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ERCOT, MISO Warn of Potential Power Supply Shortfalls

May 5, 2022 admin Business, changing generation mix, Coal, competitive markets, ercot, full coverage, Gas, Hydro, Markets, MISO, news, Nuclear, O&M, regulatory, reliability, Renewables, Solar, supply shortfalls, Technology, thermal fleet, trends, wholesale power, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 16:49:05 +0000

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) over the past week separately expressed concerns about power supply uncertainties in the face of upcoming warmer-than-normal temperatures. MISO raised an alarm on April 28 when it said that it projects “insufficient firm resources” to cover the summer peak under typical […]

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The POWER Interview: Importance of Pricing Data for Renewable Energy

May 4, 2022 admin Commentary, Interview, pricing, renewable energy, Renewables, resurety, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 04 May 2022 13:13:42 +0000

The highs and lows of markets for renewable energy are driving more interest in granular pricing data. Any company embarking on a new project must do its research to ensure that it calculates the proceeds based on the right financial information. With so much data now readily available, it’s more important than ever to use […]

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History of Power: Duke Energy’s Century-Old Legacy

May 2, 2022 admin Business, catawba river, climate change, climate goals, Coal, duke energy, Environmental, esg, Florida, full coverage, Gas, History, history of power, Hydro, hydrogen, investors, news, Nuclear, piedmont carolinas, progress energy, regulators, Renewables, Solar, Technology, timeline, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:20:00 +0000

Duke Energy, one of the largest energy companies in the world, grew out of a system of lakes and dams along the Catawba River to generate power for the Piedmont Carolinas. While the company has sustained a

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There’s Value in Old Power Generation Components

May 2, 2022 admin arthur d. little, blocks, bricks, Coal, coal combustion residuals, distributed energy, fly ash, Gas, ge, globe metal, Hydro, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, offshore wind, recycling, reuse, sidley, siemens gamesa renewable energy, Solar, solar panels, we recycle solar, Wind, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:18:00 +0000

Equipment from both renewable and thermal energy power plants is finding new life in the recycling market. The market for recycled power equipment components is getting a boost due to ongoing global supply

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Dramatic Innovation-Driven Ramp Up of Floating Offshore Wind Anticipated by 2030

May 2, 2022 admin Business, climate change, engineering, equinor, floating offshore wind, full coverage, gwec, hywind, International, kincardine, Markets, news, O&M, offshore wind, Policy, Research and Development, siemens gamesa, supply chains, Technology, vestas, Wind, wind technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:17:00 +0000

A drumbeat of floating offshore wind–related developments this year suggests the pipeline for the long-nascent wind technology sub-sector may be finally beginning to grow. While floating wind’s current

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BlackRock-led Group Invests $525M Toward India Renewable Energy

April 18, 2022 admin blackrock, Energy Storage, Hydro, India, mubadala, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, tata power, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 19:42:16 +0000

A group considered the world’s largest asset manager has joined with a United Arab Emirates (UAE) wealth management fund to support an investment in renewable energy development in India. A consortium led by New York-based BlackRock, along with UAE sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co., on April 14 said it would pay $525 million for […]

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Grid Interconnection Queue Filled with Solar and Energy Storage Projects

April 14, 2022 admin berkeley lab, Energy Storage, Gas, hybrid power, interconnection queue, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, news, Power Demand, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:42:08 +0000

A study conducted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) shows more than 1.1 TW of solar and energy storage capacity were in the U.S. power grid’s interconnection queue at the end of 2021. Notably, that total is more than the currently existing capacity in the U.S. power fleet. Additionally, Berkeley Lab researchers found […]

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Major Wind Power Producer Sentenced in Wind Farm Eagle Deaths

April 7, 2022 admin Birds, Business, DoJ, eagle deaths, Environmental, esi energy, fish and wildlife service, full coverage, news, nextera resources, Safety, Technology, Wind, wind power, wind turbine

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 18:50:13 +0000

A Wyoming court on April 5 sentenced NextEra Energy Resources affiliate ESI Energy to five years of probation and fined the wind power developer more than $8 million for three counts of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). The violations include alleged failures to apply for “eagle take permits” (ETPs) at facilities in Wyoming […]

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Distributed Renewables Cyber Resilience

April 7, 2022 admin connected plant, cyberattack, Cybersecurity, distributed energy, full coverage, idaho national laboratory, iiot, inl, news, Renewables, Research and Development, Solar, T&D, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:51:28 +0000

The benefits of renewable energy continue to grow, with wind generation supplying 9.2% of generation in the U.S. and up to 22.6% in other western countries like Germany. Solar is at 2.8% in the U.S. (for utility-scale installations) and near 10% in Germany. Through diversification and greater distribution system integration, the application of renewable energy […]

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How Ammonia Could Help the World Transition to Clean Energy

March 23, 2022 admin ammonia, Business, Carbon Capture, clean energy, Coal, Energy Storage, energy transition, Environmental, full coverage, Gas, green hydrogen, hydrogen, news, power podcasts, Renewables, Solar, Technology, the power podcast, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:05:34 +0000

Hydrogen is widely seen as a vital component in efforts to decarbonize the world’s power supply. One example of this is a strategy being piloted by at least a couple of major gas turbine manufacturers, which involves storing “green hydrogen” produced through electrolysis using excess wind or solar power when renewable energy supplies exceed grid […]

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