Weekend Reads: London's Eye-Catching EV Buses; Earth's Giant 'Batteries' - Smart Energy Decisions

Distributed Energy Resources, Energy Storage, GHG Emissions, Solar, Sourcing Renewables, Wind  -  December 7, 2024

Weekend Reads: London's Eye-Catching EV Buses; Earth's Giant 'Batteries'

It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web:

London’s new electric buses have a surprising look—and can charge in just 6 minutes (Fast Company)  On one of London’s longest bus routes, 20 new buses look like trams, and demonstrate how riding the bus can be a better experience.

How giant ‘batteries’ in the Earth could slash your electricity bills (Grist)  We're wasting too much of the clean energy we generate. Reservoirs and caverns can store excess solar and wind power.

Charge train-size batteries with clean energy, roll them to power Denver: SunTrain says it’s the “crazy” future (The Colorado Sun)  Even the founders and an enthusiastic governor admit it sounds crazy: Charge up a train full of massive batteries with clean solar or wind energy out on the plains, then roll the trains to Denver or any other spot that’s low on power without using billion-dollar electrical lines. The train track becomes the transmission line. “Trainsmission,” by the company’s coinage.

Duluth students’ Climate Club inches toward a solar victory (The Minnesota Star Tribune)  Zoe and Mauren Pierson helped found the club in middle school. Now the district is exploring putting arrays on two elementary schools.

Texas could become a major producer of another source of renewable energy (ABC News)  Texas has the potential to become a major producer of green hydrogen due to its existing energy infrastructure, according to researchers.

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