California's shift toward renewables makes energy harder to manage
California's electrical grid has a problem - a nice problem, but a problem nonetheless: The state often has too much power.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 2, 2015
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Exxon CEO talks Arctic oil drilling, risks, lessons
The Arctic is the next great frontier for oil and gas—and one of the most environmentally fragile places on earth.
Environment
Apr 2, 2015
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Latin America divided between oil and green energy
Latin America spends billions of dollars subsidizing fossil fuels each year, but also has some of the world's largest renewable power programs, highlighting the energy-hungry region's divisions as it charts its future.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 1, 2015
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Local electricity could meet half our needs by 2050
Research conducted by nine leading UK universities has found that up to 50 per cent of electricity demand in the UK could be met by distributed and low carbon sources by 2050.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 26, 2015
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Spanish town showcases a smarter way to manage water
The city of Almería in Spain is set to pioneer efficient new water management methods as part of an EU-funded project. Scheduled for completion in May 2015, the URBANWATER initiative will enable consumers to use water more ...
Environment
Feb 10, 2015
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New smart grid control decentralizes electricity supply
To improve the management of fluctuations in the electricity supplied by solar and wind installations, the electricity network needs to work more intelligently in the future. Electricity suppliers aim to be able to regulate ...
General Physics
Feb 2, 2015
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Study suggests reducing energy demand in the future may be centered on developing cities
(Phys.org)—A small team of researchers with members from institutions in the U.S. and Germany has found that the greatest opportunity for reducing predicted energy demands over the next half-century lies with cities that ...
New energy innovation report highlights central role of emerging economies
Innovation in clean energy technologies is a truly global phenomenon, and the most active efforts to develop next-generation technologies are in rapidly industrializing countries, where energy demand is high and deployment ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 11, 2014
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Why Australia's entire power sector should support the Renewable Energy Target
There's been much talk about how uncertainty over the future of the (RET) is affecting the renewable energy industry.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 10, 2014
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Coping with water scarcity: Researchers evaluate effectiveness of water policies aimed at reducing consumption
(Phys.org) —As California enters its fourth year of severe drought, Southern California water agencies have turned to new pricing structures, expanded rebate programs and implemented other means to encourage their customers ...
Environment
Oct 23, 2014
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