SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index) and SAIFI (System Average Interruption Frequency Index) are widely used reliability indices that measure the performance of power distribution systems. SAIDI represents the total […] The […]
OPEC Slams IEA for “Dangerous” Forecast of Peak Oil Demand by 2030
Peak oil demand is not on the horizon, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said on Thursday, blasting the International Energy Agency’s prediction that global oil demand will peak before 2030. […]
Is the Fight Against Big Oil Headed to the Supreme Court?
Over the past several years, dozens of cities and states have sued big oil companies, seeking to hold the producers of fossil fuels accountable for their role in causing climate change. All […]
New Analysis Finds Economic Impact Of Global Heating 6 Times Greater Than Expected
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! In 2018, William Nordhaus won the Nobel Prize in economics for his research that showed that […]
Grid operators fail to effectively use interregional ties, increasing costs, hurting reliability: NREL
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. U.S. utilities and grid operators are failing to take full advantage of transmission interconnections between regions, leading to higher electricity […]
USDOT Finalizes New Fuel Economy Standards for Model Years 2027–2031
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! New standards will save Americans hundreds of dollars at the pump over the lifetime of their […]
‘Any utility today can have a VPP program’: Sunrun virtual power plant head
This is the latest installment in Utility Dive’s “Taking Charge” series, where we engage with power sector leaders on the energy transition. More than 16,200 residential solar-plus-storage systems will participate in Sunrun’s CalReady […]
“Unimaginable challenges:” World-first integrated wind, solar and battery hybrid finally at full capacity
The Kennedy Energy Park, hailed as the world’s first fully integrated wind, solar and storage facility, has finally been allowed to operate at full capacity – more than five years after construction […]
Electrolyzers are a small but growing source of U.S. hydrogen production
Developers in the United States have plans to expand hydrogen production using technologies that make use of electricity, an early sign that hydrogen production could move away from its current reliance on […]
IEA: Solar PV investment to surpass all technologies combined in 2024
Falling module prices and easing supply chain pressures have offset the impact of high interest rates, as solar panel costs have decreased by 30% over the past two years. However, the growth […]
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