Energy in Transition
Solving the energy trilemma
Industry best practice for performance testing of utility scale solar PV plants
Performance testing is an important technical requirement of a solar EPC contract. Not only does it provide assurance to project owners of solar PV plant design and construction quality but also performance testing results are typically tied to guara ...
Ireland’s new Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS) design
What does it mean for the renewable industry in Ireland? On Tuesday 24th July, the Government of the Republic of Ireland approved the design of the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS). This long-awaited decision has provided some clar ...
The “Happy Hour Effect” – PV, Electric Vehicles and Learning Thermostats Walk into a Bar…!
Utilities are facing the confluence of three residential trends over which they have little or no control, but are tasked with meeting its consequences. The effects of all three of these trends coincide at about the same time of day, potentially wre ...
Go Green This Superbowl: Root for America’s Greenest Football Team
Blake inspecting the solar integrated into the Eagles' stadium & parking lot. Photo Credit: Nick Herrschaft If you're not from Boston or Philly, you might be having trouble deciding who to root for this season. Both cities are central to th ...
Why PV Structures Collapse: Five contributing factors
It's the destiny of structures to eventually decay or collapse. Take the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Once the most enduring structures known to mankind, all but one collapsed within hundreds of years and the Great Pyramid at Giza is a sha ...
The future of renewable developments in Ireland
The Irish government has launched a public consultation on the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) - what does it mean for the future of renewable development in Ireland? The preferred option outlined in the consultation ...
The Great American Eclipse & the Monolithic Forecast
With respect to North American weather, the solar eclipse of August 21 (known as the "Great American Eclipse") seems like ancient history. And while its impacts on sensible weather were short-lived and modest, the Great American Eclipse had a profou ...
Solar boom for MENA region
DNV GL recently attended the World Future Energy Summit and actively participated in a number of areas. Specifically, DNV GL contributed to the emerging solar industry which is in the early stages of a boom throughout the MENA region. The UAE is look ...
Year in Review: Top 10 Utility of the Future blog posts from 2015
As we find ourselves already at the end of January 2016, we'd like to take a moment to look back at our most popular blog posts from the past year, which included hot topics around energy efficiency, wind, solar, renewable integration, smart metering ...
Can a very large power system be operated with only distributed solar generation?
Last week I delivered training to TenneT TSO staff and we discussed, amongst others, the consequences of the growth of the variable renewable share. The following question came up: "Is it possible to run a large (size of Europe or US) electric power ...