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Electricity Transmission
US DOE to Invest a Further $2BN to Enhance Grid Resilience and Capacity
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $2bn in additional funding for 38 projects to protect the nation’s power grid against extreme weather and …
Net Zero
Net zero by 2050? Too late. Australia must aim for 2035
This year’s heightened drumbeat of extreme weather shows us how little time we actually have to slash emissions.It is now clear that going slow on cutting…
Microgrid
Virtual Power Plants Can Cost-Effectively Support the Grid— If We Let Them
(A rooftop solar system.)Contributed by Mathew Sachs, CPowerStrained by the double burden of increased demand and more frequent extreme weather events, our grid…
Solar Panel
Solar Farm Pelted by Giant Hail as Severe Storm Ripped Through Nebraska
Hail severely damaged a solar farm in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on June 23, 2023. (Courtesy: Nebraska Public Power District)A solar farm in Nebraska suffered signif…
Energy-Eficient Building
The Struggle to Design Green Buildings Amid Shifting Legal, Tech Landscape
The push to prepare American cities and towns for greater climate resilience has become more urgent in recent years as scientific evidence of warming mounts and…
Carbon Emissions
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeals From Fossil Fuel Companies in Climate Change Lawsuits
Baltimore and other cities, states and counties are suing the industry for damages from climate-induced extreme weather and sea level rise. They want their case…
Energy Storage Battery
Energy storage can be a life saver for people with disabilities, but policymakers can do more
During climate disasters and extreme weather events, people with underlying health conditions and disabilities face global mortality rates that are four times h…
LNG
Dutch Limit Gas Production at Groningen Despite Energy Crisis
The Dutch state announced in 2019 that Groningen output would end by October 2022 to limit seismic risks in the region, with gas only to be extracted thereafter…
Electricity Transmission
Electricity Transmission Key for Reliability in Extreme Weathers
Insufficient interregional electricity transmission is attributed at the core of extended power outages in Texas due to Storm Uri in February 2021.
Energy Security
Extreme Weather Conditions Harm RWE’s Renewables Electricity Generation in the US State of Texas
Operations teams focus on resuming production at RWE’s affected onshore wind turbinesRWE expects significant negative earnings impact in Onshore Wind/Solar seg…
Climate Adaptation Policies in Place in Over 170 Countries
National policies and laws to address impacts from extreme weather caused by climate change have been developed in over 170 countries, according to a major new …
Energy Storage Battery
Bloom Energy Microgrids Helped Customers Continue to Operate through Power Outages
A heat wave and storms led to power outages that plunged hundreds of thousands of New York and New Jersey electricity customers into darkness last weekend. Airp…
Earthfest: Buildings Boost Energy Savings
With extreme weather patterns this past season driving up the use of natural gas, what role do buildings play in helping regulate energy demand? Fresh Energy se…
Extreme Weather Continues to Batter USA This Year: Is Global Warming to Blame?
Tornadoes in the South, floods and snow in the Midwest, crazy heat in Alaska. What's going on with the extreme weather this year?