Pumped Up: Renewables Growth Revives Old Energy-Storage Method Moving water uphill lets producers of solar and wind power bank energy for use when it is needed most Forget about Tesla Motors Inc.’s batteries: The hottest way to store energy in the electricity business today is a century-old technology that involves moving water to stash power. … Continue reading Pumped Up: Renewable s Growth Revives Old Energy Storage Method
Vestas & EDF Renewable Energy Team Up For 160 MW Wind Farm In United States Leading wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has received a 160 MW wind turbine order from leading independent power producer EDF Renewable Energy. Vestas announced the firm and unconditional order for 80 2.0 MW turbines that will qualify for the United States’ … Continue reading #Vestas & #EDF Renewable Energy Team Up For 160 MW Wind Farm In United States
Minnesota Power Is On The Lookout For More Renewable Energy Minnesota Power has announced it is seeking proposals for additional renewable energy from large-scale projects, as well as from customer-driven resources. The utility says the search is part of the company’s broad resource evaluation process to further its EnergyForward strategy, which calls for a diversified … Continue reading #Minnesota_Power Is On The Lookout For More Renewable Energy
The economic value of renewable energy A recent editorial (“Green subsidies,” July 24) arguing against federal incentives for renewable energy is based on myths and misunderstandings about wind and solar power. The fact is that renewable energy works alongside nuclear power in lowering our nation’s carbon footprint while keeping the lights on and costs low … Continue reading The economic value of renewable energy
Nuclear Power Advocates Claim Cheap Renewable Energy Is A Bad Thing Nuclear power advocates are trying a new line of attack on solar and wind energy — it’s too darn cheap! In the real world, however, the unexpectedly rapid drop in the price of cleantech, especially renewable power and batteries, is a doubly miraculous game-changer … Continue reading Nuclear Power Advocates Claim Cheap Renewable Energy Is A Bad Thing
Could New Technology Spell Doom for Electric Utilities? A recent survey of electric utility experts unveiled a huge number of headwinds for the industry, but are their worries justified? Experts, especially in finance, often have a deservedly bad reputation. Their predictions, especially about things like the direction of interest rates or stock prices, are often … Continue reading Could New Technology Spell Doom for #Electric_Utilities?
CAISO Touts Cost And Renewables Benefits Of EIM The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) says that the western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) yielded $23.6 million in benefits in the second quarter of this year – all while optimizing renewable energy use to displace nearly 68,000 metric tons of carbon emissions. According to the grid operator, … Continue reading CAISO Touts Cost And Renewables Benefits Of #EIM
NextEra merger dead, Hawaii turns to realizing a 100% renewables future NextEra never convinced regulators they could follow through on their clean energy goals. Can Hawaiian Electric? July 15, the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission rejected the application from Florida-based NextEra Energy to acquire Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI), the parent company of the state’s dominant electric … Continue reading #NextEra merger dead, Hawaii turns to realizing a 100% renewables future
Calif. ISO: How A Regional Energy Market Would Impact Renewables By creating a multistate, regional electric market, California could reach its 50% renewable energy goal and save consumers up to $1.5 billion by 2030, according to newly released findings from the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). The studies, conducted on behalf of CAISO by experts … Continue reading Calif. ISO: How A Regional Energy Market Would Impact Renewables
Why Drones Are ‘Game-Changing’ for Renewable Energy Amazon caused quite the stir in 2013 when it announced plans to launch a drone delivery service. People were both thrilled and horrified at the thought of flying robots delivering toilet paper to our doorsteps. Some drone enthusiasts hoped to see Amazon launch a drone-based solar installation service … Continue reading Why Drones Are ‘Game-Changing’ for Renewable Energy
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