
Substorm study could help protect grids - Electricity Forum News
Feb 17, 2007 · Researchers suspected that the substorms were triggered in this tail. In Science, the team reports that the Feb. 26 substorm started when magnetic field lines reconnected far …
Children Envision Wireless Power On The Roads - EF News
May 13, 2024 · In the world envisioned by CTRIC Pathways, roadway lampposts are mounted with vibrating magnetic coils that send power to oncoming vehicles with "matching" receivers. …
Super-fast magnetic train floats above the track - EF News
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - Phyllis Wilkins looks forward to the day when residents of her city will be able to levitate 64 kilometres to Washington, D.C. Wilkins is executive director of Maglev …
This Week's Solar Flare Illuminates the Grid's Vulnerability
A massive burst of solar wind that erupted from the sun Tuesday is expected to deliver only a "glancing blow" to the Earth's vulnerable magnetic field, NASA officials said yesterday. But it …
Geothermal power touted for Upper Ark - EF News
SALIDA, COLORADO - A 10 megawatt geothermal electric generation plant near Buena Vista could provide 85 percent of power needs in the Upper Arkansas Valley. "This is a big deal," …
NYC Task Force Offers 2008 Energy Plan - EF News
The New York City Energy Policy Task Force, formed by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in July, said the added electrical resources would be needed for economic expansion, to make energy …
Grid Is Smarter – But Is It Tougher? - EF News
Aug 14, 2003 · - The North American power grid is an incredibly complex system, with a web of more than 340,000 kilometres of high-voltage transmission lines connecting thousands of …
Village Green Energy launches revolutionary carbon offset
Village Green Energy, a San Francisco-based company, launched a brand new carbon offset that may reshape the voluntary carbon offset market. The company boasts that its new product has …
Electricity Forum News - Renewable Energy’s Odd Couple
Renewable energy’s odd couple - The Electricity ForumThis achievement puts Mr. PerryÂ’s state in odd company. The race for clean-energy leadership is on — and big red Texas is going …
Hydropower Plants to Support Solar and Wind Energy
Hydropower plants can support solar and wind power, rather unpredictable by nature, in a climate-friendly manner. A new study in the scientific journal Nature Sustainability has now mapped …