Itron Selected to be a Leading Technology Provider in California Distributed Energy Management Project

Itron Selected to be a Leading Technology Provider in California Distributed Energy Management Project

November 15, 2018 Anand Gupta

Itron Solution to Optimize Management of Distributed Energy Resources LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.: Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, will collaborate with Alternative Energy Systems Consulting (AESC) and other companies in a project funded by California Energy Commission. Itron will be a leading technology provider in […]

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EDF Renewables North America and Shell Energy North America Sign Power Purchase Agreement for Segment of Palen Solar Project

November 15, 2018 Anand Gupta

SAN DIEGO & HOUSTON: EDF Renewables North America and Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. (SENA) announce the signing of a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the energy and renewable attributes related to a 100 megawatt (MWac) / 132 MWp tranche of the Palen Solar project known as Maverick 4 Solar Project. The Project […]

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CANADIAN SOLAR’S DELIVERY OF 10 MW BIFACIAL MODULES TO NEIGHBORHOOD POWER FOR PROJECTS NEAR PORTLAND, OREGON SIGNALS THAT US MARKET IS NOW OPEN FOR BIFACIAL PV

November 14, 2018 Anand Gupta

GUELPH, Ontario: Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company”, or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world’s largest solar power companies, today announced that the company has delivered 10 MW of Canadian Solar bifacial PV modules – BiKuCS3U-PB-AG – to Neighborhood Power for four solar power projects near Portland, Oregon. This represents the first significant delivery […]

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Power Ledger Deploys Peer-to-Peer Renewable Energy Trading Platform in Largest U.S. Wholesale Electricity Market

November 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

WYOMISSING, Pa. & PERTH, Australia: Power Ledger, the leader in decentralized, energy trading platforms, and winners of Richard Branson’s 2018 Extreme Tech Challenge, today announced the deployment of its peer-to-peer (P2P) renewable energy trading platform at licensed retail electric provider American PowerNet’s headquarters in Wyomissing, Penn. American PowerNet’s headquarters will use the xGrid platform to […]

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Duke Energy Renewable Services recognized for operational excellence

November 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

– Receives ‘Wind Technician Team of the Year Award’ – Solar projects in top 100 performing solar assets in U.S. CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Duke Energy Renewable Services, an operations and maintenance organization for wind and solar asset owners across the U.S., has won recognition for its high standard of operational excellence in 2018. Duke Energy Renewable […]

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Central Puerto: 147 MW of New Renewable Capacity, 162% Increase in Gross Profits and 12% Increase in Energy Generation

November 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Central Puerto S.A (“Central Puerto” or the “Company”) (NYSE:CEPU), the largest private sector power generation company in Argentina, as measured by generated power, reports its consolidated financial results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 (“Third Quarter” or “3Q2018”, and “Nine-month 2018” or “9M2018”, respectively). A conference call to […]

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Can the Electricity Industry Seize Its Resilience Moment?

November 12, 2018 Anand Gupta

Increasing disasters have raised the stakes for a changing grid. When operators of Duke Energy’s control room in Raleigh, North Carolina wait for a hurricane, the mood is often calm in the hours leading up to the storm. “Things are usually fairly quiet before the activity starts,” said Mark Goettsch, the systems operations manager at […]

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AEP To Support Continued 5 To 7 Percent Operating Earnings Growth With Investments In Regulated Businesses And Renewables

November 12, 2018 Anand Gupta

Company shares five-year capital investment plan COLUMBUS, Ohio: American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) is increasing capital investment in its regulated operations over the next five years to provide more advanced, resilient and cleaner energy solutions for its customers. The company reaffirmed its 2019 operating earnings (earnings excluding special items) guidance range of $4.00 to $4.20 […]

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US Military Microgrids Are Using More Renewables and Batteries

November 11, 2018 Anand Gupta

Energy resilience has long been a priority for the military. The White House’s failed bailout of coal and nuclear plants caused a lot of chatter about grid resilience in Washington. But the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. military were working on resilience-related projects long before Trump took office. A report released Friday by the Association of Defense Communities […]

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Americans got to vote on lots of energy measures in 2018 – and mostly rejected them

November 11, 2018 Anand Gupta

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Garth Heutel, Georgia State University (THE CONVERSATION) Americans in at least seven states voted on ballot initiatives during the 2018 midterm elections. These measures targeted everything from raising targets for the share of electricity drawn from renewable energy to […]

SolarWorld’s mono-PERC bifacial modules on way to University of Richmond test bed

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