Perovskite Solar Cells Meet Textile Ceramic Technology

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:19:25 +0000

A new building material that deploys perovskite solar cells to harvest clean power is taking shape in the field of textile ceramic technology.

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World Moving On Without USA As It Declines

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:26:38 +0000

For the past eight years, the United States has been missing in action in climate leadership globally. Biden’s climate policy experiments, aimed as much at attempting to deal with the root causes of working class and middle class grievance as at useful emissions reductions, will persist in some diminished form. … [continued]

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$81 Million For Gigantic Energy Storage Showcase In Kentucky

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:58:06 +0000

Pumped hydropower is the basis for 96% of utility-scale energy storage capacity in the US, and it is ripe with potential for expansion.

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Vistra in Talks to Expand Power for Data Centers Through Nuclear, Gas Options

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:29:35 +0000

Vistra is pursuing deals with data center developers in Texas and the PJM region to address the industry’s energy needs at multiple sites, executives revealed during the company’s third-quarter earnings […]

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Vistra’s Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant is a two-unit, 2,400-MW nuclear facility with pressurized water reactors (PWRs) located near Glen Rose in Somervell County, Texas. Built by Luminant with reactors supplied by Westinghouse and operational since 1990, Vistra received Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval in July 2024 to extend the plant’s operation through 2053, adding 20 years beyond its original licenses.

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3-D Printed Concrete Enlisted For Futuristic Subsea Energy Storage Demonstration

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:17:17 +0000

A new US energy storage project will adapt the power of pumped storage hydro to subsea locations near offshore wind farms and energy-hungry coastal cities, leveraging 3-D printing and the natural force of water pressure.

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Power Shift: Trump’s Energy Agenda Sparks Cautious Optimism, Climate Concerns

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:25:38 +0000

Tuesday’s election, which will return Donald Trump to the White House and grant the U.S. Senate a Republican majority, could have sizeable implications for the power industry. In reactions sent […]

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If Your Sweater Feels Better, Thank An Agrivoltaic Project

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:38:04 +0000

Solar researchers have uncovered some tantalizing clues about the impact of agrivoltaic projects on the health and grazing habits of sheep, leading to a connection with improvements in wool quality.

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Mice Vote To Bell Cat: Climate Terror In Alberta

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:32:45 +0000

Headlines out of Canada are making palms meet faces around the world. In Canada, the faces are often red with embarrassment about other Canadian’s actions. Other faces are red with anger. But it’s all theatrics during the inevitable dissolution of the oil sands. What are the headlines? Alberta’s ruling party … [continued]

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Wind Energy Wins As Trump Campaign Winds Down On (B)low Note

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 20:13:35 +0000

The US offshore wind energy industry has survived, and thrived, despite attempts by former President Trump and others to blow it off.

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Enbridge Renewable Natural Gas A 1% Greenwashing Rounding Error

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 18:50:43 +0000

One of the amusing side notes of my recent foray into the challenges that the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) is having was the tone deaf and counterproductive social media responses of their board member from Enbridge, the biggest natural gas firm in North America. When that … [continued]

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