Wind Energy Meets Recycling In The Cargo Shipping Industry

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:55:59 +0000

Wind energy is making a comeback in the shipping industry, along with new opportunities to make an impact on the circular economy.

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Power and Data Center Sectors Join Forces to Resolve Mounting Electricity Demand Uncertainties

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:34:59 +0000

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has launched an ambitious new initiative alongside power companies, grid operators, and several tech giants to establish five to 10 “flexibility hubs” that will […]

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Projections of potential power consumption in U.S. data centers scenarios, 2023–2030. Courtesy: EPRI, Powering Intelligence: Analyzing Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Energy Consumption. May 2024.

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CUTRIC’s Hydrogen Bus Study Dodges $1.5bn In Costs To Justify Higher Emissions

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:29:45 +0000

In the past week, I’ve been digging into the underpinnings of a few Canadian cities’ current fixation on wasting serious amounts of taxpayer money on hydrogen buses. I had been ignoring it, more than not, as I’d assessed global hydrogen fleet trials and results along with exorbitant global hydrogen transportation … [continued]

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West Virginia Lobs An Energy Storage Brickbat At Fossil Fuel Stakeholders

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:47:21 +0000

These “power blocks” house new long duration iron-air energy storage systems, designed to shepherd more renewable energy into the grid.

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A Breakdown of Cuba’s Grid Collapse and Recovery Efforts

Credit to Author: Amaury Perez Sanchez| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:05:01 +0000

Cuba is in the throes of a severe energy crisis, driven by fuel supply disruptions and compounded by obstacles in securing vital technologies and supplies needed to modernize and operate […]

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Figure 1: Power situation in Cuba as of Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Source: Amaury Perez

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Major Texas Solar Project Will Power Google’s Data Centers, Cloud Operations

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 21:56:59 +0000

A company backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group and Ares Climate Infrastructure said three solar power of its projects are now online in Texas. SB Energy, a renewable energy group focused […]

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Orion Solar Belt

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Massive Gen 4 Wave Energy Converter Mimics Human Heart

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:15:52 +0000

The Swedish renewable energy startup CorPower is aiming to launch its fourth-generation C4 wave energy device into commercial development, with a $35 million USD assist from investors.

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The US Needs A Marshall Plan For Itself, Not For The Developing World

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:41:16 +0000

In the past couple of months, an idea has been percolating through Washington and entities dependent on the United States’ good will that the US should reach back into history and create a Clean Energy Marshall Plan for developing countries. This idea is US economic wunderkind Brian Deese’s brainchild, or … [continued]

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Majestic Underwater Dragon Kites To Harvest Tidal Energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:08:03 +0000

The secrets of tidal energy are finally beginning to crack open, as demonstrated by an ambitious 200-megawatt tidal project in the Faroe Islands featuring new “Dragon Class” kite-style underwater turbines.

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The Crowded Field Of Space Solar Suddenly Got More Crowded-er

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:57:46 +0000

Space solar power once seemed like a far-out idea, but the high profile startup Aetherflux is among the stakeholders aiming to bring space-sourced solar energy down to Earth.

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