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===== Buoyancy-driven hybrid energy platform moves to full-scale pilot ===== | |||
[https://newatlas.com/energy/noviocean-wave-solar-wind-offshore-energy/ by Loz Blain 8/10/24 NEW ATLAS] | |||
Swedish company NoviOcean has tested a third-gen prototype of its combination wind/solar/wave energy platform, a floating platform rated for up to 1 megawatt of consistent clean energy around the clock thanks to a fascinating buoyancy-driven mechanism. Next step: a full-scale pilot. | |||
===== Buoyancy-driven hybrid energy platform moves to full-scale pilot ===== | |||
[https://newatlas.com/energy/noviocean-wave-solar-wind-offshore-energy/ by Loz Blain 8/10/24 NEW ATLAS] | |||
Swedish company NoviOcean has tested a third-gen prototype of its combination wind/solar/wave energy platform, a floating platform rated for up to 1 megawatt of consistent clean energy around the clock thanks to a fascinating buoyancy-driven mechanism. Next step: a full-scale pilot. | |||
===== America's largest power grid is struggling to meet demand from AI ===== | |||
[https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/americas-largest-power-grid-is-struggling-meet-demand-ai-2025-07-09/ by Laila aaaaakearney 9/7/25 Reuters] | |||
Electricity bills are projected to surge by more than 20% this summer in some parts of PJM Interconnection's territory, which covers 13 states - from Illinois to Tennessee, Virginia to New Jersey - serving 67 million customers in a region with the most data centers in the world. | |||
===== “We Did It With Sunlight and Urine”: Canadian Scientists Split Water Into Hydrogen Using Urea and Weak Natural Light ===== | |||
[https://www.sustainability-times.com/energy/we-did-it-with-sunlight-and-urine-canadian-scientists-split-water-into-hydrogen-using-urea-and-weak-natural-light/#google_vignette by Avi COHEN 8/7/25 SUSTAINABILITY TIMES] | |||
University of Alberta researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking method to produce hydrogen fuel by using diffuse sunlight, urea, and nanowires, potentially revolutionizing clean energy production with a more efficient and cost-effective approach. | |||
===== The government will give homeowners $2,000 to buy kitchen-transforming stoves: 'Tons of power without … major home electrical upgrades' ===== | ===== The government will give homeowners $2,000 to buy kitchen-transforming stoves: 'Tons of power without … major home electrical upgrades' ===== | ||
