POWER Digest [December 2023]

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Kenya Set to Expand Hydropower Project. Kenya Electricity Generating Co. (KenGen) said it received approval from government officials to move forward with the Gogo hydropower redevelopment project. The Gogo

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POWER Notebook: New Projects For Energy Storage, Community Solar, Electric Buses; Google Announces PPA

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:32:13 +0000

An Arizona utility plans to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) that will help it store more of the region’s abundant solar energy, enabling the power to be used […]

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Hitachi, Quanta Will Build Major U.S. Transmission Line

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 04 May 2023 16:12:09 +0000

A massive wind power project in New Mexico will include a transmission line to deliver the installation’s electricity across the southwestern U.S. Pattern Energy Group, a California company that develops […]

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Hitachi Energy Part of $14 Billion European Infrastructure Deal

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 21:32:34 +0000

Hitachi Energy has been chosen by TenneT, a transmission system provider for Germany and the Netherlands, to supply several onshore and offshore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations and associated infrastructure for European power grids. Hitachi officials on March 30 said the agreement, which includes Petrofac—an international service provider to the energy industry—is worth about […]

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New Rules, Incentives Shaping Solar-Plus-Storage Market

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:21:00 +0000

An evolving regulatory environment, expanded tax credits, and moves for more reliability and resilience in the power space are impacting the growth of solar-plus-storage installations. Several state utility

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The POWER Interview: Benefits of Adding Storage to Solar Power Systems

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 22:38:25 +0000

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Utilizing energy storage with a solar power system is a way for power generators to help balance the supply of energy with demand for electricity. Energy storage can be used during periods when the sun isn’t shining, and it also help support periods of high demand for power along the grid. Many residential and commercial […]

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The POWER Interview: Benefits of Adding Storage to Solar Power Systems

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 22:38:25 +0000

solar-plus-storage

Utilizing energy storage with a solar power system is a way for power generators to help balance the supply of energy with demand for electricity. Energy storage can be used during periods when the sun isn’t shining, and it also help support periods of high demand for power along the grid. Many residential and commercial […]

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Hitachi Energy Will Modernize HVDC System, Boost Delivery of Canadian Hydropower to U.S.

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:57:00 +0000

Hitachi Energy will spearhead the modernization of a key high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system in Canada to support the transmission of 1,500 MW of renewable power between Quebec and New York state’s electrical networks. Hydro-Québec, Canada’s largest power utility, on Dec. 15, picked the global technology firm to supply a “back-to-back” converter station at Châteauguay, […]

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Hitachi Energy Will Modernize HVDC System, Boost Delivery of Canadian Hydropower to U.S.

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:57:00 +0000

Hitachi Energy will spearhead the modernization of a key high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system in Canada to support the transmission of 1,500 MW of renewable power between Quebec and New York state’s electrical networks. Hydro-Québec, Canada’s largest power utility, on Dec. 15, picked the global technology firm to supply a “back-to-back” converter station at Châteauguay, […]

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Preparing the Grid for an Above-Average Hurricane Season

Credit to Author: Anthony Allard| Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 03:00:38 +0000

Hurricanes are one of the most destructive forces in nature. Hurricane season in North America runs from June 1 to November 30, peaking between August and September, and 2022 would be the seventh straight year of above-average hurricane activity, if predictions are correct. A typical Atlantic hurricane season has 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, and […]

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