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Distributed Wind Top Photo Contributors Are Here

June 21, 2024 admin clean power, us wind, us wind energy, us wind power, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:39:46 +0000

Each year, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) launches a search for the best distributed wind energy photos across the United States and its territories for PNNL’s Distributed Wind Photo Gallery. The annual photo search aids PNNL’s efforts to highlight distributed wind technologies and the customers they serve. Check out 2024’s photo selections—including … [continued]

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Green Wave Of Renewable Energy To Crash The Red State Party

June 20, 2024 admin clean power, entergy louisiana, esg, esg investments, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, Louisiana, Manufacturing, policy & politics, Solar energy, tennessee, tennessee solar, texas, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:20:45 +0000

ESG or not, two entrepreneurs aim to make Tennessee a renewable energy powerhouse, with a proposed 5 gigawatt solar factory in the works.

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On the Road to Increased Transmission: High-Voltage Direct Current

June 19, 2024 admin clean power, grid, hvac, hvdc, hvdc transmission, research, Solar energy, transmission, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 21:52:39 +0000

How High-Voltage Direct Current Lines Could Better Connect Solar and Wind to the Current Grid Comparing the Routes: HVAC Versus HVDC It is a question on the minds of grid planners throughout the United States: How can we tap into the nation’s best renewable resources at the lowest cost? That … [continued]

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Vattenfall & Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Awarded IJmuiden Ver Beta 2GW Offshore Wind Farm

June 17, 2024 admin clean power, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, press releases, Solar energy, vattenfall, wind energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:46:42 +0000

Zeevonk, a joint venture of Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Energy Transition Fund, has been awarded a permit to build wind farm IJmuiden Ver Beta in the Netherlands. This 2 GW offshore wind project will include a 50 MWp floating offshore solar farm on site and a … [continued]

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Ice-Cold Long Duration Energy Storage System Ready For Takeoff

June 17, 2024 admin clean power, Energy Storage, green hydrogen, grid, highview power, hydrogen, long-duration energy storage, nitrogen, Solar energy, united kingdom (uk), wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:25:30 +0000

New long duration energy storage system leverages “liquid air” — and investor dollars — to solve wind curtailment woes.

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“Moderate” Is the New “Extreme”: Weather’s Impact on Growing Renewable Grid Operations

June 17, 2024 admin clean power, climate change, Extreme weather, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, research, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:28:22 +0000

How Shifting Our Perception of Extreme Weather Can Aid Planning for a Reliable Wind- and Solar-Rich Power System From severe storms to recent unprecedented cold and heat waves, extreme weather events are impacting electric utilities, grid operators, and ultimately customers like never before. At the same time, the energy sources … [continued]

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DER: Yet Another Reason Why Renewable Energy Wins

June 15, 2024 admin clean power, deloitte, distributed energy, distributed energy resources, distributed energy storage, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), Energy Storage, green economy, grid, Solar energy, texas, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:36:15 +0000

Small-scale solar arrays, wind turbines, and other distributed resources are turning ratepayers from consumers into renewable energy heroes.

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New Steps to Advance Offshore Wind Progress in Maryland

June 10, 2024 admin boem, bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, deb haaland, department of the interior (doi), investing in america, Joe Biden, MARYLAND, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 22:47:30 +0000

Memorandum of Understanding between BOEM and Maryland will strengthen efforts to meet President Biden’s historic clean energy goals ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to expand offshore wind opportunities and advance an all-of-government approach to address the climate crisis while creating good-paying jobs, the Department of the … [continued]

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Texas Finally Finds A Reason To Love BlackRock, Renewable Energy And All

June 9, 2024 admin blackrock, clean power, clean transport, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), Energy, Energy Storage, esg, esg investments, green economy, grid, grid reliability, investing, investors, renewable energy, Solar energy, texas, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:55:59 +0000

Renewable energy makes strange bedfellows, as illustrated by the hookup between Texas, the proposed new TXSE exchange, and the ESG-friendly financial powerhouse BlackRock.

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How Do Wind Turbines Survive Severe Storms?

June 7, 2024 admin clean power, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, research, SCIENCE, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 01:33:10 +0000

June starts hurricane season, an unsettling time for some people living near our nation’s shorelines. For the next 6 months, communities will be on watch for severe storms and high winds that could potentially knock out power or damage homes and businesses. Strong winds also put America’s growing fleet of … [continued]

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