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- How long can you power your house with an EV? Thu, 8 Jun 23, 4:30amAs EVs go mainstream over the next few years, many customers will be asking the same question: Can I use my EV as a battery backup at home? Many EVs work with fast chargers installed in the garage, and these chargers can...
- Another Non-reassuring Report On New York’s Energy Future Mon, 24 Apr 23, 11:00amHey, these are just “suggestions.” Go ahead and spend twenty years and a few hundred billions of dollars trying to build it out. Maybe it will work, maybe it won’t. If it doesn’t, try something else.
- Why is the US struggling to fix their power grid? Wed, 1 Mar 23, 3:30amConsumers from Texas to Michigan to California know the U.S. electrical grid is in terrible shape, with aging infrastructure, inadequate capacity for the coming influx of electric cars needing charging and an increasingly...
- Gravity batteries offer a better energy storage alternative Wed, 25 Jan 23, 7:30amGravity batteries are a new technology that supports the generation and storage of renewable energy through regenerative braking and gravity. A recent study on this technology has proved that old mines could be pivotal in...
- Mapping a Magnetic Superstorm: March 1989 Geoelectric Hazards and Impacts on United States Power Systems Thu, 16 Jun 22, 7:00amGeomagnetically induced currents realized during the magnetic storm of March 1989 caused a blackout in Québec, Canada, and, in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast United States, they caused operational interference for electric-power...
- How to decarbonize America — and the world Sat, 16 Feb 19, 1:30amThe Green New Deal has burst onto the American stage, spurring more conversation about – and aspiration for – ambitious climate policy than at any point in at least a decade.
- Puerto Rico could be without electricity for months due to Hurricane Maria Fri, 22 Sep 17, 9:49pmWhen Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico last Saturday with 155mph winds, hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed and the entire island was left in a total blackout...
- Dozens of Japanese cities and towns quietly go off-grid Tue, 19 Sep 17, 10:54pmDozens of cities and towns in Japan have quietly shifted from traditional utility-based grid power system to a more local, resilient model of generating and storing energy where it is used. After significant damage caused...
- Texas sets wind energy record as turbines produce 40% of the state’s power Sat, 16 Jan 16, 7:48amOn December 20th, sustained winds of 20-30 mph provided 40% of the state's power in Texas for 17 hours straight. At its peak, the wind generated 13.9 gigawatts of power, filling 45% of the state's total electricity needs,...
- Ghana is Adding a Whopping 600 Megawatts of Solar to its National Power Grid Fri, 7 Mar 14, 2:52amImage of solar panels / Shutterstock Ghana is jumping into the solar power world with a big splash with plans to build over 600 megawatts worth of solar power parks...
- New Energy-Efficient Battery Charging Standards in California Will Save 1 Million Tons of Carbon Emissions Sat, 28 Jan 12, 12:30amWe have all heard the phrases “phantom power” and “vampire energy” about a million times, and yet the problem still exists – many people forget to unplug battery chargers and other electronics...
- New Energy Efficient Battery Charging Standards in California Will Save 1 Million Tons of Carbon Emissions Sat, 28 Jan 12, 12:30amWe have all heard the phrases “phantom power” and “vampire energy” about a million times and yet the problem still exists – we simply can’t figure out how to remember to unplug our battery...
- World’s First Grid Scale Flywheel Energy Plant Opening Soon! Thu, 12 Aug 10, 2:15amWhile it doesn’t get nearly as much attention as alternative energy sources like solar or wind power, flywheel storage technology is definitely worth looking into...
- Rem Koolhaas Redraws Europe To Reduce Carbon Emissions by 80% Thu, 13 May 10, 4:15amRead the rest of Rem Koolhaas Redraws Europe To Reduce Carbon Emissions by 80%http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink...
- Rem Koolhaus Redraws Europe To Reduce Carbon Emissions by 80% Thu, 13 May 10, 4:15amRead the rest of Rem Koolhaus Redraws Europe To Reduce Carbon Emissions by 80%http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink...