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ERCOT asking Texas residents to conserve power amid threat of more power outages in state
FILE – This Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 file photo shows power lines in Houston. The electric power grid manager for most of Texas has issued its first
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A Safety Improvement For the Pebble Bed Nuclear Reactor
Texas A&M University researchers have developed a model that can better predict the physical phenomenon inside of very-high-temperature
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Sure is a good thing the Lege fixed all those power grid problems
Otherwise, who knows what could happen? Texas’ main power grid struggled to keep up with the demand for electricity Monday, prompting the
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North Korea diverts electricity from provinces to keep Pyongyang powered
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. People living in North Korea’s rural areas have been
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Amendment of Schedule 2 of Electricity Regulation Act to help deal with load shedding: Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the amendment of schedule two of the Electricity Regulation Act to increase the National Energy Regulator of
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Innovation program launched to boost SMEs in energy supply chain
An Australian-first open innovation program, titled GeneratER, has been launched by National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) to boost small and
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MIT Develops New Method of Generating Power With Carbon Nanotubes
3d Carbon nanotubes on dark background. Credit: enot-poloskun/Getty Images (Image by enot-poloskun/Getty Images)Engineers at MIT have discovered a
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Cost, access issues pushing Ugandans off national grid to solar energy
Installation of solar panels. Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross-section of residents in Luwero district says they have turned to solar
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ElectraNet gives Project EnergyConnect the final go-ahead
ElectraNet has officially given the green light to the construction of Project EnergyConnect, the high-voltage electricity transmission
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Defect Discovered That Limits Perovskite Solar Cells
University of California – Santa Barbara researchers have uncovered a major cause of limitations to efficiency in perovskite solar cells. Various
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National grid collapses thrice in 5 months, 130 times in 8 yrs — Investigation
There are indications that the power sector may have experienced three system collapses in five months (between January and May, 2021), against two
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New metering service provider for Aurora Energy
Electricity retailer Aurora Energy has appointed a new metering service provider to deliver new advanced meters to homes and businesses across
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Want to save your business money? Start by comparing energy
According to the ACCC, businesses are paying too much when it comes to electricity. The industry body states that lack of competition in the energy
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Stone the crows and gas the Aussies
There is a trend to describe new culture battles in terms of ‘public health’ in an attempt to piggyback various agendas on the shoulders of
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Solar gone wrong
JESSICA ROBERTSON and Daniel Berwick would be well-advised to take the advice they offer in their recent opinion piece that we should “shift the