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How Can Communities Help Deploy Clean Energy & Build Up Local Economies?

September 29, 2024 admin 0 Comments carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, demand response, distributed energy resources, grid, pew charitable trusts, Smart Grid, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:00:12 +0000

The global urgency to decarbonize is captured by the rapid growth in new low-carbon infrastructure throughout the energy economy. As power systems around the world rapidly evolve to achieve decarbonization objectives, it is crucial that power system planners and operators use appropriate models and tools to analyze and address the … [continued]

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Virtual Power Plants May Hold The Key To An All-Electric Future

September 15, 2024 admin clean power, demand response, distributed energy resources, grid, policy & politics, virtual power plants

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:40:29 +0000

Virtual power plants can help us use electricity more wisely and reduce the need for expensive new generating resources.

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Ford EV Owners Can Now Get Paid To Support Southern California Grid

September 13, 2024 admin California, clean transport, demand response, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, ford, ford f-150 lightning, ford mustang mach e, grid, Smart Grid, southern california edison (sce), virtual power plants

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:26:32 +0000

If you own or lease a Ford electric vehicle, you can now get paid to support the electricity grid in Southern California, and you don’t even need vehicle-to-grid technology. This is specifically in the Southern California Edison utility district, and it is initially only an option for Ford EV owners … [continued]

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Peak Performance: APS’s Virtual Power Plant Saves Big During Brutal Heatwave

August 2, 2024 admin arizona public service, Business, customer engagement, demand response, distributed energy, energy efficiency, energy management, full coverage, grid reliability, Markets, news, peak load management, renewable energy, smart home devices, Technology, top plant, virtual power plant

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:48:12 +0000

Through its innovative virtual power plant (VPP), Arizona Public Service (APS) harnessed smart home devices to save 138 MW during a historic heatwave, shifting peak demand and proving critical for grid

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Decarbonizing Building Heat — RAP EU Lead Jan Rosenow On Heat Pumps, Hydrogen, Insulation, & Gas Networks

July 28, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, consumer technology, demand response, district heating, Energy, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, heat pumps, home energy management, hydrogen, INTERVIEWS, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:44:09 +0000

Recently I sat down virtually with energy policy expert Jan Rosenow of RAP on my podcast “Redefining Energy — Tech” to discuss how residential and commercial building heat solutions. In the theme of providing transcripts of presentations I’m giving in various places for people who prefer the written word, this … [continued]

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“The Grid Can’t Handle EVs,” They Say. Let’s Put This Myth Out To Pasture.

July 14, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, demand response, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, grid, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:33:22 +0000

This is a topic that we’ve covered before, and repeatedly. Sadly, no matter how many times CleanTechnica and other EV websites show the errors in this argument, it just won’t die on the internet. The argument is sticky not because it’s a good argument, but because it depends on half-truths. … [continued]

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Rio Tinto Enters Into Demand Response Agreement With Renewable Energy Suppliers In New Zealand

June 10, 2024 admin alcoa, aluminum, demand response, green economy, grid, ICELAND, Manufacturing, NEW ZEALAND, policy & politics, rio tinto

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 21:23:33 +0000

Demand response is starting to be a significant factor in industrial activities like aluminum smelters in countries around the world.

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5G & Microgrids Might Be a Great Match

June 5, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, demand response, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, grid, lithium-ion batteries, microgrids, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, rooftop solar, Solar energy, united states department of defense, US Department of Defense

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 04:32:38 +0000

NREL Explores Setup and Security of 5G for Microgrids With a 5G Sandbox Whether it is coincidence or careful planning, the infrastructures of both power systems and telecommunications are heading in a similar direction: toward the edge. Solar panels on a roof are like 5G towers in a neighborhood—in both … [continued]

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On the Road to Increased Transmission: Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems

June 5, 2024 admin clean power, demand response, electricity transmission, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, research, transmission

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 03:42:35 +0000

How Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems Can Reduce Transmission Line Traffic Jams A Navigation App for Electric Highways Just like busy roads, the U.S. transmission system can experience congestion, leading to inefficient travel of electricity. “Imagine some small transmission lines run between two cities and are always congested, like a … [continued]

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Balancing Renewables Requires Big Grid Storage, But What Kinds? (India Seminar Slides & Transcript)

May 28, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, climate change, demand response, electric trucks, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, events, green economy, grid, grid storage, India, india solar power, investment, lithium-ion batteries, pumped hydro, pumped hydro storage, Smart Grid, virtual power plants

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 04:57:42 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the … [continued]

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