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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Announces $15 Million for Development of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Tools

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U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $15 million in funding for 23 projects to accelerate the incorporation of machine learning a...

Waves blockchain used to track Russian energy consumption

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Russian power grid company is piloting a blockchain-based system that’ll automate electricity metering. Those behind the pilot, so far implemented in 400 homes in the Kaliningrad and S...

Egypt Prepares for a Renewable Energy Revolution

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Mohamed Shaker, the minister of electricity and renewable energy, announced in mid-October that the country is to inaugurate the 1.4-GW Benban Solar Park by November. Located in the Aswan Governorate ...

Hydrogen Microgrid Demonstrated at Thailand Botanical Park and Research Center

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A botanical garden in Thailand is trying to give a boost to the hydrogen microgrid concept, an approach that is still nascent. The 600-acre Nongooch Tropical Botanical Gardens in Pattaya set up a demo...

World’s Largest Storage Battery — 2.5 GWh — To Replace Gas Peaker Plants in Queens, New York, USA

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A site on Vernon Avenue in Queens, New York, once was home to 16 gas powered peaker plants. Only 2 remain in operation today. Soon, all of them will be demolished to make room for a 316 MW/2528 MWh st...