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As winter storms and summer heat waves increasingly stress the nation's power grids, Stevens researchers have developed a new ...

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With nearly 60% of the state’s electricity generated from solar, wind, and geothermal energy, California is well past the ...

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The lithium batteries used in most solar installations in South Africa are highly unlikely to cause trouble, but there are ...

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Australia's transition to renewables is gathering speed, but there's a looming problem with storage. We will need much more ...