The Future is Electric
I have heard about floating solar being added in India. There it was being used to cover irrigation canals. The big plus is that helps cut evaporation. But, you still need to add the infrastructure to connect it to the grid.
Fully Charged Show talks about a system in Portugal. It is floating on a reservoir which is behind the hydroelectric dam. That means it can share the grid connection with the hydro plant. It seems like a real win-win installation.
The fastest growing part of Tesla’s business is grid-tied storage. About 1/3 of all home grid storage units sold in the US are Tesla PowerWalls. There is a lot more […]
Google and Fervo build a new kind of geothermal power plant. Google’s desire to run all its data centers on “green energy” and Fervo’s technology (combined with $1 billion from […]
Wind turbines offer a free source of electric power but they have had their share of problems. Particularly for those based in the sea, the support structure is complicated and […]