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Space-based Solar Power: A Great Idea Whose Time May Never Come

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A decade ago we featured a project at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency that aimed to launch a 1-gigawatt solar station by 2031. A space solar project would “waste capital that could be better spent improving less risky ways to shore up renewable energy, such as batteries, hydrogen, and grid improvements.” For example, U.K.-based

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Could Advanced Nuclear Reactors Fuel Terrorist Bombs?

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Various scenarios to getting to net zero carbon emissions from power generation by 2050 hinge on the success of some hugely ambitious initiatives in renewable energy, grid enhancements, and other areas. The first two implosion devices were detonated in 1945, one in the Trinity test and the other over Nagasaki, Japan.)

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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Longer term, California, the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Japan, and Western Australia are all looking to the sea to help meet their demands for hydrogen. Because there’s no grid connection, the platforms will basically operate as small, isolated power grids and therefore have to handle any sudden surges in power.

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The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks

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EV owners should be urged to charge at night to save not only money and the power grid but “ the world ,” a news headline cries out. Not so fast, exclaim researchers at Stanford University, who state that charging EVs during the day is actually cheaper, better for the grid, and healthier for the environment. Join the crowd.

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Video Friday: Robots With Knives

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Greetings from the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Yokohama, Japan! They are just a preview of our in-depth ICRA coverage, and over the next several weeks we’ll have lots of articles and videos for you. We hope you’ve been enjoying our short videos on TikTok , YouTube , and Instagram.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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Just two people live in its 3000+ energy-wasting square feet. The Breeze got their own headline wrong since Bradley isn’t a “Torrance man&# he lives in Rancho Palos Verdes where his business is based, as it says in paragraph five of their article, but you’ve got to cut them some slack because their legacy ship is sinking.

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Why are some EV chargers more expensive than others?

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We do not want to waste money on cheap, low-quality commodities. Do not fear, in this article, we discuss why some EV chargers are more low-priced than others. These plug types include the CHAdeMO standard used in Japan EVs. Since we live in a world of scarce resources, it pays to be more economical. We want to save money.