[Link] The U.S. Wants to Turn Both Coasts Into Massive OffshorWindfarms

Read: 17/10/2021 www.vice.com

The Biden administration is planning a rapid buildout of offshore wind turbines along the U.S. coastline. 

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[Link] Afghanistan Fears Literal Darkness As Taliban Fails to Pay Electric Bills

Read: 5/10/2021 www.vice.com

There are fears Kabul could face a mass blackout, and a subsequent humanitarian crisis, if the Taliban don’t start collecting money for utility bills and paying the city’s electricity suppliers.

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[Link] Tesla’s Megapack Battery Burned For Days In Grid Storage Fire

Read: 15/8/2021 hackaday.com

Lithium rechargeable batteries have been heralded for their high-density energy storage, enabling all manner of technologies to come to fruition. From drones to practical electric cars to large-scale grid storage, the applications are endless.

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[Link] D'oh! Misplaced chair shuts down nuclear plant in Taiwan

Read: 30/7/2021 www.theregister.com

A reactor at Guosheng Nuclear Power Plant in Taiwan malfunctioned on Tuesday morning, triggering an auto shutdown that resulted in the loss of 985 megawatts of power – all due to the misplacement of a chair.

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