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Patrick D. Bateman @PDBateman

Strategy, research, and analysis at the convergence of electricity markets and climate change in Canada

Joined September 2011
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"Europe's electricity industry has warned that power grids are becoming a bottleneck to clean energy provision." theglobeandmail.com/business… #Electricity #GridModernization #CleanEnergy #RenewableEnergy #EnergyStorage

EU plans boost for power grid investment

Europe will need to invest 584 billion euros to upgrade its power grids this decade, according to European Union estimates

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Triliums and turtles. Spring has arrived in #Ottawa
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South Australia’s last coal-fired power plant had closed, leaving the province of 1.8 million heavily reliant on wind farms and power imports from a neighboring region... bloomberg.com/news/features/… #EnergyStorage #GridOfTheFuture #RenewableEnergy #Electricity

Australia Is Quitting Coal in Record Time Thanks to Tesla

Elon Musk helped accelerate a transformation of the country’s electricity grid to replace fossil fuels with clean power — now it's a testing ground for global climate action.

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Irish Energy Bot by Green Collective @IrishEnergyBot
9 Apr 2023
Exceptional numbers this morning: wind met just over 97% of electricity demand between 12am and 6am, the highest ever proportion - by a fraction of a percent - for that time of the day. Full report tomorrow, follow along in the meantime on our website: stillatthewind.com/explore?g…
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"If a modern electronics- & software-laden car can be thought of as a computer on wheels, then an EV capable of discharging to the grid might be considered a power plant on wheels...": spectrum.ieee.org/v2g #ElectricMobility #ElectricVehicles #Electrification #EnergyStorage

False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

A 2001 experiment proved electric cars could feed the grid. So why hasn’t V2G taken off?

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David Thurton 🇹🇹🇨🇦 @davidthurton
28 Mar 2023
Freeland presents a plan to green Canada's electricity supply cbc.ca/news/politics/green-e…

Freeland presents a plan to green Canada's electricity supply | CBC News

The 2023 federal budget promises an ambitious national electricity plan to provide net-zero power from coast to coast to coast.

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Energy-Storage.news @energystoragenw
24 Mar 2023
Nova Scotia electricity law changes give ‘new momentum’ to energy storage projects energy-storage.news/nova-sco… #energystorage

Nova Scotia electricity law changes give ‘new momentum’ to energy storage projects

The government of Nova Scotia amends Electricity Act with the view to accelerating the deployment of energy storage.

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“@NSGov has made amendments to the province’s Electricity Act with the view to accelerating the deployment of energy storage… energy-storage.news/nova-sco… #EnergyStorage #RenewableEnergy #GridOfTheFuture #NSPoli @energystoragenw

Nova Scotia electricity law changes give ‘new momentum’ to energy storage projects

The government of Nova Scotia amends Electricity Act with the view to accelerating the deployment of energy storage.

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.@EnrgyStorageCAN executive director Justin Rangooni said Nova Scotia’s renewable energy targets and coal phase-out are achievable, “but only if the right amount of energy storage is in place well in advance of this deadline”...
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“I am pleased to see the positive steps Nova Scotia is taking toward enacting policies that will attract renewable energy investment to Canada” @RenewablesAssoc director for Atlantic Canada, Jean Habel said.
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The European Commission (EC) has published a strategy through which energy storage can become a cornerstone of a decarbonised and secure energy system for the European Union (EU). energy-storage.news/energy-s… #EnergyStorage #RenewableEnergy #Electricity #Batteries

Energy storage to ‘underpin EU’s secure and decarbonised energy system’ through new strategy

European Commission (EC) strategy puts energy storage as cornerstone of a decarbonised and secure energy system for the EU.

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Easter Island snow statue down by the Ottawa River #Orleans #Ottawa
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Dr Iain Staffell @iain_staffell
10 Mar 2023
Frequency response, peak capacity, transmission deferral … Just as there is a wide range of energy storage technologies, it is easy to get confused with all the possible applications for energy storage. This framework, from “Monetizing Energy Storage”, structures these: ..🧵
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"Europe’s transmission grid operators back energy storage in EU Electricity Market Reform consultation": energy-storage.news/europes-… #EnergyStorage

Europe’s transmission grid operators back energy storage in EU Electricity Market Reform consulta...

Grid operators from across Europe believe energy storage is a vital flexibility resource that should be incentivised.

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Manitoba Hydro @manitobahydro
18 Jan 2023
Hoarfrost and freezing rain has caused 6 inches of ice on power lines in southwestern Manitoba ❄️ We’re melting the ice off lines — mostly without taking outages — but we may have to take some brief outages to complete the work. If you see crews out working, please drive safe.
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34% of power came from wind farms in Ireland in 2022, avoiding the purchase of €1.65 billion of natural gas and payment of €340m in carbon credits. rte.ie/news/business/2023/01… #ReneweableEnergy #WindPower #GreenEnergy #CleanEnergy

A third of electricity generated from wind last year

Just over a third of Irish electricity was generated by wind last year, new data shows.

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"The White House Council on Environmental Quality’s interim greenhouse gas emissions guidance released Friday will ease the permitting process for clean energy projects": utilitydive.com/news/white-h… #RenewableEnergy #Electricity #CleanEnergy #Permitting

White House guidance on GHG analysis will ease renewable energy permitting, trade groups say

The interim guidance comes as the infrastructure law and Inflation Reduction Act are expected to spur clean energy development, which can be slowed by permitting requirements.

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"Energy storage could be a powerful asset in facilitating the transmission network upgrades required for New York’s transition to a low carbon electricity system, according to a new study": energy-storage.news/new-york… #EnergyStorage #GridOfTheFuture #RenewableEnergy

New York’s transmission network planning should incorporate energy storage, study finds

Energy storage could be a powerful asset in facilitating transmission upgrades required for New York’s low carbon energy transition.

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"Ontario is staring down an electricity supply crunch and amid a rush to secure more power, it is plunging into the world of energy storage": cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/o… #EnergyStorage #GridOfTheFuture #RenewableEnergy @EnrgyStorageCAN

Ontario plunging into energy storage as electricity supply crunch looms | CBC News

Ontario is staring down an electricity supply crunch and amid a rush to secure more power, it is plunging into the world of energy storage — a relatively unknown solution for the grid that experts...

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