Tagged: energy
Lots of demand, too little grid: The state of the US… | Canary Media
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one month ago
Interesting article here that attempts to quantify how far behind we are in terms of adding generation and transmission/distribution to accommodate the rapidly rising load in the U.S. and indicate...
Russia's 'inhumane' Christmas attack on Ukraine leads to power shortages, Zelenskyy says
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3 months ago
Zelensky is correct; Russia did deliberately target Ukraine on Dec. 25. But Russia and Ukraine had traditionally celebrated Christmas on Jan. 7th based on the calendar of the Eastern Orthodox...
White House unveils 'unprecedented' 21-state initiative to modernize U.S. power grid
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10 months ago
You know Joe Biden is in trouble when he has to buy the support of blue states. Gotta love how 800,000 Texans losing power justifies spending Federal money in only blue states. There ain't no way...
'Basel III' bank rules could pose unexpected threat to Biden's green energy plans
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11 months ago
First I've heard of this. But the news isn't surprising. Banks have been subsidized and bailed out by taxpayers since Bill Clinton approved the repeal of Glass-Steagall. (That's supposedly one...
U.S. Wants Working Commercial Fusion Reactor by 2035
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2 years ago
Some significant progress has been made in the last couple of years. Let's hope this time the dream becomes a reality. It will be necessary in my mind if we are to embrace a world of electric...
Recycling Lead-Acid Batteries Is Easy. Why Is Recycling Lithium-ion Batteries Hard? - CleanTechnica
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3 years ago
The rise in lithium products with their associated heavy metals begs the question, "What do we do when the battery loses its capacity? "
Gas Prices: Biden Tells Oil Companies to Explain Production Cuts
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3 years ago
Yeah, Joe, pumping more oil won't do much if that oil can't be refined. So, Biden's historic actions were only intended to pander instead of addressing real problems. Demand for refined products...
Biden's Paris Agreement commitment will be tough on Americans — and ineffective
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4 years ago
We are currently on the path to failure simply because we want it all. Joe Biden pushing the rope isn't going to work. Cutting a foot off the bottom of the rope and tying it to the top won't...
The long wait for fusion power may be coming to an end
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7 years ago
From the article: One of the brightest hopes for controlled nuclear fusion, the giant ITER reactor at Cadarache in southeastern France, is now on track to achieve nuclear fusion operation in...