We usually think of fossil fuels as energy sources. Fuels of all kinds are not sources of energy, but actually are storage devices for energy. Think of them as a kind of battery. This may, at first, seem like a very small distinction without a difference.
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The Business Spectator has a look at some of Google’s initiatives to transform the way we produce energy – Google’s search for smart power.
Most people expect there to be a transformation of the energy industry, but what if it turns out to be a total revolution?
Most talk focuses on a possible move to distributed rather than centralised power supplies, the introduction of smart grids and the replacement of fossil fuels with renewable energy supplies such as wind, solar, marine and geothermal.
It is a criticism frequently leveled at those promoting wind or solar power as an alternative to fossil fuels: what happens when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine?
Well, now there is a smart answer, at least in Europe — we’ll simply and instantly switch to another source of clean, green power.
via Getting connected: Europe’s green energy ‘supergrid’ – CNN.com.
