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The Changing Reality For #Electric_Utilities

The Changing Reality For Electric Utilities The electric utilities are starting to feel mounting pressures due to the decentralized generation movement. As many already know, distributed generation represents perhaps the largest threat to the centralized utility business model. Many industry analysts are starting to view the coming electric utility disruption as inevitable, with PricewaterhouseCoopers recently … Continue reading The Changing Reality For #Electric_Utilities →

California May Allow Distributed Resources into Wholesale Market

California May Allow Distributed Resources into Wholesale Market Traditionally, distributed energy resources (DER) have been too small to bid into energy markets. The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), which oversees the California power market, typically requires projects to be at least 500 kW in order to participate in the market. In order to promote small-scale … Continue reading California May Allow Distributed Resources into Wholesale Market →

Future Nuclear Power and the #Thermal_Storage Option

Future Nuclear Power and the Thermal Storage Option Despite opposition to nuclear power generation across much of Western Europe and also across the United States, other nations that include China, India, South Africa, Japan and several Middle Eastern nations are actively planning for future nuclear power generation. India and China have access to the ores … Continue reading Future Nuclear Power and the #Thermal_Storage Option →

How Much Land Does Solar, Wind and Nuclear Energy Require?

How Much Land Does Solar, Wind and Nuclear Energy Require? ….According to the MIT authors, powering 100 percent of estimated U.S. electricity demand in 2050 with solar energy would require roughly 33,000 square kilometers (sq-km) of land. That’s if we spread solar panels evenly across the entire country. If we concentrate solar production in the … Continue reading How Much Land Does Solar, Wind and Nuclear Energy Require? →

Energy Department guarantees $1.8B in loans for GA nuclear plant

Energy Department guarantees $1.8B in loans for GA nuclear plant The Department of Energy (DOE) will guarantee $1.8 billion in loans for the operators of two new nuclear reactors under construction at a power plant in Georgia, the department announced on Wednesday. The government had previously provided $6.5 billion in loan guarantees for the Vogtle … Continue reading Energy Department guarantees $1.8B in loans for GA nuclear plant →

Researchers designing nuclear power plant that will float eight or more miles out to sea

Researchers designing nuclear power plant that will float eight or more miles out to sea Many experts cite nuclear power as a critical component of a low-carbon energy future. Nuclear plants are steady, reliable sources of large amounts of power; they run on inexpensive and abundant fuel; and they emit no carbon dioxide (CO2). A … Continue reading Researchers designing nuclear power plant that will float eight or more miles out to sea →

Distributed technique for power scheduling advances smart grid concept

Distributed technique for power scheduling advances smart grid concept Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for “scheduling” energy in electric grids that moves away from centralized management by tapping into the distributed computing power of energy devices. The approach advances the smart grid concept by coordinating the energy being produced … Continue reading Distributed technique for power scheduling advances smart grid concept →