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Texas Grid Plans Jump In 2016 Solar & Wind Capacity

on March 28, 2016

Additions this year to the ERCOT grid in Texas are expected to be dominated by ⅔ from wind and solar PV, according to energy research from SNL. If SNL research proves true, this will be a huge boost to the generation of renewable electricity within this historic oil-producing state.

As Christian Roselund has written for pv magazine, “This is the beginning of a boom anticipated in Texas over the next 15 years.”

In spite of its abundant sunshine and massive open spaces, Texas has long trailed in the US solar market, a trend now changing, ElectricityPolicy concludes:

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How California Schools Save Millions Using Energy Storage

on March 15, 2016

On March 1st, San Diego’s third-largest school district, Grossmont, joined the growing number of school districts in California turning to energy storage to save on their energy bills. Grossmont Union High School District in San Diego’s east county region announced plans to install a 7.4 megawatt-hour energy storage deployment at 14 sites in 9 district locations in a partnership with California-based Green Charge Networks*. The installation is expected to save the district more than $6.4 million in reduced utility costs over the life of the project. The energy storage system and installation came at no cost to the district through Green Charge’s performance-based Power Efficiency Agreement™ (PEA) shared savings model.

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Avista Utilities Develops Energy Storage Project In Washington

on March 15, 2016

This country’s utilities are addressing disruptive changes taking place in a number of different ways. Some adhere to more standard business models, moving at a painstaking snail’s pace in order to make any kind of change, no matter how timely the alterations. Then there are others who are embracing innovation, looking at the universe of changing technologies as an open door to new business opportunities.

Include Washington-based Avista Utilities on the list of utilities embracing the disruptive technologies which are presently happening across the industry, such as battery storage technology, and leveraging it for a new business model called “economies of scope” – a model Avista believes is the future of the utility business.

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E.ON Leads The Way To Germany’s Green Grid

on March 8, 2016

cleantechnica Originally published on the ECOreport. No other utility company has more installed renewable capacity or uses a stronger proportion of renewably produced electricity. According to recent press releases, the utility giant E.ON leads the way to Germany’s Green Grid.“Renewables account for more than 80 percent of the electricity that flows through our networks, well above the national average. This demonstrates that E.ON already operates the innovative, efficient energy networks of the future. Each year we invest more than €1 billion to expand our networks in Germany,” said Thomas König, Managing Director of E.ON Deutschland.32 GW of the 96 GW of installed renewables capacity subsidized under Germany’s Renewable Energy Law were connected to E.ON by the end of 2015.

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Researchers Discover Predictability Of Unpredictable Wind Energy

on March 6, 2016

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New research has found that, contrary to popular belief, geographically separated wind farms are acting in surprisingly similar ways.

A team of researchers, led by Professor Mahesh M. Bandi of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), published findings in the journal New Journal of Physics, revealing that, counter to what was previously thought, wind farms connected to the grid saw power outputs fluctuate in similar ways.

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China Renewable Energy Growth Soars & Coal Use Declines

on March 6, 2016

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China’s solar and wind energy capacity increased by 74% and 34%, respectively, in 2015, while coal consumption dropped by 3.7%.

China’s National Bureau of Statistics released figures for 2015 this week, and officials believe that the country’s current growth path will allow them to soon surpass their carbon emissions targets. Specifically, China broke two new records in 2015, installing a record 32.5% of wind in 2015, and a record 18.3 GW of solar in 2015 — both of which were higher than initial estimates.

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Daimler Investing $500 Million Into New Lithium-Ion Battery Factory In Germany

on March 6, 2016

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The German company Daimler AG will be putting $500 million into the creation of a second lithium-ion battery production facility in Germany, according to recent news from the company. This new facility will produce lithium-ion batteries to be used in electric vehicles and hybrids released under the Mercedes-Benz brand, reportedly.

The decision to build the new facility will lead to a, roughly, tripling of Daimler subsidiary Deutsche ACCUMOTIVE’s production space. The new production facility will be located adjacent to the existing one, in Kamenz, Germany. Daimler has already bought around 20 hectares of land next to the other facility, in anticipation of construction.

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Colors are the smiles of nature.

on March 1, 2014

Since then he had been skulking along towards Maybury, in the hope of getting out of danger Londonward. People were hiding in trenches and cellars, and many of the survivors had made off towards Woking village and Send. He had been consumed with thirst until he found one of the water mains near the railway arch smashed, and the water bubbling out like a spring upon the road.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

on December 20, 2013

Articles no less passionate than logical appeared on the question, for geography is one of the pet subjects of the English; and the columns devoted to Phileas Fogg’s venture were eagerly devoured by all classes of readers. At first some rash individuals, principally of the gentler sex, espoused his cause, which became still more popular when the Illustrated London News came out with his portrait, copied from a photograph in the Reform Club. A few readers of the Daily Telegraph even dared to say, “Why not, after all? Stranger things have come to pass.“

Look deep into nature.

on December 15, 2013

At first the two forces circled at the same altitude, pouring broadside after broadside into each other. Presently a great hole was torn in the hull of one of the immense battle craft from the Zodangan camp; with a lurch she turned completely over, the little figures of her crew plunging, turning and twisting toward the ground a thousand feet below; then with sickening velocity she tore after them, almost completely burying herself in the soft loam of the ancient sea bottom.

Texas Grid Plans Jump In 2016 Solar & Wind Capacity

How California Schools Save Millions Using Energy Storage

Avista Utilities Develops Energy Storage Project In Washington

E.ON Leads The Way To Germany’s Green Grid

Researchers Discover Predictability Of Unpredictable Wind Energy

China Renewable Energy Growth Soars & Coal Use Declines

Daimler Investing $500 Million Into New Lithium-Ion Battery Factory In Germany

Colors are the smiles of nature.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Look deep into nature.

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