January 22nd, 2023
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 »Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Kazakh Energy Ministers Sign Kambar-Ata-1 Hydroelectric Roadmap
January 10th, 2023
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 »January 3rd, 2023
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 »India’s Sugarcane-Based Ethanol Plan Has A Big Problem: Water
December 25th, 2022
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 »December 25th, 2022
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 […]
Read more »Tanzania Starts Rationing Power Because of Drought
November 25th, 2022
Via Terra Daily, a report on Tanzania’s decision to start rationing power because of drought: Tanzanian authorities have started rationing electricity because of a drop in hydropower generation due to drought, the national provider said Wednesday, with some areas set to suffer nine-hour outages. The East African nation has the capacity to generate nearly 1,695 megawatts […]
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