Energy

By Jan Strupczewski (Thu, September 30, 2021) Euro zone finance ministers will discuss soaring energy prices on Monday, concerned they could slow economic recovery, impact on investment decisions and disproportionately hit the poorest, a European Commission note showed. The note, prepared for the ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg, said however, that any policy response must first …

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By Josh Siegel MOMENT OF CLARITY: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, a key moderate vote for Democrats, is showing her cards on climate change, citing the issue as a priority that should be central to the party’s attempt at passing a $3.5 trillion reconciliation spending package without any Republican votes.https://www.dianomi.com/smartads.epl?id=3533 Sinema, despite representing a fossil fuel-dependent state herself, …

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By Energy.gov During Poland Visit, Secretary Granholm Re-launched the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation, Energized Bilateral Relationships  WARSAW, POLAND – From Wednesday, September 22nd to Friday, September 24th, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm traveled to Warsaw, Poland to convene a series of meetings with her counterparts in the region to discuss the …

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By Andy Colthorpe Tesla Energy has begun an initiative to install its V3 solar roof tiles and Powerwall 2 residential battery storage systems for what has been dubbed a “solar neighbourhood” at homes in a new development in Austin, Texas. The electric vehicle (EV) and sustainable energy company has partnered with global asset management group …

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By Andy Colthorpe The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the US has forecast dramatic cost reduction trends for battery energy storage to continue on a rapid trajectory to 2030 with reductions continuing at a slower pace through to 2050. NREL has just published its annual technology baseline (ATB) report, which looks at both cost …

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By Andy Colthorpe Vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) manufacturer VRB Energy will supply a 500kWh energy storage system to a Chinese government scientific facility with the potential that it will be used to help develop the country’s decarbonisation policies. Mineral exploration and resource development company Sparton Resources, an investor and owner of a minority stake …

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By Andy Colthorpe Vertically integrated solar PV company SunPower and residential battery storage provider sonnen have each started up programmes to deploy solar-plus-storage for communities in California and New York respectively. SunPower said yesterday that its solar and storage equipment will be installed as standard in 128 new homes in Placer County, California, through a …

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By Andy Colthorpe Regulatory approval has been given for a 100MW / 400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) facility which will be sited on land formerly occupied by a natural gas and oil-fired power plant which had been described as one of New York’s biggest sources of pollution. The New York Public Service Commission (PSC), …

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By Andy Colthorpe Electric school buses in the US could be turned into a virtual power plant (VPP) resource, through a new partnership between student transport supplier Zum Services and artificial intelligence-driven distributed energy software company AutoGrid. The pair announced yesterday that over the next four years, they want to use the batteries of 10,000 …

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