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Scrooge McDuck ![]() Send message Joined: 26 Nov 99 Posts: 1332 Credit: 1,674,173 RAC: 54 ![]() ![]() |
Think ERCOT who is not interconnected to any other of the grids. Fifedoms. Lots of little big man. Every one a separate corporation in "competition" with each other. After all the more the more places to TAX! Cooperation is for commies and liberals not for maximizing PROFIT!That’s the process by which electricity generated by wind turbines or solar arrays is added to the grid — the network of power lines and transformers that moves electricity from the spot where it is created to cities and factories. There is no single grid; the United States has dozens of electric networks, each overseen by a different authority.......Is it so hard to get everyone together with a big map showing all the current projects that are approved and go from there instead of taking on each project 1 by 1 and likely winding up doing 1 upgrade on top of another? But ERCOT was already transformed into a public non-profit transmission grid operator (in Europe called: "TSO"). Operating transmission grid was separated from generating and selling energy. Who has an economic incentive to build interconnectors? ERCOT does not. It is the states, power plant, and generation capacity owners, electricity traders that have the incentive to invest into interconnectors to expand electricity market, thereby reducing their future costs. In Europe also every country had its own big energy company (or four as in Germany) - state-owned or private. As ERCOT in Texas, regulation forces them to economically separate their grid operation from power plants business. Now all national transmission grids had to offer access to any electricity provider. Grid usage prices are regulated by law. Grid extension is planned by national TSOs and decided democratically by law. Extension is financed by loans, paid by customers through regulated grid usage fees. Nobody knows today whether this is an economically efficient solution to extend grids or whether it will waste billions of consumer's money. But in contrast to the U.S. in (continental) Europe these national TSOs started early (first ones: CH, FR, and DE in 1958) to interconnect their networks to a continent-wide synchronous grid (as long as they operated their own power plants, larger grid meant: saving more money). Northern Europe operates a separate grid as North and Baltic Seas don't allow AC wiring in the past, as do British Isles, Ireland, Iceland. The advantage of our continent-wide grid; it's relatively inexpensive to add high-performance interconnects (two 400 kilovolt systems mounted on a single mast offer 4 GW). In case of non-synchronous grids, such as in North America (nine? non-synchronous grids in the U.S. and Canada), expensive HVDC coupling or thousands of miles of new HVDC lines are required. Anywhere, it'll take decades to technically restructure large transmission grids, no matter how much money one throws at it. |
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This farmer is certainly doing his bit and has raked his neighbours into it as well. Timber shortage no issue for farmer who grew his own eco-friendly plantation and now reaps the rewards. Ask Rowan Reid which is the best species of tree to plant and he'll give a wry smile and a surprising answer.It's free registration for the ABS iview link to watch the actual Landline episode that the article is based on (link at bottom of the page). ;-) |
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Also attached to the above story on Landline is winning the battle of the burp. How feed additives could cut methane emissions from livestock by 90 per cent. Scientists appear to have solved one of the biggest environmental challenges facing the global meat industry — how to dramatically reduce methane emissions from cow burps. |
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The stories are coming in thick and fast this morning. An Aussie whose ideas caught the eye of the US President and now engineer Saul Griffith is making waves back at home. Rewiring Australia founder Saul Griffith is a man on a mission to electrify nation, one suburb at a time. Dr Saul Griffith has found himself in plenty of high-pressure situations over the past two decades. From meetings with White House officials and US politicians, to duelling with the powerful fossil fuel lobby, he's made the case for his solution to the climate crisis in forums where the stakes couldn't be higher.His main aim is to show that our grid can handle going totally green. I can't wait to see what the price of a battery will be in 4.5yrs time when that solar array of mine is paid off. Anyhow it's time to make use of all those panel and do a bit of welding. BTW the full link to the full story should be active in 12hrs. |
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Are we onto something? Melbourne scientists find enzyme that can make electricity out of tiny amounts of hydrogen. Scientists have isolated an enzyme from soil bacteria that can convert air into electricity, which they say could be developed into a renewable power source for small devices.It'll be interesting to see how far they can take it. |
