Forecasting load growth and planning the utility investments necessary to handle changing electricity demand used to be a straightforward exercise. Utility planners knew that customers in their service territory more or less shared the same load pattern. The only real wrinkles planners had to navigate as...
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Whether booming off-grid power demand in emerging markets is met with grid extension or distributed renewables will be central to the growth story of the global clean-power sector. As the technological and financial tool kit for providing affordable, reliable, appropriate and clean power to every household and business...
Read MoreAerial imagery company Nearmap announced the general availability of new innovation Nearmap Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Mapbrowser, a series of datasets constructed from machine learning models deployed across Nearmap high-definition aerial images. The launch marks Nearmap as the first among aerial imagery providers to offer...
Read MoreConservative clean energy group asks Congress to prioritize clean energy to stabilize economy Washington, D.C. The conservative advocacy group Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions sent a letter to Congressional leaders asking them to pass the American Energy Innovation Act (AEIA), introduced by Senators Joe Manchin...
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The divisive prime minister again emphasized the need for India to develop its own solar manufacturing industry and also urged officials to get on with plans to make the region of Ladakh carbon-neutral.Prime minister Narendra Modi has called for a major city in every Indian...
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The sustainable lithium-ion battery manufacturer wants to secure raw materials to recycle into its products and will tap one of the world’s most advanced electric vehicle markets for its end-of-life batteries.With Swedish sustainable battery manufacturer Northvolt having committed to draw at least half its components...
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The 182 MW of new solar capacity installed in the first quarter of the year took the nation to a total 10,072 MW, according to the Ministry of Energy’s Department of Data and Statistical Studies.France surpassed 10 GW of grid-connected solar generation capacity in the...
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The International Energy Agency has acknowledged dramatic falls in energy investment caused by the Covid-19 crisis but said renewables, including PV, offered an attractive proposition to investors as the dust settled, given their enticing economics and short turnaround times.The global energy sector is undergoing fundamental...
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Offshore wind is one trend where Europe's renewable energy industry has taken an early lead. Corporate PPAs? Not so much. But as corporate onshore wind and solar deals pick up in Europe, the first handful of offshore wind deals are now getting done. Denmark's Ørsted has signed three corporate power price agreements...
Read MoreCalifornia’s energy past is on a collision course with its future. Think of major oil-producing U.S. states, and Texas, Alaska or North Dakota probably come to mind. Although its position relative to other states has been falling for 20 years, California remains the seventh-largest oil-producing state, with 162...
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