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This Chart Might Keep You From Worrying About AI’s Energy Use

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The world is collectively freaking out about the growth of artificial intelligence and its strain on power grids. But a look back at electricity load growth in the United States over the last 75 years shows that innovations in efficiency continually compensate for relentless technological progress. History suggests it can.

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The Transformer Transformer

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Charette was reporting on the infrastructure improvements required to make the transition to electrical vehicles possible. Modern power grids cant run without transformers, which step voltages up and down for distribution from power plants to power stations and on to homes and businesses.

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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

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Such equipment is scattered widely throughout power grids as a way to stop the flow of electrical current in an emergency. Hundreds of thousands of circuit breakers dot power grids globally, and nearly all of the high voltage ones are insulated with SF 6. About 1 percent of SF 6 leaks from electrical equipment.

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Government to offer £3,750 to EV buyers

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The government is set to reduce the cost of certain new electric cars by up to £3,750 through new grants aimed at encouraging a shift from petrol and diesel vehicles. The value of the new Electric Car Grant offered on each model will depend on sustainability criteria, which the government has yet to disclose. And no Chinese made EVs.

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Ørsted pullS plug on the Hornsea 4 Wind project

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The news that Orsted will not go ahead with Hornsea 4 in its current form reflects the significant challenges the offshore wind sector is facing, Dhara Vyas, chief executive officer of industry group Energy UK. The UK is aiming for 95% of the countrys electricity from low-carbon sources like renewables or nuclear power by 2030.

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Advancing Quantum Science: Hausi Müller’s Journey

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Software and quantum computing researcher Müller became interested in software about halfway through his bachelor’s degree program in electrical engineering at ETH Zurich , he says. In electrical engineering, you have these nice little parts to experiment with in the lab. Pulse shapes for gate design. Instrumentation and measurement.

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PowerCell signs MoU with ABB Power Grids on stationary fuel cell power solutions

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PowerCell Sweden AB has signed a memorandum of understanding with ABB Power Grids regarding a collaboration around fuel cell based zero emissions stationary power solutions. The MoU with ABB Power Grids is an important step and a great contribution to our increased efforts within the stationary segment.