Energy
The energy transition is waiting for a grid
Connection queues reveal a problem with wires, operating rules and project readiness. The solutions have to address all three.
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Articles on energy from Field & Future.
Energy
Choosing what a four-hour battery should do
The number on a storage project's nameplate tells you one relationship between power and energy. It does not tell you which grid problem the project is meant to solve.
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Energy
The overlooked battery is a tank of heat
When the final product is heat, storing electricity and converting it later is only one possible route. Temperature, timing and integration decide which route is useful.
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Energy
Ground-source heat pumps across the seasons
A borehole connects a building to a useful thermal environment. The long-term result depends on seasonal flows, the design of the field and who is responsible for the system around it.
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Energy
Offshore wind begins on land
Port Talbot's floating-wind plans reveal the industrial system behind a turbine at sea: quays, storage, vessels, workers and a project pipeline credible enough to build for.
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Energy
Community solar has to survive the subscription contract
A ten-percent discount can describe a credit rather than the whole electricity bill. Two fictional statements show why community solar's promise depends on billing, timing and the right to leave.
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Energy
When the evening peak moves
Moving electricity use can reduce a difficult peak without reducing the service people receive. The opportunity depends on whose timetable can move, what it costs and how delivery is verified.
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