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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Because there’s no grid connection, the platforms will basically operate as small, isolated power grids and therefore have to handle any sudden surges in power.

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Lean Software, Power Electronics, and the Return of Optical Storage

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Goldstein: Oh, that’s interesting because the—I mean, where I was going with that connection to legislation is that—I think what Bob found in the EV transition is that the knowledge base of the people who are charged with making decisions about regulations is pretty small. And— Cass: Oh, that was quite controversial. And it bundles up.

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Powering Offshore Wind Farms With Numerical Modeling of Subsea Cables

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This sponsored article is brought to you by COMSOL. The message above was sent through the first transatlantic telegraph cable between Newfoundland and Ireland, way back in 1858. million km of submarine cables (Figure 1) in service, ranging from a short 131 km cable between Ireland and the U.K. Coil signals too weak to relay.

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