Wind Energy

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Disruption Encourages Innovation
Can disruption create a space for innovation? Is OT/IT convergence the next big thing? - Results of the Smart Grid Impact Report

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Argentina’s Untapped Potential: The Incipient Incorporation of Renewables to the Grid
In spite of its world class wind speeds & unique solar radiation, major challenges curb possibilities of developing renewable energy market

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Carbon Trading – Answer to South Africa’s Energy Crisis?
Balancing the climate change issue with sustainable energy and the threat of carbon shortage is no easy task for South Africa but carbon trading might just help.

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Chilean Electricity Industry: Local Impediments Persist in the Incorporation of Renewables to the Grid
Which are the local restraints curbing successful renewable grid-integration?

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Google Sees Green
Google is investing heavily in renewable energy. Is the company doing this from an environmentally responsible perspective or is it the attraction of a lucrative business opportunity?

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Small Nuclear Reactors – A Solution for South Africa?
A growing interest in small and modular reactors has formed due to their lower initial cost and potential scalability. This could be South Africa’s solution to an unhealthy dependence on coal-produced power.

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Utilities Must Take Responsibility for the Smart Home
It is in the utility’s best interest to support smart home technology as it serves to benefit the sector as a whole, as well as its consumers.

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Russia’s Untapped Wind Power
Russia’s significant wind energy is untapped but government is beginning to realize its potential.

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UK’s Tide Comes In
Only around 20 sites in the world have been identified as ideal locations for large scale tidal power-the UK has eight of these.

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China –To Clean Up its Act?
China realizes that it must do something about its high pollution levels. Plans, to become greener, are in the pipeline but are the efforts good enough?

Energy Generation
Why the UK Should Consider Tidal Over Wind Power
New research suggests that the UK adopt tidal power, instead of wind power, for its electricity consumption.

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Xcel Energy uses the PI System to improve wind forecasting and save $46 million in operation costs
Xcel Energy's Enterprise Agreement with OSIsoft has empowered a data initiative to reduce error in wind forecasting and increase savings.

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How to Effectively Manage Wind Farms in Real Time
Monitor the operations of 84 Wind Turbines and associated electrical assets to deliver the energy at point of interconnection to the “National Grid”.