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Updated Resource: Ask an Expert Service – Resilient Energy Platform
The Resilient Energy Platform Ask an Expert service is up and running after a short pause in functionality.
Webinar Announcement: Clean Energy Technical Solutions for Power Sector Resilience
Clean energy technical solutions, such as distributed generation, energy storage, and smart grids, can enhance resilience across the grid system to help ...
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan deadlocked over giant Nile dam, look to Washington talks
The dispute over the filling and operation of the massive dam has sparked a diplomatic crisis between Egypt and Ethiopia, who both see existential threats in ...
Q&A: Quakes pose a new threat to Puerto Rico’s grid, but PREPA expects power to be restored to all customers in days
At least 45 earthquakes shook Puerto Rico over several days in early January, leaving behind collapsed buildings and a crippled electric grid. As of ...
'I didn’t think we'd get out': 6.4 magnitude earthquake leaves 1 dead, power out across Puerto Rico
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake rumbled across Puerto Rico on Tuesday, killing at least one person and knocking out power to virtually the entire island of more ...
New fact sheet released: Cross-Border Power Trade to Support Resilience
Cross-border power trade can support public interest goals such as better grid resilience, increased energy access, economic development, and other power ...
Flood-related blackouts strengthen case for new REIPPPP round in South Africa
The nation has been plagued by extensive power outages again with debt-riddled utility Eskom blaming heavy summer floods for taking out extensive parts of its ...
New fact sheet released: Finance for Power Sector Resilience
An overview of both established and cutting-edge mechanisms for power sector resilience finance.
PVEL and partners combine for technically-based solar plant insurance
PV Evolution Labs, Ariel Re, and Beecher Carlson Insurance Services, have created PV PlantProtect, an insurance program which uses technical due diligence to ...
Batteries vs. Blackouts: 1,100 Homes Powered Through Vermont Outage With Storage
Utility Green Mountain Power’s pilot programs paid off with clean, distributed backup power amid a statewide outage.
Zimbabwe finance ministry says economy to contract 6.5% this year
As worsening drought hits hydropower and crops, Zimbabwe's economy is shrinking
What would happen in an apocalyptic blackout?
As hospital patients in Venezuela found out earlier this year during a five-day nationwide blackout, power cuts can do more than just turn out the lights.
High-voltage PG&E power line broke near origin of massive fire in California wine country
A fast-spreading wildfire, spurred by powerful winds, continued to rage in Northern California on Friday and forced thousands of people to evacuate parts of ...
What a Hurricane Sandy recovery program can teach cities about resiliency
Rebuild by Design changed the way New York thinks about public works
California power shutoff: how PG&E's actions hit the medically vulnerable the hardest
The impacts of the electricity cut are being disproportionately felt by those dependent on medical devices.
New fact sheet released: Renewable Energy to Support Energy Security
Renewable energy plays an important role in supporting energy security through contributing to the protection and continued provision of energy services when a ...
Nursing Homes Facing Life-or-Death Decisions in Power Blackouts
As the Pacific Gas & Electric Company in California tries to reduce wildfire risk by cutting power during times of high risk, care facilities like nursing ...
Cayman solar company powering Bahamas relief effort
A Cayman Islands renewable energy company has been working in the Bahamas to provide emergency power to field hospitals in remote areas.
New fact sheet released: Understanding Power System Threats and Impacts
Understanding potential threats to a power system is an essential first step in supporting power sector resilience. It is important to assess both current and ...
Energy Storage & Extreme Weather
When severe weather strikes a region, energy infrastructure is often hit hard. On site energy storage can aid in energy recovery post-disaster.
Four new fact sheets released!
We have released four new fact sheets on Power Sector Resilience!
Launch of the Resilient Energy Platform and In-depth Look at Power Sector Resilience Planning in Lao PDR
This webinar will introduce the Resilient Energy Platform, present the Power Sector Planning Guidebook, and provide a detailed look at the process undertaken ...
When disaster strikes
In this article, George Irwin of ReNew Petra explains the essential role of skilled PV operations and maintenance teams in both preparation for and recovery ...
