Tag: Batteries
Moss Landing Battery Storage Fire Perspectives
We are going to have to talk about battery storage and the Moss Landing fire. The fire was located to the Vistra Storage facility within a building that was formerly a natural gas generation unit. Tesla has a storage facility nearby, but not within the same building. You know I … [continued]
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Fire At Moss Landing Could Turn Back The Clock On Battery Storage In California
Battery storage got a black eye this week when a 300 MW unit at Moss Landing in California caught fire in spectacular fashion.
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Toyota Promoted Its Hybrid While Funding Climate Deniers
What do you think of what you’re presented with an image of the Toyota Prius hybrid? Like most people, your associations are probably connected with protecting nature and reducing resource depletion. You’re also somebody who recognizes that our climate has been altered by humans through fossil fuel use and their … [continued]
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California’s Battery Storage Fire: Precursor Or Outlier?
A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant, not too far from San Francisco, on January 16, 2025, prompting the evacuation of approximately 1,500 residents and the temporary closure of Highway 1. No one was harmed in the incident. Given the massive growth in grid storage battery systems, … [continued]
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Wind Energy To Push Dirty Bunker Fuel Overboard, Trump Or No Trump
The Airwing rigid sail from GT Wings harvests wind energy to reduce the use of maritime bunker fuel in cargo ships.
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Using Commercial Freezers to Balance the Grid in Australia
In the ongoing quest to move to a more stable grid, one underpinned by renewable energy, all options are being considered, whether it is the humble home hot water system or even commercial freezers. As one of our readers commented, “Brilliant, low hanging fruit. Bring it on.” In many ways … [continued]
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Robot Bees From MIT May Be The Pollinators Of The Future
The clever folks at MIT have created robot bees that may one day be able to pollinate fruits and vegetables.
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Musk & Right Wing Trumpsters Are Already At Odds
The Economist says that petty spats among billionaire Elon Musk, other tech tycoons, and the MAGA crowd may be “a sign of a much deeper rift” within the right wing incoming US executive office. The policy team of once-and-future President Donald J. Trump has “disparate, sometimes contradictory goals,” with the … [continued]
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Electric Truck News — Feds Say No To Tesla, California Rolls Back Electric Truck Rules
High power electric truck rules in California have been taken off the table prior to the arrival of the next administration.
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U.S. DOE Announces $996 Million Loan Guarantee to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge to Advance Domestic Production of Lithium Carbonate, Boost U.S. Battery Supply Chain
Rhyolite Ridge will process lithium carbonate to support the domestic EV battery supply chain. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $996 million loan guarantee (including $968 million of principal and $28 million of capitalized interest) to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge LLC … [continued]
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