Energy & Green Tech
In addition to the vast destruction they have caused, the wildfires that have engulfed California in recent weeks have laid bare serious concerns about the state's electric grid.
Sep 17, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
The high-altitude Atacama Desert of northern Chile is a surprising location for scientific insights: Its dry and dusty likeness to Mars makes it ideal for interplanetary testing, and distant worlds are particularly visible ...
Sep 16, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Making sure there's enough electricity at the lowest price is a critical endeavor undertaken daily by electricity market operators. Grid operators must continually ensure that power supply meets demand in real time. Now, ...
Sep 14, 2020
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New homes are increasingly being outfitted with solar panels, heat pumps, rechargeable batteries and other means of producing and storing heat, electricity and gas, all of which interconnect with the electrical grid. At the ...
Sep 04, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Power has been restored after California ordered the first rolling outages in nearly 20 years when a statewide heat wave strained the electrical system.
Aug 16, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
California on Friday ordered rolling power outages for the first time since 2011 as a statewide heat wave strained its electrical system.
Aug 15, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
More than 90 percent of the world's energy use today involves heat, whether for producing electricity, heating and cooling buildings and vehicles, manufacturing steel and cement, or other industrial activities. Collectively, ...
Aug 11, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
As the rate of electric vehicle (EV) adoption in the U.S. rises, the transportation sector will put additional pressure on the power grid. California expects more than 50% zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), which includes battery ...
Aug 10, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
As more states in the U.S. push for increased reliance on variable renewable energy in the form of wind or solar power, long-term energy storage may play an important role in assuring reliability and reducing electricity ...
Aug 06, 2020
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As electric vehicle (EV) sales continue to rev up in the United States, the power grid is in parallel contending with the greatest transformation in its 100-year history: the large-scale integration of renewable energy and ...
Aug 04, 2020
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