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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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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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Big Solar And Transmission News In Oregon, Wisconsin, & The Midwest

December 16, 2024 admin clean power, electricity transmission, grid, hvdc transmission lines, inflation reduction act of 2022., midcontinent independent system operator (miso), MISO, Oregon, policy & politics, ron wyden, Solar energy, sunstone solar, transmission, Transmission Lines, vista sands solar, wisconsin

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:57:49 +0000

Two large solar power plants have been approved this week, along with a new plan for more HVDC transmission lines.

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Renewable Energy-On-Rails Scheme To Cure Transmission Line Blues

December 11, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, electricity transmission, Energy, energy innovation, Energy Storage, lfp batteries, lithium iron phosphate, lithium iron phosphate battery, railroads, Railway, renewable energy, Solar energy, startups, suntrain, Transmission Lines, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2024 01:57:33 +0000

SunTrain is planning a new mobile energy storage system that collects renewable energy where available and ships it where needed, using existing railways instead of transmission lines.

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Superconducting Transmission CEO Talks Grids In Brussels

December 9, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, electric grid, electricity transmission, Energy, Europe, green economy, grid, hvdc, investment, Manufacturing, renewable energy, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 03:02:15 +0000

When I was in Brussels recently speaking at the launch of the second edition of Supergrid Super Solution, Eddie O’Connor and Kevin O’Sullivan’s handbook for Europe’s renewable power grid of the future, I had the opportunity to sit down with John Fitzgerald, CEO of Supernode, a startup developing superconducting transmission. … [continued]

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No Solar Energy? No Problem! Gigantic Undersea Cable Will Make It Happen

August 24, 2024 admin antora energy, asia & pacific, Australia, australia solar, clean power, electricity transmission, Energy, Energy Storage, green economy, grok ventures, investment, renewable energy, Singapore, singapore solar, Solar energy, solar power plants, submarine, suncable, Transmission Lines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:39:42 +0000

An undersea power cable will transport solar energy from sunny Australia to Singapore, helping the island nation transition to carbon-free electricity.

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Transmission Value in 2023

July 21, 2024 admin clean power, electricity transmission, grid, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, market research, policy research, research, transmission, Transmission Lines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:57:21 +0000

Market Data Shows the Value of Transmission Remained High in Certain Locations Despite Overall Low Wholesale Electricity Prices In 2023 additional electricity transmission would have provided the most value for links that crossed between grid interconnection regions in the United States or crossed between system operator regions within the same … [continued]

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On the Road to Increased Transmission: Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems

June 5, 2024 admin clean power, demand response, electricity transmission, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, research, transmission

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 03:42:35 +0000

How Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems Can Reduce Transmission Line Traffic Jams A Navigation App for Electric Highways Just like busy roads, the U.S. transmission system can experience congestion, leading to inefficient travel of electricity. “Imagine some small transmission lines run between two cities and are always congested, like a … [continued]

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America’s Sustainable & Resilient Energy Future Starts with the Grid

May 25, 2024 admin electricity transmission, energy efficiency, grid, transmission, Transmission Lines

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 02:42:37 +0000

If you can imagine a world without internet connectivity, life-saving medical equipment, clean water, food production, and transportation, you can imagine a world without an electric grid. The U.S. grid, a vast network of interconnected power lines and infrastructure, is an engineering marvel. Dating back to 1882, when Thomas Edison … [continued]

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Unpacking The New 1300-Page FERC Transmission Line Ruling

May 22, 2024 admin clean power, electricity transmission, ferc, order 1920, Solar energy, transmission, Transmission Lines, utilities, wind energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:59:50 +0000

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, commonly known as FERC, issued a sweeping new rule last week that does something so daring, so bold, and so eminently logical that it’s a wonder it didn’t happen sooner. The new rule requires local utilities and regional grid operators to do the unthinkable — … [continued]

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