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Quidnet’s Solution Is Probably More Short-Lived Sand Mining Than Energy Storage

June 5, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, climate change, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, FRACKING, green economy, grid, grid storage, investment, natural gas, Oil, pumped hydro storage, quidnet

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:35:06 +0000

It’s not often that a novel energy storage solution crosses my screen. It’s vastly rarer that it doesn’t immediately fail a few basic sniff tests. A solution that pumps water under high pressure a few hundred to a thousand meters underground doesn’t immediately fall apart in technical terms or claims. … [continued]

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The Fossil Fuel Industry Puts Future Generations At Risk

June 5, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, climate emergency, fossil fuel, Fossil Fuels, green economy, nimby, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:59:42 +0000

The Earth is on the brink of a climate meltdown as temperatures around the world soar to unprecedented levels, thanks to fossil fuel usage.

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New Energy Storage Systems From Thin (Compressed) Air Can Compete With Li-Ion Batteries

June 5, 2024 admin 0 Comments bnef, bnef (bloomberg new energy finance), caes, clean power, compressed air energy storage, compressed air energy storage (caes), Energy Storage, hydrostor, long-duration energy storage, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:53:56 +0000

A new analysis indicates that compressed air energy storage systems can beat lithium-ion batteries on capex for long duration applications.

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Driving On Electricity Is Now Much Cleaner Than Using A Gasoline Car

June 5, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, clean transport, electric car benefits, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev benefits, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev emissions, Solar energy, ucs, union of concerned scientists, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 04:46:18 +0000

[Editor’s note: After reading Dave Reichmuth’s most recent piece, I started thinking about a comparable study on Wisconsin land use. Land use and solar power, which generates clean electricity that many increasingly use to power EVs and homes, are topics of complaints we hear from time to time. However, a … [continued]

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5G & Microgrids Might Be a Great Match

June 5, 2024 admin 0 Comments batteries, clean power, demand response, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, grid, lithium-ion batteries, microgrids, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, rooftop solar, Solar energy, united states department of defense, US Department of Defense

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 04:32:38 +0000

NREL Explores Setup and Security of 5G for Microgrids With a 5G Sandbox Whether it is coincidence or careful planning, the infrastructures of both power systems and telecommunications are heading in a similar direction: toward the edge. Solar panels on a roof are like 5G towers in a neighborhood—in both … [continued]

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Director of NREL’s Alaska Campus Ice Breaker: Q&A With Director of NREL’s Alaska Campus

June 5, 2024 admin 0 Comments alaska, buildings, clean power, consumer technology, energy efficiency, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 03:57:54 +0000

Originally a mechanical engineer, Bruno Grunau now spends his days testifying before Congress, meeting regularly with the Alaska governor’s office, and learning from Alaska’s utilities, communities, and Indigenous people whose ancestors have lived here for thousands of years. Grunau is the regional director of Applied Research for Communities in Extreme … [continued]

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On the Road to Increased Transmission: Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems

June 5, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, demand response, electricity transmission, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, research, transmission

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 03:42:35 +0000

How Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems Can Reduce Transmission Line Traffic Jams A Navigation App for Electric Highways Just like busy roads, the U.S. transmission system can experience congestion, leading to inefficient travel of electricity. “Imagine some small transmission lines run between two cities and are always congested, like a … [continued]

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Net Zero By 2050 Is Now Anticipated To Cost Nearly 20% More — Can Anything Be Done?

June 3, 2024 admin 0 Comments bnef (bloomberg new energy finance), carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, net-zero, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 19:25:14 +0000

Net zero by 2050 needs a cash influx — to the tune of an extra $34 trillion. That’s 19% more than the numbers originally crunched in a respected baseline scenario. The caveat is that policymakers must ensure that transitional energy policies are firmly in place by the end of the … [continued]

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