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Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

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The deficit is driving up electricity prices, reducing grid reliability, and hobbling renewable energy deployment. grids demands public scrutiny and accountability. A transmission network contains webs of connections, which create a reliable, redundant power-supply system of massive scale. Their grip over the backbone of U.S.

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DOE announces 15 Phase 1 semifinalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

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Lithium, a critical material used in high-charge-density batteries for electric vehicles and grid-scale electricity storage, is a crucial element in the clean energy supply chain. University of Wyoming – Bruce Parkinson’s Team. University of Wyoming – Team Goldilocks. Nearly all of the US lithium stock is imported.

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PNNL study finds that PHEVs and BEVs could serve as feasible resource to offset grid imbalances caused by integration of large amounts of intermittent wind generation

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trafficThis scenario is highly desirable to automotive manufacturers, who harbor great concerns about battery warranty if vehicle-to-grid discharging is allowed. V2GFull varies not only the charging of the vehicle battery, but also can vary the discharging of the battery back into the power grid.

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What is Electrification of Transportation?

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In Norway , which is the world leader in renewable energy use, 45% of electricity comes from hydropower, while Brazil in second place gets 32% of its total energy supply from biofuel and waste energy. In the US, 36% of electricity is generated using renewables, including wind, solar, and hydropower, as well as non-CO2-emitting nuclear power.

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ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams

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Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Wyoming led the rest of the country in new stream-reach hydropower potential. Hydropower also provides reliable baseload power day and night, providing greater flexibility and diversity to the electric grid and allowing utilities to integrate intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar power.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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In 2012, 70% of Estonia’s total primary energy supply (TPES) came from oil shale. The US tops the list of the richest oil shale reserves, accounting for more than 60% globally, with the most concentrated deposits located in the Green River Formation that lies in western Colorado, eastern Utah and southern Wyoming.

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The Future of Fission Reactors May Be Small

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Giorgio Locatelli, Polytechnic University of Milan But SMR plans are not in short supply. Most of them are demonstration reactors, not linked to the greater grid, but a crucial stepping stone toward it. Rolls-Royce hopes to get the first of its reactors on the grid by 2029. startup NuScale.

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