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Intelligent inverters will become a key component in virtual power plants as more PV and other renewable energy assets are aggregated into centralized networks that require complex software systems for output control, TJ Keating, director of development for the SunSpec Alliance, told PV Insider.
United States
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Fully automated drones could double wind turbine inspection rates
Sep 27, 2016
Using drones that follow automated flight paths without the need for a human pilot could allow wind farm project teams to inspect up to twice as many turbines in a day as they can today, experts told Wind Energy Update.
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US outlines offshore targets; UK to extend CfD mechanism beyond 2020
Sep 13, 2016
Wind energy news you need to know.
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US storage deals to hike from 2016 if new tax rules agreed
Mar 1, 2016
The US could see a growth spurt in solar-plus-storage projects in 2016 and 2017 if the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) expands its energy investment tax credit regulations to include more energy storage uses, said Jigar Shah, co-founder of Generate Capital, a specialty finance company that builds, owns, operates and finances energy, water, agriculture and basic materials infrastructure assets.
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E.ON eyes sales of 12 billion euros from battery projects
Jan 22, 2016
German utility E.ON is targeting potential revenues of 12 billion euros ($13 billion) by 2020 from developing energy storage applications across the residential, utility-scale and commercial & industrial (C&I) segments in Europe and the United States, said Eliano Russo, E.ON’s vice president, energy storage - batteries.
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Enel Green Power backs storage to aid solar, wind growth
Dec 17, 2015
Italian renewable independent power producer Enel Green Power (EGP) is expanding in the growing markets for renewables-plus-storage and microgrid storage, Riccardo Amoroso, EGP’s Chief Innovation and Sustainability Officer, said during the Energy Storage Europe conference in London on December 1.
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Smart inverter market grows on rise of virtual power plants
Nov 9, 2015
Intelligent inverters will become a key component in virtual power plants as more PV and other renewable energy assets are aggregated into centralized networks that require complex software systems for output control, TJ Keating, director of development for the SunSpec Alliance, told PV Insider.
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PV module prices drop to 80% below 2009 levels; Czech Rep. reignites home user market
Nov 9, 2015
Solar power news you need to know.
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PV costs close in on coal, gas; O&M cheapens for growing fleets; New rooftop panel hits efficiency record
Oct 12, 2015
PV news you need to know.
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California utility mulls compressed air storage to shave renewable energy peaks
Aug 21, 2015
Southern California municipal utility Burbank Water and Power (BWP) is looking to build a 300 MW compressed air energy storage (CAES) pilot facility at the Intermountain Power Project (IPP) site in Delta, Utah to control the intermittency of growing renewable energy capacity, Lincoln Bleveans, power resources manager at BWP, said during the Energy Storage USA 2015 conference on July 7.
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Lithium-ion costs to fall by up to 50% within five years
Jul 30, 2015
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology will dominate the commercial market for energy storage in the US in the next three to five years as Li-ion system costs are expected to fall by 30% to 50%, according to Energy Storage Update’s Energy Storage Cost and Performance Report 2015 released on July 8.
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Choppy US weather tests solar irradiation data
Apr 28, 2015
The US East Coast saw up to 5% less sunlight than average in 2014, while the West Coast enjoyed up to 10% more sun, according to a study published by Vaisala in April that highlights the volatile supply conditions faced by PV plant developers and operators.