Posted by Samir Succar in Solving Global Warming
Stimulus funds have provided a big push to the utility scale energy storage sector, but there are still many misconceptions on the role of storage for integrating renewables. Luckily a recent report from NREL provides a great framework for understanding...continued→
Posted by Samir Succar in Solving Global Warming
Despite earlier claims that the near-10 GW of US wind installed in 2009 might edge out China in wind capacity additions: The wind industry installed more than 9,900 megawatts of generating capacity, AWEA said. The association says that is enough to...continued→
Posted by Samir Succar in Solving Global Warming
Today the National Renewable Energy Laboratory released a new wind integration study titled the Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study (EWITS). The study examines the infrastructure needed to increase the share of wind energy to 20-30% (today wind is about two percent of...continued→
Posted by Samir Succar in Solving Global Warming
This CEPOS study by Hugh Sharman about the Danish wind experience has begun to receive a great deal of attention. The study provides a great account of how the Nordic grid has been effectively used to manage the fluctuations from...continued→
Posted by Samir Succar in Solving Global Warming
With the recent news of PG&E's bid for stimulus funds for compressed air energy storage (CAES) to balance wind, the question again arises whether energy storage is really necessary to put wind and other variable renewables on the grid. I believe the answer...continued→
Posted by Samir Succar in Solving Global Warming
LBNL/EERE released another annual report on wind market trends. It covers the usual collection of market data points, capacity additions, etc. PDF: http://eetd.lbl.gov/ea/ems/reports/2008-wind-technologies.pdf LBNL Publications: http://eetd.lbl.gov/ea/ems/re-pubs.html Notable among the findings is that US now tops international wind capacity rankings (that...continued→
Posted by Samir Succar in Solving Global Warming
Over the weekend, the Department of Interior announced a new initiative funded through the stimulus that includes $41 million to "advance the nation's development and transmission of renewable energy on public lands." Other portions of the $300 million will be...continued→
Posted by Samir Succar in Solving Global Warming
All of a sudden, congress isn't the only place where the electric grid is getting attention. In addition to transmission legislation recently introduced in the senate and the house there seems to be a flurry of reporting on grid issues...continued→
