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The Biggest Machine In The World Is Being Rebuilt While It Continues To Run

March 12, 2025 admin China, clean power, climate change, electricity transmission, Energy, geothermal energy, green economy, grid, hvdc, hydroelectric, inverters, jackrabbit, national renewable energy lab (nrel), offshore wind energy, renewable energy, Smart Grid, Solar energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:10:29 +0000

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Mark O’Malley, Leverhulme Professor of Power Systems at the Imperial College of London and founder of the Global Power System Transformation organization, which was based on the principle of grids moving toward 100% renewables. The grid is the biggest machine in … [continued]

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In Solar vs. Gas Matchup, It Was Energy Storage That Killed The Beast

March 2, 2025 admin batteries, bess, Energy, energy dominance, Energy Storage, energy transition, grid, lithium-ion batteries, national renewable energy lab (nrel), natural gas peaker plants, policy & politics, renewable energy, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2025 14:56:14 +0000

Researchers are zeroing in on the value of utility-scale energy storage systems as a replacement for gas peaker plants and other grid services.

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Trump Inherits A Floating Solar Bonanza

January 16, 2025 admin clean power, Energy, ferc, floating solar, national renewable energy lab (nrel), renewable energy, reservoirs, Solar energy, solar panels, solar power plants, us department of energy (doe), usa, usace

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:21:24 +0000

Floating solar panels on hydropower dams and other reservoirs controlled by the US government could power tens of millions of homes, eventually.

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How Big Can Offshore Wind Turbines Go? 25 MW And More, That’s How Big

November 16, 2024 admin arpa-e, clean energy innovation, clean power, deb haaland, disruptive innovation, Energy, energy innovation, national renewable energy lab (nrel), nrel, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, renewable energy, research, SCIENCE, siemens gamesa, usa, wind energy, wind turbine blades, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:30:37 +0000

A new wave of supersized, morphing wind turbines will help cut costs for the US offshore wind industry, if it can survive the next four years.

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