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- Of the industries tracked in the report, utilities were the top followed by software? Cyberattacks on US utilities surged 70% this year, says Check Point (Reuters)
- This is a nation-wide pilot project in a country with nearly 25 million battery powered vehicles? China Seeks to Harness EV Fleet to Ease Strain on Power Grid (Bloomberg $)
- For the grid, the focus here is on issues around speeding up interconnections and permitting, as well as recommending a technology-neutral approach to decarbonization? Draghi’s report calls for power grid and automotive strategies to boost competitiveness (Smart Energy International)
- “They also are required to provide incentives for upgrades for smart grids and to ensure that DSOs make available anonymised and aggregated data on the demand response potential and the renewable electricity generated and injected into the grid by self-consumers and renewable energy communities”? New guidance for expanding and smartening EU grid for renewables (Smart Energy International)
- Includes cooperation on use of storage? Bulgaria and Germany agree to cooperate on energy (Euractiv)
- Another data point on the growth of energy demand in the US? US power use expected to reach record highs in 2024 and 2025, EIA says (Reuters)
- And here’s another study that points out the role of data centers in energy demand? Data centers set to spike U.S. electricity demand (Axios)
- Clean energy was one focus of this US White House event? Readout of White House Roundtable on U.S. Leadership in AI Infrastructure (US White House)
- These two states account for 72% of grid-scale battery networks in the US? Texas, California top US power sector's battery pipeline (Reuters)
- And, even though a heat wave and massive fires recently caused blackouts in areas served by two Southern California utilities, overall batteries are showing their usefulness in California? California’s Grid Being Saved by Batteries, PG&E CEO Says (Bloomberg $)
- Another electrical grid looks to bring in more batteries to help with quite a different reliability issue? DTEK to build 200MW of BESS in Ukraine as Russia’s attacks on grid set to continue (Energy Storage News)
- Lack of state policy measures is a barrier to VPPs in California, likely because of utility resistance? California could cut utility bills with distributed energy. Why isn’t it? (Canary Media)
- One attempt to try and solve the issue of balkanized policy support for VPPs in the US? Here’s a blueprint for building virtual power plants in every state (Canary Media)
- Ford is now working with a VPP operator in Southern California? Ford EV Owners Can Now Get Paid To Support Southern California Grid (CleanTechnica)
- This article is aimed towards investors but shows that some are seeing the AI data center boom as an opportunity for renewable energy? Look for Investing Opportunities Among Renewable Energy Producers Powering AI (Penta)
- “It marks the first time international regulators have collaborated to produce principles addressing AI in the nuclear sector.”? Guidelines drawn up for AI use in nuclear sector (World Nuclear News)
- “The move applies to mobile, plug-and-play solar panels and batteries that function like standard household appliances…”? Belgium to allow plug-in solar panels, batteries (PV Magazine)
- “Perhaps it is better to keep in mind the obvious—but easily—ignored statement of respected economist Herbert Stein, who wrote this simple, non-academic sentence in 1989: “If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” ? How Much Power Will AI Computing Actually Require? (EE Times)
- More good news on the clean energy front?
- Soaring US tax credit deals boost solar, storage build (Reuters)
- U.S. solar industry installs 9.4 GW of new capacity in Q2 2024 (Solar Power World)
- US energy storage installations rise 62% in Q2, to 2.9 GW: ACP (Utility Dive)?
- Taiwan installs 2.7 GW of new solar in 2023 (PV Magazine)
- Suzlon wins India’s largest wind energy order (MSN)
- Great Britain Generates More Than 80% of Summer Electricity From Renewables (EcoWatch)
- Brazilians ready to embrace storage amid rising energy bills, falling battery prices (PV Magazine)
- How $7.3B will help rural co-ops build clean power—and close coal plants (Canary Media)
- EIB, FirstRand bank invest €400m in South African renewable energy projects (Power Technology)
- Includes 13 energy related startups The most promising companies in climate tech (Latitude Media)?
- World’s largest air-to-water heat pump to warm 30,000 homes in Finland (Interesting Engineering)
- Financing Solar Panels Just Became Way Easier in USA. Thank the Climate Bill. (CleanTechnica)
- China connects its first large-scale flywheel storage project to grid (PV Magazine)
- Slowly but Surely, U.S. School Buses Are Starting to Electrify (Yale Environment 360)
- And some headwinds for clean energy
- Global EV Charging Infrastructure Needs to Grow More Than 500% by 2030 (North American Clean Energy)
- EV Charging Network Growth Lacking, Study Shows (Forbes $)
- Europe’s Data Centers Hub Sees Disappointing Clean-Power Auction (Bloomberg $)
- The good and the bad for clean energy
- Chart: Texas plans to build the most clean energy of any state (Canary Media)
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