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The electricity gauntlet has arrived
2024 trends: batteries, transferable tax credits, and the cost of capital
Pumped-storage hydropower could help renewable energy flow
Back in the 1970s, the Tennessee Valley Authority built what remains one of the largest energy storage facilities in the world: a pumped-storage hydropower plant. A pump takes water from the Tennessee River, shoots it up a giant shaft and holds it there until electric power needs peak during the day. At that point, the water is allowed to drain back down, spinning turbines that can generate enough power for a million homes. It’s almost like a gravity-powered battery as big as a cathedral … buried deep inside a mountain. Marketplace’s Lily Jamali spoke with Robert Kunzig, a freelance journalist who recently wrote about this in depth for the publication Science. He says pumped-storage hydro is attracting a lot of interest, thanks in part to generous tax credits from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
2023 climate tech venture investment trends
What do you do with a 100-hour battery?
Unlocking the renewable energy revolution with Ramya Swaminathan of Malta Inc.
Ramya Swaminathan is the CEO of Malta Inc, a company that spun out of Google’s moonshot factory in 2018 to work on an energy storage solution using the existing power grid. One thing holding the world back from a transition to clean energy: electricity generated from sources like the sun and wind has to be used right away or it disappears…but one possible answer might be—salt.
This week on How I Built This Lab, Ramya recounts how she got into the renewable energy industry with two previous companies focused on hydropower. She also explains how molten salt and coolant might be better than batteries as a low-cost, long-duration and job-preserving energy storage solution.
This episode was produced by J.C. Howard with music by Ramtin Arablouei.
It was edited by John Isabella with research help from Alex Cheng. Our audio engineer was Maggie Luthar.
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Shoring Up The Future With Greener Batteries
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Ukraine pleads for air defence missiles
Natural gas consumption in the EU fell almost 18 per cent in the past eight months, Ukraine will plead for urgent shipments of surface-to-air missiles at a meeting of its western allies on Friday, and Germany looks ready to legalise recreational cannabis use.
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EU gas usage falls 18% after price shock caused by Russian supply cuts
Military briefing: Ukraine pleads for missiles as air defence stocks run low
Germany set to legalise personal use of cannabis
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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Holding on to power
How the US climate bill will finance the energy transition [partner content]
100% Renewable Energy - Can We Do It?
The Future of Renewable Energy, Featuring Bill Gates
Renewable energy could be the key to ensuring the future prosperity and health of Planet Earth and humankind. In this very special episode, we sit down and discuss the possibilities with Bill Gates.
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