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Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has announced three new members of its board, following a recent nomination and election process. The new board members were introduced during ESIG’s annual membership meeting held earlier this month. The board of directors serve as industry ambassadors for ESIG and collectively oversee and ensure the…

On May 14-15, 2019, the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) held a workshop bringing together 56 experts from around the globe to identify the technological and economic integration challenges of transforming the electricity system toward 100% renewable. This report summarizes the outcome of the meeting. The workshop summarized here is seen as the first step…

October 3, 2019 – Paul Smith, wind plant manager at Puget Sound Energy has been awarded the 2019 Ross Newlin Achievement Award, given by the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) for his ongoing contributions in leading advancement efforts of the technical and operations sectors of the renewable energy industry. Named for wind industry pioneer Ross…

The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) is pleased to announce the members of the inaugural ESIG Advisory Council. The diverse energy experts on the council will provide their strategic insights and advice to encourage greater collaboration, interaction, education and joint activities for the wide range of organizations and entities in our evolving integrated energy systems. “Thoughtful…

Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) announced that Bethany Frew, an engineer in the Strategic Energy Analysis Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), was recently elected to the group’s board of directors. Frew was elected during the group’s annual membership meeting at its 2019 Spring Technical Workshop in Albuquerque, N.M.…

March 21, 2019 – During its annual spring meeting, the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), the leading source of global expertise for energy systems integration and operations, announced the winners of its 2019 Excellence Awards. These awards recognize energy professionals from around the world for their contributions and accomplishments toward the planning and operation of…

The Energy Systems Integration Group will conduct an annual meeting of the membership, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa in Albuquerque, NM. The meeting will take place from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The agenda for the meeting is posted with this notice. The agenda…

Minnesota can produce 10 percent of its electricity from solar by 2025 and 70 percent from solar and wind by 2050 at generation costs comparable to natural gas.  Building additional solar and wind capacity coupled with energy curtailment is less expensive than building long-term or seasonal storage. Thursday, November 15, 2018, Saint Paul, MN: Minnesota…