Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2022

This stretch, called Iris, will link Iceland to Ireland. The world’s largest pumped-energy-storage station—a technique that stores energy by pumping it uphill to a reservoir—is set to complete phase two of its construction in 2023. China's Big Hydro Plans China is in the midst of a gigantic buildup of hydro-energy capabilities.

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Engine San Francisco Iceland Wind 125

Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Most of the activity is in Europe , where there are at least 10 major offshore wind and hydrogen projects , including demonstration systems being built or planned in the North Sea, the Atlantic, and off the coast of Ireland. Airplanes, for example, won’t be able to fly long distances on battery power.

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Wind Hydrogen Grid Gas-Electric 90

Cars That Think

MARCH 6, 2024

And with that EV story— so last time I was home in Ireland, one of the stories was— so they had bought this fleet of buses to put in Dublin to replace these double-decker buses, electric double-deck, to help Ireland hit its carbon targets. As I say, these power adapters that convert AC to DC, they get more efficient.

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Power Powered Grid IDEA 74