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Southern California Edison to buy 261 MW of energy storage projects; largest grid-connected storage purchase in US

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In addition to five offers with new natural gas generation plants, SCE selected 69 offers from preferred resources and energy storage facilities. Preferred resources are methods of delivering electricity that are cleaner, or more environmentally sustainable, than traditional resources. In-Front-of-Meter Battery Energy Storage.

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California ISO releases five-year strategic plan; grid integration of renewable power, support for electric vehicle charging

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With these factors in mind, the ISO developed a new long range planning vehicle titled Reliable Power for a Renewable Future. The plan focuses on four key strategies: Facilitate California’s transition to a smarter, cleaner, more reliable and secure energy future. Reliable Power for a Renewable Future.

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Biden sets 2030 net GHG reduction target for US of 50-52% below 2005 levels

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Will Scargill, Managing Energy Analyst at GlobalData, a data and analytics company, commented on achieving the targets: Achieving major reductions in carbon emissions in this decade requires rapid gains and the best way to achieve that will be through electrification.

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Opinion: Reinventing fuel-based power for a more secure and resilient grid

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In this scenario, therefore, we would have to vastly oversize our wind and solar infrastructure to ensure we can deliver the absolute minimum power requirement for those worst case scenarios. Battery storage can optimize the energy mix, but is also limited. Dr Toby Gill, CEO of Intelligent Power Generation.

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This Essential Element of the Power Grid Is in Critically Short Supply

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Theyre now reworking transformer designs to use different or less sought-after materials, to last longer, to include power electronics that allow the easy conversion between AC and DC, and to be more standardized and less customized than the transformers of today.

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Shell, ITM Power to install 10MW electrolyzer for refinery hydrogen

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Hydrogen is a promising technology, even beyond direct use as a cleaner fuel for transport. In the future, it is also expected to play a key role in integrating energy storage and power grid balancing, thus enabling a reliable and growing share of renewables in the energy system.

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Canada, US and Mexico commit to align light- and heavy-duty fuel efficiency and GHG standards out to 2025 and 2027, respectively

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Conducting a joint study on the opportunities and impacts of adding more renewables to the power grid on a North American basis. Enhancing trilateral collaboration on greening of government initiatives including the purchase of more efficient products, cleaner power, and clean vehicles.

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