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Powering the AI boom without breaking the grid

In our latest episode of Lexicon, we sat down with Diane Watkins, Vice President ...
If we’re planning to expand electric vehicle (EV) usage, we may as well maximize their energy potential. That’s the intent behind the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) model—a proposal that taps into idle EVs at ...
When the grid goes down, whether due to natural disasters, infrastructure failure, or a more serious societal breakdown, access to power can become a critical issue. Electricity fuels much more than ...
A visitor at Kamrooz Aram: Infrequencies at Alexander Gray Associates (photo Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic) Aram, born in Iran and a graduate of Columbia’s MFA program, is known for his play with the ...
Massachusetts is making a big push for batteries — not the kind you put in a flashlight, but powerful, tractor trailer-sized batteries that store energy for the electric grid. State officials say more ...
AEMO credits the surge in grid scale and home batteries for supporting more renewables, cutting prices, and reshaping the grid.
The dramatic and near-exponential rise of big and small batteries is diminishing the role of gas in Australia’s power grid – ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. When Covid shut the world down in 2020 my family and I lived ...