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Gravity Storage 101, Or Why Pumped Hydro Is The Only Remotely Real Gravity Storage

June 12, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Energy, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, grid, grid storage, investment, Manufacturing, pumped hydro, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, Water

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:50:15 +0000

In my recent article celebrating the great month that pumped hydro had, between the Loch Ness Red John facility selling to Statkraft, the UK finally settling on cap and floor for the technology and China having 365 GW of power and 4 to 8 TWh of energy storage under construction, … [continued]

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It’s World Ocean Day — Join In The Climate Action & Protect Three-Quarters Of The Earth’s Surface

June 11, 2024 admin climate change, events, oceans, pollutions, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2024 05:38:19 +0000

World Ocean Day is observed on Saturday, June 8. It’s a tradition that the United Nations started celebrating in 2008, as managing ocean ecosystems for resilience is essential to a flourishing human population and global biodiversity. Towns and cities and organizations across the globe are commemorating World Ocean Day with … [continued]

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$179 Million for Innovative Water Reuse & Drought Resilience Projects from Investing in America Agenda

May 31, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, California, clean power, deb haaland, Department of the Interior, drought, investing in america, Joe Biden, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, Water

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 03:50:01 +0000

Large-scale water recycling projects will lead to more than 182,000 acre-feet of additional water supply, increasing resilience and water security across the West LOS ANGELES, California — The Department of the Interior today announced a $179 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for innovative water reuse projects … [continued]

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Sheer Scale & Complexity Of Reefs Makes Adaptation & Preservation Challenging

May 27, 2024 admin 3D PRINTING, Adaptation, climate change, coral, coral bleaching, Coral reefs, darpa, INTERVIEWS, research, SCIENCE, Water

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 19:55:49 +0000

Recently I hosted Professor Amy Wagoner Johnson, a US materials scientist who is leading a global research project on coral reef restoration, on my podcast Redefining Energy – Tech. In the theme of providing transcripts of presentations I’m giving in various places for people who prefer the written word, this is … [continued]

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New Port Electrification Handbook Features Microgrids

May 26, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, grid, lithium-ion batteries, microgrids, pacific northwest national laboratory, pacific northwest national laboratory (pnnl), research, Shipping, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), Water

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 00:18:41 +0000

Guiding port commissioners toward a new energy future Maritime ports, bustling hubs of global trade, are emerging as the new frontier for electrification. Advances in clean energy technology, such as microgrids and batteries, are enabling electrification of port infrastructure and charging of heavy-duty vehicles traditionally considered hard to electrify. A … [continued]

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Seabird Study Shows How They Might One Day Share The Air With Offshore Wind Turbines

May 26, 2024 admin Birds, birds wind turbines, California, clean power, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, Oregon, pacific northwest national laboratory, pacific northwest national laboratory (pnnl), research, us department of energy (doe), Water, wind energy, wind turbine bird deaths, wind turbines, wind turbines birds

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 23:26:14 +0000

Tracking how high West Coast seabirds fly will help researchers understand environmental impacts from offshore wind One day, wind turbines may float off the coasts of California and southern Oregon, providing clean, renewable energy to millions of homes. But before construction can start, researchers are studying how to minimize the … [continued]

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Berlin’s Oldest Passenger Vessel Enters A New Green Era Powered By Torqeedo

May 24, 2024 admin batteries, boats, clean transport, electric boats, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, press releases, Shipping, torqeedo, Water

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 04:16:12 +0000

Torqeedo’s Customized Solutions team converted the 138-year-old Kaiser Friedrich to electric power, saving over 150 liters of diesel per operating hour. The massive, 100-ton steamer is powered by twin Deep Blue 50i motors and a 400 kWh Deep Blue battery bank. The historic 150-passenger vessel will enter regular service on … [continued]

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City of Arvin, California & Veolia North America Break Ground On Innovative Solar Energy Installation

May 23, 2024 admin California, clean power, press releases, Solar energy, Water

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 03:55:04 +0000

Solar energy installation will decarbonize the city’s wastewater treatment plant and meet all its power needs Arvin, California — The City of Arvin, California and Veolia North America broke ground today on a new solar energy installation that will meet all the power needs of the city’s wastewater treatment plant … [continued]

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Resilience at the Edge: City of Eastport Considers Harnessing Tidal Power for Island Microgrid

May 20, 2024 admin clean power, grid, maine, marine energy, microgrids, research, tidal energy, Water

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 19:15:44 +0000

The 1,300 people who call Eastport, Maine, home live in the easternmost point in the continental United States. The bridged island, connected to the mainland by a single causeway, faces powerful Atlantic Ocean winds and is susceptible to disruptive power outages. But it was not always that way. The city … [continued]

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Making Batteries Takes A Lot Of Lithium. Some Of It Could Come From Wastewater.

May 17, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, lithium, lithium-ion batteries, research, SCIENCE, USGS, Water

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 00:57:31 +0000

Most batteries used in technology like smart watches and electric cars are made with lithium that travels across the world before even getting to manufacturers. But what if nearly half of the lithium used in the U.S. could come from Pennsylvania wastewater? A new analysis using compliance data from the … [continued]

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