Not Grandpa’s Grid I recently participated in a web colloquy with nuclear proponents about the future of baseload power (as represented by nuclear plants that have to operate around the clock) and the “problems” with integrating large amounts of renewable power into the grid. Their big bugaboo: variability. Renewable resources do not operate 24-7. They … Continue reading Not Grandpa’s Grid
Hawaii Commits to 100% Renewable Energy — and Needs This Company’s Help …..The recently passed bill actually buys Hawaii more time to meet its goals. The previous Hawaii Electric Plan set a 70% renewable target by 2030, while House Bill 623 doesn’t expect the 70% threshold to be met until 2040. Of course, that means … Continue reading Hawaii Commits to 100% Renewable Energy — and Needs This Company’s Help
NextEra ‘bullish’ on US non-utility RE market NextEra Energy, the largest US solar and wind power generator, has identified non-utility buyers of renewable energy as a “big piece of our business over the next three to five years,” says Mike O’Sullivan, senior vice president of development. “I’m bullish about it. I would be very surprised … Continue reading #NextEra ‘bullish’ on US non-utility RE market
Scientists Find Breakthrough Technique To Harvest Solar Energy But They Still Have A Problem One major obstacle to harnessing the true potentials of the sun’s energy is that there is no efficient means of harvesting and storing it. A breakthrough made by University of Copenhagen student Anders Bo Skov, however, could pave way for scientists … Continue reading Scientists Find Breakthrough Technique To Harvest Solar Energy But They Still Have A Problem
Case for renewables ignores reality The April 30 op-ed column by Trish Demeter of the Ohio Environmental Council, “ Cutting emissions would improve health, power grid,” confirms that some want the public to ignore physical science and fundamental economics. They conflate carbon dioxide with pollution, wholesale electric prices with retail electric bills and earned prosperity … Continue reading Case for renewable s ignores reality
Smart Wires Clears Congestion and Allows More Renewables on the Transmission Grid Transmission grids are one of the biggest bottlenecks to growing the world’s share of wind and solar power. Transmission networks built to push power from central power plants at steady outputs, along undisturbed paths, aren’t well suited for cutting back or increasing throughput … Continue reading Smart Wires Clears Congestion and Allows More Renewables on the Transmission Grid
Global Respondents Say Electricity System Can be 70 Percent Renewable by 2050 In ‘Beyond Integration: Three dynamics reshaping renewables and the grid,’ a recent global industry research initiative, DNV GL gathered views from over 1600 energy sector participants across more than 70 countries. The study addressed key questions on how to best move forward the … Continue reading Global Respondents Say #Electricity System Can be 70 Percent Renewable by 2050
Listen Up: Can We Get To 100 Percent Renewables? We’ve made great progress with renewable energy — but from an almost zero base we still have a long way to go. Fortunately, the path is clear. California is already over 12 percent with a combination of hydroelectric, wind and solar (unfortunately not much hydro this … Continue reading Listen Up: Can We Get To 100 Percent Renewables?
ISO Board Acts To Enhance Grid Rules To Better Use Renewables The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) board of governors has recently approved new rules on how grid resources are monitored and managed. By voting unanimously in support of the Reliability Services Proposal – Phase 1 initiative, the board acknowledged the new green grid paradigm … Continue reading ISO Board Acts To Enhance Grid Rules To Better Use Renewables
Renewable energy is growing very, very fast. It’s just still not fast enough.. The global shift toward renewable energy is not only continuing apace — it may be picking up speed. Such is the upshot of a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme, finding that worldwide investment in renewables totaled $ 270.2 billion … Continue reading Renewable #energy is growing very, very fast. It’s just still not fast enough.
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