A new era of renewable energy has dawned, a panel of experts pointed out at a round table session on ‘Cost vs Benefits of Non Fossil Fuels’ at the 20th World Petroleum Congress yesterday while urging more emphasis on innovation and new technologies. via Gulf Times – Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper – Qatar.
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Hawaii and Japan on Tuesday agreed to build a smart grid on Maui to demonstrate how solar, wind and other renewable energy sources can be integrated into an electrical grid. The project aims to overcome one of the obstacles that prevent communities from using more renewable energy and create a model for others around the Continue reading →
Irish energy tech company Gaelectric has today met with the Northern Ireland Assembly in Dublin to highlight the remaining barriers to the development of the local renewable energy sector on the island of Ireland. Gaelectric also spoke about the contribution of the renewable energy sector in Ireland to economic development and energy security. via Gaelectric Continue reading →
Here’s a good question that doesn’t typically come up in smart grid discussions: What can be done with those parcels of abandoned, contaminated or polluted land that used to be landfills or mining sites? You can’t live there and agriculture is definitely out. EPA and DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have an answer – Continue reading →
Renewable energy is projected to increase by 40.4% from 2010 to 2015. In 2010, renewable energy is expected to account only 11.5% of electricity generation. Renewable energy contributed 462 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of the total 4,030 billion kWh generated by all fuel sources that included coal, petroleum, natural gas, nuclear, and renewable energy. According to Continue reading →
With an ambitious goal to achieve 70 percent “clean energy” by 2030, the state of Hawaii is quickly becoming a test bed for renewable energy development and smart grid technologies. One example is the Maui Smart Grid Project, which intends to evaluate the effectiveness of integrating renewable energy and engaging consumers to assist the Maui Continue reading →
A smart grid demonstration project in Hawaii is about to begin – its goal is to establish a model for integrating clean energy into the grid along with other cutting-edge technologies. The system being tested mitigates the impact of variable renewable energy generation and uses renewable energy efficiently. Another objective is to standardize how a low-carbon infrastructure can be deployed to other islands and semitropical regions all Continue reading →
IBM announced in mid-October 2011 that it had joined a collaborative consortium to help develop an energy grid that uses at least 50 percent of renewable energy sources, such as wind power, solar energy and biogas. Led by a European Union-funded consortium, the EcoGrid EU project will demonstrate a smart energy grid that will allow Continue reading →
The global renewable energy community will be watching Maui for the next few years, as officials test cutting-edge technology designed to allow utilities to incorporate more wind and solar power into their electrical grids. The multimillion-dollar Maui Smart Grid Project brings together a host of government agencies and private-sector energy companies from the United States Continue reading →
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on 30 May that Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy and Europe’s biggest, would shutter all of its 17 nuclear power plants between 2015 and 2022, an extraordinary commitment, given that they currently produce about 28% of the country’s electricity. via Germany sets aside 130bn dollars for renewable energy to replace Continue reading →
Germany’s federally-owned KfW banking group is facilitating renewable energy and energy efficiency investments in Germany with EUR 100 billion (over US$130 billion) over the next five years. Germany is the world’s largest photovoltaic market and leading wind energy generator in Europe. This boost is intended to decrease investment risk and accelerate the country’s move to Continue reading →
IBM’s signing on as a member of EcoGrid EU, a consortium of companies that is planning a European Union (EU) smart grid demonstration project that will source at least 50% of its electrical power from renewable sources, such as wind, solar and biogas, the Armonk, NY-based information technology leader announced Oct. 13. via IBM Joins Continue reading →
The penetration of renewable energy technology in the U.S. is expected to increase dramatically over the next decade, as many states are implementing policies to expand this sector. However, the variable – and oftentimes, unpredictable – production of certain renewable energy resources – such as wind and solar – poses integration challenges for bulk-power system Continue reading →
While recent technological and policy developments in the U.S. and collaborations with arid nations will offer many benefits, each project will have different goals and present different challenges in addressing water availability issues in respect of renewable energy project development. Scientists continue to raise concerns about water shortages due to climate change, with receding glaciers, Continue reading →
Siemens has joined the FREEDM Systems Center as a full industry partner, committing to a long-term industrial membership. The Center is a leading smart grid research center headquartered at North Carolina State University that is developing power technologies to transform the nation’s power grid and speed renewable energy technologies into millions of homes and businesses. Continue reading →
The Obama administration announced a few hours ago that it will “accelerate the permitting and construction of seven proposed electric transmission lines” to help create jobs and support the growth of renewable energy around the U.S. via Obama Announces Job-Creating Grid Modernization Projects | CleanTechnica.
British business realises the need for energy efficiency and renewable microgeneration but a lack of clarity from government on how to tackle it is holding them back, according to a new report. Ernst & Young, in new research published today (September 23), claims investment in energy reduction measures is ‘in danger of grinding to a Continue reading →
Petra Solar, a NJ- based technology company providing reliable, cost-effective smart energy solutions to the electric supply industry, announced the launch of its IntelliView smart energy platform. IntelliView provides utilities with a suite of state-of-the-art services to manage a wide range of smart grid applications. “IntelliView uniquely combines smart grid network infrastructure management with renewable Continue reading →
The research project by the University’s Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE), is designed to use advanced information technology to create an integrated smart energy network that includes natural gas and renewables and that could incorporate new fuels such as hydrogen in the future. Union Gas has given the project a $10,000 grant, one of Continue reading →
Every cloud has a silver lining, every disaster an opportunity. The devastation in parts of Japan as a result of the earthquake and tsunami six months ago is now ushering in a new age of renewable energy. PhysOrg reported this last week on three new renewable energy initiatives in Japan. One initiative will rebuild stricken Continue reading →
