Pivot Power, an EDF Renewables company, places order with Wärtsilä for 100 MW of energy storage in UK
Pivot Power, an EDF Renewables company specialising in battery storage and infrastructure for electric vehicle charging, has placed an order with technology group Wärtsilä to deliver 100 MW of energy storage in the UK. Pivot Power is developing a world-first national network of grid-scale batteries and high-volume power connections to provide essential capacity for rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging. The first two projects at Cowley in Oxford and Kemsley in Kent are expected to be fully operat...
Renewable Energy Outpace Coal: What Can Be Done to Accelerate Positive Changes?
For the first time in history, in 2019, the EU countries generated more energy using renewable sources than coal. According to the recent report, it was the sharpest reduction in the European power sector’s carbon emission in three decades. A solar plant developer Sun Investment Group explains what could be done to increase renewable energy production within the region and expedite the transition February 24, 2020. 2019 was the first year when European Union member countries generated more en...
US DOE to fund support for clean coal research as coal-fired plants retire at near-record pace, says GlobalData
The cumulative coal capacity declined from 342.30 gigawatts (GW) in 2010 to 257.14GW in 2019 at a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.4% between 2010 and 2019. Furthermore, 5.8GW of US coal capacity is scheduled to retire in 2020 and three-quarters of new generating capacity will be from renewable energy, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. With approximately 21.4GW of coal capacity going offline by 2024, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has committed...
Semco Maritime, WSP USA and ISC Consulting Engineers Partner to Accelerate Delivery of Offshore Wind to the American Grid
Semco, WSP ISC Group: From left to right(Matthew Palmer (WSP), Stephan Schwab(WSP), Tommy Flindt (Semco), Andreas Laungaard (ISC), Ian Bunckenburg (Semco). BOSTON, MA / COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - Semco Maritime and ISC Consulting Engineers, based in Denmark, along with WSP USA based in the U.S. have announced a partnership that will combine Semco Maritime and ISC’s offshore wind farm and substation engineering and construction experience with WSP’s expertise in U.S. offshore wind permitting and engi...
MIT study highlights benefits of a two-way exchange of electricity between the U.S. Northeast and Quebec as the region decarbonizes
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. : States in the Northeastern U.S. can transition to low-carbon electricity at a lower cost by using hydropower reservoirs in Quebec for energy storage, says a new MIT study. Countering conventional wisdom, the study argues that Quebec’s hydropower reservoirs are best seen by Northeastern states as a virtual energy storage resource rather than a continuous source of energy. In a low-carbon future, the value of Quebec hydropower is maximized when used to balance and store renew...
Utilities need to exploit the deluge of data set to grow in 2020 as smart device sales soar, reveals GlobalData
Big data analytics has emerged in response to the exponential growth in data and the utility industry, like most other industries, has started to make several transformations with the use of modern devices, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Cloud computing, machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, blockchain and cybersecurity are being deployed by utilities in their operations. These technologies are the big current and future investment avenues for utilities...
VCU researchers to develop next-generation, long-lasting batteries
From left: Mo Jiang, Ph.D., Ram B. Gupta, Ph.D., and Jethrine Mugumya. (Courtesy VCU College of Engineering) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Commonwealth University researchers in the College of Engineering Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering will receive a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop next-generation rechargeable batteries. By redesigning the materials inside lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from smartphones to electric vehi...
Wärtsilä gas power plant will facilitate growth of Bangladeshi industrial complex
Mr Jillur Rahim, Managing Director of Wärtsilä Bangladesh Ltd and Mr Shamim Islam, Managing Director of Jamuna Power Ltd, signed the order of a 78 MW power plant from Wärtsilä to Jamuna industrial complex in Bangladesh in November 2019. Image courtesy of Jamuna Power. The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded to supply a 78 MW engine power plant on a fast-track basis in order to support the growth of an industrial complex in Bangladesh. The order was placed in November by Jamuna Pow...
Eka Reports 25% Increase in Energy Clients on its Cloud Platform
Germany: Eka Software Solutions, leading global provider of commodity management solutions, announces at E- World Energy and Water 2020 today a significant increase in energy customers in 2019, driven largely by its cloud platform. This growth reflects a seismic shift in the commodity industry as energy businesses move to a more digitized, cloud-based enterprise platform to manage their trading, risk and supply chain operations. As energy markets continue to grow more complex and volatile,...
Electricity’s past and future in America
HOUSTON – As Americans integrate renewable energy resources into the nation’s power supply, a new research paper from the Baker Institute for Public Policy reviews how the country’s electrical system developed and says that an understanding of its past can offer insights about its future. A debate over how Americans should electrify their lives has continued throughout the 150 years of power network expansion in the United States, according to Julie Cohn, a research historian at the Universi...
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