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China Leads Investment in Coal Projects—and Also Renewables

January 22, 2019 admin Bangladesh, Business, China, Coal, ieefa, International, news, Renewables, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Solar, United States, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 18:42:16 +0000

China continues to finance new coal plants in more than two dozen countries, even as the country has taken the lead in global renewable energy investment, according to a report from a U.S. group of energy analysts. The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) in its report said China is backing more than […]

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New York Latest State to Set 100% Carbon-Free Goal, with Increased Renewables

January 17, 2019 admin Andrew Cuomo, California, climate change, COLORADO, green new deal, Hawaii, Jared Polis, jerry brown, Legislative, New York, news, offshore wind, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 18:19:26 +0000

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is continuing his push for renewable energy in the state, as the governor on Jan. 15 announced an initiative for New York to achieve 100% carbon-free power generation by 2040. Cuomo’s “Green New Deal,” part of his 2019 Justice Agenda and as part of the state budget, calls for […]

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New York Latest State to Set 100% Renewables Goal

January 16, 2019 admin Andrew Cuomo, California, climate change, COLORADO, green new deal, Hawaii, Jared Polis, jerry brown, Legislative, New York, news, offshore wind, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 18:19:26 +0000

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‘Technically Sophisticated’ Combined Cycle Plant Comes Online

January 15, 2019 admin Business, cabot oil & gas, combined cycle, Gas, ge, ha series gas turbine, Instrumentation & Controls, invenergy, kiewit, kinder morgan, news, Pennsylvania, pjm interconnection, Plant Design, Renewables, Solar, Technology, tennessee gas pipeline, ugi

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:59:35 +0000

The Lackawanna Energy Center in Pennsylvania entered commercial operation Jan. 15, with the $1.5 billion project heralded by its developer, Invenergy, as among the most “technically sophisticated” combined cycle natural gas-fired plants in operation. The 1,485-MW facility, in the borough of Jessup in Lackawanna County, was completed ahead of schedule and features three General Electric […]

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Colorado Co-op Amps Up Solar Generation

January 13, 2019 admin Business, Coal, COLORADO, distributed energy, Gas, juwi, news, Renewables, Solar, tri-state generation and transmission

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 18:35:08 +0000

Colorado-based Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a group cited by analysts for its high wholesale power costs and its reliance on coal-fired units, on Jan. 11 announced a 100-MW project that will more than double its solar power portfolio. Tri-State in a news release said the Spanish Peaks Solar Project near Trinidad, Colo., will be […]

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Large Solar Projects Come Online in Hawaii, Florida

January 10, 2019 admin battery storage, bess, Business, distributed energy, distributed power, duke energy, duke energy florida, Energy Storage, Florida, Hawaii, kauai, kiuc, lawai, news, Plant Design, Renewables, Solar, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 17:55:58 +0000

Two large solar power projects—located more than 4,600 miles apart—recently came online in the U.S., providing service in Florida and Hawaii. Duke Energy on Jan. 8 announced its 74.9-MW Hamilton Solar Power Plant was online. The installation in Jasper, Fla., is part of the company’s plan to build or acquire at least 700 MW of […]

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Growth in Renewables Continues Despite Drop in UK Power Generation

January 3, 2019 admin biomass, carbon brief, Coal, Gas, Hydro, International, news, Nuclear, Power Demand, Renewables, Solar, uk, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:27:48 +0000

Renewable energy sources increased their share of the UK’s electricity supply in 2018, with new wind farms and biomass plants helping renewables contribute a record 33% of the country’s power in the past year. Coal-fired units, meanwhile, saw a 25% drop in their output, with coal providing about 5% of the country’s total generation. The […]

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How Digital Technology Is Changing Power Plants

January 1, 2019 admin biomass, Coal, Commentary, connected plant, connected plant conference, digital technology, digital twin, emerson, Gas, Hydro, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, International, news, Nuclear, ovation, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

Digital technology is everywhere today including in most power plants. Computer hardware and software are changing the way plants are operated and maintained. Many technology experts will tell you that

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Innovative Microgrid Will Power Finnish Distribution Center

January 1, 2019 admin Business, distributed energy, ecostruxure, Energy Storage, Finland, Instrumentation & Controls, International, lidl, microgrid, news, Renewables, schneider electric, Solar, Technology

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

A distribution center in Finland is installing what is being called the country’s largest industrial microgrid, a system that will use 100% renewable energy. The system is being built by Schneider Electric

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10 Takeaways from the IEA’s Newest World Energy Outlook

January 1, 2019 admin Business, climate change, Coal, distributed energy, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Environmental, flexibility, Fuel, Gas, general, geothermal, History, iea, International, investment, news, Nuclear, ownership, Power Demand, power supply transformation, renewable costs, Renewables, Solar, Technology, timeline, variable sources, wholesale power markets, Wind, world energy outlook 2018

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

The International Energy Agency (IEA) deemed growth and disruptions of the world’s power sector so significant to the future of energy, it dedicated—for the first time—a four-chapter “special focus”

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