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Prysmian Group wins contract from Tennet for offshore wind farm

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announces the successful commissioning of the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore grid connection project SylWin1 realised off the North Sea coast of Germany in a contract with the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT.     Prysmian secured this project in January 2011 … Continue reading Prysmian Group wins contract from Tennet for offshore wind farm

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Saft and Enercon to Help Stabilize Faroe Islands’ Grid

Saft, a Paris-based company who focuses on design development and manufacturing of high-tech batteries, is teaming up with German-based wind turbine manufacturer Enercon to create an energy storage system (ESS) which will aid the Faroe Islands. The 2.3 megawatt project will be Europe’s first ever commercial deployment of a lithium-ion battery system that works in … Continue reading Saft and Enercon to Help Stabilize Faroe Islands’ Grid

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Electric Vehicles and the Grid: Business Opportunities for Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Integration Technologies

The growing number of plug in electric vehicles (PEVs) on roads will likely have profound impacts on the grid if the adoption of PEVs is not aligned with the spread of vehicle-grid integration (VGI) technologies. These VGI technologies enable grid operators to communicate with the PEV or its associated electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), to … Continue reading Electric Vehicles and the Grid: Business Opportunities for Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Integration Technologies

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Grid Batteries for Wind Energy and Solar Power Find First Customers

Several new types of battery, each capable of cost-effectively storing the energy output from a wind power or solar energy, are finally being hooked up to power grids. The so-called grid batteries could lower the cost of renewable energy by eliminating the intermittency problem that arises when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t … Continue reading Grid Batteries for Wind Energy and Solar Power Find First Customers

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PG&E and BMW Partner to Extract Grid Benefits from Electric Vehicles

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and automaker BMW are teaming up to test the ability of electric vehicle batteries to provide valuable services to the electric grid. If successful, the pilot program could pave the way for significant utility payments that could stimulate further customer purchases of electric vehicles. PG&E selected BMW after a … Continue reading PG&E and BMW Partner to Extract Grid Benefits from Electric Vehicles

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Super Grid to disperse wind energy across Europe

EU-funded researchers are involved in the development of a pan-European ‘super grid’ capable of dispersing wind power across Member States. This will bring more renewable energy into homes and businesses, help reduce reliance on fossil fuels and enable Europe to move closer towards achieving energy independence. This final point is an important consideration given that … Continue reading Super Grid to disperse wind energy across Europe

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Green Light for First Dutch Offshore Wind Power Grid Connection

Pondera Consult with Arcadis been commissioned by TenneT for the guidance of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure for the first offshore grid connection in the Netherlands. TenneT TSO is responsible in the Netherlands for the connection of offshore wind farms in the North Sea. Wind Borssele area is the first area that is being … Continue reading Green Light for First Dutch Offshore Wind Power Grid Connection

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Energy Storage for Grid System Industry in China 2014-2017

China Energy Storage for Grid System Industry Report 2014-2017 is a new market research publication announced by Reportstack. Energy storage has a wide range of applications in electric power system involving all aspects of power generation transmission distribution and end user. The energy storage technologies for grid system include pumped storage compressed air flywheel chemical battery … Continue reading Energy Storage for Grid System Industry in China 2014-2017

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EPRI, Utilities, Automakers to Demonstrate Technology Enabling Plug-in Electric Vehicles to Support Grid Reliability

The demonstration will showcase the software system’s demand response capabilities and how it can reduce customers’ electric vehicle charging costs through more effective scheduling.   The Electric Power Research Institute, along with several auto manufacturers, utilities, and regional transmission organizations, will demonstrate an advanced software platform for integrating plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) with smart grid … Continue reading EPRI, Utilities, Automakers to Demonstrate Technology Enabling Plug-in Electric Vehicles to Support Grid Reliability

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A 50% share of variable renewables can save up to 6% on system costs

The REserviceS project – led by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and involving other stakeholders from across the electricity system and academia – also found that creating markets to trade grid support services (GSS) can provide revenue streams for generators, in addition to energy-only markets. Wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) energy is capable of … Continue reading A 50% share of variable renewables can save up to 6% on system costs

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Alstom will connect wind power projects for Voltalia in Brazil

Alstom has signed two contracts, valued at €14 million, to supply Voltalia Energia do Brasil with Electrical Balance of Plant (EBoP) systems. The systems will connect two wind farm complexes in the northeast of Brazil, São Miguel do Gostoso and Vila Amazonas, to the transmission grid, and inject approximately 201 MW of wind power into … Continue reading Alstom will connect wind power projects for Voltalia in Brazil

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Energy Storage for the Grid is Expected to Reach $15.6 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2024

Developing energy storage that is viable for grid applications has been a goal of vendors and grid operators for a number of years.  Recently a number of factors have begun to converge to bring that goal close to fruition.   According to a new report from Navigant Research, worldwide revenue from energy storage for the … Continue reading Energy Storage for the Grid is Expected to Reach $15.6 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2024

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Plan of connecting Korea to Japan

Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco), the nation’s energy provider, is pushing a plan of connecting Busan to Japan’s Tsushima Island and Kyushu through a 200-kilometer (124-mile) underwater cable. The project will create a new grid to share power from Korea, which has a surplus, with Japan, which has a shortage of power due to the … Continue reading Plan of connecting Korea to Japan

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Prysmian, New Contract Worth Approx. € 730 M For Offshore Wind Farm Grid Connections In Germany

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded by 50Hertz Offshore GmbH a subsidiary of 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, operator of transmission grids in Germany a new contract worth approximately up to € 730 million (including options for grid connections in value of approximately € 250 M) to design, … Continue reading Prysmian, New Contract Worth Approx. € 730 M For Offshore Wind Farm Grid Connections In Germany

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Active Power Control of Wind Turbines Can Improve Power Grid Reliability

The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), along with partners from the Electric Power Research Institute and the University of Colorado have completed a comprehensive study to understand how wind power technology can assist the power grid by controlling the active power output being placed onto the system. The rest of the power system’s … Continue reading Active Power Control of Wind Turbines Can Improve Power Grid Reliability

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HVDC Electricity Transmission Technology Revenue Will Total Nearly $57 Billion from 2013 to 2020

Since the advent of the electricity grid, most grids have been built using alternating current (AC) transmission systems. mac os x 10.7 download purchase Today, however, driven by growth in electricity demand, transmission system congestion, and grid instability, adoption of high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission is growing on a worldwide basis.

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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) With Storage Can Benefit the Grid

The evidence is piling up that when the real value of energy is considered, electricity generated from concentrating solar power (CSP) plants with storage capability outperforms solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power. Rigorous research studies cited throughout The Economic and Reliability Benefits of CSP With Thermal Energy Storage: Recent Studies and Research Needs, a report … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) With Storage Can Benefit the Grid

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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) With Storage Can Benefit the Grid

The evidence is piling up that when the real value of energy is considered, electricity generated from concentrating solar power (CSP) plants with storage capability outperforms solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power. Rigorous research studies cited throughout The Economic and Reliability Benefits of CSP With Thermal Energy Storage: Recent Studies and Research Needs, a report … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) With Storage Can Benefit the Grid

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