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climate

That’s Hot: New Gas Could Eliminate This Super Strong Global Warming Culprit

Dorothy Pomerantz
January 09, 2017
Ask any farmer, and they'll tell you that weather patterns have become erratic. Monsoon seasons, once as predictable as sunrises and taxes, now fluctuate wildly, making it difficult, if not impossible, to prepare. Among the causes implicated: global emissions, which climate-change experts believe could raise Earth's temperature 8 degrees Fahrenheit before the end of the century if left unchecked.
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The Grid

High Voltage: Watch Out AC / DC Is Getting Its Groove Back

Dorothy Pomerantz
November 02, 2016
America’s largest machine — the power grid — has been pumping lifeblood electricity from power plants to our homes and businesses for more than a century. The vast network of wires, switches, transformers and other technology has gone through periodic upgrades, but the infrastructure is aging and increasingly prone to blackouts. Unfortunately, the stress on the network is starting to show at exactly the time when we need it to shoulder and move thousands of megawatts from new wind farms and solar installations popping up all over the country.
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Renewables

Mix And Match: These Engineers Make Renewables Play Nice With Other Sources Of Energy

Tomas Kellner
March 10, 2016
New solar and wind energy farms added a whopping 68 percent of new power generation capacity in the United States last year, according to a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. When combined with hydropower, renewables now make up a fifth of America’s electricity generation capacity, more than double what it was in 2008.

This trend isn't going away. Getting all that clean electricity to homes and factories, however, is a challenging task.

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Electrification Software Energy

That’s So Nice: Electricity’s Digital Future Has Dawned On The French Riviera

February 02, 2016
The commune of Carros in the south of France straddles a leafy valley tucked away a short ride from Nice and the beaches of the French Riviera. Like much of Provence, the medieval town of 11,000 swells every summer with tourists seeking tans and sipping rosé. But it may soon become a magnet for people interested in the sun for a different reason.
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