Battery power boost to renewables It is the holy grail of the renewable energy sector – a cheap and efficient battery system that can store energy generated by renewables such as wind and solar. These days there are few who doubt the potential of renewables, except those diehards on the extreme of the fossil fuel … Continue reading Battery power boost to renewables
Researchers find US grid can handle more offshore wind power Researchers from the University of Delaware and Princeton University have found that the US electrical grid can effectively handle more offshore wind power by using simulation model. The researchers claimed that the grids can handle additional load with some upgrades to transmission lines without any … Continue reading Researchers find US grid can handle more offshore wind power
Tesla Just Proved How Valuable Energy Storage Can Be The impact Elon Musk and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) will have on the energy industry may be larger in the power storage segment than anywhere else. Sure, his company is a leader in electric vehicles and residential solar, but in the worlds of automakers and solar energy … Continue reading #Tesla Just Proved How Valuable Energy Storage Can Be
Bill Gates follows Musk into cleantech with $1 billion Breakthrough Energy Ventures fund Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder, is joining a cleantech fund that will invest in companies developing low-cost, low-carbon technologies. The announcement comes as Tesla, which over the past year and a half has evolved from a premium electric car maker into a multifaceted … Continue reading #Bill_Gates follows #Musk into cleantech with $1 billion #Breakthrough_Energy_Ventures fund #BEV
Solar can provide key grid services: California ISO report In a finding that could affect the outlook for renewables integration, solar facilities with smart inverter technology can provide key grid services at levels that are similar to, and in some cases better than, conventional power plants, according to a study by California’s grid operator, the … Continue reading Solar can provide key grid services: California ISO report
ERCOT panel advances proposal for third year in CRR auctions The Electric Reliability Council of Texas Wholesale Market Subcommittee on Wednesday endorsed a proposal for adding a third year to its congestion revenue rights market and referred issues related to reliability-must-run pricing and day-ahead market resettlements to other stakeholder groups. On the CRR proposal, the … Continue reading ERCOT panel advances proposal for third year in #CRR auctions
CAISO to Rely on New Emergency Measure to Ease Path 26 Transfers CAISO said it will take advantage of a recently approved West-wide system reliability measure to ensure that its grid operators have the ability to send power into Southern California during instances when Aliso Canyon gas pipeline restrictions constrain output from regional gas-fired generation. … Continue reading CAISO to Rely on New Emergency Measure to Ease #Path_26 Transfers
Batteries included – home charging begins to spread Bill Coleman needed to replace the roof on his Los Altos home. The tech entrepreneur decided to package new roof tiles with a solar power system and a battery unit to store electrical power. The solar panels have dropped his electric bills to nearly nothing, and the … Continue reading Batteries included – home charging begins to spread
Tesla and Panasonic to produce solar cells, if SolarCity deal succeeds Tesla and Panasonic have signed an agreement to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) cells for use in home energy storage solutions including Tesla’s Powerwall and Powerpack. For now, the deal is non-binding and depends on the pending Tesla acquisition of SolarCity. If the purchase closes, Panasonic … Continue reading #Tesla and #Panasonic to produce solar cells, if SolarCity deal succeeds
Forget ‘Peak Oil’: We could reach ‘Peak Demand’ for energy before 2030 A new report from the World Energy Council has found that per capita energy demand will peak in the next decade or so. The report, launched at the 23rd World Energy Congress in Istanbul, states that “unprecedented efficiencies created by new technologies and … Continue reading Forget ‘Peak Oil’: We could reach ‘Peak Demand’ for energy before 2030
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