Energy Storage
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RenewablesExelon, America’s Leading Nuclear Generator, Keeps the Faith on Nukes
The U.S. nuclear power business is in trouble, and Exelon has six units totaling more than 5,300 MW of dependable capacity on the chopping block. How will the Chicago electricity giant respond? Perhaps by acquiring more merchant nuclear capacity?
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RenewablesTurmoil in Turkey Cuts Power to U.S. Military Base
Power supply to a U.S. military base was cut off by the Turkish government following an attempted military coup in the country on Friday.
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SolarIn Push for Collaboration, Solar and Storage Industries Unveil “Smart Solar” Potential
Pairing solar with energy storage will be integral to cement the future of both emerging sectors, said experts at the Intersolar North America’s annual event held this week in San Francisco. The three-day event and exhibition was co-located with ees North America, a stand-alone event focused on energy storage technologies and services. But experts […]
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RenewablesUtility Paradigm Changing Globally in Response to Distributed Energy and Digitization
Enrico Viale, head of global thermal generation for the Italian energy company Enel, kicked off an international power industry event yesterday with a keynote presentation describing the “needs” of utilities in the future.
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Legal & RegulatoryDespite Stay, EPA Proposes Details of Clean Power Plan Voluntary Incentive Program
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled details of the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP), a voluntary measure central to the judicially stalled Clean Power Plan that seeks to provide guidance to states and tribes that want to meet goals under the plan when it becomes effective. The final Clean Power Plan, finalized in […]
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RenewablesGrid Edge and Digital Technologies Take Center Stage at EEI Convention
Panels at the 2016 Edison Electric Institute convention focused on technologies and policies at what’s often called the “grid edge.”
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Energy Storage2016 Edison Award Winners Announced
2016 EEI Edison Award winners are AEP and AES
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RenewablesExperts: Gas Power’s Expansion Riddled with Roadblocks
Even though it may dominate forecasts, natural gas–fired generation faces a troubled expansion in the U.S., according to experts from a variety of stake-holding entities—including an industry group, a utility, a generator, and a pipeline company. Challenges that have few solutions—from price volatility, to gas transport concerns, to rule uncertainty—may upend the nation’s dependence […]
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RenewablesProposal for Offshore Wind Battery Storage Launched
Plans are under way to install a pilot 1-MWh lithium battery–based storage system in 2018 at the world’s first floating wind farm in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The “Batwind” system, to be installed at
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