation, or about 14% of its total generation mix. […]

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Researchers Make Progress on Several Power Projects

February 20, 2020 admin cranfield university, Energy Storage, Hydro, hydro-quebec, hydrogen, International, li-ion battery, mit, news, power trading, Renewables, Research and Development, Solar, Technology, university of michigan, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:15:27 +0000

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Researchers at a few prominent universities have published findings on recent power-related projects. At Cranfield University in the UK, hydrogen production technology is advancing with an eye on cost and carbon reductions; researchers at the University of Michigan released best practices for extending lithium-ion battery life; and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study found […]

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ITC Probing Economic Impact of Renewable Goals, Imports to New England

February 19, 2020 admin Business, climate change, Coal, Fuel, Gas, grid, Hydro, imports, iso-ne, itc, Markets, Massachusetts, New England, news, Nuclear, reliability, Renewables, rps, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:28:09 +0000

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Responding to a request from a Democrat-led U.S. House committee, the federal International Trade Commission (ITC) is investigating how New England’s increasing renewable targets are economically affecting the region, and what role renewable imports play in meeting those commitments. The ITC, an independent, nonpartisan and quasi-judicial federal agency that also provides fact-finding as it relates […]

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Nuclear a Major Focus in Trump’s Latest Budget Request—and 8 Other Takeaways

February 11, 2020 admin Artificial Intelligence, Budget, budget request, Business, Coal, Cybersecurity, DOE, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, fossil energy, funding, fy2021, Gas, iiot, iiot power, loan guarantees, Markets, national security, news, Nuclear, pmas, programs, quantum information science, Renewables, Research and Development, secretary of energy, Solar, Technology, TVA, Wind, wind and solar

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:23:04 +0000

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Yucca Mountain, the 1987 Congressionally appointed deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel (SNF), may be officially dead; transmission assets held by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and three Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs) will be put up for sale; and hundreds of millions of dollars in unobligated balances for flagship programs like the Advanced Research […]

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Energy Northwest Study Makes a Case for SMRs in Future Power Mix

February 4, 2020 admin batteries, Business, Carbon Capture, climate change, Coal, e3, energy northwest, Energy Storage, Environmental, foak, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, news, noak, northwest, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear relicensing, NuScale, Renewables, smrs, Solar, study, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 23:10:39 +0000

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Deep decarbonization of the U.S. Northwest can be achieved at “manageable” costs by 2045, but only if utility agency Energy Northwest secures zero-emitting firm capacity, such as by relicensing Columbia Generating Station—the sole nuclear plant in the region—and building small modular reactors (SMRs), a new study suggests. The study by San Francisco-based consulting group Energy […]

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California Official: Solar’s Future Bright, but Clouds Persist

February 4, 2020 admin California, california energy commission, climate change, Coal, distributed energy, electrification, Energy Storage, Environmental, Gas, indonesia, itc, Legislative, natural gas, new energy nexus, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, technology x, u.s.

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:37:12 +0000

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The technology behind solar power is changing rapidly. Researchers at the University of California-Davis say so-called “anti-solar” panels could even generate power at night. But even as solar deployments grow worldwide, more innovative solar products are launched, and more governments enact clean energy mandates, political headwinds threaten to slow the progress of the past few […]

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Public Safety Power Shutoffs: How Utilities Could Partner

February 3, 2020 admin Business, California, camp fire, Gas, Hydro, Legal & Regulatory, mitigation, news, O&M, PG&E, psps, public safety power shutoffs, Renewables, risk, risk mitigation, Safety, sce, SDG&E, Smart Grid, Solar, T&D, Wildfire, wildfire prevention plan, Wind, WPP

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 08:06:14 +0000

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Catastrophic wildfires have devastated California in recent years. This article seeks to outline a plan wherein neighboring utilities can send energy to support a utility that has shut down critical paths during wildfire mitigation efforts. On the morning of Nov. 8, 2018, the Camp Fire erupted 90 miles north of Sacramento, California (Figure 1). This fire […]

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