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India’s Coal Future Hinges on Advanced Ultrasupercritical Breakthroughs

June 6, 2019 admin a-usc, bhel, biomass, boiler, Business, climate change, Coal, dadri, Economic Growth, Environmental, Fuel, hele, igcar, igcc, India, indigenous programs, International, Legal & Regulatory, news, ntpc, Power Demand, Renewables, Research and Development, sipat, supercritical, supply chains, Technology, test loop, ultra supercritical, usc

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:49:47 +0000

India is striving to conserve coal and slash its carbon emissions. The country which depended on coal for 56% of its total capacity of 356 GW as of May 2019, wants to reduce coal’s share to 45% of a planned capacity expansion to 480 GW by the end of 2022. During that period, it will […]

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How Residential Energy Storage Could Help Support the Power Grid

June 3, 2019 admin battery storage, behind-the-meter, distributed energy, distributed power, Energy Storage, household, Markets, mckinsey & company, news, Power Demand, power grid, Renewables, residential, Smart Grid, Solar, solar-plus-storage, T&D, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:00:01 +0000

Household batteries could contribute to making the grid more cost effective, reliable, resilient, and safe—if retail battery providers, utilities, and regulators can resolve delicate commercial, operational, and policy issues. The growth of battery storage in the power sector has attracted a great deal of attention in the industry and media. Much of that attention focuses […]

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ERCOT Warns of Summer Emergency Conditions as Demand Continues to Soar

May 9, 2019 admin Business, cdr, Coal, Energy Storage, ercot, Gas, imm, Markets, news, potomac, Power Demand, reliability, Renewables, sara, Solar, tcpa, Technology, texas, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 13:40:43 +0000

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a fresh warning that continued “above-normal” growth in electric demand could require it to enter Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) status to maintain system reliability this summer. As it released its final Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) for the upcoming summer season (June to September), a […]

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Energy Storage Changes the Power Profile

April 30, 2019 admin battery storage, Business, distributed energy, distributed power, Energy Storage, Gas, Hydro, li-ion, news, Plant Design, Power Demand, pumped-storage hydro, Renewables, Solar, solar-plus-storage, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The power grid is a pretty complex system. Electricity is generally produced on an as-needed basis. Generators ramp up and down based on demand. However, energy storage systems are beginning to change how

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Generating a Winning Plan for Sustainability

April 24, 2019 admin Business, electric power, Environmental, Gas, LAS VEGAS, mandalay bay, mgm resorts international, mirage, news, Power Demand, Renewables, Solar

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 17:22:52 +0000

Managing the power load of a Las Vegas casino might seem a daunting task. MGM Resorts International, which operates several iconic properties on the city’s famous strip along with other hospitality and entertainment venues worldwide, took matters into its own hands a few years ago as it tried to control its energy costs and also […]

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Energy Secretary Wants to Fast-Track U.S. LNG Export Projects

March 11, 2019 admin Asia, Business, cheniere, Dominion, export terminals, Gas, International, lng, lng exports, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Power Demand

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 20:09:41 +0000

Exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. continue to rise, as the use of natural gas for power generation increases in countries such as China, South Korea, Japan, and Mexico. Data from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) shows that four U.S. LNG export facilities combined to ship 483 LNG cargoes in 2018, a […]

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Germany’s Coal Exit Bound to Be Complicated

February 28, 2019 admin biomass, Business, climate change, Coal, coal phase-out, Energy Storage, Environmental, finance, Gas, GERMANY, Hydro, International, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, market economics, Markets, news, Nuclear, Offshore, Power Demand, Renewables, rwe, scope, Solar, Technology, uniper, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Eight years after Germany decided it would halt nuclear power production by 2022, the country that relied on lignite and hard coal for 38% of its generated power in 2018 will phase out coal by 2038 or earlier

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Decarbonization, Electrification Key Among 8 Priorities for U.S. Investor-Owned Power Companies

February 7, 2019 admin Business, Coal, decarbonization, EEI, electrification, environmental sustainability, Gas, investor-owned utilities, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, market forecast, Markets, news, Nuclear, Power Demand, Renewables, storm response, Technology, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 14:24:04 +0000

In line with customer preferences, U.S. investor-owned electric companies are heavily invested in decarbonization and electrification, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) told Wall Street analysts and bankers on Feb. 6. In its annual presentation to potential investors and industry observers, the trade association that represents every investor-owned electric companies in the nation lamented a number […]

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Prepare for More Distributed Energy Resources [PODCAST]

February 5, 2019 admin Business, der, derms, distributed energy, distributed energy resource management system, distributed energy resources, distributed power, news, paul decotis, Power Demand, power podcasts, report, Solar, Technology, the power podcast, west monroe partners, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 23:38:36 +0000

Paul DeCotis, senior director in West Monroe Partners’ Energy and Utilities practice, was a guest on The POWER Podcast. West Monroe, in partnership with Greentech Media, conducted a survey of more than 1,700 utility customers, 140 utility executives and managers, and more than two dozen regulators in major markets across North America. Its findings were […]

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Energy-Efficiency Programs Benefit Us All

January 31, 2019 admin aceee, Business, cip, Commentary, conservation improvement program, energy efficiency, energy efficiency resource standard, Environmental, Markets, Minnesota, news, Power Demand

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Utility-sponsored energy-efficiency programs have always seemed like a contradiction to me. Obviously, power companies make money by selling electricity, so encouraging customers to install energy-efficient

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