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When freak weather and technical problems affected the grid, the power supply to huge parts of the United States could be jeopardized. The new real-time system for mapping US electricity usage should make sure that the lights stay on under anything but the most extreme of circumstances.
When more power is needed, another centralized source of generation, a power plant, has to be built. The traditional grid cannot quickly pivot in the face of acute demand spikes or support the 100% renewable energy critical to meet global climate goals, such as President Biden’s proposal to create a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035.
The White House says it is pushing ahead with plans to increase renewable energy capacity on public land and create a carbon-free power grid by 2035. But the solar industry has recently warned of a slowdown in project installations this year as global supply chain disruptions and the threat of new US tariffs on panel imports from Southeast Asia ...
As for the power grid, the infrastructure bill does include about $27 billion in direct funding and loans to improve grid reliability and climate resilience. It would also create a Grid Development Authority under the U.S. Department of Energy, charged with developing a national grid capable of moving renewable energy throughout the country.
The electric grid is over 100 years old and already feeling the strain – reshored manufacturing, transport electrification and heat pumps are a few capabilities demanding more from the grid. Against this backdrop, the most powerful and promising technology in a generation – artificial intelligence (AI) – has emerged, demanding more power ...
On the technology front, the ASEAN region should seek knowledge transfer on essential technologies for transition like carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), smart grid, and green hydrogen. ASEAN states also have to double down efforts to facilitate regional infrastructure expansion such as the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) which enables ...
The cost of a cyberattack on the US smart power grid is estimated to be $1 trillion – roughly eight times the cost of cleaning up the Fukushima nuclear disaster. A six-hour winter blackout in France could result in over $1.7bn in damages. The negative externalities of a cyberattack on smart electricity grids could be immense, as just about ...
A net-zero carbon economy is achievable, although it won’t be easy. In California alone, Pathway 2045 analysis estimates the state will need up to $250 billion between now and 2045 to add 80 gigawatts of bulk renewable power and 30 gigawatts of utility-scale storage, plus the grid enhancements needed to support all of that. Our state’s ...
Solar power can help Africa reduce emissions and widen access to electricity, but the continent is only in the early stages of building its solar resources. Statista reported earlier this year that Africa generates 9% of its energy from renewable resources , and that solar capacity in Africa grew 13% between 2019 and 2020.
"A robust and resilient electricity grid is the foundation for a low carbon future, managing the cyber risks is key to that and it’s a challenge that must be tackled together. We are proud to work alongside those organisations that are key to delivering electricity, to find a better way forward in addressing these risks globally."