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Scientists Generate Electricity from Lotus Leaves
WEB18 hours ago — Their results could help supply emissions-free electricity for smart grids and the Internet of Things, among other applications, reports Interesting Engineering. Unlike traditional hydroelectric power, which relies on harnessing the force of moving water pushing against a turbine, hydrovoltaic systems generate energy from …
Smart Energy Buildings Could Save Billions During Energy Transition
WEB1 day ago — “Grid-interactive” smart buildings are emerging as a way to steady the grid during high demand, and Toronto-based cleantech startup Parity is identified as a leader in the field in a recent news report. Parity deploys its heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) optimization software at ...
AI Could Drive Clean Energy Boom as Investors Question Climate …
WEB18 hours ago — The coming boom in artificial intelligence represents both a threat and an opportunity for the clean energy transition, market experts suggest. No longer purely in the realm of the tech sector, AI has in recent years become an energy industry issue, The Canadian Press reports. The expected rapid ...
‘New Paradigm’ Has Australia Aiming for 100% Renewable Grid
WEB18 hours ago — Australia’s power system is entering a “new paradigm” to take advantage of the most affordable energy for consumers today: variable renewable energy. “We’ve sort of gone from an old historic construct of baseload and peaking to today’s world, and frankly, the future world of variable ...
Nations Pressured to Deliver on Climate Pledges Ahead of UN …
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U.S. Funds ‘Transformational’ Boost in Heat Pumps for Cold …
WEBAug 26, 2024 — The next five years will see more than 580,000 heat pumps installed in two of the coldest parts of the United States, and in households that need them most, with subsidies from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).. Late July saw heat pump initiatives in Southeast Alaska and New England awarded funding support via the IRA’s US$4.3-billion Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program, reports ...
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WEBNation-to-nation wind energy partnerships with Indigenous governments, a call for up to 600 megawatts of new wind generation, greater affordability ...
California Allows Solar, Battery Projects to Help Balance Grid
WEBApr 25, 2024 — The new interconnection rules approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in mid-March aim to move past concerns from utilities that solar panels and batteries could disrupt grid stability through power injections that are misaligned with demand, writes Canary Media.
EIA: Renewables Surge, Emissions Same Through 2050 - The …
WEBJan 31, 2020 — The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is changing its tune on the rise of renewable energy, projecting for the first time in its Annual Energy Outlook that renewable energy will double its share of total generation and dash past natural gas as the country’s leading electricity source before 2050.