Electricity News in August 2021
From smart meters to big batteries, co-ops emerge as clean grid laboratories
Minnesota Electric Cooperatives are driving grid innovation with smart meters, time-of-use pricing, demand response, and…
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Why Nuclear Fusion Is Still The Holy Grail Of Clean Energy
Nuclear fusion breakthrough signals progress toward clean energy as NIF lasers near ignition and net…
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Electricity prices spike in Alberta
Alberta electricity price spike drives 25% CPI surge amid heatwave demand, coal-to-gas conversions, hydro shortfalls,…
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Ontario faces growing electricity supply gap, study finds
Ontario Electricity Capacity Gap threatens reliability as IESO forecasts shortfalls from the Pickering shutdown and…
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Starved of electricity, Lebanon picks Dubai's ENOC to swap Iraqi fuel
Lebanon-ENOC Fuel Swap secures Iraqi high sulphur fuel oil, Grade B fuel oil, and gasoil…
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National Grid and SSE to use electrical transformers to heat homes
Grid Transformer Waste Heat Recovery turns substations into neighborhood boilers, supplying district heating via heat…
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Trudeau vows to regulate oil and gas emissions, electric car sales
Canada Oil and Gas Emissions Cap sets five-year targets to cut sector emissions toward net-zero…
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Global electric power demand surges above pre-pandemic levels
Global Power Sector CO2 Surge 2021 shows electricity demand outpacing renewable energy, with coal and…
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Completion of 1st fast-charging network 'just the beginning' for electric car owners in N.L.
Newfoundland EV Fast-Charging Network enables DC fast charging along the Trans-Canada Highway, from Port aux…
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Recommendations from BC Hydro review to keep electricity affordable
BC Hydro Review Phase 2 Recommendations advance affordable electricity rates, clean energy adoption, electrification, and…
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India to Ration Coal Supplies as Electricity Demand Surges
India Coal Supply Rationing redirects shipments from high-inventory power plants to stations facing shortages as…
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Turning thermal energy into electricity
Near-Field Thermophotovoltaics captures radiated energy across a nanoscale gap, using thin-film photovoltaic cells and indium…
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New Orleans Levees Withstood Hurricane Ida as Electricity Failed
Hurricane Ida New Orleans Infrastructure faced a split outcome: levees and pumps protected against storm…
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Soaring Electricity And Coal Use Are Proving Once Again, Roger Pielke Jr's "Iron Law Of Climate"
Global Electricity Demand Surge underscores rising coal generation, lagging renewables deployment, and escalating emissions, as…
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Tesla (TSLA) Wants to Become an Electricity Retailer
Tesla Energy Ventures Texas enters the deregulated market as a retail electricity provider, leveraging ERCOT,…
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Ottawa hands N.L. $5.2 billion for troubled Muskrat Falls hydro project
Muskrat Falls funding deal delivers federal relief to Newfoundland and Labrador: Justin Trudeau outlines loan…
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More people are climbing dangerous hydro dams and towers in search of 'social media glory,' utility says
BC Hydro Trespassing Surge highlights risky social media stunts at dams and power stations, with…
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Alberta ratepayers on the hook for unpaid gas and electricity bills from utility deferral program
Alberta Utility Rate Rider will add a modest fee to electricity bills and natural gas…
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Electricity subsidies to pulp and paper mills to continue, despite NB Power's rising debt
NB Power Pulp and Paper Subsidies lower electricity rates for six New Brunswick mills using…
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National Grid to lose Great Britain electricity role to independent operator
UK Future System Operator to replace National Grid as ESO, enabling smart grid reform, impartial…
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Is 5G a waste of electricity? Experts say it's complicated
5G Energy Costs highlight base station power consumption, carrier electricity bills, and carbon emissions in…
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Ex-SpaceX engineers in race to build first commercial electric speedboat
Arc One Electric Speedboat delivers zero-emission performance, quiet operation, and reduced maintenance, leveraging battery propulsion,…
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7 steps to make electricity systems more resilient to climate risks
Electricity System Climate Resilience underpins grid reliability amid heatwaves and drought, integrating solar, wind, hydropower,…
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Cape Town to Build Own Power Plants, Buy Additional Electricity
Cape Town Renewable Energy Plan targets 450+ MW via solar, wind, and battery storage, cutting…
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Electric vehicles: recycled batteries and the search for a circular economy
EV Battery Recycling and Urban Mining enable a circular economy by recovering lithium-ion materials like…
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"World?s Most Powerful? Tidal Turbine Starts Pumping Green Electricity To Onshore Grid
O2 Tidal Turbine delivers tidal energy in Orkney, Scotland, supplying grid-connected renewable power via EMEC…
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Renewables became the second-most prevalent U.S. electricity source in 2020
2020 U.S. Renewable Electricity Generation set a record as wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal…
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Reconciliation and a Clean Electricity Standard
Clean Electricity Standard (CES) sets utility emissions targets, uses tradable credits, and advances decarbonization via…
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Cheap material converts heat to electricity
Polycrystalline Tin Selenide Thermoelectrics enable waste heat recovery with ZT 3.1, matching single crystals while…
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