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  Cuyahoga County OK’s first microgrid utility in USA

  neo-trans.blog - Ken Prendergast

  This week, Cuyahoga County has launched the first microgrid electrical utility in the United States. Cuyahoga Green Energy (CGE) has contracted with …

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  Lee Stogner

  

  3 days ago

  Rolls-Royce unveils a concept nuclear reactor that could one day power a colony on the moon

  Business Insider - Marianne Guenot

  Rolls-Royce has revealed a concept model of a micronuclear reactor it plans to bring to the moon. The project, backed by a £2.9 million contract ($3.6 million) from the UK Space Agency, aims to provide a reliable power source for astronauts establishing colonies on the moon in the near future. "Our …

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  Lee Stogner

  

  5 days ago

  At COP28, John Kerry unveils nuclear fusion strategy as a source of clean energy

  msn.com - By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, Associated Press

  The United States will work with other governments to speed up efforts to make nuclear fusion a new source of carbon-free energy, U.S. Climate Envoy …

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  America’s first ​‘enhanced’ geothermal plant just got up and running

  grist.org - Maria Gallucci

  Next-generation geothermal could be a huge source of carbon-free power. A first-of-a-kind project from Google and Fervo Energy is a step in that …

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  Lee Stogner

  

  Entrepreneurs Are Getting Energized As Biden Invests in a More Resiliant Electrical Grid

  Inc Magazine - Melissa Angell

  More extreme weather and forest fires spell trouble for our vulnerable power grid. But large utilities are using federal money to teaming with small companies to better manage risk and keep power flowing. The mounting climate crisis is forging new clean energy partnerships among entrepreneurs, as …

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  Lee Stogner

  

  Most Pipelines Will Be Replaced With HVDC But Rest Will Be Electrified

  Forbes - Michael Barnard

  The era of moving molecules for energy is coming to an end as we electrify everything everywhere all at once. Moving electrons is more efficient and lower impact. Pipelines are steel tubes that mostly move molecules of liquid or gas for energy. And they currently mostly burn molecules to move the …