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UK EV Owners Got Paid To Charge Their Cars Over The Holiday Weekend

May 29th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley

Last weekend, some UK EV owners were paid to charge their cars during a period when the price of renewable energy turned negative.

UCS Calls Curtailment Of Renewable Energy An Opportunity, Not A Problem

June 27th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley

According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, curtailment of renewable energy is not a problem, it is an opportunity to adjust our use of electricity to a 21st century world.

Curtailment Is The Easy Answer

June 15th, 2019 | by Barry A.F.

In a recent article, we found that curtailment of renewables may be cheaper than grid scale energy storage. Sometimes, the [&hellip

California Solar Sets Record, But That’s Not The Big News

March 24th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley

On March 16, California set a new all time record for solar energy production. Between grid scale solar and behind the meter solar, as much as 16 megawatts of solar electricity was available just before 3 pm on that day.

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BNEF Mapped China’s Renewables Curtailment & Coal Risks

October 26th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill

China's power system continues to face numerous problems, including a national power market which in 2016 was oversupplied by 35%, and massive curtailment issues throughout the country's northern regions, forcing renewable energy and the country's significant coal industry to compete for dispatch.

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China Installed 18.6 GW Of Solar PV In 2015, But Was All Of It Connected?

July 7th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill

China’s National Energy Administration was proud of announcing it had installed 18.6 GW of solar PV in 2015, but new [&hellip

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Debunking 4 Myths About The Clean Energy Transition, Part 2: Excess Generation

May 14th, 2016 | by Guest Contributor

Debunking the clean energy myth that excess generation of wind or solar generation must be curtailed or stored

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Total Cumulative Solar Capacity In China Passes 50 GW

April 26th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill

China’s total cumulative solar capacity has surpassed 50 GW, after the country’s National Energy Administration revealed that the first quarter [&hellip

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America’s Largest Grid System Could Reach 30% Renewable Energy By 2026

March 7th, 2014 | by Silvio Marcacci

A new report finds renewable energy can provide up to 30% of total electricity supply in PJM Interconnection by 2026 without cost or reliability concerns

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Study: Battery Energy Storage Benefits Solar, Not Wind

September 13th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci

New research from Stanford University suggests the high energy requirements of grid-scale batteries make energy storage a good option for solar energy, but not wind farms.

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HyRef Technology Revolutionizes Renewable Energy Forecasting

August 12th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci

BM has long been known for building some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, but what happens when it applies advanced modeling to solving the intermittency of renewable energy? The answer is “Hybrid Renewable Energy Forecasting,” a new technology already online in China that produces accurate local weather and renewable energy forecasts as far as one month in advance, down to 15-minute increments.

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Breakthrough Renewable Energy Forecasting Coming To US Grid By 2015

May 10th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is adding to its already impressive list of renewable energy innovations with a new two-year plan to develop custom forecasting systems for wind and solar generation. NCAR scientists and engineers will develop technology to predict sudden changes in wind speed, enable wind farm operators to curtail turbines before potentially damaging icy conditions, and predict the amount of energy generated by small-scale solar panel installations

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China Forecast To Hit 150 GW Installed Wind Capacity By 2015

November 30th, 2012 | by Silvio Marcacci

China’s wind industry is forecast to reach 150 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity by 2015 –shattering the central government’s goal of 100GW by 2015