Markets & Business, Markets & Trends
Hydrogen is Key Element in Bloom Energy’s New Market Launch
Originally published by greentechmedia.com, July 15, 2020 Shares of Bloom Energy surged nearly 40 percent on Wednesday, lifting the fuel cell maker above its initial public offering price for the first time since 2018, after the California-based company announced it would enter the commercial hydrogen market. Bloom’s core product is its Energy Server, which converts […]
Bloom Energy, California, electricity, green hydrogen, hydrogen, natural gas
Program Implementation, Programs & Policy
New Jersey BPU Sets “Top Tier” Energy Savings Targets
Originally posted on utilitydive.com on June 11, 2020. Dive Brief: The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) on Wednesday approved a framework for Energy Efficiency and Peak Demand Reduction programs, setting five-year savings targets of 2.15% for electric distribution companies and 1.10% for gas distribution companies. According to the BPU and energy efficiency advocates, the targets will result […]
electricity, energy efficiency, energy savings, New Jersey, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, utilities
Program Implementation, Programs & Policy
Utility Customers in New Jersey Face Energy Use Mandate
This article was originally published on njspotlight.com on June 11, 2020. Ambitious energy efficiency restrictions should speed state on road to clean-energy goals, curb emissions contributing to climate change. Utilities in New Jersey will be required to reduce how much gas and electricity their customers use after the state approved a comprehensive program mandating those […]
electricity, energy efficiency, energy use, mandate, New Jersey, utilities
Markets & Business, Markets & Trends
NYC Daytime Electricity Affected Most by Covid-19
This article was originally published on eia.gov on May 22, 2020. Actions to mitigate the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have caused daily weekday electricity demand in New York City to decrease by 16% in April compared with expected demand, after accounting for seasonal temperature changes. However, decreases in the city’s electricity demand have not occurred uniformly […]
COVID-19, demand, electricity, New York, New York City, NYC, temperature-comparable
Wave Energy Converts to Electricity in Scottish Oceans
This article was originally published on cnbc.com on Feb. 24, 2020. A marine services firm based in Scotland has been awarded a £1 million ($1.29 million) contract to provide a 50-ton wave energy converter designed to turn the movement of the sea into electricity. Malin Renewables will construct a half-scale version of the device, dubbed […]
buoy, electric energy, electricity, ocean, Scotland, wave, Waveswing
Clean Grid Technology, Energy Storage, Program Evaluation, Programs & Policy
Maximizing Grid Energy Storage in Nantucket
This article was originally published on PNNL on Oct. 9, 2019. NANTUCKET, Mass. – With the simple cutting of a ribbon this week, residents of Nantucket Island, joined by state and local officials and representatives from National Grid, the U.S Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE), and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), ushered in […]
electricity, Energy storage, grid, grid-scale energy storage, Nantucket, National Grid, PNNL
Clean Grid Technology, Law & Policy, Programs & Policy, Regulatory Affairs
Illinois Cracking Down on Energy Efficiency in Cannabis Industry
This article was originally published on energynews.us on Sept. 16, 2019. The state law seeks to avoid blackouts and other grid problems when its marijuana law takes effect Jan. 1. When Illinois’ new law legalizing recreational marijuana takes effect Jan. 1, growers will face some of the strongest energy efficiency and reporting requirements in the […]
Clean Grid Technology, Energy Storage
Sierra Nevada Installs Tesla Powerpack Batteries
Daniel Pidgeon, ERS, for Zondits The California-based beer company Sierra Nevada has installed Tesla Powerpack batteries to help mitigate the costs that stem from electricity demand charges. Sierra Nevada has grown substantially since it began as a West Coast craft brewer and can now brew up to 1.4 million gallons of its signature pale ale […]
beer-making, electricity, Powerpack batteries, Sierra Nevada, Tesla
Industrial Technology, Process
New Process To Turn Waste Heat Into Electricity
Researchers report new thermoelectric material with high power factors Phys, November 14, 2016 Researchers reported this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they have demonstrated a step forward in converting waste heat – from industrial smokestacks, power generating plants or even automobile tailpipes – into electricity. The work, using a thermoelectric compound composed of […]
CO2 emission, electricity, industrial smokestack, process efficiency, thermoelectric, waste heat
Clean Grid Technology, Renewables
Floors of the Future Will Harness Energy from Our Steps
New Flooring Tech Generates Electricity Through Your Footsteps Futurism, October 31, 2016 Pavegen, a British clean-tech company, is taking an innovative approach to sustainability by generating energy from something that most people do every day: walk. The technology is basically a multifunctional, custom flooring system that is outfitted with a wireless transmitter, which allows the data […]
electricity, emerging technology, flooring, Pavagen, power supply