Utility Companies Look For Options to Assist Consumers
EnergyX Solutions, a leader in the building retrofitting movement, explains why retrofitting is the best long-term solution TORONTO, Canada – People want to save money on their utility bills, and utility companies want to help consumers find ways to do just that. Even so, there are only so many things one can do when it comes to behavior modification that will result in energy savings. As more utility companies continue to look for options to provide to their customers, many will be tur...
Wärtsilä to supply and maintain two major interconnected energy storage systems for Texas grid services
200MW of energy storage systems to enable continued growth of wind and solar in the ERCOT market by providing balancing and grid quality services © Wärtsilä Corporation. The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its advanced energy storage technology for two major projects in southern Texas, USA. The interconnected stand-alone systems will have a combined rated capacity of 200 MW. Wärtsilä has also signed ten-year guaranteed asset performance agreements for the installations. The order wa...
APAC will lead global battery energy storage market over next four years, says GlobalData
Asia-Pacific (APAC) was the largest market for battery energy storage systems in 2020, accounting for 49.9% of the global market installed capacity. The region is expected to maintain its top position in the forecast period up to 2025, as well as its market share of approximately 53.5% in 2025, followed by Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the Americas, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s latest report, ‘Battery Energy Storage System, Update 2021 – Glo...
Wärtsilä’s flexible floating barge-mounted energy storage system will aid a Philippine operator in meeting grid requirements
The first-ever deployment of a floating energy storage solution in South East Asia involves 10 Wärtsilä GridSolv Max systems, supported by advanced GEMS software aboard a barge © Wärtsilä Corporation Wärtsilä Corporation - The technology group Wärtsilä’s unique experience in delivering both power barges for electricity production and state-of-the-art energy storage solutions has resulted in a combined contract award. Therma Marine Inc. (TMI), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corporation, on...
Wärtsilä’s 200 MW power plant to provide critical grid balancing and back-up power to the national grid in Colombia
The factory acceptance tests of the Wärtsilä 50SG engines for the El Tesorito power plant were conducted in Delivery Centre Trieste, with the customer attending the tests virtually. © Wärtsilä Corporation Wärtsilä’s 200 MW flexible baseload power plant project in Córdoba Province in Colombia proceeds despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract was placed in June 2020 by Termotesorito, a joint-venture enterprise betwe...
New NARUC-DOE Nuclear Energy Partnership Enables State Energy Regulators to Explore Key Nuclear Power Issues
WASHINGTON – The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners has launched a new five-year Nuclear Energy Partnership with support from the U.S. Department of Energy. Through this educational partnership, NARUC will provide opportunities for state public service commissioners and commission staff to better understand barriers and possibilities related to the U.S. nuclear fleet, the nation’s largest source of zero-carbon power. In 2020, 94 nuclear reactors produced approximately 2...
New ICC framework sidelines local government participation in energy code development
NBI strongly opposes changes, which make action on climate “non-mandatory” March 5, 2021--The International Code Council (ICC) announced today a new framework that changes the essential nature of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) development process from a model energy code to a standard. The change, described in vague terms in the ICC material, is impactful because it reduces the opportunity for cities and states to shape future versions of the IECC, even though they must subs...
Accelerating exploration for geothermal energy with UAV magnetometry conducted in North-Central Nevada
Reno, Nevada, USA; Riga, Latvia - Geophysics faculty and graduate students from the University of Nevada, Reno, announce new exploration for blind geothermal systems with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) magnetometry. The study site is located in the Humboldt Range, Nevada. By improving the margins of safety and ease of deployment, geophysicists can now conduct larger regional analysis for geothermal or mineralogical interests. Geothermal power is produced in many regions throughout the world a...
Aspen Snowmass Releases First-Ever Progress Report on Methane-to-Electricity Plant
Project has Generated Usable Electricity, Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Brought Financial Return ASPEN SNOWMASS, Colo. - Aspen Skiing Company (ASC) today released a report that tells the story of how ASC and its partners - Oxbow's Elk Creek Mine, Holy Cross Energy, and Vessels Carbon Solutions - turned a coal mine in Somerset, Colorado into a clean-energy production facility. It also documents how much electricity has been generated since the project began, how much harmful meth...
Work on Sea Wall Begins for the Landmark EWP-EDF One Wave Energy project
1/3/2021- Stockholm, Sweden — Pursuant to the engineering coordination permit from the Municipality of Tel-Aviv Jaffa (permit number 2020-3249) Eco Wave Power (EWPG Holding AB, Stock Symbol: ECOWVE) is pleased to announce that it officially commenced preparation works for installation of floaters on the sea wall of the Port of Jaffa, Israel. The works will include clearing the top cement layer of the relevant sections of the sea wall, followed by adding steel rebars for reinforcement and fi...
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