Renewable Power Direct April 22, 2020
Need for Resilience Supports Energy Storage
Independent power producer Neoen Australia said an expansion of the world’s largest lithium-ion battery system has completed its network connection, bringing the Tesla-supported Hornsdale Power Reserve, adjacent to a wind…
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Wind Energy Leads U.S. Power Generation Growth
The trade group representing the U.S. wind energy industry says the sector emerged as the top provider of new utility-scale power generation in the nation in 2019, with 9.1 GW…
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Clean Energy Sector Sheds 106,000 Jobs in March
The renewable energy sector has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 106,000 U.S. workers losing their jobs last month, according to an analysis of unemployment data…
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In Case You Missed It

Battery Storage: Perils and Promise

Lithium-ion battery technology promises the first realistic approach to fully integrating intermittent solar and wind into the U.S. power system. Despite its recent growth and great potential, the battery

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Siemens CEO: No Job Cuts Due to Coronavirus
Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser told a German newspaper the company will not reduce its workforce despite the economic downturn due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Kaeser, in an interview published…
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Careers in Power
Power Plant Operator
City of Pasadena - Pasadena, CA

Technical Sales and Business Development
Nustreem LLC - Mansfield Center, CT

Plant Manager
Southwest Generation - Mankato, MN

Distribution Grid Engineer-Modeling and Simulation
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Livermore, CA
 
Technology for Managing Distributed Energy Resources [PODCAST]
With the growth of distributed energy resources, including rooftop solar, wind turbines, battery energy storage systems, electric vehicles, and demand response technology, distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) are becoming…
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Chart Shows Rise in Wind, Solar; Overall Drop in Energy Use
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL’s) latest annual energy flow chart suggests that in 2019, for the second year in a row, wind and solar made up the largest increases in…
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Permitting Issue Delays $1 Billion Nevada Solar Project
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said it continues to work on issuing a permit for a $1 billion solar power project in Nevada, after already missing two deadlines to…
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Industry Press Releases
Wärtsilä X-Ahead project gets government funding to promote carbon-neutral economy

Siemens Gamesa secures 184 MW of wind power at latest auction round in Poland

Analysis: Wind energy expansion would have $27 billion economic impact

Inovateus Solar Completes Three NIPSCO Solar Projects With Zero Construction Waste

Clean Power Alliance Signs Large-Scale 100-MW Battery Energy Storage Agreement

esVolta Selected by California Choice Energy Authority for 60 MWh Energy Storage Project in Southern California
 
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