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Ireland is experiencing a solar boom thanks to a spell of sunshine, and the grid managed to cover up to a third of demand in a single afternoon, but the catch that changes everything is that some of that clean energy is being wasted because the infrastructure can't keep up
1+ week, 2+ day ago (829+ words) Home - Energy - Ireland is experiencing a solar boom thanks to a spell of sunshine, and the grid managed to cover up to a third of demand in a single afternoon, but the catch that changes everything is that some of…...
Earth will not reach 25-hour days for about 200 million years, but the reason shows how tides quietly reshape planetary time
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1005+ words) Home - Technology - Earth will not reach 25-hour days for about 200 million years, but the reason shows how tides quietly reshape planetary time If you have seen claims that Earth is about to leave the 24-hour day behind, here is the…...
The river that supplies 40 million Americans is down to 23%, and a $25 million fish decision could hit hydropower
1+ week, 5+ day ago (683+ words) Home - Technology - The river that supplies 40 million Americans is down to 23%, and a $25 million fish decision could hit hydropower The Colorado River is heading into another tense summer, and this time the fight is not only over water. At Glen…...
A $137 million golf course in Korea is being turned into a solar power site, but the clock is ticking toward 2030 and the twist is how fast a once-premium leisure asset can become a hard-to-reverse energy installation
2+ week, 1+ day ago (996+ words) Home - Energy - A $137 million golf course in Korea is being turned into a solar power site, but the clock is ticking toward 2030 and the twist is how fast a once-premium leisure asset can become a hard-to-reverse energy installation A golf…...
China's floating wind monster can survive Category 5 winds, and that is the detail offshore energy needed to leave shallow water
2+ week, 2+ day ago (908+ words) Home - Energy - China's floating wind monster can survive Category 5 winds, and that is the detail offshore energy needed to leave shallow water China has installed what it describes as the world's largest 16-megawatt floating offshore wind platform, a deep-water test…...
Australia is placing giant structures on the seafloor about 0. 5 miles offshore to feed a desalination system targeting 30 million liters a day, roughly 7. 9 million gallons, pushing critical water infrastructure out into the ocean
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1030+ words) Home - Construction - Australia is placing giant structures on the seafloor about 0. 5 miles offshore to feed a desalination system targeting 30 million liters a day, roughly 7. 9 million gallons, pushing critical water infrastructure out into the ocean Australia is pushing a major water…...
One of the world's largest salt mines sits hidden under Lake Erie, an underground industrial city carved beneath the water that most people on the surface never realize exists
3+ week, 2+ day ago (845+ words) Home - Economy - One of the world's largest salt mines sits hidden under Lake Erie, an underground industrial city carved beneath the water that most people on the surface never realize exists Beneath Lake Erie, far below the traffic, lakefront wind,…...
A country's gas-powered grid is running out of fuel, and the rush to replace it with renewables may come after years of delay
4+ week ago (809+ words) Home - Energy - A country's gas-powered grid is running out of fuel, and the rush to replace it with renewables may come after years of delay Bolivia is discovering what every household eventually learns when a long-running discount ends. Official figures…...
One of the world's rarest woods is down to 162 wild trees in Vietnam, and its failure to regenerate has triggered a scientific alarm
4+ week, 1+ day ago (938+ words) Home - Construction - One of the world's rarest woods is down to 162 wild trees in Vietnam, and its failure to regenerate has triggered a scientific alarm The wetlands of Vietnam's Central Highlands still hold a few stands of a tree most…...
A farm heating experiment combines solar collectors, a heat pump, and underground storage, and the result could shake up rural energy
4+ week, 1+ day ago (898+ words) Home - Energy - A farm heating experiment combines solar collectors, a heat pump, and underground storage, and the result could shake up rural energy Winter does not wait for energy markets. When the temperature drops, livestock barns need steady heat even…...