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fahrbot-bot shares a report from Reuters: BYD on Monday unveiled a new platform for electric vehicles (EVs) that it said could charge EVs as quickly as it takes to pump gas and announced for the first time that it would build a charging network across … Continue reading BYD Unveils New Super-Charging EV Tech With Peak Speeds of 1,000 kW
“Cuba’s power grid collapsed Friday night,” reports CNN, “triggering a nationwide power outage and plunging its more than 10 million people into darkness.”
Video filmed by CNN in the capital Havana showed streets and buildings shrouded in total darkn… Continue reading 10 Million Cubans Suffer Nationwide Power Outage
“Wind and solar energy generated more electricity in the U.S. than coal for the first time last year,” reports the Wall Street Journal, “according to analysis from clean-energy think tank Ember.
“The two renewable energy sources accounted for 17% of … Continue reading Coal-Powered Energy Finally Overtaken by Wind and Solar in the US
AmiMoJo shares a report from Electrek: The U.S. installed 50 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in over two decades. That’s enough to power 8.5 million househ… Continue reading Solar Adds More New Capacity To the US Grid In 2024 Than Any Energy Source In 20 Years
Earth’s core “burns with an estimated forty-four trillion watts of power,” the New Yorker reminds us — enough to “satisfy the entire world’s energy needs” with a power source that’s carbon-free, ubiquitous — and unlimited. (Besides running … Continue reading ‘Exponential Spin-up’ In Geothermal Energy Projects Brings Hope for Green Power
“Thousands of buildings across the United States are staying cool with the help of cutting-edge batteries made from one of the world’s simplest materials,” reports the Washington Post — ice.
When electricity is cheap, the batteries freeze water…. Continue reading How Buildings Are Staying Cool and Saving Money – with Batteries Made of Ice
A German nuclear fusion startup called Proxima Fusion has unveiled its “Stellaris” fusion power plant designed to operate reliably and continuously without the instabilities of tokamaks. It’s backed by $65 million in funding, with plans to build a full… Continue reading German Startup Wins Accolade For Its Fusion Reactor Design
A massive blackout has hit Chile, leaving millions without power and disrupting transportation, businesses, and essential services across 14 of the country’s 16 regions. The Associated Press reports: The National Electrical Coordinator, Chile’s grid op… Continue reading A Major Blackout Hits Chile, Leaving Millions Without Power
“A line idle for decades has been accused of starting the LA area’s deadly Eaton Fire,” writes Bloomberg, describing California’s abandoned power lines as “a fire risk hiding in plain sight.”
[Abandoned power lines] fall out of use, either because th… Continue reading Useless High-Voltage Power Lines Risk Sparking California Fires
New power plants burning natural gas are being built all across America, reports the Washington Post, calling it a gas boom “driven in large part by AI.”
They blame tech companies like Microsoft and Meta — which “looked to gas amid a shortage o… Continue reading Is the AI Boom Leading to More Natural Gas-Powered Utilities?