Are grid battery storage systems fire-prone? Early data suggests their fires are rare
Grid batteries can catch fire, but these fires are becoming less common as more grid batteries are built.
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Do electric vehicles catch fire more often? Early evidence says no
EV battery fires can be hard to extinguish, but data suggests they’re very rare
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Do wind turbines work when it’s cold?
Turbine blades can ice over at temperatures below freezing, but many turbines come with systems that prevent this.
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How much electricity do data centers use, and can they run on renewables?
Data centers are largely powered by fossil fuels today, but that may start to change.
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How do solar and wind change the electric grid?
Power grids don’t just move electricity around – they are complex works of engineering
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A large solar plant in California is closing – what does it mean for solar power?
The Ivanpah solar plant uses solar concentration power, very different from the technology used in most solar farms today.
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What caused Iberia’s blackout? Renewable energy’s opponents were quick to blame solar and wind, but multiple factors appear to be at play
Based on what we do know about the day’s events, claims that renewables caused the blackout are misleading.
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Do renewables increase the price of electricity? Not necessarily
Adding more solar and wind can increase the price that homes pay for electricity. But energy type is only one piece of the puzzle, and simply because a grid has more solar or wind does not mean it is more expensive.
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Natural gas may be cleaner than coal, but it isn’t cleaner than nuclear or renewable energy
More than one-fifth of the world’s energy is drawn from natural gas. That part varies around the world: as low…
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Training and using ChatGPT uses a lot of energy, but exact numbers are tricky to pin down without data from OpenAI
As the capabilities and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) continue to grow, so are its energy impacts. Training and ongoing use of AI models requires significant energy due to their use of data centers – one of the most energy-intensive building types.