This Week's News - Energy

February 23, 2024

Intertrust News

• Lack Of Interoperability Standards Is Putting The Global Energy System In Jeopardy (T&D World - contributed article)

Energy News

• A new V2G standard increases the amount of data coming from EVs - as well as the need to protect it? EVs are one step closer to becoming roaming grid batteries (Canary Media)
• An object lesson in why authentication is so important in digital energy systems? FERC enforcement office seeks $27M from Ketchup Caddy for MISO demand response fraud (Utility Dive)
• “They agreed that utilities must invest in data validation and verification technologies to ensure the quality of their data”? Diversification of Power Generation Brings Greater Need for Data-Based Decisions (Power)

• “Automation and AI will support operators in handling grid complexity while the electrification of end uses and sector coupling will require new risk-based methodologies, cybersecurity and new concepts for the coordination of operators”? Europe’s TSOs set out vision roadmap to 2025 (Smart Energy International)

• Data silos are one issue? Companies struggle with decarbonization due to internal governance, data issues, Engie finds (Utility Dive)
• Two of these are high spending needed for the clean energy transition and the need for further learning in cybersecurity? 5 takeaways from the investor-owned utility sector’s day on Wall Street (Utility Dive)
• “Called the Unified Energy Interface (UEI), the initiative is powered by Beckn Protocol, and it will allow a user to search for EV charging stations nearby and settle payments across service providers” ? The team behind Aadhaar is now making an app for EV charging stations (The Economic Times)
• Thinking about how the grid will be affected as more 800V EVs and charging stations come into the market? Ready for an 800-Volt Jolt? Carmakers Are Unveiling New Fast-Charging EVs (Bloomberg $)
• Nio is already involved with VPP pilots? Why China’s EV ambitions need virtual power plants (MIT Technology Review)
• A long ways to go “About 100,000 solar-charged batteries are already installed at California homes and businesses, adding up to nearly 1.7 gigawatts of capacity — but only a fraction of that is being tapped for VPPs today”? California’s patchwork push to scale up virtual power plants (Canary Media)
• Considering that not that many BEVs support V2H/V2G yet, this is not surprising? Most BEV Consumers Unaware of Vehicle-to-Home, Vehicle-to-Grid Capabilities (Energy + Environment Leader)
• More good news on the #clean energy front?BloombergNEF says global solar installations could hit 574 GW this year (PV Magazine)China’s Coal Boom Slows as Top Mining Hubs Focus on Renewable Energy (Bloomberg $)EIA: Solar Will Surge in 2024, Account for More Than Half of New U.S. Capacity (Power Magazine)Chart: Nearly all new US power plants built in 2024 will be clean energy (Canary Media)Germany’s new PV additions hit 1.25 GW in January (PV Magazine)Adoptions Of Electric Vehicles Move Beyond Early Adopters, Study Says (Forbes $)California Rises to 21.4% BEV Market Share, 33.8% of US BEV Market (CleanTechnica)California PUC approves plan to add 56 GW of clean energy resources by 2035 (Utility Dive)US community solar market should reach 14 GW by 2028 (Solar Power World)France explores sweeping offshore wind reforms to go faster, bigger (S&P Global)Verizon allocates $1B green bond proceeds to renewable energy projects (Utility Dive)Walmart’s supply chain cut 1 billion tons of emissions 6 years ahead of schedule (GreenBiz)That Extra Charge on Your Hotel Bill May Fund a Heat Pump (Bloomberg $)Wind at their backs: Vineyard Wind 1, Empire Wind hit key milestones (Renewable Energy World)

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