14 Feb 2012
US Department of Commerce dish out duties on Chinese solar imports … while Co-generation coalition relaunches … a smart grid audit shows security gaps in utilities who received federal funding … and the 15 best cyber security companies who can fill these gaps!
Engerati: After 30 Years … US Nuclear Given Another Chance
Engerati reported on the two new nuclear reactors that have been approved for the Vogtle nuclear power plant. The US Nuclear Regulation Commission (NRC) approved licenses to build these two nuclear reactors in Georgia, the first in over 30 years. This despite objections from the Chairman of the commission on issuing the license “as if Fukushima never happened.”
With commentary sourced from the general media, trade...
15 Feb 2012
US Department of Commerce dish out duties on Chinese solar imports … while Co-generation coalition relaunches … a smart grid audit shows security gaps in utilities who received federal funding … and the 15 best cyber security companies who can fill these gaps!
Engerati: After 30 years ... US Nuclear gets another chance!
Engerati reported on the two new nuclear reactors that have been approved for the Vogtle nuclear power plant. The US Nuclear Regulation Commission (NRC) approved licenses to build these two nuclear reactors in Georgia, the first in over 30 years. This despite objections from the Chairman of the commission on issuing the license “as if Fukushima never happened.”
With commentary sourced from the general media, trade media...
28 Mar 2012
Alameda County unveils its cutting edge microgrid in the fifth largest Santa Rita jail and offers a demonstration of large-scale distributed generation.
What happened
Ucilla Wang of Gigaom writes that Chevron and political dignitaries unveiled a microgrid, featuring solar, wind, fuel cells and a lithium-ion battery system, at the Santa Rita Jail. Chevron built the microgrid at the one million square foot facility in Dublin, California.
Background
Smart Planet’s Kirsten Korosec ties the project back to California’s 2001 energy crisis, which caused Alameda County to stabilize the facility’s power. With around 4,000 inmates,...
16 May 2012
The power industry discussion continues at African Utility Week in Johannesburg
The City of Johannesburg will welcome some 5000 power professionals from more than 60 countries for the annual African Utility Week, the continent’s largest utility services conference and exhibition, taking place from 21-24 May at Nasrec Expo Centre.
Johannesburg’s 2040 vision is to create a world class African city of the future – a vibrant equitable African city, strengthened through its diversity, a city that provides real quality of life; a city that provides...
14 Feb 2012
Indian solar funding up 7-fold on 2010 … Solar atlas to energize Indian solar market … Waste-to-energy technology hits the Philippines … Fronius moves to China to be part of green tech standard … Japan’s home energy packages offer glimpse into energy future
Engerati: India’s Solar Investments Explode!
Natalie Obiko Pearson, at Bloomberg, reports that India’s clean energy investments grew by 52% to US$10.3bn, more than any other country worldwide. According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), most of the money went into the solar sector.
US$4.2bn funding was pumped into solar plants connected to the grid, seven times more investment than 2010. Solar capacity increased to an estimated 277MW from 18MW in 2010, and could reach over 1...
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