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Disney’s cult sci-fi saga reboot is back with a Tron: Ares trailer that sees the sequel leave the Grid
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Disney’s cult sci-fi saga reboot is back with a Tron: Ares trailer that sees the sequel leave the Grid

Disney has unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming sequel to a legacy sequel, Tron: Ares. Some 15 years since we last ventured...

Syria hit with nationwide power outage amid grid failures | News
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Syria hit with nationwide power outage amid grid failures | News

Nationwide blackout strikes Syria due to malfunctions, authorities say, amid deepening economic crisis. Syria has suffered a nationwide power outage due to malfunctions...

Home air conditioning units can balance the electrical grid without impacting comfort
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Home air conditioning units can balance the electrical grid without impacting comfort

Credit: CC0 Public Domain While adding wind and solar energy to the electricity supply can help reduce carbon emissions, their intermittency poses a...

Ann Arbor’s sustainable energy utility aims to build the electric power grid of the future alongside the old one
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Ann Arbor’s sustainable energy utility aims to build the electric power grid of the future alongside the old one

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An experiment is underway in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that could change how communities generate and distribute power in the...

New method enhances power grid reliability assessment
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New method enhances power grid reliability assessment

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Radboud University have developed a new method to calculate the reliability of the power grid. This new...

Rooftop panels, EV chargers, and smart thermostats could boost power grid resilience
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Rooftop panels, EV chargers, and smart thermostats could boost power grid resilience

An example of the different types of IoT devices, physical objects that contain sensors and software that connect to the internet, that are...

Switching to electric vehicles will push the power grid to the brink
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Switching to electric vehicles will push the power grid to the brink

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The UK’s pledge to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 hinges on replacing millions of petrol and diesel vehicles with...

What can electrifying your ride do to the grid?
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What can electrifying your ride do to the grid?

Credit: Kaitlyn Johnson/Texas A&M Engineering Around 1 in 5 cars sold last year were electric vehicles (EVs). While they offer benefits—including zero tailpipe...

How a handful of Australians are selling power from their cars back to the grid
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How a handful of Australians are selling power from their cars back to the grid

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Our cars sit unused most of the time. If you have an electric vehicle, you might leave it charging...