Baseload Power Doesn’t Make Sense Anymore

Credit to Author: George Harvey| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:18:55 +0000

The compelling complaint about baseload power is that while it did save money in the past, it doesn’t any more. Sun and wind are cheaper than this “cheap” power source, AND backup battery power is cheaper than the backup plants needed for baseload power.

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Can We Connect Renewable Energy Hubs With Electricity Consumption Hubs?

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 03:20:57 +0000

New Approach to Transmission Planning Links Renewable Energy Zones to Major Load Centers via Longer, High-Voltage Transmission A new approach … [continued]

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PIK Researchers Devise Ways To Protect An Electrical Grid From More Powerful Storms

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 22:01:24 +0000

A study of the Texas electrical grid by PIK finds that hardening a small number of critical transmission lines could prevent most outages.

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EPA Drops Existing Gas-Fired Plants from Contentious Power Plant GHG Rule

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:21:56 +0000

(Updated March 7 with responses from EPA): The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will drop requirements covering existing natural gas-fired power plants in its final Section 111 rule regulating power […]

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USA & China Electricity Generation TWh & CO2e Trajectories Since 2000 Are Startling

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:01:14 +0000

For a decade I’ve been tracking the exponential expansion of wind, solar, and to a lesser extent hydro electricity generation … [continued]

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Electrolyzing Carbon Dioxide Out Of Sea Water Has Multiple Red Flags

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:15:52 +0000

In recent months I’ve returned to the overlapping subjects of geoengineering and carbon capture, both of which I’d mostly satisfied myself about years ago. Both, however, are re-ascending the hype scale and at least for aspects of geoengineering, my curiosity was unsatisfied.

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Freewire Announces New Boost Pro Hardware

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:28:02 +0000

In the past, I’ve covered FreeWire Technologies a number of times. It’s an innovative EV charging business that offers stations … [continued]

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Toyota Aims To Work Its Fuel Cell Magic With Iconic US Firm Kohler

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:25:15 +0000

Toyota and Kohler have developed a new commercial scale fuel cell system aimed at pushing diesel generators out of the market for backup power while offering new grid services, too.

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German Energy Agency Dena Is Just As Subject To Hydrogen Gruppendenken As JRC & PIK

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:00:31 +0000

In recent months it’s become clear that there’s a distinctly non-cottage industry in Germany producing unintentionally and intentionally misleading reports … [continued]

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ChatGrid: A New Generative AI Tool for Power Grid Visualization

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 16:03:14 +0000

ChatGrid is a practical application of the Department of Energy’s exascale computing efforts and offers a new experience in easy, … [continued]

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