Energy Efficient Data Centers Are Coming For Your Fossil Fuels

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:11:54 +0000

New underground, long duration thermal energy storage systems can help manage skyrocketing energy demand from of data centers in the US.

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China Curbed Oligarchs, Made Education & Housing Cheaper for 90% — Meanwhile, In USA…

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 01:24:59 +0000

I have a habit of picking up books on China, as it’s the biggest country in the world that doesn’t tell everyone everything it’s doing all the time, unlike my southern neighbor, the United States. I’ve read books by Chinese authors, global diplomats, historians, and youth influencers about the country. … [continued]

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Louisiana Aims To Dominate US Offshore Wind Industry (Good Luck!)

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:50:52 +0000

The new 2.4-gigawatt SouthCoast Wind offshore wind project nailed down approval for a construction plan in a federal lease area off the coast of Massachusetts, just in time for Inauguration Day.

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GE Wind Repowering Scheme Puts Wind Whiners To Bed

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 04:50:43 +0000

Wind repowering projects can skim over the obstacles and pitfalls that bedevil new wind farm proposals, adding significant new capacity to the US renewable energy profile.

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California’s Battery Storage Fire: Precursor Or Outlier?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 21:27:08 +0000

A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant, not too far from San Francisco, on January 16, 2025, prompting the evacuation of approximately 1,500 residents and the temporary closure of Highway 1. No one was harmed in the incident. Given the massive growth in grid storage battery systems, … [continued]

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Wind Energy To Push Dirty Bunker Fuel Overboard, Trump Or No Trump

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 17:28:16 +0000

The Airwing rigid sail from GT Wings harvests wind energy to reduce the use of maritime bunker fuel in cargo ships.

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The Road To Green Hydrogen Leads Through SAF (E-SAF, That Is)

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 23:59:53 +0000

Green hydrogen stakeholders anticipate hitching a ride on the up-and-coming e-SAF field, leveraging renewable electricity.

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Korean Hydrogen Explosions, Leaks, Auction Failure & Impeachment May Cause Pivot

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:14:09 +0000

The hydrogen atom is tiny. Getting enough of it in one place requires pressures found at three to seven kilometers under the surface of the ocean. Unsurprisingly, it leaks. As it’s an indirect greenhouse gas and an explosion risk, that’s a big problem. South Korea has been learning exactly what … [continued]

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Decarbonization Requires Robust Decision Making Frameworks

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:09:46 +0000

An accidental advantage I have with my somewhat ADHD career and interests is that I’ve established patterns and filters for how I view the world that have been tested in multiple domains, often to destruction. I’ve published on the set a few times, but it’s worth returning to them. Looking … [continued]

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Trump Inherits A Floating Solar Bonanza

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:21:24 +0000

Floating solar panels on hydropower dams and other reservoirs controlled by the US government could power tens of millions of homes, eventually.

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