A transportable, compact laser weapon can serve a dual purpose for wireless power transfer, potentially opening up new opportunities for renewable energy to power remote operations.
Solar power and battery storage have become the leading options for new grid power capacity across the world, so they’re also clearly top options for off-grid power. So, they are being used more and more for off-grid applications like mining. We have the story this month of a gold mine … [continued]
The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, OATI and New Era Electric are partnering to develop two microgrids for the tribal community in Northern California. The goal of the project is to bring renewable energy onto tribal lands so they can have greater energy independence and control over their electricity supply. The … [continued]
People in southeast New Mexico are concerned about a data center that will add 10 million tons of carbon emissions to the air.
ChatGPT generated illustration of standardized small, medium, and large Indonesian island hybrid power packages for diesel replacement
Indonesia telah mencapai titik di mana penggantian pembangkit diesel terpencil dengan tenaga surya dan baterai bukan lagi sekadar gagasan energi bersih yang spekulatif. Ini adalah proposisi ekonomi dan strategis, dan waktu pengumuman terbaru PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), perusahaan listrik negara Indonesia, sangat penting. Meskipun pernyataan PLN pada bulan April … [continued]
Naturally, just when Hawaiʻi’s decarbonization pathway starts to look complete, another chapter occurs to me. After the generation mix, the island-by-island resource story, the transport implications, and the logic of electrification, what remains is the part of the energy transition that fossil systems used to provide almost by accident. Hawaiʻi … [continued]
The Humpback Creek hydroelectric facility in Cordova, Alaska, was the site of an edge data center pilot project. Photos from Chelsea Haisman.
The U.S. Department of Energy Helped Cordova With Its Local Microgrid. Now the Remote City Is Localizing Its Data Too. For years, the Cordova Electric Cooperative in Alaska has worked to source its energy closer to home. Hydropower and battery energy storage now supply Cordova’s highly seasonal electric demand. This … [continued]
Remote communities in the United States, who often rely on imported diesel to power their microgrids, are exploring the viability of using the powerful currents of free-flowing rivers to produce electricity using novel technologies like this hydrokinetic device installed on Alaska’s Kvichak River in 2019. Photo from ORPC and Igiugig Village Council.
Webinar Series Will Highlight How Researchers Test and De-Risk Marine Energy Microgrid Technologies in the Lab In remote places where water flows freely but electricity often does not, the potential to harness the power of waves, currents, and tides is palpable. But is it possible? Although marine energy technologies like … [continued]
A 2020 Nissan Leaf in front of the geodesic dome high-voltage testing facility at PG&E's Applied Technology Services Center (ATS) in San Ramon, Calif. PG&E tested the Nissan Leaf with Fermata Energy’s Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) optimization platform and bidirectional charging stations at ATS before integrating the equipment set at the Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid.
Used EVs are the gift that keeps on giving. Bargain hunters can score huge savings on an older EV, but that’s just for starters. As bidirectional charging becomes more common, the up-and-coming crop of used EVs will provide owners and fleet managers with new opportunities to help balance their local … [continued]
ChatGPT generated a panoramic systems diagram of Africa’s clean-energy flywheel, illustrating how solar and storage imports, BRI logistics corridors, AfCFTA trade integration, electrified transport, governance improvements, and industrial build-out reinforce one another in a continuous cycle of accelerating growth
When I was invited onto UK energy regulator Ofgem’s eight-part Inside Energy podcast to discuss where the next great shift in the global energy system might come from as part of the closing episode, due to drop in January, the hosts likely expected an answer rooted in Europe or Asia. … [continued]
