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popularmechanics.co.za
Japan’s Big Boy Deep-Sea Turbine Will Harness the Power of Ocean Currents
popularmechanics.co.za
2 min read · Jun 22nd · The 330-ton subsea generator will be up-and-running sometime in the 2030s. Japan is dropping a massive 330-ton turbine power generator onto the ocean
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Digital Trends
Space-based solar power plants could soon be a thing
Digital Trends
2 min read · Jun 8th · China has brought forward plans to build a solar power plant in space in an ambitious project that several other countries are seeking to emulate.
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Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? Part I
constructionphysics.substack.com
~13 min read · Jun 9th · Nuclear power currently makes up slightly less than 20% of the total electricity produced in the US, largely from plants built in the 70s and 80s. People are often enthusiastic about greater use of…
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Guardian Australia
Global fossil fuel giant BP buys 40% of $US30bn Pilbara renewable energy project
Guardian Australia
2 min read · Jun 14th · The company also plans to operate the Asian Renewable Energy Hub, which aims to generate up to 26GW of wind and solar energy
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Guardian Australia
Labor has set an ‘exceptionally ambitious’ target for renewable energy. Can it be met?
Guardian Australia
3 min read · Jun 6th · Analysts say the extent to which Australia will have to accelerate the uptake of renewables has not been appreciated – it’s extremely challenging, but not impossible
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CleanTechnica
Cost Of Renewables Falls As Installed Capacity Increases
CleanTechnica
3 min read · Jun 6th · Researchers Mark Bolinger, Ryan Wiser, and Eric O’Shaughnessy collected data on renewables from 908 wind farms and 822 solar operations in the United States, all of them larger than five megawatts in…
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World Economic Forum
These 4 charts show the state of renewable energy in 2022
World Economic Forum
4 min read · Jun 17th · Strong growth in renewable energy is set to continue as nations switch away from fossil fuels in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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CleanTechnica
Just The Facts: The Cost Of Solar Has Fallen More Quickly Than Experts Predicted
CleanTechnica
5 min read · Jun 8th · To meet ambitious goals to achieve a net zero power sector by 2035, the cost of solar power and energy storage needs to become more affordable. But it has plummeted significantly since its viable…
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The New York Times
Nuclear Is Back on the Table for a Green Future
The New York Times
4 min read · Jun 15th · Shifting from dependency to energy sources that are completely sustainable, affordable and clean isn’t technically feasible overnight. Can nuclear power help fill the gap?
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saurenergy.com
When Renewable Energy Meets Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
saurenergy.com
3 min read · Jun 18th · Artificial intelligence may help renewable sector in many ways - weather forecasting, grid management, maintenance, cyberattacks protection
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CNN
Bottling the sun
CNN
~13 min read · May 30th · A recent experiment showed this virtually limitless form of clean power is possible on Earth. Now, one of the most complex energy projects in history aims to make nuclear fusion a reality for the…
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Visual Capitalist
What Are the Five Major Types of Renewable Energy?
Visual Capitalist
3 min read · Jun 9th · Awareness around climate change is shaping the future of the global economy in several ways. Governments are planning how to reduce emissions, investors are scrutinizing companies’ environmental…
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phenomenalworld.org
The Price of Oil
phenomenalworld.org
~18 min read · May 29th · The history of control and decontrol in the oil market.
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saurenergy.com
When Renewable Energy Meets Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
saurenergy.com
3 min read · Jun 18th · Artificial intelligence may help renewable sector in many ways - weather forecasting, grid management, maintenance, cyberattacks protection
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energyfuse.org
Panic at the Pump: Biden’s Gasoline Dilemma
energyfuse.org
3 min read · May 29th · There’s no denying the salience of gasoline prices in domestic American politics.
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woodmac.com
Oil & Gas Industry Outlook Reports
woodmac.com
May 29th · With short-term and long-term forecasts, understand global demand and identify strategic opportunities with our oil and gas industry outlook reports.
Visual Capitalist
Visualizing All the Metals for Renewable Tech
Visual Capitalist
~11 min read · Jun 1st · This graphic takes the data from the World Bank’s Climate Smart Report and outlines what metals each renewable technology will require and their overlapping uses.
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The Wall Street Journal
Oil Companies Got Their Hedges Clipped
The Wall Street Journal
1 min read · May 29th · After a year of riding high oil prices, many producers are taking off hedges for 2022. That might seem like a good idea today, but producers don’t have a great record of predicting where oil prices…
Visual Capitalist
Animation: Visualizing the World’s Biggest Wind Turbines
Visual Capitalist
7 min read · Jun 3rd · The tallest wind turbines can reach over 200 meters and cost more than $12 million to manufacture and install.
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stacker.com
How far is the US from a 100% renewable energy future?
stacker.com
7 min read · May 31st · Here's a look at what 100% renewable energy could look like across the U.S. by 2050.
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inference-review.com
The Quest for Fusion Energy
inference-review.com
May 26th · In recent years, a steady flow of press releases from nuclear fusion research projects have hailed breakthrough advances and new record yields. Despite repeated claims that the prospects for…
Our World in Data
Why did renewables become so cheap so fast? And what can we do to use this global…
Our World in Data
~20 min read · 2020-12-01 · Fossil fuels dominate the global power supply because until very recently electricity from fossil fuels was far cheaper than electricity from renewables. This has dramatically changed within the last…
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CNN
Bottling the sun
CNN
~13 min read · May 30th · A recent experiment showed this virtually limitless form of clean power is possible on Earth. Now, one of the most complex energy projects in history aims to make nuclear fusion a reality for the…
Reader View · Shared by 243, including John Hagel, Merkstatt, Gerd Leonhard, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
Freethink
An accidental discovery could change the world
Freethink
5 min read · Apr 18th · A surprise discovery by Drexel University scientists could unlock an elusive technology: lithium-sulfur batteries.
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The New Yorker
In a World on Fire, Stop Burning Things
The New Yorker
~11 min read · Mar 18th · The truth is new and counterintuitive: we have the technology necessary to rapidly ditch fossil fuels.
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medium.com
Artificial Intelligence and the future of energy
medium.com
~13 min read · From 2017 · Using AI in renewable energy production prediction, energy grid balancing and next generation understanding of energy consumers.
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Quartz
Stacking concrete blocks is a surprisingly efficient way to store energy
Quartz
6 min read · From 2018 · To deal with variable solar and wind power, the startup Energy Vault is coming out of stealth mode to offer alternatives to lithium-ion batteries.
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WIRED
The Power Plant of the Future Is Right in Your Home
WIRED
2 min read · From 2020 · If we want more renewable energy, our grids will have to manage themselves. A small experiment in Colorado is lighting the way.
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Fast Company
This wildly reinvented wind turbine generates five times more energy than its competitors
Fast Company
3 min read · 2021-09-03 · It could power up to 100,000 households.
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