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Tackling the energy transition with a grid that can sense, think, and act

Smart Energy International

Why do renewables such as distributed energy resources (DERs) present such a challenge? The hard truth is that the majority of electric grids were not originally designed to accommodate DERs, writes Dominique Verhulst, head of the Energy Segment at Nokia’s Network Infrastructure Group.

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How much GWh storage capacity is needed for a resilient energy system?

Smart Energy International

Phil Thompson, CEO of UK-based Balance Power, explains how much GWh storage capacity is needed for a resilient and renewable energy system and how to get these much-needed projects off the ground. Energy storage, which can balance supply and demand, can come to the grid’s aid.

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How 4 Top US Utilities Are Grappling With the Energy Transition (or Not)

GreenTechMedia

The past decade has been a wild ride for America's massive electricity sector. Cheap wind and solar have turned the industry's conventional economic wisdom on its head. NextEra Energy: America's renewables behemoth. More recently, NextEra has pressed heavily into utility-scale solar, its nearly 4.4

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My exclusive interview with ChatGPT about AI, climate tech and sustainability

Business Green

It answers questions in a human-like way, pulling from myriad sources across the digital universe as well as from books, academic journals and who-knows-what-else. AI can be used to support and enhance various climate technologies and solutions, such as renewable energy, carbon capture and climate modeling. Makower: Great.

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What Is B Corp? B Corp Certification Guide + Quick Assessment

Green Business Bureau

Certification is shown to attract and engage top talent, increase credibility and build trust, slash costs, meet the demands of a consumer majority, and protect a company’s mission in the long term. Does your company have an open-book management process that allows employees to access all financial and operational data?

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'Fifteen years of anaemic growth cannot be repeated': The green economy reacts to the government's Growth Plan

Business Green

But the promise of streamlining the planning process may also offer a much-needed boost for major low carbon energy projects such as nuclear power plants and offshore wind farms. And we're accelerating new road, rail and energy projects by removing restrictions that have slowed down progress for too long. "We

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Waves of Abandonment

DeSmogBlog

This takes some stress off your shoulders and you’re like, all you really need in life is a pair of blue jeans and a good book.”. All but the most resilient oil companies went bankrupt and forfeited their assets. A drill rig in the setting sun. The mighty Chesapeake Energy, a publicly traded company with $8.5

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