September 2nd, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at how new tech ventures want to use blockchain to clean up a messy carbon market: Last year, a British oil exploration company and a tech start-up joined forces on a project to permanently lock away untapped fossil fuel reserves in Greenland. The idea was simple: the energy […]
Read more »Tesla’s Virtual Power Plant Helped With California Grid Overload
August 25th, 2022
Via Input Magazine, a report on how Tesla Powerwall customers provided as much as 16 MW of power during a recent California grid overload: Tesla’s Virtual Power Plant program got its first workout this week in California. During a widespread strain on the power grid, Tesla reached out to the pilot program’s participants to ask that they […]
Read more »July 16th, 2022
Via Greenbiz, an article on whether water pricing will be the next carbon pricing: The price of water — essential for human life, nature, communities and businesses — is often subsidized, reflecting a commonly held belief that everyone should have abundant access to clean water. But in many locations, those prices don’t reflect the true cost of […]
Read more »Tesla’s Large Scale Battery Projects Are Transforming The Grid
July 2nd, 2022
Via Quartz, an article on how Tesla’s large scale battery projects are transforming the grid: In 2019, Tesla introduced the Megapack, a battery the size of a shipping container designed to kill coal- and gas-fired “peaker” power plants. Peaker plants sit idle for most of the day, but fire up to provide extra energy whenever demand for […]
Read more »June 15th, 2022
Via Ars Technica, an article on Toyota’s plans to offer a lithium-ion home battery system your car can charge: Toyota’s new home storage system will let an EV power a house. The Toyota Motor Corporation has decided to get into the home battery sector. Earlier this month, the automaker announced its O-Uchi Kyuden System, a home […]
Read more »How San Diego Secured Its Water Supply: At A Cost
June 1st, 2022
Via AP News, a reminder of the power of pricing to manage behavior toward, and usage of, water: As a worsening drought forces millions of Californians to face mandatory water restrictions, one corner of Southern California has largely shielded itself from supply-related woes: San Diego County. For Western water planners, the path it took to get there […]
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