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Superconducting Transmission Of Electricity Is Here And It’s Supercooled

December 24, 2024 admin carbon emissions, climate change, electricity transmission, Energy, energy efficiency, Europe, events, green economy, green jobs, grid, hvdc transmission, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, Smart Grid, superconductivity

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:35:23 +0000

A couple of months ago, I was in Brussels speaking at the launch of the second edition of Supergrid Super Solution: A Handbook for Energy Independence and a Europe Free From Fossil Fuels. I’d participated in tuning the second edition, written by European renewables giant Eddie O’Connor with Kevin O’Sullivan, … [continued]

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Rooftop Solar Kill Switch, or Sometimes the Sun Shines Too Much

December 24, 2024 admin Australia, australia solar, australia solar energy, clean power, grid, Solar energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:08:20 +0000

As Australia adds massive amounts of rooftop solar power per year, the discourse is turning from: “we need coal/nuclear because there isn’t enough solar to feed into the grid” to “we need to switch off solar to preserve grid stability.” The point is, though, that we do, but only as … [continued]

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Powering Data Centers Is An Existential Challenge

December 24, 2024 admin AI, clean power, data centers, green economy, grid, microgrid, microgrids, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:27:28 +0000

The explosion in the number of data centers is ramping up demand for electricity. What is the best way to meet that demand?

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Trucking Will Electrify, But What Hills Must Be Flattened?

December 23, 2024 admin batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, Oil, Shipping, Solar energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:33:24 +0000

Key Takeaways Grid upgrades for high truck charging demands can take years Microgrids with buffering batteries and solar enable charging immediately Depots and truck stops require different charging technologies and have different energy profiles One of the primary challenges of electrifying freight trucks in the United States comes down to … [continued]

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More Bad News For Fossil Fuels: The Rise Of The Drop-In EV Charging Station

December 23, 2024 admin arpa-e, clean power, clean transport, dcfc, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev fast chargers, ev fast-charge stations, ev fast-charging, green economy, grid, grid modernization, Solar energy, startups

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:20:10 +0000

The new EV charging station solution from DC Grid combines DC fast-charging technology with quick and simple no-trench installation.

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US DOE SOLVE IT Prize Awards $1.5 Million To Communities Driving Clean Energy Projects

December 23, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, grid, grid storage, lithium-ion batteries, microgrids, office of energy efficiency and renewable energy (eere), Solar energy, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:09:04 +0000

DOE announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure Technologies (SOLVE IT) Prize, awarding winning teams $150,000 each for their proposed community-driven clean energy solutions. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure … [continued]

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Saving the Day in Disaster — Solar Microgrid in New Orleans, Louisiana

December 22, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, community solar, Energy Storage, grid, lithium-ion batteries, Louisiana, microgrids, New Orleans, rooftop solar, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:59:04 +0000

We write about solar microgrids all the time, but we seldom feature specific projects and how they are helping real, live humans. The video below does a great job of highlighting a small project in New Orleans, Louisiana. “What do solar panels and battery-powered microgrids have to do with protecting … [continued]

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Accelerating Electrification: Freight Trucks Will Dominate In The US

December 20, 2024 admin batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, natural gas, Oil, renewable energy, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:02:33 +0000

Key Takeaways: Transportation is the highest emissions segment in United States Of rail, water, and road, only freight trucking can readily decarbonize Electric trucks are cost-effective and rapidly advancing The United States has unintentionally made itself into the country with the hardest to decarbonize transportation sector, and it matters. Transportation … [continued]

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Five Critical Insights from NERC’s 2024 Long-Term Reliability Assessment

December 19, 2024 admin Business, electricity demand growth, electrification, energy security, energy storage trends, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, gear, generator retirements, grid, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, natural gas infrastructure, nerc, news, power, Power Demand, power system, reliability, renewable energy integration, Renewables, resilience, transmission development, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:31:46 +0000

Well over half of North America faces a potential shortage of electricity supplies in the coming years, compounded by surging demand growth, accelerating generator retirements, and delays in resource development, […]

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HVDC Transmission Between Europe & North America Makes Fiscal Sense

December 18, 2024 admin Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electricity transmission, Energy, Europe, green economy, green jobs, grid, hvdc, hydroelectric, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, Smart Grid, Solar energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:29:02 +0000

As someone who spends a lot of time looking at HVDC electricity interconnectors globally, and holding the position that HVDC is the new pipeline, I’m very pleased with the latest Ember report, Security and efficiency: The case for connecting Europe and North America. Let’s step back. I’m sure many of … [continued]

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