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Rolls-Royce Invests in Plug-and-Play Energy Storage Company to Expand Microgrid Offering
Rolls-Royce announced that it is investing in Berlin-based start-up company Qinous GmbH, a provider of what it calls plug and play energy storage and control systems. Source: Renewable Energy
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Duke Plans Park & Plug EV Pilot Installing 530 Stations in Florida
The EV charger installations are part of a pilot project, Park and Plug, that runs through 2022. Duke Energy is working with various communities and groups to install the units for public use at apartments, work sites and other venues with high traffic counts. Source: Renewable Energy
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Genex says declaration will advance development of 250-MW Kidston Pumped Storage
Genex Power Limited announces the 250-MW Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project (K2-Hydro) has been declared a Coordinated Project by the Queensland State Government. Source: Renewable Energy
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Why Machine Learning Could Improve Resiliency and Save Millions for the U.S. Electricity Market
Power grids across the United States are facing greater technical challenges as new technologies and needs place higher demands on an already overburdened system. Source: Renewable Energy
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For Now, at Least, the World Isn’t Making Enough Batteries
Evidence of the battery-powered era is all around us. Electric vehicles are cruising down our freeways. Household appliances thrum with stored solar energy that was until recently a daytime-only power source. Governments from California to China and South Korea—even Donald Trump’s Washington—have taken steps that will make battery power more ubiquitous. Source: Renewable Energy
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Saudi Fund, SoftBank Deny $200B, 200-GW Solar Project Is on Hold
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. both said they’re continuing to collaborate on solar energy plans after the Wall Street Journal said their $200 billion development was put on hold. Source: Renewable Energy
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Trump's Import Tariffs Will Make U.S. Wind Power More Expensive
President Donald Trump’s trade war won’t wreck the U.S. wind industry, but it will raise the cost of power. Source: Renewable Energy
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Saudi Arabia Shelves Work on SoftBank's $200 Billion Solar Project
Saudi Arabia has put on hold a $200 billion plan with SoftBank to build the world's biggest solar-power-generation project, setting back another eye-catching transformation project in the kingdom. Source: Renewable Energy
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From the Clean Power Plan to ACE: Why Not Much Has Changed
Has the environment for electricity generation changed dramatically since the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan began its slow exit from public and regulatory consciousness several months ago? Not really! Source: Renewable Energy
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Informed Utility Customers Want More Renewable Energy and Utilities Do, Too
On Monday during the Itron Utility Week (IUW) event in Scottsdale, Arizona, the company unveiled its 4th resourcefulness report, which measures how informed consumers (defined as energy consumers who think about their utility bill) and utility executives view how well their utility is wisely and carefully using water and energy resources. Source: Renewable Energy