~hackernews | Bookmarks (15)

clear filters

renewable energy ×

California Hits 'Historical' Renewable Energy Milestone

newsweek.com

Renewable energy has supplied 100 percent of California's energy demand for between 15 minutes and six...
Renewable energy has supplied 100 percent of California's energy demand for between 15 minutes and six hours in 30 of the last 38 days—a historic first for the Golden State.Wind, solar, and hydro energy is now exceeding demand across the state, producing more energy than Californians require on an almost daily basis...

california renewable energy renewables solar power
1
Getting the Grid to Net Zero

ieee.org

It’s late in the afternoon of 2 April 2023 on the island of Kauai. The sun...
It’s late in the afternoon of 2 April 2023 on the island of Kauai. The sun is sinking over this beautiful and peaceful place, when, suddenly, at 4:25 pm, there’s a glitch: The largest generator on the island, a 26-megawatt oil-fired turbine, goes offline. This is a more urgent problem than it might sound. The wester...

direct current grid forming inverters inverters renewable energy solar energy
1
Climate Change Speeds Up as Major Indicators Blow Off the Charts, WMO Warns

bloomberg.com

climate change coronavirus food greenhouse gases renewable energy
1
Solar Success Is a Curse for China's Manufacturers

bloomberg.com

baoshen zhong beijing bloombergnef china renewable energy
1
The American revolt against green energy has begun

telegraph.co.uk

Fortunately, the US legal system has been built in a way that protects the rights of...
Fortunately, the US legal system has been built in a way that protects the rights of all stakeholders to any industrial development. Those stakeholders include local citizens, their businesses, their local infrastructure, their archeological sites, and their government entities – those are givens. But US society has...

comment energy crisis environment renewable energy solar power
1
Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

ieee.org

The United States is not building enough transmission lines to connect regional power networks. The deficit...
The United States is not building enough transmission lines to connect regional power networks. The deficit is driving up electricity prices, reducing grid reliability, and hobbling renewable-energy deployment. At the heart of the problem are utility companies that refuse to pursue interregional transmission project...

grid expansion renewable energy transmission utilities
1
28-ton, 1.2-megawatt tidal kite is now exporting power to the grid

newatlas.com

Minesto's fully operational Dragon 12 looks like some sort of futuristic military drone – but it...
Minesto's fully operational Dragon 12 looks like some sort of futuristic military drone – but it behaves remarkably like a kite underwater. It uses lift generated by tidal flows to fly patterns faster than the currents, harvesting renewable energy.Solar energy is the bedrock of most renewable energy grid plans – but...

clean energy kite power renewable energy tidal energy tidal power
2
Across America, clean energy plants are banned faster than they're being built

usatoday.com

columbia university donald trump renewable energy santa barbara university of california
1
Hawai'i's Clean Energy Push: A Model for the Mainland?

oilprice.com

By Haley Zaremba - Jan 31, 2024, 4:00 PM CST Hawai'i replaced its last coal plant...
By Haley Zaremba - Jan 31, 2024, 4:00 PM CST Hawai'i replaced its last coal plant with a massive battery, a significant step towards its 100% clean energy goal. The state boasts high numbers of rooftop solar panels and electric vehicle sales, outpacing mainland statistics. Challenges remain in managing the energy gr...

blackouts clean power coal electric grid hawai’i
1
China Added More Solar Panels in 2023 Than US Did in Its Entire History

bloomberg.com

bloombergnef china clean energy generic 1st 'xw' future government
1
Diamond Electronics Suit Green Power Grids

ieee.org

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore.High-voltage...
This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore.High-voltage power grids could prove more efficient for renewable energy. Now a new study finds that diamond electronics could be more effective than silicon for operating these grids.The global demand for electricity wil...

climate tech diamond green energy high voltage dc power electronics
1
Backing up the power grid with green methanol

ieee.org

It would be great if everyone could back up the intermittent power from wind and solar...
It would be great if everyone could back up the intermittent power from wind and solar plants with energy stored as low-cost, zero-carbon hydrogen gas. But hydrogen can be hard to store. Last month, when the Royal Society advised the British government to start building underground caverns to store megatons of hydro...

hydrogen gas long-term storage methanol economy power grid renewable energy
1
China has discovered a deposit of lithium in Sichuan province

scmp.com

China says it has discovered a massive deposit of lithium, a key material in the country’s...
China says it has discovered a massive deposit of lithium, a key material in the country’s flourishing new-energy sector that has emerged as a pillar of economic growth.And the revelation comes at a time when China has doubled down on efforts to explore domestic resources as it aims to amp up energy and resource sec...

china energy security china technology commodities energy future of transport
1
First tunnel to a magma chamber could unleash unlimited energy

newscientist.com

geothermal energy renewable energy volcanoes
4
Strong Wind Generation Turns European Power Prices Negative

bloomberg.com

christmas denmark europe france germany
1

~hackernews | Bookmarks (15)

Tags

Domains

California Hits 'Historical' Renewable Energy Milestone

Getting the Grid to Net Zero

Climate Change Speeds Up as Major Indicators Blow Off the Charts, WMO Warns

Solar Success Is a Curse for China's Manufacturers

The American revolt against green energy has begun

Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

28-ton, 1.2-megawatt tidal kite is now exporting power to the grid

Across America, clean energy plants are banned faster than they're being built

Hawai'i's Clean Energy Push: A Model for the Mainland?

China Added More Solar Panels in 2023 Than US Did in Its Entire History

Diamond Electronics Suit Green Power Grids

Backing up the power grid with green methanol

China has discovered a deposit of lithium in Sichuan province

First tunnel to a magma chamber could unleash unlimited energy

Strong Wind Generation Turns European Power Prices Negative