Via The Washington Post, a look at the watergy impact of artificial snowmaking: A lack of snow and abnormally mild temperatures are threatening ski resorts in the eastern United States, Europe and Asia. As natural snow becomes scarcer and temperatures creep too high for traditional snow machines, new technology is helping a growing number of […]
Read more »Via BBC, a look at the potential of sea-based solar farms: Indonesia is a nation of more than 10,000 islands, so supplying the whole country with electricity is a huge challenge. More than a million people are not connected to the electricity grid at all. “Those people who don’t have electricity are living on remote […]
Read more »Via The Diplomat, a report that Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Kazakh Energy Ministers signed an agreement to build a new hydropower plant in Kyrgyzstan: On January 6, the energy ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan signed an agreement on the construction of the Kambar-Ata-1 hydropower plant on the Naryn river in Kyrgyzstan. Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Energy Minister Taalaibek […]
Read more »Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on how – when the Portuguese electric power grid needs more electricity – a large multinational power company releases millions of gallons of water from a dammed reservoir: When Portugal’s electrical system needs a boost, a signal activates a power plant buried deep in a hillside in the […]
Read more »Via Quartz, a report on the water implications of India’s sugarcane-based ethanol plan to reduce its dependence on imported crude oil: While India is making a push for ethanol-blended petrol, by incentivizing sugarcane-derived ethanol, concerns remain about the water-guzzling nature of the sugarcane and fair remuneration for farmers. On Nov. 2, the center, as part […]
Read more »Via MyModernMet, an article ona n enormous Swiss water battery project — known as Nant de Drance — that is at last operational: Solar and wind energy are the future. But both of these renewable, sustainable energy sources are dependent on varying environmental conditions. Where does one store the extra energy produced by solar panels on a […]
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