World’s largest green hydrogen plant planned to open in Duval County, So. Texas in 2026. It will be powered by 60 GW of renewable energy and store the hydrogen in underground salt caverns in Piedras Pintas. https://www.inceptivemind.com/ghi-worlds-largest-green-hydrogen-plant-south-texas/23583/
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2022-03-02 37 Tesla Megapacks In Alaska
And a 1.3 minute video about it. https://electrek.co/2022/03/01/tesla-deploys-big-37-megapack-project-alaska-replace-gas-turbines/
2022-03-02 Distributed Energy Resources Management System – DERMS
Distributed energy resources management system or DERMS can save the world. https://www.utilitydive.com/spons/can-derms-save-the-world/619241/
2022-02-24 Lithium Below Salton Sea
There are millions of metric tons of lithium in the brine below the Salton Sea. There is a geothermal power plant there that uses the hot brine. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/02/23/lithium-beneath-californias-salton-sea/
2022-02-23 Pumped Hydro Energy Storage
Articles pumped hydro energy storage https://www.freethink.com/technology/why-pumping-water-back-into-hydro-dams-beats-batteries-for-renewable-power?amp=1 Research paper? Downloadable https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2516-1083/abeb5b
2022-02-22 Tricking Bacteria To Convert CO2
Scientists found how to trick bacteria into converting CO2 into acetone or isopropanol. This could remove CO2 from the atmosphere. https://interestingengineering.com/bacteria-convert-co2-industrial-chemicals
2022-02-22 Ming Yang 16MW Wind Turbine Data
The biggest yet, this 16 MW wind turbine is still in development and will go offshore next year. It will generate 80 GWH annually. https://electrek.co/2022/02/22/a-chinese-company-is-building-a-colossal-16-mw-offshore-wind-turbine/
2022-02-19 Calif Utilities Must Procure 40+GW Clean Energy By 2032
California lowers electric sector GHG target, directs procurement of more than 40 GW of clean energy resources The chart with the yearly figures shows 40.55 GW total must be procured by 2032. The utilities must procure 25GW clean energy generation and 15GW storage, while meeting strict reliability standards. Some of this will be pumped hydro.
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2022-02-11 Project Links Solar Canopies, Irrigation Canals
This article shows the synergy between solar PV and the use of the canals as the location for solar canopies. They call it agrivoltaics but there is no agriculture or crops. The author said there are three benefits. But the author did not include the added benefit that the canal water keeps the solar panels
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2022-02-11 Mine Storage Using Pumped Hydro In Sweden
This pumped hydro system uses an underground mine for the lower reservoir. It can even use a mine that is still in operation. They say there are plans for a 400 MW system. https://www.powermag.com/blueprint-underway-for-commercial-mine-energy-storage-facility-in-sweden/
