Energy & Green Tech
Solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind continue to be the cheapest sources of new electricity generation capacity in Australia, even when the integration costs of renewables are included, according to the final 2020-21 GenCost ...
Jun 8, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Due to climate change, the average global temperature will rise in the coming decades. This should also significantly increase the number of so-called cooling degree days. These measure the number of hours above a certain ...
May 19, 2021
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Engineering
Skoltech scientists in collaboration with researchers from the University of Arizona and the Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed an approach that allows power grids to return to stability fast after demand response ...
Apr 21, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Temperatures are rising. Eight of the warmest 10 recorded years of globally averaged temperature have occurred after 1998. Coupled with that increase is a growing demand for electricity to cool buildings. A new study published ...
Apr 15, 2021
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The US state of Texas has this month experienced some of its coldest weather on record. Houston recorded a temperature of -10.6℃, which is around 20℃ below average. And Dallas-Fort Worth recorded its lowest-ever temperature ...
Feb 25, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
India has an energy problem. It currently relies heavily on coal, and consumer demand is expected to double by 2040, making its green energy targets look out of reach. Part of the solution could come from harvesting energy ...
Jan 19, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
There's no doubt the Earth's temperatures are going up. According to a December report by the World Meteorological Organization, 2020 is on track to be one of the three hottest years on record, already within the warmest ...
Dec 21, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
What's the cheapest, easiest way to honor the Paris Agreement of limiting the global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius? A clear and strong investment in wind and solar power. Starting now.
Dec 4, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Power plants generate electricity and send it into power lines that distribute energy to nodes, or sites, where it can be used. But if the electricity load is more than the system's capacity, transmission can fail, leading ...
Nov 10, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
The coronavirus pandemic may have dealt a blow to energy demand but growth of renewables in the electric power sector has continued at a record pace, an IEA report said Tuesday.
Nov 10, 2020
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