As communities throughout the western United States sort through the rubble from a series of extreme heatwaves, wildfires and wind storms that devastated the region in August and September, knocking out power for millions of residents, recognition grows of the need for a reimagined and restructured power grid to ensure that the lights stay on. […]
Having Your Sun and Eating it Too
How To Have Your Solar Farm And Keep Your Regular Farm, Too October 9, 20205:35 AM ET National Public Radio DAN CHARLES This solar power installation near Vineland, New Jersey, was among the first to replace power mowing with grazing sheep. Clean, abundant, solar power comes with a price. It requires lots of land, […]
CACOR Zoom #20 Vertical solar and COVID avoidance by Art Hunter
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Assessing Alternatives to Diesel Backup Power
Improved resilience has emerged as a top priority for the U.S. power grid. Efforts to mitigate wildfire risk in Northern California last year led to hundreds of thousands of electricity customers being disconnected from the grid. During hurricane season, customers in the Eastern and Southern U.S. often face the associated threat of multi-day power outages. […]
German firm introducing game-changing solar-wind-wave energy platform
A German power firm will launch demonstrations of a one-of-a-kind, triple-threat power generating platform off Iraklio, Greece, later this year. SINN Power has been testing wave energy converter modules for five years. Buoys attached to steel frame components generate energy as waves push them up and down. The modular nature of the platform is unique […]
