Researchers create innovative model to optimize restoring power to the grid
Climate change can alter extreme weather events, and these events have the potential to strain, disrupt or damage the nation's grid.
Jan 31, 2023
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Technology enhances solar option during outages
During a power outage, we might not think of using the sun as a backup generator. But solar energy is playing a key role in keeping the lights on when the power is knocked out.
Apr 4, 2022
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Waste not, want watts: Turning waste into energy
The race is on to reuse waste as energy in the most effective way possible. Combined heat and power is an old idea for saving fuel with a new imperative to slash emissions. Innovative furnaces based on biofuel systems will ...
Jun 17, 2022
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California tests off-the-grid solutions to power outages
When a wildfire tore through Briceburg nearly two years ago, the tiny community on the edge of Yosemite National Park lost the only power line connecting it to the electrical grid.
Jun 30, 2021
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Renewable backup power key to energy resilience in disasters, says new report
Remote communities in disaster-prone areas could become more resilient to power outages by adopting more renewable energy technologies. That's the main finding of a UNSW Sydney report, which recommends more policy support ...
Sep 13, 2023
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Technology on track to make lower-emitting vehicles as affordable as or cheaper than traditional counterparts
Led by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, U.S. DRIVE has assessed the greenhouse gas emissions and costs of a number of light duty vehicle and fuel combinations—both with their current (2020) ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags
Electric cars are getting bigger and heavier. In 2019, 30% of the electric vehicle (EV) models available worldwide were sports utility vehicles (SUVs).
Nov 7, 2023
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Without guidance, Inflation Reduction Act tax credit may do more harm than good
The Inflation Reduction Act established a tax credit to kickstart hydrogen production in the U.S. But without careful implementation, the credit could backfire by inadvertently increasing nationwide carbon pollution.
Dec 20, 2022
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As Australia's net zero transition threatens to stall, rooftop solar could help provide the power we need
Australia is not rolling out clean energy projects nearly fast enough to reach the Australian government's target of 82% renewable electricity by 2030. A huge build of solar and wind farms, transmission lines and big batteries ...
Jan 9, 2024
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Behind the power crisis in petroleum center Texas
Some 2.7 million households in Texas were still without power as of Wednesday morning in the wake of extremely cold weather buffeting the region.
Feb 18, 2021
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