This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
million: ALD Technical Solutions is developing light-weight, easy-to-install, long-lasting, and cost-effective structural composite reinforcement system which will be installed and cured-in-place around existing Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced transmission lines to increase power capacity and power efficiency, and also decrease sag.
UniEnergy Technologies LLC has signed a license agreement with Battelle to further develop and commercialize a vanadium redox flow battery developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) that holds promise for storing large amounts of renewableenergy and providing greater stability to the energygrid.
Demand is being driven by several key trends including the proliferation of renewableenergy from variable sources such as wind and solar, the expansion of utility smart grid initiatives, and the introduction of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles, Pike says. Energy storage on the grid addresses several pressing market needs.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) and its National RenewableEnergy Laboratory (NREL) announced the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) in Golden, Colorado, as the latest Energy Department user facility and the only one in the nation focused on utility-scale clean energygrid integration.
IBM Research is launching a 10-year project to support China in transforming its national energy systems and protecting the health of citizens. Renewableenergy forecasting. The Chinese government recently announced increased investment in solar, wind, hydro and biomass energy in a bid to decrease its dependency on fossil fuels.
IBM Research has teamed with EKZ, the electricity utility provider of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, on a new pilot project that will allow consumers conveniently to charge electric vehicles and monitor their energycosts, using mobile devices. According to the latest statistics available, approximately 55.6%
Speaking at Florida Power and Light’s (FPL) DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, President Barack Obama announced $3.4 Integrating and Crosscutting Across Different “Smart” Components of a Smart Grid: $2 billion. Building a Smart Grid Manufacturing Industry: $26 million. Tags: Smart Grid. billion total).
Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewableenergy production is high and demand on the energygrid is low. Achieving our EV vision to have 1.5
ARPA-E’s first solicitation, announced in early 2009, was highly competitive and resulted in funding 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Building Energy Efficiency Through Innovative Thermodevices (BEET-IT).
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and RenewableEnergy (EERE) SunShot Initiative will award up to $30 million to 13 new projects to support the integration of solar energy into US electric grid, while diversifying the nation’s electricity sources and improving the reliability and security of the electric grid.
will serve to verify and improve factors essential for commercial production, such as verification of operation rates, tact time, battery performance and cost. The commercial production verification plant, slated for. construction startup this fall, will utilize technologies from MHI’s diversified.
Salt caverns such as the one depicted here could provide a low-cost solution for the geologic storage of hydrogen. The main findings of the economic analysis, published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , show that geologic limitations rather than city demand cause a larger disparity between costs from one city to the next.
The smartphone app shows the vehicles battery level, range of travel distance, vehicle location, and current energycosts in real time. This technology coupled with the ability to communicate directly with charging stations via a GPS system, will offer consumers a “connected” driving experience.
DERConnect will address an outstanding national need for large-scale testing capabilities across universities, national labs, industry, utility companies and Independent System Operators to validate future technologies for autonomous energygrids in real-word scenarios.
The remarkable advantage for BMW customers in using BMW i3 batteries as a plug and play storage application is the ability to tap into an alternative resource for residential and commercial backup power, thus using renewableenergy much more efficiently, and enabling additional revenues from the energy market. ChargeForward.
Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant. Electricity generation from variable renewable electricity sources (VRE) such as wind and solar power has grown rapidly and is expected to continue to do so.
The solutions Rahman outlined were the use of proven methods that reduce electricity usage, making coal plants more efficient, using hydrogen and other storage solutions, promoting more renewables, installing new types of nuclear reactors, and encouraging cross-border power transfers.
The 8 BREAKERS projects will work to develop new direct current (DC) devices to better manage power by eliminating electrical faults, improving efficiency and reaction times, and potentially enabling greater proliferation of energy storage and renewable resources.
His team uses sophisticated simulation and modeling tools to address a dual challenge: scaling scientific discoveries from the lab while adapting to the dynamic realities of modern energygrids. Energy systems are not static, he emphasized. Does this new demand accelerate or hinder our ability to decarbonize the grid?
BMW developed innovative solutions that utilize the existing vehicle communication system both to create value for customers and to help optimize the electric grid through demand response, which improves grid reliability, lowers costs and helps the environment by incentivizing customers to reduce usage during periods of high peak demand.
