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  • August 2008

    • Outdated Power Grid Blowing Wind Energy Hopes: Experts

      New York Times  |  Aug 27, 08 1:58 AM CDT

      Outdated Power Grid Blowing Wind Energy Hopes: Experts

      (Newser) - The nation's outdated and congested power grid is putting a damper on plans to expand renewable energy programs, the New York Times reports. Generating power from the wind and sun is becoming easier—but getting the power to consumers who live far from the country's windiest and sunniest places remains a problem. More »

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      electricity  • alternative energy  • renewable energy  • wind power  • power grid  • wind farm  • wind

  • July 2008

    • African Sun Could Power EU

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 23, 08 1:50 CDT

      African Sun Could Power EU

      (Newser) - All of the European continent’s electrical needs could be generated by massive solar farms in Africa, scientists posited today, unveiling a plan to do just that, the Guardian reports. The proposal, which would require an area the size of Wales—insignificant in the vast expanse of the Sahara Desert, they note—is highly speculative; the biggest hurdle would likely be upgrading the European and trans-Mediterranean power grid to carry, and share, the power. More »

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      European Union  • Africa  • Europe  • renewable energy  • solar power  • power grid  • solar panel  • Sahara

    • GM, Utilities Join to Speed Plug-Ins

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 22, 08 11:49 AM CDT

      GM, Utilities Join to Speed Plug-Ins

      (Newser) - General Motors and three dozen electric utilities in nearly 40 states have agreed to work together on the transition to plug-in electric vehicles that are expected to begin rolling out within 2 years, the Wall Street Journal reports. With GM’s Chevy Volt and Saturn Vue  expected to hit the market first, cooperation is needed to make sure recharging cars don't overwhelm the power grid. More »

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      General Motors  • hybrid car  • electric cars  • power grid  • green transportation  • Chevrolet Volt  • utility companies

  • January 2008

    • Cybercrooks Hacking Power Grid

      PC World  |  Jan 20, 08 8:38 AM CST

      Cybercrooks Hacking Power Grid

      (Newser) - Foreign extortionists have managed to hack into US power grids and shut them down, PC World reports, citing a CIA analyst speaking at a security conference this week. "In at least one case, the disruption caused a power outage affecting multiple cities. We do not know who executed these attacks, but all involved intrusions through the Internet," the analyst said. More »

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      Internet  • CIA  • hackers  • electricity  • cybercrime  • power outage  • extortion  • power grid

  • September 2007
  • August 2007

    • Iraq Electric Grid Seized by Militias

      New York Times  |  Aug 23, 07 11:31 AM CDT

      Iraq Electric Grid Seized by Militias

      (Newser) - Large swaths of Iraq's power grid have fallen under the control of armed militias, the New York Times reports. The balkanization of power stations worsens an already fragile situation in which insurgents blow up power lines and leave Baghdad without power at the height of a 110-degree summer. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • insurgents  • electricity  • militia  • power grid

    • Iraq's Power Grid Is Near Collapse

      Associated Press  |  Aug 4, 07 7:01 CDT

      Iraq's Power Grid Is Near Collapse

      (Newser) - Iraq’s power grid is teetering on the edge of collapse as insurgents destroy almost any attempt to restore power and the country’s fractured government is stalled, the AP reports. With enough power for only half of demand, there have been four nationwide blackouts in the last two days. Gasoline prices have also spiked to nearly $5 a gallon, making it affordable only to the wealthy. More »

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      Iraq  • gas prices  • insurgents  • energy  • power  • power grid

  • May 2007

    • Booming India Is Starved for Power

      New York Times  |  May 21, 07 8:35 AM CDT

      Booming India Is Starved for Power

      (Newser) - India's economy is growing so fast it has outstripped its electrical capacity, leaving burgeoning businesses, industries and homes to generate their own power with soot-belching diesel-powered generators for hours every day. Half of India's populace has no connection to the grid at all, and new construction often goes up without any plan for supplying electricity. More »

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      US economy  • India  • energy  • electricity  • alternative energy  • nuclear power  • power  • coal  • power grid

  • April 2007

    • Plug-In Has Power to Spare

      CNET  |  Apr 10, 07 12:22 CDT

      Plug-In Has Power to Spare

      (Newser) - A souped-up plug-in hybrid unveiled yesterday has excited talk of a future in which  cleaner-running cars are also profitable. With a new lithium-ion battery that can store up to nine kilowatt/hours of electricity, a hybrid owner could buy electricity at night, store it in the battery, and then sell it back to the grid at higher prices during the day. More »

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      environment  • energy  • car  • hybrid car  • electricity  • alternative energy  • power grid

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