воскресенье, 26 ноября 2017 г.

The International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC)



The International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC) is a high-level international forum that provides global leadership on energy efficiency. It identifies and facilitates government implementation of policies and programs that yield high energy-efficiency gains.

IPEEC member nations currently account for over 75% of global GDP and energy use.
The two core IPEEC committees meet at least once a year to determine the work program and discuss results of current and previous projects. Under IPEEC there are a number of subject-specific task groups.
The Department of the Environment and Energy is the lead Australian Government delegate for IPEEC and a member of eight IPEEC task groups:

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среда, 22 ноября 2017 г.

The measures to Digitise European Industry

https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/policies/digitising-european-industry

The measures to Digitise European Industry will help companies large and small, researchers and public authorities to make the most of new technologies. 
They will link up national & regional initiatives and boost investment through strategic partnerships and networks.

General need for action

Industry is one of the pillars of the European economy – the manufacturing sector in the European Union accounts for 2 million enterprises, 33 million jobs and 60% of productivity growth. We stand on the brink of a new industrial revolution, driven by new-generation information technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, big data and data analytics, robotics and 3D printing. They open new horizons for industry to become more adventurous, more efficient, to improve processes and to develop innovative products and services. Recent studies estimate that digitisation of products and services can add more than €110 billion of annual revenue in Europe in the next five years.
European industry is strong in digital sectors such as electronics for automotive, security and energy markets, telecom equipment, business software, and laser and sensor technologies. Europe also hosts world-class research and technology institutes. However, high-tech sectors face severe competition from other parts of the world and many traditional sectors and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are lagging behind. There are also large disparities in digitisation between regions.

Facing the challenge

The European Commission launched on 19 April 2016 the first industry-related initiative of the Digital Single Market package. Building on and complementing the various national initiatives for digitising industry, such as Industrie 4.0, Smart Industry and l'industrie du futur, the Commission will take actions along 5 main pillars. These include use of policy instruments, financial support, coordination and legislative powers to trigger further public and private investments in all industrial sectors and create the framework conditions for the digital industrial revolution. 
The mid-term review of the Digital Single Market strategy will focus on digitising the European industry oriented actions, aiming to manage digital transformation of our society and economy.

Financing

Overall, today's plans should mobilise up to €50 billion of public and private investments in support of the digitisation of industry.
  • EUR 37 billion investment to boost digital innovation.
  • EUR 5.5 billion national and regional investments in digital innovation hubs.
  • EUR 6.3 billion for the first production lines of next-generation electronic components.
  • EUR 6.7 billion for the European Cloud Initiative.  

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Published: 
18 September 2015
Last update: 
20 November 2017
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energy storage

