EV owners are quick to dismiss these reports as nothing else than big oil propaganda, but there’s actually more to it than that. It seems roughly half the global cobalt supply comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, a large country in Central Africa that, despite having the word “democratic” in its name, is not […]
Green Energy
Sweden eyes cobalt mining on home turf
Sweden is “one of the most interesting areas in the world” to explore minerals like cobalt and lithium, Enterprise and Innovation Minister Mikael Damberg says. A new report suggests that Sweden’s historic mining area of Bergslagen may have great potential for extracting sought-after minerals such as cobalt and lithium and the government is on Thursday […]
National Grid seeks OK for New York power grid rebuild
National Grid told New York regulators that it proposes to extend two 115-kV transmission lines to provide a dual supply to the new Ohio Street substation proposed to be built and located on a parcel of land owned by National Grid within the city of Buffalo. Currently, the Gardenville-Buffalo River 115-kV 146 transmission line (Line 146) is a 9.64-mile, 115-kV […]
Battery storage leaves fossil fuels and regulators in state of inertia
The brain cells are working overtime at the headquarters of network owners, grid operators, generators, and regulators. Australia’s electricity grid is about to make the leap from analogue to digital, and everyone is scrambling to keep up. Ever since the opening of the Tesla big battery next to the Hornsdale wind farm in South Australia […]
6 Promising Energy Storage Options to Tie into the Grid
With renewable energy production on the rise, such as wind and solar, reliable energy storage solutions become a necessity…and especially so when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. Since the discovery of electricity, scientists have sought methods to store that energy when it’s needed on-demand. Over the last century, the storage industry […]
Testing and Optimizing Efficiency in the Smart Grid
In this modern-day industrial revolution of power and energy, efficiency stands firmly in the spotlight of research and development. Highlighting its importance as perhaps the most critical aspect in the ongoing transformation of existing power systems, efficiency is now often considered an energy resource. For advanced power systems, efficiency comes in several shapes and forms, […]
