Nuclear Power Cos. Hit DOE With Waste Disposal Suit A group of utility companies operating a nuclear power station in Kansas sued the U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday, asking for the agency to fulfill its promise to remove spent radioactive fuel from their facility. Kansas Gas & Electric Co. and two other utilities that … Continue reading Nuclear Power Cos. Hit DOE With Waste Disposal Suit
Electric Power Substation Automation Market Worth $48.25 Billion by 2020 According to a new market research report (Electric Power Substation Automation Market by components…), the total market was valued at $29.49 Million in 2013 and is expected to reach $48.25 Billion by 2020, at an estimated CAGR of 6.71% between 2014 and 2020. Electric power … Continue reading #Electric_Power #Substation_Automation Market Worth $48.25 Billion by 2020
Caterpillar, Honeywell bet against the grid in emerging economies More than a billion people around the globe lack access to electricity. When it gets dark, many use kerosene lanterns or open fires to provide light and heat — dangerous options that can jeopardize health and shorten lives. But new microgrid technologies that are disrupting utility … Continue reading #Caterpillar, #Honeywell bet against the grid in emerging economies
Big Question About Industry’s Newest Climate EffortEurope’s largest oil companies are reportedly working together on a policy strategy leading up to this year’s international climate talks in Paris. It’s nice to hear that some of the biggest players in the global oil and gas industry want to engage in solutions, but it remains to be … Continue reading Big Question About Industry’s Newest #Climate Effort
Climate benefits of a natural gas bridge ‘unlikely to be significant’ Natural gas can only be a worthwhile bridge to a low carbon future if a series of tough conditions are met, according to a working paper from the influential New Climate Economy initiative. The paper says the climate benefits of gas, including shale gas, … Continue reading Climate benefits of a natural gas bridge ‘unlikely to be significant’
Can Cigarettes Beat Tesla At The Energy Storage Game? A scientific breakthrough in a laboratory in Seoul, South Korea could soon give Tesla, and other companies, a run for their money in the energy storage game. Scientists have developed a new technique to store energy from the unlikeliest of sources – a cigarette butt. Cigarette … Continue reading Can Cigarettes Beat #Tesla At The Energy Storage Game?
Alaskan Energy Storage Project Will Use Flywheels Too A Beacon Power project in Anchorage, Alaska, will use the company’s flywheel technology combined with electrochemical battery storage to construct a 320 kW system. The project is a pilot to see if it will work in conjunction with renewable forms of energy to counterbalance their periods of … Continue reading Alaskan Energy Storage Project Will Use #Flywheels Too
California Dreaming: 5,000MW of Applications for 74MW of Energy Storage at PG&E A massive number of bids are submitted in a utility procurement assessing the value of energy storage. California’s 1.3-gigawatt energy storage mandate is bringing a lot of would-be grid battery project developers out of the woodwork. But there won’t be nearly enough room … Continue reading California Dreaming: 5,000MW of Applications for 74MW of Energy Storage at #PG&E
Americans using most renewable energy since 1930s The last time Americans used as much renewable energy as they do now was in the 1930s, when the burning of wood was more widespread. (Tweet this) That’s according to recent analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, released on Thursday. The study found that renewable energy accounted … Continue reading Americans using most renewable energy since 1930s
Research delivers insight into the smart meters market that is expected to hit $18.2 billion by 2019 Smart meters alone are not useful and need to be installed in conjunction with some type of a communication infrastructure to get the data back to the utility. Smart grid technologies include communication networks, advanced sensors, and monitoring … Continue reading Research delivers insight into the smart meters market that is expected to hit $18.2 billion by 2019