Battery storage called into action as UK suffers country-wide power cuts
When two large generators went down in the UK, the system operator called upon battery storage to balance the frequency of the grid.
Island-wide outage on Kaua'i: Clouds block solar recovery after generator's cable failure
After an arc flash in a gas generator caused an island wide power outage on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i, solar and battery storage systems were able to ...
The Riddle of Resilience: What’s important for society and the economy and yet has no value?
How does the power sector incorporate a value for resilience, when many of the benefits are difficult to quantify? This article examines methods of ...
Manhattan blackout caused by fault in substation relay protection system
A fault in relay protection equipment at a substation in New York City led to a cascading blackout that left 72,000 customers without power.
Ridgecrest and Trona officials rush to fix roads, utilities after earthquakes
Officials in two damaged desert communities worked Sunday to repair roads and restore utilities following the largest earthquake in Southern California in ...
Despite drought, Costa Rica's electricity stays clean - but not cheap
The Central American nation relies on hydropower, but investing in extra capacity to keep the lights on during dry periods has saddled its utility with rising ...
Outage prone town turns to batteries
New England utility Eversource wants to deploy energy storage to back up an outage-prone New Hampshire town, while saving customers money.
Puerto Rico energy plan introduces MiniGrids to avoid repeat of Hurricane Maria
Puerto Rico's electric utility on June 7 unveiled its highly-anticipated integrated resource plan, sketching out a 20-year campaign to modernize and reimagine ...
Upcoming Webinar: Puerto Rico and Planning for a Resilient Energy Future
Join CAREC-CARILEC Renewable Energy Community on June 20th 2019 as they present a webinar titled "Puerto Rico and Planning for a Resilient Energy Future". The ...
Institutional Solutions to Enhance Power Sector Resilience
We have just released a new fact sheet on institutional solutions!
California May Go Dark This Summer, and Most Aren't Ready
California utility PG&E is planning on blackouts during high wind events in wildfire season to prevent serious damage to the power system. While some ...
Briefing: Microgrids for Enhanced Grid Reliability and Resilience
This presentation will highlight the ongoing DOE microgrid activities for enhanced grid reliability and resilience.
In Puerto Rico, Building a Disaster-Proof Business Is Part of Recovery
For a little over three years, Parallel18 has worked with 168 tech-based start-ups, each of which receive $40,000 in equity-free funding, co-working space and ...
New Recorded Webinar: Utility-Scale Battery Storage
A recording of the webinar "Utility-Scale Battery Storage: When, Where, Why and How Much?" has been published. The webinar introduced key concepts for ...
New Resource - An Introduction to Grid Services: Concepts, Technical Requirements, and Provision from Wind
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has released a new report titled "An Introduction to Grid Services: Concepts, Technical Requirements, and Provision ...
New Recorded Webinar: Best Practices for Grid Codes for Renewable Energy Generators
A recording of the webinar "Best Practices for Grid Codes for Renewable Energy Generators" has been published. The webinar explains in detail the purpose and ...
New Resources - "Xcel Model Wind and Solar PPA, Model Semi-Dispatchable PPA and Semi-Dispatchable RFP"
Xcel Energy has released their new Model Power Purchase Agreement for Wind and Solar Generators, their Model Power Purchase Agreement for Semi-Dispatchable ...
New Resource - "Updated Power Purchase Agreements for Renewable Dispatchable Generation"
The Hawaiian Electric Light Company (HELCO) recently released their new models for Power Purchase Agreements for Renewable Dispatchable Generation for wind and ...
New Resource - "Status of Power System Transformation 2018"
The International Energy Agency recently released a new report titled "Status of Power System Transformation 2018: Advanced Power Plant Flexibility".
Deep Dive Workshop Highlights Global Grid Integration Experiences and Good Practices
The workshop provided and opportunity for Asia Clean Energy Forum participants to gain knowledge and tools to enable a clean, modern, flexible, and affordable ...
Building Blocks for Distributed PV Deployment, Part 1: Goals, Definitions and Compensation
Due in part to the low cost of photovoltaic system hardware and scalability for deployment, grid-connected distributed photovoltaic (DPV) technologies are ...
