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Statkraft plans annual investments of US$1.2 billion in renewable energy, including hydropower
Statkraft has announced it is planning annual investments of about NOK10 billion (US$1.2 billion) in renewable energy from 2019 to 2025, including “large upgrades of Nordic hydropower.” Source: Renewable Energy
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Indian Solar Tariff Questions Answered: Will They Delay Modi's Goals?
India has imposed duties on imports of solar equipment from China and Malaysia lasting two years. The aim is to kick-start a domestic industry that’s failed to take off in the face of ever-cheaper imports of solar cells and modules. China accounted for 89 percent of imports in the last financial year. The protectionist move…
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Former Coal Plant Now Home to Community Solar + Storage Facility
On Tuesday, ENGIE North American and Holyoke Gas and Electric (HG&E) christened the largest grid-scale energy storage system in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. The 3-MW / 6-MWh system is integrated with the 5.6-MW Mt. Tom community solar farm, one of the largest community solar farms in the state. The solar farm went online in 2017.…
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China Sets New Renewables Target of 35 Percent by 2030
China is stepping up its push into renewable energy, proposing higher green power consumption targets and penalizing those who fail to meet those goals to help fund government subsidies to producers. Source: Renewable Energy
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Rhode Island Charts a Course for a Cleaner Grid
Rhode Island is a small state with big energy ambitions. Like many states, however, those ambitions are complicated by an outdated electric grid. Source: Renewable Energy
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Michigan Utilities Upgrade Pumped Storage Plant ahead of Renewable Push
The Ludington Pumped Storage Plant along Lake Michigan could play a bigger role on the grid as utilities use more variable renewables. Source: Renewable Energy
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U.S. Government Awards $27.7M for Long-duration Storage Projects, Research, and Prototypes
Last week the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 10 projects that will receive funding through a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program called Duration Addition to electricitY Storage (DAYS). The projects seek to provide up to 100 hours of energy storage. Source: Renewable Energy
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Understanding Low-Cost, Long-Duration Energy Storage Technology: A Primer
Energy storage has become an everyday element of grid planning and energy network management – driven by technology advances, proven benefits, and steadily falling prices. As storage goes mainstream, it’s no longer unusual to see deployments in the tens of MWh. Although about 95 percent of operational storage in the U.S. is in the form…
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Need a Residential Solar or Storage Permit? Soon There May be ‘an App for That’
Solar industry unveils campaign to streamline solar permitting. Source: Renewable Energy
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Alabama Power Seeks Renewable Energy
Alabama Power said last week that the utility is seeking proposals to meet future energy and reliability needs, including proposals for potential renewable energy projects. Source: Renewable Energy