In October 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ordered his government ministers to prepare a plan to keep the country’s last three operating nuclear power plants, which were originally scheduled to close at […]
How a record-breaking copper catalyst converts CO2 into liquid fuels
Researchers have made real-time movies of copper nanoparticles as they evolve to convert carbon dioxide and water into renewable fuels and chemicals. Their new insights could help advance the next generation of […]
This New Breed of Generator Can Run on Almost Any Fuel
It’s January 2030 and your electric heat pump is warming the house while your electric car charges in the garage, all powered by solar panels on your roof and by wind and […]
Are Small Modular Reactors The Future Of Nuclear Power?
For decades, many countries have maintained a love-hate relationship with nuclear energy, with the sector regarded as the black sheep of the alternative energy industry thanks to poor public perception, a series […]
Disastrous tunnelling delays underline folly of Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme
The latest revelation from the hapless Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro battery project is the staggeringly slow progress of all three tunnel boring machines (TBMs), resulting in extensive delays and cost blowouts. This […]
The Final Countdown, Part 2 – RBN’s Five-Year Natural Gas Market Outlook
The CME/NYMEX Henry Hub prompt futures price has fallen precipitously in recent months and 2023 has the potential to be one of the most bearish in recent history. But longer term, the […]
Falling out of love with AMI: Why we need a new approach to smart metering
Smart meters are often seen as an integral part of utilities’ infrastructure and modernization efforts given the large and growing need for high-frequency meter data, but advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) deployments have […]
FERC approves Western Resource Adequacy Program for regional capacity sharing
Dive Brief: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday approved a regional resource adequacy program that will allow Western utilities such as Arizona Public Service, PacifiCorp and Puget Sound Energy to share […]
Microgrid In A Box Is Opening New Possibilities In Utilities, Disaster Relief, Defense
In a back lot behind a building at Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, energy systems engineer Kurt Myers leads me outside to look at a nondescript shipping container and an enclosed […]
Heat Pump Wars In Maine
New England and much of the northeast United States suffered through a brutal cold snap lately. The weather observatory atop Mount Washington recorded the coldest wind chill temperature in its history — […]
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