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Adobe flips the switch on all-electric building

Business Green

The structure, certified under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, contains the largest all-electric commercial kitchen in North America - a 50,000-square-foot space equipped with induction cooking equipment and an all-electric pizza oven from Italy.

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Smith College, MA embarks on $220-million geothermal project

ThinkGeoEnergy

With the project, the Smith College aims to fully move away from fossil fuels for the heating and cooling systems of the campus. A series of wells at a depth of 800 feet (~243 meters) will be drilled and connected in a closed loop. The heat will be extracted either for cooling, or amplified using heat pumps.

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ERCOT Heat Wave Is No Sweat for AI-Powered DERMS

AutoGrid

With this comes a surge in electricity use, mostly from cooling systems. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is predicting a historic demand of over 80,000 MW , putting immense pressure on the state’s power grid. Texas heat waves often result in slim reserve margins, where supply barely meets demand.

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AI can significantly improve grid management reports DOE

Smart Energy International

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly improve key areas of grid management, a new US Department of Energy report finds. Thus AI models for grid applications should be rigorously validated as well as scalable in performance and adherent to power grid governance standards. Have you read?

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SDG&E unveils innovative microgrids in grid resilience bid

Smart Energy International

Californian utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has unveiled four new microgrids with advanced remote operation capabilities and safety technologies to help enhance grid reliability.

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EV charger installation expert: Residential V2X could have a great future

Charged

Bidirectional charging and the vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid applications it enables (collectively known as V2X) have the potential to turbocharge the EV industry, both by providing valuable features for drivers and by making EVs into an asset for the electrical grid. There are some great models and pilots that have been done.

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Dandelion Energy calls for transition to geothermal heating in Westchester County, NY

ThinkGeoEnergy

Home geothermal company Dandelion Energy (Dandelion) has announced an official call to “switch to geothermal” in a new clean energy advocacy campaign in Westchester County, New York. “It’s not just because you’re a tree hugger trying to save the planet.