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A Review of Global Power-to-Gas Projects To Date [INTERACTIVE]

December 2, 2019 admin Business, climate change, distributed energy, Energy Storage, Environmental, Fuel, hydrogen, infographic, Infographics, interactive graphic, International, methane, news, p2g, power-to-gas, ptg, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:45:52 +0000

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According to experts from Technical University of Applied Sciences (OTH) in Regensburg, Germany, who recently reviewed the world’s existing power-to-gas (P2G) hydrogen and methane projects, about 143 P2G projects have operated since 1988 in 22 countries. Only 56 hydrogen and 38 methanation projects were active in 2019. While the existing fleet mostly comprises pilot or […]

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THE BIG PICTURE: The Need for Power Flexibility

December 2, 2019 admin big picture, climate change, Energy Storage, Environmental, iea, Infographics, International, international energy agency, news, photovoltaic, power flexibility, pv, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:29 +0000

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In its November 2019–issued World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency (IEA) suggests that if countries pursue currently stated policies, the combined generation share of wind and solar photovoltaic could surge from 7% today to 24% in 2040. This very steep ramp-up of variable renewables will undoubtedly require an emphatic focus onflexibility—the ability of power […]

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Renewable Power Generation on Rise in Turkey

December 2, 2019 admin Business, Coal, Gas, Hydro, hydropower, International, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, Turkey, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000

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The market for renewable energy in Turkey has been growing since the country enacted a “Renewable Energy Law” in 2005. Progress has been steady and has ramped up in recent years after renewable energy

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POWER Digest [December 2019]

December 1, 2019 admin Australia, Business, China, Coal, Environmental, Gas, gas generation, ge, geothermal, India, International, Israel, Kenya, Markets, mhi vestas, news, olkaria, Renewables, Solar, Technology, temasek, Uncategorized, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000

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Israeli Group Supports Construction of 1.3-GW Gas-Fired Plant. The Israeli National Infrastructure Committee on Nov. 4 approved a plan to build Israel’s largest privately run power plant, saying the facility

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Worm Gear Technology Helps CSP Plant Stay Locked on Target

December 1, 2019 admin bloombergnef, brightsourceenergy, cone drive, ivanpah, mojave desert, news, Renewables, Solar, Technology, timken

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000

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Solar power generation continues to increase, with forecasts from BloombergNEF (BNEF) calling for global solar generation to make up 22% of the world’s electricity by 2050, up from about 2% today. BNEF has

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China Ramping Renewables, and Building More Coal Plants

November 28, 2019 admin Business, China, climate change, Coal, Environmental, global energy monitor, International, news, Paris Agreement, Paris climate summit, Power Demand, Renewables, Solar, Wind, Xi Jinping

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 16:00:24 +0000

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Officials in China in 2017 said the country—the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases—would move away from coal-fired power generation. They promptly canceled more than 100 coal power plant construction projects. But coal remains king in China, which in the past two years has added 43 GW of coal-fired generation capacity, according to a report […]

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What’s Driving Wholesale Power Price Changes? Not What You Think

November 27, 2019 admin Business, Coal, coal retirements, Gas, Hydro, lbnl, market drivers, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear retirements, Renewables, report, Solar, Technology, variable renewable energy, wholesale power price, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 15:10:43 +0000

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Falling natural gas prices tamped down annual U.S. wholesale power prices over the last decade by $7/MWh to $53/MWh—to a much higher degree compared to the impact of wind and solar growth—a new report from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) suggests. The Nov. 20–published report, The Impact of Wind, Solar, and Other Factors on Wholesale Power […]

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Experts Share Insight on the Industry at Recent Power Event [PODCAST]

November 27, 2019 admin brandsafway, Business, connected plant, emerson, Energy Storage, Gas, iiot, iiot power, industrial info resources, Interview, mhps, mhpsa, news, O&M, podcast, power podcasts, Renewables, Research and Development, siemens, Solar, Technology, the power podcast, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 14:54:02 +0000

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POWER was at the POWERGEN International exhibition and summit, which was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 19–21, 2019. Among the experts we met with at the show were Paul Browning, CEO of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas; Chris Mieckowski, director of global solutions marketing and strategy with Siemens; Robert Yeager, president of Emerson’s Power […]

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6 Takeaways from POWERGEN International 2019

November 27, 2019 admin battery storage, brandsafway, Business, connected plant, digital twin, emerson, Energy Storage, exxonmobil, Gas, gas turbine, iiot, iiot power, industrial info resources, innovation, Instrumentation & Controls, mhps, news, O&M, powergen, Renewables, shell, siemens, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 12:51:54 +0000

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The POWERGEN International exhibition and summit—one of the world’s largest power-industry events with more than 750 exhibitors—was held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 19–21, 2019. POWER was there (Figure 1) to connect with leaders from the industry and report on the latest news from the show. Hot topics […]

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Regulators: Central Station Generation Will Stay Dominant Despite Emerging Tech

November 21, 2019 admin Business, central generation, cloud, Coal, Cybersecurity, digitalization, distributed energy, Energy Storage, ev, ferc, Fuel, Gas, grid edge, interconnections, Legal & Regulatory, naruc, news, Nuclear, order 841, Renewables, Solar, state utility commissions, survey, Technology, transmission

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:39:32 +0000

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A nationwide survey of state utility commissions suggests regulators are increasingly grappling with issues that could “profoundly” alter energy delivery and utility business models. However, over the next decade, they expect central station generation will continue to dominate state portfolios, and utility-scale solar growth will surpass customer-owned photovoltaic (PV). The survey to take the “regulatory […]

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