Tag: Grid
Rooftop Solar Kill Switch, or Sometimes the Sun Shines Too Much
As Australia adds massive amounts of rooftop solar power per year, the discourse is turning from: “we need coal/nuclear because there isn’t enough solar to feed into the grid” to “we need to switch off solar to preserve grid stability.” The point is, though, that we do, but only as … [continued]
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Powering Data Centers Is An Existential Challenge
The explosion in the number of data centers is ramping up demand for electricity. What is the best way to meet that demand?
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More Bad News For Fossil Fuels: The Rise Of The Drop-In EV Charging Station
The new EV charging station solution from DC Grid combines DC fast-charging technology with quick and simple no-trench installation.
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US DOE SOLVE IT Prize Awards $1.5 Million To Communities Driving Clean Energy Projects
DOE announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure Technologies (SOLVE IT) Prize, awarding winning teams $150,000 each for their proposed community-driven clean energy solutions. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure … [continued]
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It’s Against The Law In Canada To Call Hydrogen Buses Zero Emissions
In the middle of 2024, I documented the remarkable disappearance of claims of environmental virtue from the websites and social media of Canadian oil and gas companies and the lobbying groups they employed. Overnight, the degree of factual accuracy on their public sites went up by a remarkable amount. Why? … [continued]
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Energy-Positive Buildings Give More Than They Take, Leaving The Planet Better Than Before Construction
Let’s just say it: the building industry is responsible for some 40% of the world’s carbon emissions. That’s enormous! Energy positive through low wattage bulbs? Be serious. Huge building industry carbon emissions result from many sources: constructing a building, its years of usage, and dismantling after the building has reached … [continued]
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Building a Sustainable Supply Chain for the Philippine Offshore Wind Industry
EIGHT YEARS. That is the least amount of time needed for the Philippines to build and operate its first offshore windmill. Thus, as the country stands at the threshold of a renewable energy transition, with offshore wind (OSW) expected to play a crucial role in meeting its energy security and … [continued]
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Accelerating Electrification: Freight Trucks Will Dominate In The US
Key Takeaways: Transportation is the highest emissions segment in United States Of rail, water, and road, only freight trucking can readily decarbonize Electric trucks are cost-effective and rapidly advancing The United States has unintentionally made itself into the country with the hardest to decarbonize transportation sector, and it matters. Transportation … [continued]
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A 6 MW/48 MWh Energy Storage Project Is Coming To Camp Pendleton, & Will Be Expanded Later
Here at CleanTechnica, we have written previously about Camp Pendleton several times, and of particular note was the large solar power installation. Now comes another big story, although it’s about energy storage, not photovoltaics. Typically in the US, energy storage projects that use batteries provide backup and pulses of electricity … [continued]
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Study Reveals Benefits Of Agrivoltaics In East Africa
More research shows that agrivoltaics — the combination of solar and agriculture — can pay big dividends for communities and farmers.
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