Space Solar Race Heats Up, Now With Flying Data Centers

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 20:17:13 +0000

Space solar technology has created the conditions for launching data centers into orbit, taking advantage of ultra-low energy costs and opportunities for expansion.

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China Hits EV Target 10 Years Early, Still Hasn’t Reached 2020 Nuclear Target

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:20:27 +0000

On October 27th of 2020, the China Society of Automotive Engineers laid out a roadmap for how the country was going to achieve 50% of all cars sold in 2035 being fully electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen, with 95% of them of course being fully electric. Per projections from HSBC, … [continued]

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Electric Truck Charging’s Cost & Price Flexibility Are Its Superpower

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:02:46 +0000

Key takeaways Early adopters of charging microgrids can gain a competitive edge with flexible pricing Solar-powered microgrids cut costs with zero marginal cost energy Collaboration on green corridors boosts savings and revenues First movers with electric truck charging microgrids have a superpower, which is much more flexible energy pricing options … [continued]

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Truck Charging: Start Small, Scale Smart

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:02:18 +0000

Key Takeaways: Trucks won’t all be electric immediately, so don’t build charging for 100% electric Design charging microgrids for standardized increments of capacity Analyze all sites and design increments that are good enough Gaining the benefits of electric trucks, including significantly reduced maintenance and operations costs and increasing market share, … [continued]

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Bitcoin Is Going to Be the Nail in Our Climate Coffin

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2024 04:50:13 +0000

I realize that this article is not going to be popular with everyone. Bitcoin is a kind of tech financial fantasy, whereby many tech fans have come to the conclusion that we can live in some kind of financial utopia divorced from inflation and economic woes if we follow this … [continued]

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The Green Steel Movement Is Building Up A Head Of Steam

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:15:47 +0000

The green steel movement is gaining momentum, as demonstrated by a new collaboration between the US startup Electra and the leading global steel trader Interfer Edelstahl Group.

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Charging Microgrids: Progress for Electric Trucks, Challenges Remain

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:10 +0000

Key Takeaways: Microgrids speed power availability and deployment of freight truck charging Specific charging challenges face microgrid deployment that must be overcome There are federal, state, and non-profit organizations that can assist As previous articles have made clear, microgrids, strategically designed for truck stops and depots, are a path forward … [continued]

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Another Milestone For Solar Panels That Produce Green Hydrogen

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 04:13:05 +0000

A US startup is producing green hydrogen from solar panels that deploy billions of specialized nanoparticles activated by sunlight, with scaleup anticipated by 2026.

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Germany Embraces Balkonkraftwerke — Balcony Solar For Apartments

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 22:23:54 +0000

Balcony solar is a big hit in Germany, which as seen 200 MW of new balcony based solar added this year alone.

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New Flow Battery To Take Up Housekeeping In Derelict Oil Tanks

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 21:48:35 +0000

The US startup Quino aims to demonstrate that its new flow battery platform can repurpose former oil tanks for wind and solar energy storage.

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