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La Commission d’enquête sénatoriale sur le coût réel de l’électricite créée sur l’initiative du groupe écologiste a auditionné le 14 mars 2012, Henri Proglio, l’actuel président-directeur général d’Électricité de France.
Coût réel de l'électricité : l'audition d'Henri Proglio (II) > Electricité - Enerzine.com
The purpose of the "super-grid", of which in a very small way the new Irish inter-connector is an example, is that wind power (and PV) surpluses in one part of Europe will find value and be exported to other parts of Europe where and whenever there is a dearth.
Ground-breaking French Study should stop further expenses on the so-called super-grid
Instead of making things clear, simple and more certain, it has increased confusion and uncertainty.
Return of the P-Word
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Electricity
Britain may need national 'energy buyer' to avoid shortages, reg
This could take day-to-day responsibility for buying all the UK’s energy, or certain parts of it, such as supplies for gas storage.
Electric output dips 3.7% in 2009 - Jan. 12, 2010
By Hibah Yousuf, staff reporter January 12, 2010: 5:39 PM ET
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Five big energy problems for the 21st century | FT Energy Source
A piece by academic and author Vaclav Smil in the OECD Observer (undated, unfortunately) paints a gloomy picture of energy transition this century:What It Takes to Power Google - Technology Review
Google is the first major Web company to reveal exactly how much energy it uses—information that will help researchers and policy makers understand how the massive explosion of Internet usage and cloud computing is contributing to global energy consumption. Google uses 260 million watts continuously across the globe, the company reported on Wednesday. This is equivalent to the power used by all the homes in Richmond, Virginia, or Irvine, California (around 200,000 homes), and roughly a quarter of the output of a standard nuclear power plant.
Energy Trading
Super-grid gets super-serious, but does it rely too much on Norw
The plan for a European ‘super-grid’ being proposed today by 10 companies, including Siemens of Germany and France’s Areva , might sound ridiculously over-ambitious. Cynics are already noting that most of the members of the group would be direct beneficiaries of the vast amounts that would have to spent building the super-grid. But this is a project that has already won serious political backing from nine EU member states and Norway, and, at least in its most modest version, looks like a realistic prospect.
In what could certainly be one of the boldest infrastructure developments ever announced, the Russian Government has given the go-ahead to build a transcontinental railway linking Siberia with North America.
Russia Green Lights $65 Billion Siberia-Alaska Rail and Tunnel to Bridge the Bering Strait! | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World
Promoting Microgeneration: A Challenge For Europe
During the EU Sustainable Energy Week hold in March 2010 in Brussels, Europe multiplied conferences on those topics and tried to stimulate concrete actions based on last year’s directives on renewable. Low carbon energy with sustainable benefits is the target objective for Europe. Microgeneration is one of the leading options; the customer base can have quite easily access to it.
Clean Fusion Breakthrough? | Mitchell Anderson
The holy grail of clean cheap energy from nuclear fusion has seen many false starts. The cold fusion fiasco of twenty years ago sent scientists and potential investors fleeing towards the door. Even the “ conventional ” approaches to fusion energy will require enormous amounts of energy, and if they work, still produce large amounts of dangerous radiation.Smarter Chargers for Electric Vehicles
This spring, GE will start selling a line of "smart charging stations," devices that communicate with utilities to optimize charging, for electric vehicles. The technology could be key to ensuring that electric cars don't strain the power grid, and it could cut down on consumer electricity bills.The Power of the Smart Grid - Environment - GOOD
The "smart grid" is an electric system that includes information and communications technologies to turn the traditional “one-way” grid into a more dynamic “two-way” system.Energy Storage