Bring Me Coffee Or Tea... A fond fare thee well to Damo Suzuki
#DamoSuzuki
#vocalist
#improviser
#Energy
#Can
#video
#music
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xaxcvz
#energy
Disused mine in Finland is being turned into a gravity battery to store renewable energy
The firm has developed an energy storage system that raises and lowers weights, offering what it says are “some of the best characteristics of lithium-ion batteries and pumped hydro storage”.
When there is excess power - from wind turbines on a windy day for example - weights would be winched up the Pyhäsalmi mine’s 530-metre auxiliary shaft. To generate energy, these weights can be released turning the winches into generators creating either a short burst of electricity or a slower trickle depending on what is needed.
The gravity energy system would be able to store 2MW of power and integrate into the local energy grid.
#green #GreenElectricity #battery #renewable #storage #energy
With the growing concern across the province that the #Alberta #Energy Regulator seems to operate without sufficient public transparency and has vast discretionary powers, Alberta Wilderness Association opted to host a panel discussion on the theme "Reconsidering the Alberta Energy Regulator." The agency seems to be held captive by industry interests, rather than functioning as it is meant to: making decisions based on the best interests of Indigenous communities, the environment, and the public at large. Recent incidents, like the Kearl spills — and AER's response to it among others — highlights this point. #tarsands #oilsands #oil
Iran is in negotiations with China to purchase a tram/bus system for Tehran worth $12-$13 billion.
It is another push by Reisi's government to cut the pollution in the city and help with the out of control congestion caused by over 12 million cars in the city, most of them over 30 years old.
Iran seem to be increasing it's sale of oil significantly and planning to reach 4M barrels per day in 2025.
There are also reports that Iran is planning to build a second nuclear power plant in Sirik city in Hormozgan province, by the Persian Gulf. The plan is to produce 5GW or energy that is significantly larger than the Bushehr plant that in theory can produce 1GW but hasn't been able to produce more than 30% of max capacity.
#Iran #Tram #China #Energy #China #NuclearEnergy #PersianGulf #Pollution #Tehran
How nuclear power saved Armenia - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
https://thebulletin.org/2024/01/how-nuclear-power-saved-armenia/
Saturn’s auroras are clearly visible in this composite image made by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. #Blue #light corresponds to reflected #sunlight, #red to the planet’s own heat, and #green to emissions from #hydrogen #ions in the #aurora.
June 22, 2021
https://www.quantamagazine.org/cassini-data-solves-jupiter-and-saturns-energy-mystery-20210622/
#Cassini #Data Solves #Jupiter and #Saturn's #Energy #Mystery
Sam #Altman Says #AI Using Too Much #Energy, Will Require #Breakthrough Energy Source
source: https://futurism.com/sam-altman-energy-breakthrough
"There's no way to get there without a breakthrough," Altman told audiences, as quoted by Reuters. "It motivates us to go invest more in #fusion," adding that we need better ways to store energy from #solar #power.
Of course, there is no reason to save energy, especially as the only way to improve AI models with today's technology is to throw more and more hardware at them. Some invention in the future will save us until then we will continue to heat up the planet.
#climate #future #humanity #technology #capitalism #earth #economy #politics #news
The Rooftop Solar Industry Could Be on the Verge of Collapse
AND EVEN MORE RATE INCREASES!!!!!
https://www.denverpost.com/2024/01/31/xcel-energy-colorado-seeks-gas-rate-hike/
#China Installed More #Solar Panels Last Year Than the U.S. Has in Total
Source: https://www.ecowatch.com/china-new-solar-capacity-2023.html
China is the world leader in renewable energy, including 40 percent of the planet’s entire solar capacity, reported Rystad #Energy. The United States comes in second place with 12 percent.
Company to scale up production of revolutionary batteries that ‘glow like the sun’ after impressive round of fundraising: ‘A reliable resource for the grid to use at all hours’
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/company-scale-production-revolutionary-batteries-170000188.html
The Rise of Batteries in Six Charts and Not Too Many Numbers - RMI
#electricity #energy #batteries
Battery sales are growing exponentially up classic S-curves that characterize the growth of disruptive new technologies. For thirty years, sales have been doubling every two to three years, enjoying a 33 percent average growth rate. In the past decade, as electric cars have taken off, it has been closer to 40 percent.
https://rmi.org/the-rise-of-batteries-in-six-charts-and-not-too-many-numbers/
Draining America First---The Beginning of the End for Shale Gas | Art Berman
https://www.artberman.com/blog/draining-america-first-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-shale-gas/
