Tag: Virtual Power Plants
As Fossil Fuel Costs Rise, Renewable Energy & Storage Shine
Despite the sharp U-turn in federal energy policy, US states continue to push the renewable energy transition with energy storage incentives and virtual power plants as well as new wind, solar, and hydropower projects.
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484 New Electric Buses Funded By UK Government
Electric buses may be one of the best uses of electrified mass transit, because they move large numbers of people each day they are in service. Their electric motors are more energy efficient than internal combustion engines and they have regenerative braking. They also don’t directly generate toxic emissions, so … [continued]
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In Battle Against Renewable Energy Investing, Texas AG Is All Hat — No Cattle
The case for renewable energy is stronger than ever before in Texas, despite the efforts of State AG and US Senate hopeful Ken Paxton to go to bat for coal power.
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Demand Shifting in Hawaiʻi: The Other Half of the Energy Transition
The series examining Oʻahu’s energy transition has followed a consistent structure. It began by defining the island’s fully electrified energy system and stripping away energy uses that do not serve the civilian economy. Aviation fuel for flights leaving Hawaiʻi, maritime bunkering for ships crossing the Pacific, and military energy consumption … [continued]
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Now Anyone Can Join A VPP, With or Without Rooftop Solar
The US startup SOLRITE is opening up a new energy storage opportunity for residential ratepayers to participate in money-saving VPPs, whether or not they have rooftop solar panels.
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