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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

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That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. Packetized energy management (PEM) allows the power grid to flexibly handle a varying supply of renewable energy.

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3 Things Utilities Can Do to Prepare the Power Grid for More Electric Cars

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In light of last year’s Inflation Reduction Act and the NEVI program, new data from BloomberNEF predicts that EV sales will make up more than 50% of car purchases by 2030. Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? grid produced in 2020. Can the Power Grid Handle the Growing EV Demand?

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New Mexico EV Mandate Stands After Opposition from Car Dealers

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That effectively makes this piece an addendum to our recent Gas War article pertaining to the Californian emissions waiver. This depends heavily upon whether the local power grid is broken down to prioritize renewable, coal, natural gas, or nuclear energy. Not that this matters for New Mexico.

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OSU team develops new aqueous lithium-iodine solar flow battery; 20% energy savings over Li-I batteries

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After debuting the first solar air battery—a photo-assisted charging Li-O 2 battery—last fall ( earlier post ), researchers at The Ohio State University led by Professor Yiying Wu have now developed a new system combining a solar cell and a battery into a single device. Credit: ACS, Yu et al. Click to enlarge.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. This article, by researchers at PARC and the University of Washington, is one possible answer.

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How 14 Microgrids Set Off a Chain Reaction in A Himalayan Village

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A team of IEEE volunteers installed 14 solar-powered microgrids at the monastery and a nearby elementary school. The Lingshed project was done in collaboration with the Global Himalayan Expedition , an organization that couples tourism with technology to deliver solar energy to remote communities.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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Jenkins has also helped push Congress to think more seriously about the power grid, releasing a report last year that showed that much of the 43 percent emissions reduction expected by 2030 would be squandered if the United States doesn’t double the pace of transmission upgrades. power-grid transmission.

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