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With increased emphasis on reducing emissions from the power sector, grid-level energy storage can enable larger penetration of renewable energy into the grid.
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At the Asia Clean Energy Forum, Asian Development Bank, Manila, IWE is organizing a deep-dive workshop on IOT and Smart Grid, with a focus on
IWE completed a 5-day grid integration training for PLN Engineers in Makassar, Indonesia. It covered both theory and hands-on exercises with DIgSILENT PowerFactory 2016.
Pramod organized a day-long Quantum Leap in Wind deep dive workshop on June 6, 2016 at ADB headquarters in Manila, the Philippines.
“Grid Integration of Wind Power: Best Practices for Emerging Wind Markets” by Pramod Jain and Dr Priyantha Wijayatunga has been published under the ADB Sustainable Development Wor
Wind Energy
Engineering
Wind Energy Engineering, Second Edition
Author: Pramod Jain, President, Innovative Wind Energy, Inc.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, New York, April 2016
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Recent Projects
Sustainable Energy Program for Guyana/Wind measurement and resource assessment
Government of Guyana, Inter-American Development Bank
October 2015 - February 2016Learn More
Sustainable Energy for Remote Indonesian Grids (SERIG)
Winrock International, US Dept. of Energy, NREL
February 2015 - June 2015Learn More
Sustainable Infrastructure Assistance Program for Indonesia
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
October 2014 - June 2015Learn More
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IWE has in-depth expertise in creating detailed and accurate financial models for wind projects. IWE is meticulous about all aspects of the financial model, with an emphasis on modeling uncertainties.
Forte of IWE is Bankable Wind Resource Assessment. IWE uses the best science in the wind industry to create bankable wind assessment.
Uncertainty in wind measurement is one of the largest sources of uncertainty in a bankable resource assessment.
Wind developers rely on IWE Prospecting Services to significantly lower the risk of wind projects even before met-towers have been installed.
Blog Posts
In Kauai island of Hawaii, AES is installing 28 MW of solar PV with 20 MW/100 MWh of battery for $0.11/kWh. In 2015, 13 MW solar PV with 52 MWh battery from SolarCity was signed for $0.145/kWh.
GE has published a good website with all the resources related to enhancing asset performance.
US Energy Information Administration (US-EIA) reported that for the first time in about 40 years, transportation sector emitted more CO2 than the power sector.
We have always wondered if RE plants can provide frequency and voltage support to the grid, First Solar is making the case:
Yesterday, the Block Island wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island was commissioned and started powering homes in the island.
Gone are the days when turbine manufacturers were reticent to offer more than 3 to 5 years of bumper-to-bumper service contracts. Now we are seeing 15-year full service contracts.