5 h. ago Power paradox: Why wind energy could face an economic squeeze

Wind is doing a better job of displacing carbon from the electricity grid than it gets credit for, according to a recent mechanical engineering master's graduate whose economics-steeped thesis makes the case that wind power generators could become victims of their own success.

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5 d. ago Tough fuel cell can stabilize power grid by making and storing energy in extreme industrial conditions

To build a modern-day electrical grid with the flexibility and resilience to handle ebbing and flowing energy sources like solar and wind power, West Virginia University engineers have designed and successfully tested a fuel cell that can switch between storing or making electricity and also generate hydrogen from water.

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7 d. ago Battery swapping stations powered by solar and wind: How this could work for electric vehicles

Petrol and diesel vehicles are being phased out globally and replaced with electric vehicles so that countries can meet their commitments to zero human-caused carbon emissions by 2050. But electric vehicles' batteries run down quickly and take a long time to recharge. One solution is battery swapping systems, where depleted batteries can be swapped for fully charged batteries, putting electric vehicle drivers back on the road faster than it would have taken them to fill up with petrol. Lumbumba Taty-Etienne Nyamayoka is a researcher and Ph.D. candidate with the Future Electrical Energy Technology Research Group at the University of the Witwatersrand. His research looked at the best way to set up battery swapping systems powered by solar and wind energy.

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1 week ago Turning tap water into hydrogen: New strategy lets PEM electrolyzers use impure water

In recent years, energy engineers have been working on a wide range of technologies that could help to generate and store electrical power more sustainably. These include electrolyzers, devices that could use electricity sourced via photovoltaics, wind turbines or other energy technologies to split water (H2O) into hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2), via a process known as electrolysis.

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2 w. ago Federal judge in Mass. to deny Trump administration’s motion to dismiss lawsuit over block on wind projects

Attorneys general from 17 states, including Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. are suing in federal court to challenge Trump’s Day One executive order halting leasing and permitting for wind energy projects. The post Federal judge in Mass. to deny Trump administration’s motion to dismiss lawsuit over block on wind projects appeared first on Boston.com.

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2 w. ago Senate GOP bill spares nuclear and geothermal energy while hammering wind and solar

The Senate Finance Committee’s language would take a sledgehammer to some parts of the renewable-friendly Inflation Reduction Act while sparing others. 

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3 w. ago Trump Says No More Windmills, Calls Them 'Bullsh*t' and a Blight on Our 'Beautiful Plains'

President Donald Trump said this week his administration would not approve any more development of wind energy except in cases of emergency. The post Trump Says No More Windmills, Calls Them ‘Bullsh*t’ and a Blight on Our ‘Beautiful Plains’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Power, Profit, and Washington’s Paradox: Corruption and the Trump Administration

Power, Profit, and Washington’s Paradox: Corruption and the Trump Administration  Verfassungsblog

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3 w. ago Offshore hydrogen production affects the North Sea: Study offers strategies for environmentally friendly expansion

Green hydrogen is a key part of the energy transition. In the coming years, it'll be made in wind farms in the German Bight. With recent technology, this process creates waste heat and brine, which are both dumped into the sea.

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