Microgrids were common in the early days of electrification. Factories or wealthy households invested in an electricity supply, and it would be regulated and distributed … Microgrids for villages without powerRead more
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Why wind and solar power are such a challenge for energy grids
Last week, I described a modeling study showing that it is possible to run the entire US economy on renewable energy: wind, water, and solar … Why wind and solar power are such a challenge for energy gridsRead more
Posted inEnergy / Grid / ToMl
Smart Grid Technologies Continue to Spread
Driven by increasing shares of renewable energy in the electricity generation mix and by the need to update aging grid infrastructure, global investment in “smart … Smart Grid Technologies Continue to SpreadRead more
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Germany Added A Lot Of Wind And Solar Power, And Its Electric Grid Became More Reliable
To hear its critics tell it, Germany’s ambitious push to switch over to renewable energy has delivered an electrical grid that’s capricious, unreliable, and prone … Germany Added A Lot Of Wind And Solar Power, And Its Electric Grid Became More ReliableRead more
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First Superconductor Power Cable
American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, today announced at Hannover Fair 2009 that LS Cable Ltd. (LS Cable) has ordered approximately 80,000 meters … First Superconductor Power CableRead more
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US feed-in-tariffs
Gainesville Regional Utilities has attracted the eyes of environmentalists across the nation for a trail-blazing plan to encourage solar energy production by agreeing to buy … US feed-in-tariffsRead more
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Australia’s feed-in tariff
A feed-in tariff is where the owner of a a grid connected renewable energy system, like solar, is paid a premium (usually greater than the … Australia’s feed-in tariffRead more