Month: October 2021

Analysis: Lacking energy efficiency efforts undercut state climate goals

Follow @EngelsAngle While 17 states and territories have adopted clean electricity standards in an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, inadequate energy efficiency standards could lead to higher costs and produce less-equitable outcomes, according to a new report. Analysis by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) found that only Virginia and Washington State …

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U.S. launches cybersecurity innovation program to support clean energy transition

Follow @EngelsAngle Highlighting the urgent need to address grid vulnerabilities, the U.S. Dept. of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Lab have launched a cybersecurity innovation program to support the country’s rapid clean energy transition. The Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator will feature federal experts, leaders in the energy sector, and innovators to develop new cybersecurity …

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FPL, Florida International partner on solar+storage microgrid

One of the nation’s leading energy research universities is partnering with a Florida utility to complete and commission a solar+storage microgrid later this year. Miami-based Florida International University and Florida Power & Light have worked together for decades on various energy projects. The latest, to be fully operational later this year, is a microgrid that …

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Wood Mackenzie: Global energy storage to reach 12 GW/28 GWh in 2021

Follow @EngelsAngle Global energy storage deployments are expected to nearly triple year-over-year in 2021, reaching 12 GW/28 GWh, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie. Wood Mackenzie’s Global Energy Storage Outlook forecasts nearly 1 TWh of total demand from 2021-2030, with the U.S. and China dominating the market. The two countries will account for over …

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Puerto Rico microgrid at manufacturing plant to deliver renewables and resilience

This week, power management companies Eaton and Enel X announced plans for a second joint microgrid project in Puerto Rico. Both projects will reduce demand on regional energy infrastructure and enable Eaton to power its manufacturing plants with more renewables and boost energy resilience for its operations, said the companies in a press release.  The …

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Western U.S. utilities totaling 10M+ customers create exploratory group looking for future market options

A dozen of the major power providers in the western U.S. are banding together to pursue future market services which could offer both reliable electricity and carbon reduction, they say. The informal Western Markets Exploratory Group members deliver electricity to millions of customers. They are exploring the potential for new market services including day-ahead energy …

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EIA: Global renewable energy consumption nearly reaches that of liquid fuels by 2050

Follow @EngelsAngle Barring significant changes in policies or trends, U.S. Energy Information Administration modeling forecasts increasing global energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions through 2050. The EIA released the International Energy Outlook 2021 on Wednesday, which makes assumptions based on U.S. laws and regulations as of May 2021, and incorporates existing international laws. The report …

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SNRG and Australian start-up expand UK microgrid market

UK microgrids developer SNRG has partnered with Australian decentralized energy systems management firm Gridcognition to electrify residential households in the UK. Centrica-backed SNRG will leverage Gridcognition’s technologies to design microgrid projects and assess the value of decentralized systems including solar, battery storage, energy flexibility, and electric vehicles on resilient energy systems and the energy transition. …

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