India’s Report Card Against Short List Of Climate Actions Is Better Than Most Realize

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:59:51 +0000

For several years I’ve been iterating The Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. The work of organizations like Mark Z. Jacobson’s Stanford team around energy and Carbon Drawdown’s around everything are excellent in different ways, but also indigestible to most people. The short list really is that. It’s … [continued]

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New Method Monitors Grid Stability With Hydropower Project Signals

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2024 01:20:16 +0000

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have developed an algorithm to predict electric grid … [continued]

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The Devolution Of Hydrogen For Energy Over 25 Years Is A Fascinating Tale

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2024 01:56:25 +0000

About 25 years ago, hydrogen was the solution of choice for climate-aware technocrats and politicians, and with good reason. At … [continued]

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Importing Ammonia As An Energy Carrier Is Bad Policy & Worse Economics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:42:45 +0000

Many power-to-x firms and energy exporting companies are looking at Japan especially, but also other hydrocarbon light countries as a … [continued]

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Pumped Hydro Accelerating Into Grid Storage Future

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 00:51:37 +0000

There’s been a lot of great pumped hydro news from around the world in the past month, so a bit … [continued]

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The Power Of Spin: How Old Mechanical Solutions Are Ensuring Modern Grid Stability

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 18:35:18 +0000

DALL·E generated image of a big flywheel with lots of inertia and lightning bolts, digital artThe combination of technical, market and regulatory innovation sometimes brings old technical solutions back to life. Such is the case for synchronous condensers it seems.

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The POWER Interview: A Snapshot of the Energy Storage Market

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 03 May 2023 17:02:53 +0000

Energy storage continues on an upward growth trajectory, with new projects seemingly being announced every day. POWER looked at advancements in battery energy storage technology, and trends in the sector, […]

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With Heat From Heat Pumps, US Energy Requirements Could Plummet By 50%

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:25:48 +0000

DALL·E generated image of an industrial plant wasting lots of heat, reddish, digital artElectrification and heat pumps radically reduce the requirement to build new wind, solar, nuclear, hydro, and geothermal primary energy sources.

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India Plans 18 Gigawatts Of Pumped Hydro Storage By 2032

Credit to Author: Saurabh| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:35:53 +0000

India’s Ministry of Power has issued draft guidelines to procure power from pumped hydro storage projects to better integrate renewable energy capacity in the grid.  According to a document released by the ministry of power, the country envisages setting up 18 gigawatts of pumped hydro storage capacity. The projects shall be used to meet peak […]

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