CleanTechnica » PJM http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Solar Powered Cars, Top Solar Stocks (+ Other Solar Stories) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:50:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76426 In case you just can’t get enough solar news, analysis, and commentary, here’s a big link drop of good solar stories we haven’t already covered on CleanTechnica. Solar powered cars, solar trees, top solar stocks, and much, much more. Enjoy! Fun Solar EV Charging Rocks, But Which Option To Choose? Solar Trees For Solar-Powered EVs Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/06/battery-storage-will-replace-many-peaker-spinning-reserve-plants/feed/ 19 3D Solar Panel Printing, Integrating Solar Into Grid Not So Hard… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:00:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72098 Time for another solar energy news roundup. Enjoy! 3D printing of solar panels may soon be coming to a home near you. (Solar Love) Duke Energy is investing $500 million into solar power in North Carolina. (Solar Love) Goldman Sachs is offering solar PV financing for lower than banks in Japan. (Planetsave) We focus a lot on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/feed/ 2 New RMI Project Aims To Sustain Battery Cost Reduction http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/new-rmi-project-aims-sustain-battery-cost-reduction/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/new-rmi-project-aims-sustain-battery-cost-reduction/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 06:32:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71435 Rocky Mountain Institute. By Jesse Morris. Four short years ago, the U.S. solar industry surpassed expectations by installing 340 MW of solar at a cost of $6.40 per watt in the first half of 2010. How times have changed. In the first quarter of this year alone, the U.S. installed 1,330 MW of solar for

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/lcoe-drop/feed/ 10 Energy Storage — Greater Use Of Wind Power & Benefits To Grid Operators http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/02/energy-storage-greater-use-wind-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/02/energy-storage-greater-use-wind-power/#comments Fri, 02 May 2014 10:50:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66154 Originally published on ABB Conversations. By Pat Hayes Energy storage can facilitate greater use of variable sources such as wind power, but also offers benefits to grid operators. 1) What’s driving the demand for energy storage?  Everything about energy is becoming more complex. The way we generate, distribute and consume electricity requires sophisticated solutions that enable

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/01/100000-top-energy-apps/feed/ 0 GE’s Brilliant Wind Turbine — Wind Power Cheaper Than Coal Or Natural Gas (Part 2) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/30/ges-brilliant-wind-turbine-wind-power-cheaper-than-coal-or-natural-gas-part-2/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/30/ges-brilliant-wind-turbine-wind-power-cheaper-than-coal-or-natural-gas-part-2/#comments Sun, 30 Jun 2013 13:00:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53403 This is Part 2 of a 3-part series on GE’s Brilliant 1.6-100 wind turbine. Read Part 1 here, and keep an eye on CleanTechnica or our GE Brilliant Wind Turbine archives for Part 3. Lower Cost Wind Energy + New Revenue-Generating Opportunities The GE Brilliant 1.6-100’s Ramp Control, Predictive Power Analytics, and short-term, grid-scale battery storage capabilities open up

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/30/ges-brilliant-wind-turbine-wind-power-cheaper-than-coal-or-natural-gas-part-2/feed/ 94 Double Wind Power, Save Nearly $7 Billion Per Year In Mid-Atlantic US http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/13/double-wind-power-save-nearly-7-billion-per-year-in-mid-atlantic-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/13/double-wind-power-save-nearly-7-billion-per-year-in-mid-atlantic-us/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:17:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51676 The below article is courtesy of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid. WASHINGTON, DC – Adding more wind power to the grid in the PJM region can lower gas and coal consumption and reduce regional wholesale energy market prices, saving nearly $7 billion per year in the mid-2020s, according to a new study conducted by Synapse

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