The Obama administration announced a few hours ago that it will “accelerate the permitting and construction of seven proposed electric transmission lines” to help create jobs and support the growth of renewable energy around the U.S. via Obama Announces Job-Creating Grid Modernization Projects | CleanTechnica.
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With all the talk about modern smart grids and the call for increased transmission to deliver new renewable energy to consumers, eager to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, little attention is given to how antiquated and inefficient long-distance transmission is. via A different view on transmission lines – Sustainable Business Oregon.
We hear a lot about renewable energy these days, especially emerging technologies like wind and solar. Most of us appreciate the potential these technologies hold for our energy future, and we understand the challenges they can bring in terms of cost and reliability. Yet, we often overlook one of the most important challenges in bringing Continue reading →
The New York Power Authority has scored $720,000 in federal stimulus money to test out new smart-grid technology on transmission lines in the Massena and Chateaugay areas. The funds will pay for half of a $1.5 million demonstration project that could help the state authority better understand how adding wind power to the electric grid Continue reading →
The term “smart grid” is bandied about regularly in energy news, but what is it, what does it entail? The smart grid concept at its most basic is a variety of technologies employed on the existing power grid (including buildings connected to the grid like our homes), to make it more efficient, more reliable, and Continue reading →
In April 2007, a helicopter landed in a backyard in Johnson Valley, California, a desert hamlet of 440 residents on the outskirts of Joshua Tree National Park. “One of the neighbors went out and asked them what they were doing just a few hundred feet from his house,” Jim Harvey, a local landowner, recalls. “They Continue reading →
China has embarked on a 10-year project to build a “smart grid” that will catapult power transmission into the digital age, securing electricity supplies and boosting energy conservation. The program is expected to be a boon to companies that provide equipment and technology to the power industry. “A smart grid is an inevitable choice for Continue reading →
