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Interview – Harnessing the potential of geothermal to scale up by 2030

ThinkGeoEnergy

There are some very interesting schemes around using CO 2 as a working fluid for power generation. In 2013, Professor Dr. Martin Saar at ETH Zurich came up with this idea: CO 2 is stored at depth and heated by the geothermal gradient, then produced and used for power generation at the surface.

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An Inside Look at a Groundbreaking Solar-Storage Procurement in California

GreenTechMedia

First, it’s one of the largest-ever efforts to aggregate distributed energy resources (DERs) at a scale that can help California’s power grid meet its capacity needs. CCAs procure large-scale power resources for their customers, but they also have access to their customers' billing and smart metering data.

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

Momentum is building as businesses and governments transform their organizations to be more efficient and resilient. Introducing the Food Microgrid: A Decentralized and Resilient New Food System (Panel Discussion): The coronavirus pandemic disrupted food supplies and reminded us again that our food systems are ever more centralized.

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Texas repeatedly failed to protect its power grid against extreme weather

Grist

As millions of Texans endured days without power and water, experts and news organizations pointed to unheeded warnings in a federal report that examined the 2011 winter storm and offered recommendations for preventing future problems. Natural gas producers and pipeline companies in Texas are regulated by the Railroad Commission.