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Plug-and-Play Grid Energy Storage Thanks to 1Energy’s Software
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A host of startups are working on software to optimize on-site energy storage systems to avoid peak demand charges, meet demand response calls, or keep the lights on during emergencies.[read more]
Situational Awareness in Distribution Grid Helps Make Utilities Smarter
Utilities are projected to invest $3 Billion per year by 2015 to upgrade their distribution grids to accommodate increased renewables and energy storage assets.[read more]
The Smart Grid – More Than Grid Modernization, It’s Grid Transformation
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The Smart Grid is all about grid modernization and transformation. When we modernize the grid, we update technologies, but leave in place existing energy sources, existing business models, and existing policies. When we transform the grid, we exchange old energy sources for new ones, reinvent business models, and revise policies to...[read more]
The Smart Grid – Shifting Paradigms for Consumers
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Resiliency. It’s important for people (how well do we survive challenges), cities (how quickly can urban environments rebound from an earthquake or major weather event), and nations (how effectively can a country recover from a widespread catastrophe). As discussed in previous articles, today’s electricity grid lacks...[read more]
Grid Approvals Needed Immediately for 3rd Round of Offshore Wind Farms
Grid upgrades need to be approved immediately if the wind energy industry is to avoid delays in the build-out of new offshore wind farms according to the British Wind Energy Association. The announcement of the 3rd round of UK offshore wind farms made by the Crown Estate on Friday could lead to a quarter of the UK’s electricity coming...[read more]
Can our Grid System Cope with Domestic Renewable Energy?
With more people wanting to be energy self sufficient and goverments providing financial incentives to make this ideal more affordable, we are looking at a future where domestic energy generation is rolled out to the masses.In the UK, National Grid operate the high level grid infrastructure (generally any substations, power lines or...[read more]
World’s Biggest Wind Farm Stalled
Plans for a 4000 Megawatt (MW) wind energy project in Texas have been stalled due to difficult market conditions, high grid costs and the downturn in gas prices according to the Washington Post today. T. Boone Pickens said that the plans for the $12 billion wind farm have been put on hold temporarily while expensive grid upgrades are...[read more]
Renewable Energy Grid Infrastructure Reality Sinks In
In the US, the Californian desert and the Mid-West plains are ideal locations for solar and wind energy plants. In the UK the Scottish Highlands and Welsh mountains have the highest winds in the UK. These locations have similar characteristics - great resources for renewable energy generation, but limited grid infrastructure and not...[read more]
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