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Much-Watched Reciprocating Engine Hydrogen Pilot Kicks Off at Michigan Power Plant

June 1, 2022 admin Business, climate change, Coal, coal retirements, decarbonization, Environmental, EPRI, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, hydrogen, International, news, reciprocating engines, rice, Solar, Technology, wartsila, wec energy, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:32:45 +0000

A landmark project to test fuel blends of up to 25% volume of hydrogen mixed with natural gas in reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICEs) has launched at WEC Energy Group’s 56-MW A.J. Mihm power plant in Michigan. If successful, the pilot—one of the first of its kind in the U.S.—could provide key insight into how […]

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Energy Trilemma

June 1, 2022 admin akselos, connected plant, digital twin, Energy Storage, Environmental, full coverage, industrial revolution, International, lcoe, news, offshore wind, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Thomas Leurent| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:31:27 +0000

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is arriving in a most timely manner to help resolve the world’s energy trilemma—the transition to net-zero, energy security, and energy affordability. For many years, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has been at the forefront of discussions on climate change and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Below, I outline our key takeaways […]

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Reliability, Resiliency, Cost, and Climate Driving C&I Power Systems

June 1, 2022 admin albireo energy, ap systems, backup power, Coal, commercial and industrial, cpower, delta-q technologies, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, Energy Storage, Gas, microgrid, news, Nuclear, power systems, Renewables, safari energy, schneider electric, Solar, therma, thermal, Wind, yotta energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:15:00 +0000

Commercial and industrial (C&I) entities want to ensure they have electricity when they need it. Businesses also are looking at sustainability, decarbonization, and control of their energy costs as factors

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Vermont and ISO-New England Provide an Interesting Renewable Energy Transition Case Study

June 1, 2022 admin distributed energy, Distributed Generation, distributed power, duck curve, Energy Storage, full coverage, iso-ne, Markets, New England, news, Power Demand, Renewables, Solar, T&D, vermont, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:14:00 +0000

Vermont doesn’t get a lot of attention outside of Bernie Sanders, but the state’s power system is worth taking a look at as it has undergone a notable shift toward renewable energy. About 80% of

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Nuclear, Hydrogen, CCUS Part of at Least 42 Country Ambitions

June 1, 2022 admin Business, Carbon Capture, carbon emissions, catf, ccus, climate change, Environmental, full coverage, hydrogen, International, news, Nuclear, Paris Agreement, Policy, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:13:00 +0000

At least 42 nationally determined contributions (NDCs) submitted under the Paris Agreement as of December 2021 indicate governments plan to utilize carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen and ammonia, and

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Morocco Project Could Support UK’s Renewable Goals, Hydrogen Economy

June 1, 2022 admin Energy Storage, International, ipg, Morocco, news, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, subsea cable, uk, Wind, wind farm, xlcc, xlinks

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:12:00 +0000

A project to bring solar and wind energy from a 10.5-GW project in Morocco to the UK will feature what is likely the world’s longest subsea, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables. The importation of

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Solving the Intermittency Problem with Battery Storage

May 21, 2022 admin battery storage, Energy Storage, hybrid power, intermittent renewables, news, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Bill Derasmo| Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 12:44:32 +0000

The perfect storm of crises and policy directives have converged to create the energy storage moment. Between the drive to reduce carbon output to “net zero” over the coming decades and the commodity crisis created by the conflict in Ukraine (including its impact on the supply and price of oil and natural gas), the pressure […]

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NERC Warns of Mounting Reliability Risks, Urges Preparation for Challenging Summer

May 19, 2022 admin Business, caiso, California, Coal, Cybersecurity, drought, ercot, fuel concerns, full coverage, Gas, generator performance, Hydro, inverter-based generation, Markets, MISO, nerc, news, Power Demand, Solar, SPP, supply chain, supply chains, trends, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 20:10:17 +0000

An unprecedented array of risks—ranging from capacity shortfalls, extreme weather, extended drought, supply chain issues, cybersecurity, solar PV tripping, fuel constraints, to wildfires—could imperil the reliability of nearly every North American bulk power system (BPS) region west of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) this summer, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) warns in […]

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How Developments in Electrical System Design Are Helping to Tackle the Challenges of Wind

May 18, 2022 admin abb, Business, floating platforms, full coverage, International, news, offshore wind, Technology, Wind, wind power

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 17:52:07 +0000

As a clean and renewable power source, wind offers massive potential for alleviating some of the growing challenges that countries worldwide are looking to address through the development of new forms of energy generation. At ABB, we look at how developments in electrical system design are helping to turn wind into a major source of […]

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California, Again Facing Summer Supply Vulnerabilities, Eyes 20-GW Offshore Wind Goal

May 12, 2022 admin assembly bill 525, Business, coastal resources, decarbonization, floating offshore wind, full coverage, infrastructure planning, Markets, maximum feasible capacity, news, offshore development, offshore energy, offshore wind, offshore wind energy, offshore wind planning goals, reliability, renewable energy, Research and Development, senate bill 100, transmission, Wind, wind energy

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 13:52:10 +0000

The California Energy Commission (CEC) is mulling a preliminary planning goal for 3 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and potentially expanding it to 10 GW to 15 GW by 2045. If finalized, California’s offshore wind goals would be the most ambitious in the U.S., surpassing even New York’s, which calls for 9 GW by […]

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