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AltEnergyMag Newsletter - Dec 7/16 |
Featured Articles | The Emerging Relationship between Distributed Energy Resources and the Transmission System. | Many companies don't realize that they can generate their own power on-site and in a cleaner and more cost-effective way. | Nuclear fusion has several advantages over nuclear fission. There are no carbon emissions. It is a very energy efficient system and provides abundant fuel. | | Berkeley Lab study shows significant potential for further turbine scaling. | Faster-responding storage allows us to operate the grid more efficiently, instantly balancing fluctuating supply and dynamic demand. | | |
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Story of the Day | Megan Treacy for TreeHugger: We've seen our share of interesting wind power designs, but often the technology can't come anywhere close to matching what the traditional horizontal axis wind turbines can do. There's a reason that when we think of wind energy, we think of giant masts with rotating blades and it's because that design is incredibly effective -- just look at Scotland and other areas around the world that now get a majority of their electricity needs from wind power. | | |
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