Energy: Royal Society study estimates need for months of electricity storage
Due to potential for weeks or months of limited solar and wind generation, the grid might need months of electricity storage - or backup generation.
Climate: Half the world is already past “peak fossil fuels”
"Half of the world’s economies are already at least five years past a peak in power generation from fossil fuels"
Energy: New startup building grid-scale batteries
Grid-scale batteries don't need to use Lithium batteries - more cost effective chemistries are available for these applications.
Energy: California bans gas generators
Beginning in 2028, California will ban the sale of gas fueled electric generators, and ban sale of gas appliances starting in 2030.
AI, Energy: A single Nvidia GPU will use as much power as a home
Am concerned about the accuracy of this forecast – that’s a lot of energy to consume, and heat to dispose of, in a single slice on a data center rack.…
Energy: Many roof top solar panel companies have gone out of business
Many rooftop solar PV companies from the past decade have gone out of business, leaving non-functional systems on roofs.
Energy: US Sec of Energy blocks EV charger access with a gas vehicle
The U.S. Sec.of Energy sets off on a multi-state EV car trip to demo EV utility-but has staff block an EV charger with a gas car so she'll be able…
EVs: Too few charging stations across much of the U.S.
While coastal states are well along in EV charging infrastructure, much of the middle of the country has very few yet.
Energy: Using solar PV in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's electrical grid is antiquated, fails frequently, and the utility is basically bankrupt. Residents who can, are installing battery-backed solar PV.
EVs, Business: The economics of adding EV chargers to gas stations
How gas station economics will change in the EV charging future (cnbc.com)
EVs: Ford CEO sees first hand that EV charging is a hurdle
He notes that charging is a problem, sometimes because the chargers are all in use, or that he could not charge at his hotel, and that at one charging station,…
Energy: California proposes mandating EV’s have bidirectional batteries to power the utility grid
For example, Senate Bill 233 would make bi-directional charging mandatory for all new electric vehicles. PG&E CEO proposes using electric cars to send power back to California’s grid to prevent…
EVs: Consumer Reports says EVs do not meet range expectations, especially in cooler weather
EV range in cold weather is a problem for those of us who live in 4-season climates.
Energy: Using data center cooling water to heat swimming pool
The heated cooling water from a data center is being used to heat the water for a swimming pool. This is an old tech, actually.
Energy: Electrification of everything may not work
Well bummer: It would take a wind farm on about 100,000 acres to generate the same amount of electricity as a one-gigawatt nuclear plant that typically occupies less than 1…