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Seeing the light of God! York Minster solar panels plan approved by council wrote: Solar panels are to be fitted to the roof of York Minster in a bid to tackle rising energy bills. We all can do our part far beyond our prayers... All on our only one planet, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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What a beautiful move: Why sleeper trains are being revived across Europe Next... We just need to slow down the high stressed race of the jet-set day-trippers... Life is for living! Enjoy!! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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Is this letter a workable solution? The COP28 Agenda is a Recipe for Economic Armageddon: An Open Letter to Sultan Al Jaber, UAE President of COP28 wrote: In my open letter to the UAE President of COP28, I provide an economic and technological reality-check on how his proposed policies expose us to gigantic financial and ecological risks. That is a BIG letter, with big good points. What say the politics of changing to something cleaner? All on our only one planet, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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Yes we need to put the mangroves back to protect our coasts from erosion and capture carbon. Scientists use 3D-printed biodegradable structures to halt erosion. Australian researchers are testing biodegradable, 3D-printed structures to protect budding wetland species while slowing coastal erosion. |
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If they won't do it themselves then new laws will. EPA approves California rules phasing out diesel trucks. You could change a lot in that image by just using A and B-doubles which would cut down a lot on the pollution also. ;-) |
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Well, the huge amount of pollution to make the roads able to take A and B-doubles would be more. Remember no round-about; it is an intersection so turn radius. Triples are allowed in some places on some roads but there are total length and weight limits. Doubles are allowed in more, but there are states that ban them due to their roads, mainly north east states. Most of the ones in the photo are 40 foot containers on chassis, I do see one 53 foot box though. I do remember a California highway with a curvy road sign warning "Not recommended more than 24 foot kingpin to rear axle." |
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Red seaweed could be the answer to slashing methane emissions from cows, study shows. Forget fair-trade coffee beans and cows' milk substitutes, low-emission lattes could be the next big thing to land at your local cafe. |
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Finally the Aussie Agriculture sector explores ways of putting solar panels in fruit orchards, farm dams If it wasn't for a stubborn right wight government here we could still be producing solar panels here which would've accelerated this move much earlier. Conservatives are just 1 of the banes to this world getting ahead of itself. |
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Due to our last deadbeat government we're a bit behind the times, but approval has been given to build the country's first commercial-scale CSP plant in Port Augusta, South Australia. Concentrated solar power is an old technology making a comeback. Here's how it works. |
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Can we finally have a proper circular PET economy? Scientists discover plastic-gobbling enzyme that can break down trash in 24 hours: The revolutionary possibilities ‘are endless’. Researchers at The University of Texas in Austin discovered an enzyme that eats plastic fast, and scientists think it could revolutionize how we deal with waste. |
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The tide turns: Climate change: Fossil fuel emissions from electricity set to fall wrote: The world will likely use fewer fossil fuels to produce electricity this year in a "turning point" for planet-friendly energy, a new report says. Soon enough? Quickly enough? Cleanly enough? All on our only one planet, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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First it was plastic eating bacteria and now fungus can be added to that. Plastic-eating backyard fungi discovery boosts hopes for a solution to the recycling crisis. |
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Way to go? A Faster Way to Get to a Clean Energy Future | Ramez Naam | TED wrote: When it comes to cost, clean energy is bound to beat out fossil fuels.., ... Except... Can we overcome the 'inertia' soon enough? For the good of all?? Enough? Soon enough? All on our only one planet, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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California researchers attempt ocean climate solution LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Atop a 100-foot barge tied up at the Port of Los Angeles, engineers have built a kind of floating laboratory to answer a simple question: Is there a way to cleanse seawater of carbon dioxide and then return it to the ocean so it can suck more of the greenhouse gas out of the atmosphere to slow global warming? The article nneds to be read as it also mentions other ways of cleaning the atmosphere. |
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Has our new government slightly missed the mark? Electrifying commercial delivery vehicles is the fastest way to decarbonise, report finds. When it comes to decarbonising transport, most of the discussion has been about electrifying light vehicles, such as passenger cars. |
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