Tag: GE
2 GW HVDC Is Becoming Standard. The Rest Of The Grid Isn’t.
High-voltage direct current transmission used to look like a specialist technology reserved for unusually long lines, subsea links or awkward grid problems. That is changing. In a recent Redefining Energy conversation, Cornelis Plet, CTO of Grid Systems Integration at GE Vernova, described HVDC as something that is moving into the … [continued]
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Ontario’s First Electricity Shortfall Isn’t A Capacity Shortfall
Ontario needs a lot more electricity. Demand hit 145.6 TWh in 2025, up 4.4% in a year, and IESO’s reference case gets to 250 TWh by 2050. But its own range runs from 207 to 297 TWh. That’s not a rounding error. It’s a completely different buildout depending on which … [continued]
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Are Michigan and Huron actually one large Great Lake?
Are Michigan and Huron separate lakes – or have we been counting the Great Lakes wrong?
Setting fires on purpose to cut risk of catastrophic wildfires
By Victoria Witke
Wildfire risk is predicted to stay elevated in the Upper Midwest from drought and high winds. That’s risky for the region’s pristine inland lakes, but land managers are working to reduce wildfire risk in the Northwoods with controlled burns.
Setting Fires On Purpose to Cut Risk of Catastrophic Wildfires
A centuries-old tool for safety is reducing wildfire risk, while helping to protect pristine inland lakes.
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