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Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Massive Public Lands Giveaway in Alaska

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Interior decision opens 2 million acres to industrialization, attempts to fast track Ambler Road Ten Alaska and national groups sued the Interior Department today for unlawfully removing federal protections over public lands in an area stretching from the Yukon River to the Brooks Range. These lands had been protected for … [continued]

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Buffering Batteries: The Grid Enhancing Technology No One Calls A GET

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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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BYD Song Ultra In Market Context: Value & Next-Generation Capability

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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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