Tag: thermal storage
Canada Needs A Second Golden Spike For Electricity
Canada’s federal government has finally put electricity where it belongs: at the centre of the national economy. That is the most important thing about Mark Carney’s newly announced National Electricity Strategy. This is not just a climate file. It is an industrial strategy, an affordability strategy, a trade strategy, a … [continued]
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Eavor’s Geretsried Pivot Raises Hard Questions About Next Gen Closed-Loop Geothermal
The recent GeoExPro interview about Eavor’s next-generation geothermal Geretsried project lands less like an update and more like a stress test result. Eavor was one of the more serious next-generation geothermal companies I had assessed, but that was never the same thing as saying it had solved geothermal. It had … [continued]
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Ireland’s Energy Poverty Problem Needs Flexible Electric Heat, Not Fabric-First Delay
Ireland’s energy poverty problem is not an electricity access problem. Almost every Irish household is connected to electricity. The problem is whether households can keep a warm, healthy home without cutting back on food, medicine, transport, or other essentials. That makes Ireland different from countries where the main energy poverty … [continued]
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Solar Experts Offer a Solution to Satisfy Both Sides in Ivanpah Decommissioning Battle
Two California electric utilities have moved to exit long-term contracts to buy power from Ivanpah, a unique first-of-its-kind utility-scale solar tower project that has delivered only around 70–80% of its projected annual generation since it began operating in 2014. The partners, which included Google, Pacific Gas & Electric, and Southern … [continued]
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Heat Pump Water Heater 2025 State Of The Market Report — Tons Of Great Tech But Policy Headwinds
2025 was a good year for heat pump water heaters (HPWHs). In our annual State of the Heat Pump Water Heater Market report, we talk about how residential and commercial manufacturers released more new and updated products last year than any other year in the product’s history. Five new residential … [continued]
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