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Buffering Batteries: The Grid Enhancing Technology No One Calls A GET
Buffering batteries placed near transmission constraints are rarely listed among grid enhancing technologies. The usual list includes advanced conductors, dynamic line rating, and power flow control devices. All of those technologies increase the instantaneous capacity of transmission lines. Batteries do not do that. A battery cannot turn a 500 MW … [continued]
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A Deluge Of Solar Power Crushes A Hollow Victory For Coal
Solar power is still coming in hot in Texas, despite a lawsuit aimed at throttling back investment in renewable energy, brought against three leading investment firms by Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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BYD Song Ultra In Market Context: Value & Next-Generation Capability
There has been a lot of discussion around the launch of BYD’s next-generation Flash Charging and Blade Battery. There has also been some confusion, which can be clarified with a little context. “Flash charging” is BYD’s terminology for MW+ fast chargers that can charge vehicles from 10–70% in 5 minutes, … [continued]
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Geoengineering The Gulf Of Maine
Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute are studying ways to reduce ocean acidification near Cape Cod.
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The Need For Global Growth Is A Billionaire’s Lie — And It’s Killing The Planet
With the ongoing global focus on increasing gross domestic products, natural capital becomes an innocent and seemingly inevitable byproduct. Ecosystems and natural resources are not infinite, yet the industrialized economy treats them as if they were. Global growth has resulted in significant damage to the natural world, and it’s an … [continued]
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