4 h. ago Power grid testing boosts distribution innovations to utility scale

A historic legacy now translates to pioneering capabilities in electric grid technology at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The secure electrical infrastructure that enabled World War II nuclear advances under the Manhattan Project has evolved into the ideal test bed for modernizing the nation's grid for the 21st century.

Politics

6 d. ago Predicting the peak: New AI model prepares NYC's power grid for a warmer future

Buildings produce a large share of New York's greenhouse gas emissions, but predicting future energy demand—essential for reducing those emissions—has been hampered by missing data on how buildings currently use energy.

Events

1 week ago Russia Bombards Ukraine's Odesa With Drones Amid Tense Peace Talks

Russian drones blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukraine city of Odesa in an overnight attack that injured six people, including a toddler and two other children, officials said Wednesday The post Russia Bombards Ukraine’s Odesa With Drones Amid Tense Peace Talks appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Alphabet to buy Intersect Power to bypass energy grid bottlenecks

Alphabet is set to pay $4.75 billion in cash, plus debt, for the data center and clean energy developer.

Politics

3 w. ago Trump Media to Merge With TAE Technologies, a Nuclear Fusion Firm, in a $6 Billion Deal

Trump Media & Technology Group, the social media and crypto company part owned by President Trump, said it would help develop a “utility-scale fusion power plant.”

Economics

3 w. ago Trump Media to Merge With TAE Technologies, a Nuclear Fusion Firm, in $6 Billion Deal

Trump Media & Technology Group, the social media and crypto company part owned by President Trump, said it would help develop a “utility-scale fusion power plant.”

Economics

3 w. ago Rising electricity prices and an aging grid challenge the nation as data centers demand more power

Everyone—politicians and the public—is talking about energy costs. In particular, they're talking about data centers that drive artificial intelligence systems and their increasing energy demand, electricity costs and strain on the nation's already overloaded energy grid.

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4 w. ago Ford is starting a battery storage business to power data centers and the grid 

Ford will invest about $2 billion into the new business over the next two years.

Politics

last month Power when parked: EVs could help save money and reduce emissions by providing energy to homes

Using electric vehicle batteries to power households could save their owners thousands of dollars in bills while cutting emissions from the power grid, according to new research from the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company.

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