By Giles Parkinson & David Leitch SwitchedIn CEO Andrew Mears joins the Energy Insiders podcast to talk about behind the meter issues, virtual power plants and all things, digital, distributed and democratic. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Digital, distributed and democratic – The new energy future appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For…
By Brian Wang Scientists attending the International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems in Bali, Indonesia, were excited by ThorCon CEO Lars Jorgensen’s presentation of the design of the TMSR-500 liquid fission power plant. Companies in Indonesia and the government of Indonesia are considering funding a test project for the Thorcon reactor. This could lead…
By Press Release Gallium-doped M10 standard silicon wafers (182mm) and Smart Soldering technologies deliver high power performance and long-term reliability. The post LONGi releases “Technical Brief” for its new Hi-MO 5 module for ultra-large power plants appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] Portland General Electric, the largest utility in Oregon, is jumping into the cutting-edge business of turning home batteries into grid resources. The company announced this week that it has received approval from regulators to link up 525 homes with solar-storage systems into a controllable fleet, often referred to as a virtual power plant….
By [email protected] Arizona Public Service, the state’s largest utility, released its plan for reaching zero-carbon by 2050, including multiple options to balance the costs and benefits of switching from coal and natural gas to renewables, batteries, distributed energy resources and as-yet-untested technologies. In the nearer term, APS is aiming to hit 45 percent renewable electricity…
Hi-MO 5 (72-cell) is designed to provide the lowest LCOE for utility-scale PV power plants. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Kelsey Misbrener Inovateus Solar has commenced construction of Logansport, Indiana’s, first-ever solar power plant. Inovateus is developing the installation for Logansport Municipal Utility (LMU). Financed by a power purchase agreement (PPA), the solar installation will reduce LMU’s carbon emissions, help to stabilize energy costs for LMU’s customers, and also host a bee and butterfly…
By Kelsey Misbrener AutoGrid has announced a partnership with Sunrun to provide AutoGrid Flex Virtual Power Plant (VPP) software to help manage Sunrun’s growing fleet of residential batteries across the United States. Under the announced partnership, Sunrun will use features of the AutoGrid Flex platform to help manage its fleet of Brightbox rechargeable solar batteries…
By Richard Brooks I highly recommend this 20 minute presentation on hybrid energy resources by Mark Ahlstrom of ESIG and Nextera. I particularly appreciate this statement:”This is a Virtual Power Plant focus on services at the margin, fix outdated rules”Grid Operators need to shift their thinking from acquiring “capacity” to acquiring essential grid services for…
By Sponsored Post by Enel X The grid needs additional flexible capacity from alternate sources such as VPPs for stability, to reduce power prices and prevent broader outages. And they deliver unique benefits to hospitals. The post Virtual Power Plant a natural fit for Echuca Regional Health appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here…
By [email protected] Sunrun, the leading U.S. rooftop solar installer, finalized two utility partnerships to turn home batteries into miniature power plants. The company is signing up existing customers in Southern California Edison territory for a year-long demonstration, expected to launch by the end of the month. Participants will receive $250 for letting Sunrun control their…
By Kelly Pickerel Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R) and Sunrun announced the companies have received approval to deploy rooftop solar and battery systems as part of an innovative virtual power plant project supporting New York’s transition to clean, reliable, locally generated electricity. Beginning this year, Sunrun will bundle rooftop solar energy stored in more than…
By Billy Ludt Sunrun, a home solar, battery storage and energy services company, and regional utility Southern California Edison SCE are working together to launch one of the first residential energy storage virtual power plants in operation in the United States. Beginning this month and continuing through mid-2021, Sunrun and SCE will network up to…
By Dan Yurman With an eye towards eventually helping the U.S. compete in the global nuclear market to counter the export efforts by Russia and China, a key federal agency announced June 10th that it has opened a 30-day public comment period to gauge support for the plan.The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) said…
By Rafael Herzberg Electric power: costs x tariffs in BrazilObjectively, the cost of adding generation capacity in the country requires investments in the matrix, which is, in round numbers, 70% renewable and 30% thermal.* The cost of amortization of the investment in power plants is R$ 143/MWh* The cost of natural gas used by thermal…