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EIB finances grid upgrades across Germany

Smart Energy International

million) to municipal energy supplier Thüringer Energie AG (TEAG) to upgrade and digitise the electricity grid in Thuringia, Germany. The project will upgrade and expand the grid in rural areas to meet the needs of the energy transition.

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‘It’s like buying an iPhone and not having a cable’: UK’s bid for net zero in the balance due to grid ‘blind spot’

The Guardian: Energy

But a global shortage of components and skills means efforts to meet climate targets will go down to the wire From next year, engineers will need to roll out more than 100km (62 miles) of electric cabling every day until 2040 if the government hopes to power the UK towards its climate goals, according to new data.

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Consumers Are Playing a Big Role in Keeping the Lights On in California This Week

GreenTechMedia

Several out-of-state power grids also reported emergency conditions on Monday and Tuesday. CAISO also was able to secure some scarce imported power, and wind power coming on late in the day helped too. It ended the demand about 30 minutes later as demand began to fall and wind power ramped back up.

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Stabilizing the energy system with energy storage

Smart Energy International

This means that in the event of a heatwave, a spike in electricity use would ultimately test the power grid’s ability to meet supply with demand, potentially resulting in summer brownouts or blackouts. These concerns make it difficult for the grid to fully rely on renewables.

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Surge in WA emissions puts Australia’s net zero targets in doubt

The Guardian: Energy

Modelling results presented to the state government late last year and obtained by Guardian Australia showed that the state’s carbon emissions in 2024 are on track to reach 91.5m tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent, or about 20% above 2005 levels.

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Solar and on-shore wind provide cheapest electricity and nuclear most expensive, CSIRO analysis shows

The Guardian: Energy

Estimates of costs to build small modular nuclear reactors – a technology supported by the Coalition but not expected to be commercially available until at least 2030 – have risen dramatically and would provide the most expensive power, according to the draft GenCost report.

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Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts

GreenBiz

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

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