from Renew Economy David Osmond | 24 August 2022 There have been many simulations of a 100% renewable electricity grid for Australia, including some ground-breaking studies from Beyond Zero Emissions, The University of New South…
While the world struggles to find the will to fight global warming and end its reliance on fossil fuels, dozens of startups are putting billions of dollars into the quest for unlimited clean power. On this episode of “Power Moves,” Bloomberg sheds light on the progress of government-subsidized giants, the novel approaches being tried by upstarts, and how the hunt for a fusion reactor that produces more energy than it uses has become a race against global catastrophe.
The path to net-zero will be faster, easier, and cheaper if nuclear energy is part of the mix.
Wind and solar power have dominated new power capacity additions in 2021, continuing the trend of the past three years.
Many solar and wind projects face a problem: getting the energy from where it’s made to where it’s needed. #RegulatoryChangeNeeded
Airports around the nation are installing solar arrays on unused land, roofs and parking garages, helping them achieve self-sufficiency while also providing power to their communities.
An emerging industry of nuclear-fusion firms promises to have commercial reactors ready in the next decade.
Tech innovation gets funding for pilot/POC project to capture excess solar power during daylight and use it at night. Is this a solution for the “intermittency” problem?
See how electricity generation souces changed over the past 10 years, coal suddenly down, renewables up, nuclear hurt post-Fukashima.
Helion Energy plans to use the $500 million to complete the construction of Polaris, its 7th generation fusion facility and achieve target “net electricity production” in 2024.
This ignores the need for power when the sun doesn’t shine, but counters the argument that solar needs an unreasonably large footprint.
The US Military is building a small, portable, nuclear “micro-reactor” capable of powering a small town. Motivation: reduce fossil fuels and have remote power. Hurdles: safety, non-proliferation.
