Renewable Energy

October 2023

CEO and head of reactor development over at NANO Nuclear Energy, James Walker

Why is there suddenly a renewed interest in nuclear energy? The CEO and head of reactor development over at NANO Nuclear Energy, James Walker, discusses.

Date:

10/30/2023

Alliant Energy’s director of engineering and customer solutions, Mike Bremel

PSDcast – The Columbia Energy Storage Project

Alliant Energy was selected for a grant of up to approximately $30 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) for a proposed 200-megawatt hour energy storage system. Alliant Energy’s director of engineering and customer solutions, Mike Bremel, jo

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Date:

10/24/2023

Tom McCalmont, CEO and co-founder of Paired Power

PSDcast – Off-Grid Solar Charging at a California Vineyard

Paired Power and Monarch Tractor are announcing their partnership to power Kaerskov Vineyard with 100 percent clean, off-grid energy for its farming operations. And on the line to discuss it is Tom McCalmont, CEO and co-founder of Paired Power.

Date:

10/03/2023

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Avoid Energy Challenges Through Partial Discharge Monitoring

Matthew Sands, Power Systems Marketing Manager, Schneider Electric UK & Ireland

It has never been so tough to run a business in the UK. The first quarter of 2023 saw the largest net decrease in business numbers, with over 105,000 closing and just 79,000 opening. At a time where all sectors are feeling the squeeze of rising running costs and high energy bills due to months of inflation and ec

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Date:

10/01/2023

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Figure 1: Field Trench Stop IGBT Structure

All You Need to Know About Using IGBTs

Jinchang Zhou, Product Line Manager, onsemi

The medium-to-high power applications that used IGBTs still exist, as do the devices themselves. In this article we will take a detailed look at IGBTs and then consider existing and emerging topologies that they are suitable for. IGBTs: Physical Structure An IGBT is a semiconductor transistor, or semiconductor swit

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Date:

10/01/2023

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Figure 1: Installers can encourage battery uptake by educating homeowners on value stacking. Time of use savings, load shifting, oversizing and smart product selection are all key to increasing the profitability of energy storage

Keeping California Golden

Amir Cohen, General Manager, SolarEdge

For several years, driven by lucrative financial incentives, California saw a massive increase in solar installations. However, with the changes to net metering incentives introduced in April, homeowners and installers alike are faced with the unknown. California is appropriately named the Golden State, no

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Date:

10/01/2023