What Bill Gates Got Wrong About Green Energy Bill Gates on Tuesday called for “new inventions” in energy storage to make generating power from solar and wind more economical. In a blog post accompanying his annual letter, the Microsoft founder said storing energy in lithium-ion batteries for use when the sun has set or the … Continue reading What #Bill_Gates Got Wrong About Green Energy
Statoil to Invest $200 Million in Renewable Energy by 2022 Statoil ASA, Norway’s biggest oil and gas producer, will invest as much as $200 million in renewable energy over four to seven years as part of Chief Executive Officer Eldar Saetre’s plan to diversify the company’s portfolio. A new fund, Energy Ventures, will take a … Continue reading #Statoil to Invest $200 Million in Renewable Energy by 2022
CAISO Plans Upgrades To Boost Renewable Energy Management With a continued goal of operating a cleaner energy grid, the California Independent System Operator Corp.’s (CAISO) board of governors has approved several proposals that CAISO says will support improved integration of energy storage and demand response resources in the wholesale electricity market. The board has also … Continue reading CAISO Plans Upgrades To Boost Renewable Energy Management
Dynegy, PJM pile on in case against Ohio ‘bailout’ proposals As Ohio regulators prepare to resume testimony on FirstEnergy’s bid to have all utility customers guarantee sales for certain power plants, another competitor says it can offer a better deal. On Tuesday, Houston-based Dynegy offered to beat the costs in both FirstEnergy’s and AEP’s pending … Continue reading #Dynegy, PJM pile on in case against Ohio ‘bailout’ proposals
How NRG is testing the next step of energy storage: Vehicle-to-grid integration Car batteries usually aren’t designed to be used as stationary storage, but a new partnership hopes to change that The electric vehicle battery is going to school to learn how to give back. NRG EVgo has formed a partnership with the University of … Continue reading How #NRG is testing the next step of energy storage: Vehicle-to-grid integration
Duke Energy Adds More Battery-Based Energy Storage Capacity Duke Energy announced the completion of a 2-MW battery-based energy storage system that has been installed to increase power grid reliability and stability for the PJM regional transmission organization. Installed at its retired W.C. Beckjord coal-fired power plant in New Richmond, Ohio, construction began in August, and … Continue reading Duke Energy Adds More Battery-Based Energy Storage Capacity
‘Dumb’ grids better than smart grids A “dumb” grid is the smartest way to go to keep would-be hackers from bringing down power plants. That’s the message that solar energy proponents are planning to convey to senators ahead of the Senate taking up a major cybersecurity bill, expected next week. The bill, which would push … Continue reading ‘Dumb’ grids better than smart grids
Global Wind Installations May Double in 5 Years, Vestas CEO Says Cumulative wind-energy installations worldwide may double within five years as falling costs help producers compete with conventional power, according to the industry’s biggest manufacturer. Last year’s “impressive” growth in new installations — 46 percent more than in 2013 according to the Global Wind Energy … Continue reading Global Wind Installations May Double in 5 Years, Vestas CEO Says
Talen Energy Agrees to Sell Three Pennsylvania Power Plants ALLENTOWN, Pa., Oct. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Talen Energy Corporation (NYSE: TLN) announced Thursday (10/8) that it has agreed to sell three Pennsylvania power plants with a total combined generating capacity of 996 megawatts for $1.51 billion in gross cash proceeds, subject to customary purchase price … Continue reading #Talen_Energy Agrees to Sell Three #Pennsylvania #Power_Plants
Don’t give free ride to geothermal energy California’s landmark legislation calling for 50 percent renewable energy by 2030 is helping the state grapple with clean energy needs in the face of climate change and population growth. Geothermal energy – using heated water and steam from deep below the earth’s surface to produce electricity – is … Continue reading Don’t give free ride to geothermal energy
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