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.
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
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.
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.
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
May 14th, 2016 | by Guest Contributor
Debunking the clean energy myth that excess generation of wind or solar generation must be curtailed or stored
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
