Floating Solar On Pumped Hydro, Part 2: Better Efficiency, But More Challenging Engineering

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 02:30:04 +0000

The concept of putting floating solar panels on pumped hydro reservoirs is fascinating, but not a slam dunk. This 2nd article covers an additional six pros and cons

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Floating Solar On Pumped Hydro, Part 1: Evaporation Management Is A Bonus

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 01:48:53 +0000

pumped hydro energy storageThe concept of putting floating solar panels on pumped hydro reservoirs is fascinating, but not a slam dunk. This 1st article covers evaporation management

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A Modest Pumped Storage Proposal For Democratic Candidates

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:25:58 +0000

Democratic candidates for President should elevate pumped storage hydro into a coal-country vote winner as well as a climate change winner

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Scottish Developers Announce Subsidy-Free Onshore Wind Farm

Credit to Author: Joshua S Hill| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 17:55:49 +0000

Independent Scottish developer Muirhall Energy announced Monday that construction has begun at the Crossdykes Wind Farm, an important step in the company’s effort to deliver Scotland’s first subsidy-free onshore wind project

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Tesla Continues To Flirt With Group Deliveries As Auto Sales Climb

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 04:10:22 +0000

Tesla is piloting a new method of delivering new cars to customers. It puts the new owners in a group for the training part of the delivery process. A new owner from Edinburgh documented the group handover process as it went down during the delivery of his new Tesla

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UK Milestone: One Week Without Coal-Fired Generation

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 16:42:56 +0000

The UK has gone a week without using electricity from coal-fired generation, according to the National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO), which oversees the power network in England, Wales, and Scotland. Government officials said it’s the first time the UK has gone without coal in a week-long period since 1882, when a coal-fired plant opened […]

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Plane mistakenly takes passengers to Scotland instead of Germany

Credit to Author: nguno| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 09:53:37 +0000

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One British Airways flight from London made a surprise stop to Scotland when it was supposed to be destined for Germany.

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