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News: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Report Evaluates Emerging Technologies Battling to Fill Peak Electrical Demand
The report from Lux Research finds that demand response is best positioned to displace natural gas during extreme peak periods, given that demand response requires minimal capital expenditure compared to other forms of generation. However, practical supply limits it to a 1% capacity factor, meaning that demand response cannot address the entire peak alone. The report also evaluates solar, thermal energy storage, and compressed air energy storage to meet peak demand.
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EcoFactor To Use Digi International's X-Grid In Serving Oncor Customers
The Digi X-Grid is an "Extended Grid" that is designed to enable real-time, IP-based monitoring and control of home energy devices beyond the electric meter. The solution is intended to help EcoFactor reduce the energy usage of Texas utility company Oncor customers by 20 to 30 percent.
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Smart Grid Communications Node Shipments to Total 276 Million Through 2016
The report from Pike Research forecasts that total industry investment will reach $20.3 billion between 2009 and 2016, with annual revenues increasing from $1.8 billion in 2009 to $3.1 billion by 2016, despite rapidly falling average selling prices (ASPs) per node.
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Bill Boosts Renewable Storage
The STORAGE 2010 Act is designed to provide a 20 percent investment tax credit of up to $30 million for storage systems connected to the electric grid. The bill will also provide a 30 percent investment tax credit of up to $1 million to businesses, and a 30 percent tax credit for homeowners, for on-site storage projects. The bill is intended to be technology-neutral and does not pick storage "winners" and "losers."
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Cool Energy to Work with Xcel Energy on Field Test of Solar Heating and Power System
Core to the system is a low-temperature electric generator that is activated whenever the electricity produced is more valuable than the heat consumed. Under laboratory conditions of a temperature differential of 210ºC, the third-generation engine to be used for this field test recently generated over 2,000 watts of electric power, and reached a thermal to electrical conversion efficiency of over 16%, exceeding expectations.
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Starview Technology and Logica Partner to Launch Real-Time Demand Automator
The collaboration is intended to provide Distribution Network Operators (DNOs), responsible for delivering electricity from the transmission network to end customers, with a powerful event-driven tool to manage the expected increase in demand within the capacity of their existing network infrastructure.
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BOMA/Chicago To Lead Commercial Smart Grid Pilot Program Through Illinois-Korea Collaboration
BOMA/Chicago is partnering with the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition and the Citizens Utility Board to develop and launch the commercial portion of the smart grid pilot program at 6 to 14 office and large residential buildings. The program is part of the Korea-Illinois Smart Grid Collaboration, and will be funded by the Korea Smart Grid Association and two of Korea's largest energy and technology companies, KT Corporation and LG Electronics.
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