Highview Power Unveils CRYOBattery, World’s First Giga-Scale Cryogenic Battery
LONDON and NEW YORK – June 27, 2019 – Highview Power, the global leader in long-duration energy storage solutions, is pleased to announce that it has developed a modular cryogenic energy storage system, the CRYOBattery, that is scalable up to multiple gigawatts of energy storage and can be located anywhere. This technology reaches a new benchmark for a levelized cost of storage (LCOS) of $140/MWh for a 10-hour, 200 MW/2 GWh system. Highview Power’s cryogenic energy storage system is equivalent...
Subsea Electric Power Conversion Provides Bi- Direction MVDC Transmission
A new electrical power conversion technology for subsea power distribution requirements being developed as a Phase II SBIR for the U.S. Navy has been introduced by Diversified Technologies, Inc. of Bedford, Massachusetts. The PowerMod™ Subsea MVDC Power Distribution System converts 10 kVDC to 375 VDC directly at the seafloor and is bi-directional for grid or loop configuration with multiple power sources. Allowing the transmission of megawatts at medium voltages over thousands of kilometers,...
Wärtsilä and Summit sign Bangladesh’s biggest ever service agreement to maintain Summit’s 464 MW power plants
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed two major Maintenance management and operational advisory agreements with Summit Group, the largest independent power producer (IPP) in Bangladesh and longstanding partner. The seven-year agreements represent the biggest ever signed service deals, in terms of MW generation, in the Bangladesh energy sector. The orders were booked by Wärtsilä in Q2, 2019. The lifecycle solution agreements cover two power plants located in Gazipur, Dhaka owned by Summit G...
New ASCE Manual of Practice Examines the Design and Use of Wood Poles for Utility Lines
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s new book, Wood Pole Structures for Electrical Transmission Lines, MOP 141, provides comprehensive knowledge of the principles and methods for the design and use of wood poles for overhead utility line structures. When designed utilizing consistent structural engineering principles, wood pole structures provide a more resilient and cost effective option than other more commonly used materials. This manual examines Structural configurations and pole applications; Criti...
CMBlu and MANN+HUMMEL Partner up on Sustainable Large-Scale Battery Storage for the Energy Transition
CMBlu and MANN+HUMMEL are industrializing energy converters for organic redox flow batteries to enable stationary energy storage in power grids Organic energy storage from CMBlu is based on the plant-derived lignin. Millions of tons of lignin accrue every year in the manufacture of paper and pulp and up to now most of the waste product was incinerated due to the lack of alternative recycling options MANN+HUMMEL provides expertise in the area of filtration and skills from automotive series...
New WIRES Group Report: $230 - $690 Billion Investment In US Transmission System Needed By 2050 To Support A More Electrified Economy
WASHINGTON - A newly released report by WIRES finds that the drive towards electrification of transportation and heating in the U.S. will require major new electric transmission infrastructure. The report, titled The Coming Electrification of the North American Economy: Why We Need A Robust Transmission Grid, projects that investments totaling $30-to-$90 billion will be needed by 2030, and significantly more than that by 2050. According to the report, the number of electric vehicles on the ro...
DVI Voltage Optimization Technology Helps Choptank Electric Cooperative Reduce Energy Demand by 5% in 2018
RICHMOND, Va., March 6, 2019- Dominion Voltage Inc. (DVI), a subsidiary of Dominion Energy, recently completed a systemwide Volt/VAR Optimization (VVO) implementation at Choptank Electric Cooperative resulting in a 5 percent demand reduction and lower energy costs for the cooperative in 2018. "We are excited to see how VVO can make a positive impact on managing our peak demand," said Mike Wheatley, President and CEO, Choptank Electric Cooperative. "Not only did DVI's EDGE® VVO solution meet o...
Brattle Economists Provide Insight Into Benefits And Cost Recovery For U.S. Grid Modernization Efforts
BOSTON - A report authored by economists at global economic consulting firm The Brattle Group reviews the business case and cost recovery mechanisms for grid modernization investments in the U.S. Prepared for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), the Brattle report reviewed 21 recent grid modernization investments and conducted 10 case studies to assess how grid modernization technologies have benefitted customers and utilities, and document cost recovery mechanisms and bu...
Wärtsilä Provides Efficient and Flexible 90 MW Power Plant to Supply Electricity and District Heating for Dresden, Germany
The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to deliver a combined heat and power engine power plant (CHP) to Dresden, Germany. The facility has been ordered by DREWAG, Dresden’s local utility company, and will be delivered by Wärtsilä on an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis. Wärtsilä will also maintain the plant under a Wärtsilä Guaranteed asset performance solution for ten years, with a five year extension option. Performance targets are determined based on mea...
Fast-Track Power Plant Delivered to Mexico with O&M Agreement, Wärtsilä Supplies the Complete Package
A 130 MW power plant, delivered on an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis by the technology group Wärtsilä, has commenced full operations. Wärtsilä also operates and maintains the facility under a three-year operation and maintenance (O&M) agreement. The natural gas fuelled plant was ordered in October 2017 by Pemcorp, a Mexico-based independent power producer, on behalf of the owners, Texas-based Arroyo Energy Investors, specialists in power generation projects. The plant oper...
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