http://www.pennenergy.com/search.html?q=emergy+storage
Duke Energy has deployed 40 MW of energy storage capacity to date.   
  • Article
  • Tue, Nov 21, 2017
  • Diarmaid Williams
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has issued a report that predicts the global energy storage market will grow six-fold by 2030.
  • Article
  • Mon, Nov 20, 2017
  • Diarmaid Williams
Research by the Australian Council of Learned Academics (ACOLA) suggests that Australia could forge ahead as a world leader in energy storage, if certain obstacles are overcome.
  • Article
  • Tue, Nov 14, 2017
  • Editors of Electric Light & Power/ POWERGRID International
PNNL and National Grid have signed an agreement to work together on research that will help modernize the transmission grid and improve energy storage technologies
  • Article
  • Mon, Nov 6, 2017
  • Tildy Bayar
Siemens has launched an energy storage partnership with UK firm Grid Battery Storage Ltd. 
  • Article
  • Wed, Oct 25, 2017
  • Tildy Bayar
Singapore is set to trial two types of utility-scale battery energy storage. 
  • Article
  • Thu, Jun 8, 2017
Stored energy: Austin Energy taps Stem Inc. for aggregated energy storage. Stem Inc. is developing an aggregated fleet of customer-sited energy storage operating in the Lone Star State.
  • Article
  • Thu, Oct 5, 2017
The three-MW system will be installed at the 5.76-MW Mt. Tom Solar
  • Article
  • Thu, Nov 2, 2017
Duke says the Camp Atterbury solar farm would generate about 2 MW of electricity and the battery system would store up to 5 MW at the complex near Edinburgh
  • Article
  • Thu, Sep 28, 2017
  • Diarmaid Williams
Adanced energy storage specialists, Go Electric, announced today that the company’s LYNC solutions have met UL 1741’s safety, performance and grid support certification requirements for distributed energy equipment. 
  • Article
  • Mon, Oct 2, 2017
  • Diarmaid Williams
Gas Networks Ireland are considering the development of a carbon capture and storage facility off the coast of Cork, Ireland.
  • Article
  • Fri, Jun 23, 2017
  • Diarmaid Williams
Lithium ion has dominated the energy storage conversation as the battery predicted to dramatically change the global energy system but New York-based Eos believes its chemistry is a better fit, not least for the integration of distributed energy r...
  • Article
  • Tue, Sep 5, 2017
In addition to the Tesla partnership, Vestas is working with other battery manufacturers on 10 different projects.
  • Article
  • Wed, Sep 6, 2017
  • Kelvin Ross
E.ON has started construction on two energy storage projects in the US.
  • Article
  • Thu, Nov 16, 2017
  • Editors of Electric Light & Power/ POWERGRID International
The energy storage company replaced previously deployed lead-acid systems with advanced lithium-ion batteries
  • Article
  • Tue, Nov 7, 2017
The Elbow Creek Energy Storage project was installed near NRG’s and NRG Yield’s Elbow Creek Wind Farm in Howard County, Texas.
  • Article
  • Tue, Aug 22, 2017
As the energy storage market continues to mature, battery costs should fall.
  • Article
  • Tue, Nov 7, 2017
Currently, 0.5 GW of energy storage is operational in the United States in both retail and wholesale markets.
  • Article
  • Thu, Nov 2, 2017
Solar deployments reached 109 MW, down from the 189 MW SolarCity reported in the third quarter of 2016.
  • Article
  • Fri, Aug 11, 2017
Of that total, 181.5 MW was added over the last year.  
  • Article
  • Tue, Mar 7, 2017
  • Steve Hodgson
In a recent feature article for Decentralized Energy, Michael Lippert from battery manufacturer Saft described how the emergence of megawatt-scale energy storage systems based on Lithium-ion technology is helping operators of power grids located o...
  • Article
  • Fri, Jun 16, 2017
  • Kelvin Ross
US energy storage company Powin Energy Corporation is to undertake its largest ever installation with two projects in Canada.
  • Article
  • Tue, May 23, 2017
  • Steve Hodgson
Decentralization we know about, but electricity storage – both its physical manifestation and contractual arrangements around its deployment – seems to be the growth technology of the moment.
  • Article
  • Fri, Aug 4, 2017
The report indicated storage capacity will grow from 4 GW today to 52 GW by 2025.  
  • Article
  • Wed, Aug 2, 2017
The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission has approved a contract to build its largest solar farm connected to a battery system  
  • Article
  • Wed, Oct 25, 2017
  • Corina Rivera Linares
The institutions have signed an MOU to assess the feasibility of creating a Québec Berkeley joint research center based in the San Francisco Bay Area
  • Article
  • Wed, Aug 2, 2017
  • Diarmaid Williams
The Thai government has identified energy storage as a key technology, through which it plans to provide global leadership.
  • Article
  • Tue, Oct 24, 2017
  • Tildy Bayar
Investment in the battery energy storage, smart grid and energy efficiency sectors has topped $1bn in the first nine months of this year, new analysis has found.
  • Article
  • Wed, May 10, 2017
  • Kelvin Ross
Finnish technology group Wartsila has entered the energy storage market with the launch of several new solutions.  
  • Article
  • Thu, Jun 1, 2017
  • Editors of Electric Light & Power/ POWERGRID International
Stem expands into Texas
  • Article
  • Wed, May 24, 2017
  • Kelvin Ross
UK clean energy utility Ecotricity has today announced plans to install its first energy storage project – just a few meters away from its head office in Stroud, England.
  • Article
  • Wed, Oct 11, 2017
  • Diarmaid Williams
Siemens technology is being used at the highly innovative Highview 5MW/15MWh hybrid liquid air energy storage system at Viridor’s Pilsworth landfill gas plant in Bury, England, which was awarded funding of £1.5m from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovati...
  • Article
  • Tue, Oct 10, 2017
Installations are expected to grow from 331.7 MW this year to 14,324.8 MW in 2026.  
  • Article
  • Wed, Nov 8, 2017
  • Tildy Bayar
Germany's BayWa r.e. has commissioned a hybrid solar PV and battery energy storage project in Zambia. 
  • Article
  • Wed, Jul 12, 2017
  • Corina Rivera Linares
The target, set by the state Department of Energy Resources, builds upon Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s Energy Storage Initiative
  • Article
  • Tue, Jul 11, 2017
The joint venture will combine AES’ decade of expertise in energy storage with Siemens’ energy technology leadership and global sales presence.
  • News
  • Thu, Aug 3, 2017
Energy Storage North America to Host World's First International Energy Storage Delegation
  • Article
  • Mon, Jul 3, 2017
  • Rod Walton
Power provider Aggreko is jumping big into the energy storage sector with its acquisition of Younicos announced this weekend
  • News
  • Thu, Aug 3, 2017
Energy Storage North America to Host World's First International Energy Storage Delegation
  • Article
  • Tue, Jul 4, 2017
  • Kelvin Ross
Onsite power company Aggreko is to acquire energy storage firm Younicos for $51m.