The extent to which renewables should dominate Australia’s energygrids is a major issue in science and politics. But limits to these technologies can undermine the case for a renewables-only electricity mix. But a new way to firm up the world’s electricity grids is fast developing: sodium-ion batteries.
The extent to which renewables should dominate Australia’s energygrids is a major issue in science and politics. But limits to these technologies can undermine the case for a renewables-only electricity mix. But a new way to firm up the world’s electricity grids is fast developing: sodium-ion batteries.
Simultaneous conversion and storage of solar energy marks a significant advance toward practical solar energy usage. However, challenges with hydrogen storage and the cost of fuel cells make those systems complicated and difficult for implementation. Various kinds of solar fuels have been actively explored.
Nexamp and National Grid announced today that, to keep up with the increased energy demand at the Coffeen substation, it was building a new solar + storage facility that eliminates the need for additional transmission lines or substation upgrades through a Non-Wires Alternative, or NWA. megawatts (MW) of renewableenergy.
However, a handful of market-based and technological hurdles, such as high car repair costs and lack refueling stations, still stand in the way. billion into clean hydrogen initiatives, including the creation of hydrogen production hubs that utilize renewableenergy and electrolysis. government is infusing $9.5 The existing U.S.
Various scenarios to getting to net zero carbon emissions from power generation by 2050 hinge on the success of some hugely ambitious initiatives in renewableenergy, grid enhancements, and other areas. So you don’t even need centrifuges, and that’s what really is important here.”
This project, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a video conference on February 24, 2024, marks a pivotal moment in India’s commitment to renewableenergy adoption. However, beyond celebrating this achievement lies a broader recognition of the crucial role batteries play in driving clean energy transitions worldwide.
By analyzing data such as energy demand, pricing fluctuations, and individual user habits and preferences, AI can determine the most efficient times to charge. This not only helps users save on costs by avoiding peak energy periods but also aids in balancing the grid’s load and integrating more renewableenergy sources.
The USEF delivers a single common standard to ensure that smart energy products and implementations easily integrate to create a more sustainable, green energy market. Implementing USEF enables large-scale deployment of smart energygrids. Smart Energy Management and The Flexibility Market.
Smart EV charging uses intelligence to manage when and how an electric vehicle plugged into a smart charger will receive power for charging based on the cost of electricity, its availability, and the needs of the driver. EV smart charging lets you monitor, manage, and adjust energy consumption. What is EV Smart Charging?
There are likely many benefits to home charging that ought to make this the most popular option and here well cover the three "c"s: convenience, cost, and carbon-control. Theres no questioning the convenience of never having to stop by an energy station to "fill up" before heading off on a busy day about town.
Plan for and integrate peak vehicle demand for electricity into the state’s energygrid. The 30 actions are grouped into seven areas: Reduce up-front purchase costs for ZEVs. Reduce operating costs for ZEVs. Reduce cost barriers to ZEV adoption for freight vehicles. Streamline permitting of hydrogen stations.
Recovery costs continue to rise. Leverage artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data, and cloud computing to improve business and industrial processes, optimize the supply chain and energy consumption, and reduce carbon footprints. Renewableenergy innovations. Sustainable infrastructure.
Elcora’s methodology in processing, along with mining and battery experience, creates an opportunity to leverage battery metals and minerals critical to energy storage applications. Vanadium’s role in the growing energygrid storage will increase over the coming years. —Troy Grant, Elcora CEO.
Public Utility Commissions (PUCs)] and many state and federal agencies,” states a report by the non-profit group Americans for a Clean EnergyGrid. Affordability is expected to be just one highly contentious issue: Who, exactly, is going to pay for grid upgrades?
Emerging Technologies Here is a quick look at a few emerging technologies and advances in EV charging that can support grid stability: Smart Charging Smart chargers are an affordable and easily implemented solution to reduce energy use and provide cost savings.
Now, researchers at Microsoft have developed a framework called DeepMC that can very accurately predict local weather, and could be used by farmers, renewableenergy producers, and others. At the same time, Kumar acknowledges that it takes time, money, and resources to implement the system, though he couldn't provide the cost.
The Trump administration hasn't been coy about trying to champion traditional fossil fuels while downplaying the importance and falling costs of renewableenergy. The stated.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $145 million to 69 projects in 24 states to help shape the next generation of solar energy technologies. —Energy Secretary Steven Chu. The six categories of projects are: Extreme Balance of System Hardware Cost Reductions: Nine projects to receive $42 million.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content