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BNEF ups forecast for global investment in stationary energy storage, sees majority of capacity likely to be grid-scale

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The report goes on to model the impact of this on a global electricity system increasingly penetrated by low-cost wind and solar. This is a new era of dispatchable renewables, based on new contract structures between developer and grid. Batteries will increasingly be chosen to manage this dynamic supply and demand mix.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades. This is good for the grid.

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Utility solar dethrones coal as the cheapest power source in Asia

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China leads the pack with a 40-70% cost reduction in utility-scale solar, onshore wind, and offshore wind compared to other Asia Pacific markets. Solar is cheapest and falling The significant drop in solar power costs, by 23% in 2023, signals the end of supply chain disruptions and inflationary pressures.

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Navigant Research forecasts rapid growth in V2G for ancillary services to 2022; $190.7M in frequency regulation revenue by then

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In a new report, Navigant Research forecasts that global vehicle-to-grid (V2G)-enabled plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) servicing the ancillary services market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 64.3% Commercial fleets will be the foundation of the market, Navigant projects in the report “ Vehicle to Grid Technologies.”

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SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

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The City of Lancaster will supply guaranteed feedstock of recyclables, and will save between $50 to $75 per ton in landfilling and landfill space costs. It can also provide lowest-cost long-term storage for electrical grids relying on renewable energy. The facility will process 42,000 tons of recycled waste annually.

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IEA finds CO2 emissions flat for third straight year even as global economy grew in 2016

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The decline was driven by a surge in shale gas supplies and more attractive renewable power that displaced coal. In 2016, renewables supplied more than half the global electricity demand growth, with hydro accounting for half of that share. IEA will explore US and natural gas prospects in details in the next World Energy Outlook 2017.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. While lithium isn’t exactly in short supply, extracting it from the ground exacts a huge environmental cost.

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