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Hawaii Encourages Energy Storage Development and Microgrid Technologies

Energy Generation

Hawaii Encourages Energy Storage Development and Microgrid Technologies

In an attempt to establish robust microgrids with energy storage technologies, Hawaii is developing a test bed for developers.

Subsidy-Free Solar Becomes a Reality

Energy Generation

Subsidy-Free Solar Becomes a Reality

With solar technology prices on the decline the industry is developing without subsidies or feed-in tariffs.

How to Integrate Distributed Energy Resources

Energy Generation

How to Integrate Distributed Energy Resources

To fully realize the value of distributed resources, utilities will need to integrate distributed energy resources in the planning and operation of the electricity grid.

California-Will Energy Storage Offer Solutions Where Demand Response Fails?

Energy Generation

California-Will Energy Storage Offer Solutions Where Demand Response Fails?

The demand response program in California has not done enough to engage consumers, nor has it solved the complex relationship with renewable generation. This has led California to bank on energy storage as a solution.

Distributed Generation – Utility’s Main Revenue

Energy Generation

Distributed Generation – Utility’s Main Revenue

As solar develops and low-cost battery options offer power storage, the utility could see its main source of revenue coming from distributed generation.

Distributed Generation To Supply a Third of US Power

Energy Generation

Distributed Generation To Supply a Third of US Power

The utility sector needs to effectively incorporate distributed energy resources to offer energy efficiency and power reliability.

Renewable Energy Investments-Essential for Tech Firms

Energy Generation

Renewable Energy Investments-Essential for Tech Firms

Large tech companies are making renewable energy a key focus as their energy needs escalate.

Adaptation Will Save the Utility

Energy Generation

Adaptation Will Save the Utility

Utilities will need to adapt to new market trends if it is going to survive.

Creating a Microgrid Business

Energy Generation

Creating a Microgrid Business

Moving the microgrid from mere curiosity to becoming an industry and a business.

Wind Power driving China?

Energy Generation

Wind Power driving China?

China’s renewables industry, along with the rest of the world’s, continues to struggle through financial challenges. But long term government planning for China’s wind industry could be the answer to the country’s ambitious clean energy plans.

Utilities Still Have a Place in e-Street

Energy Generation

Utilities Still Have a Place in e-Street

RWE’s transformation from a traditional power provider into a renewable energy service provider could be the tipping point that the energy industry has been waiting for.