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18.02.26 - 20:01
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Ex-Tesla Leader Baglino Raises $140M for Next-Gen Grid (Bloomberg)
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Energy startup Heron Power has raised a $140 million Series B to build a 40-gigawatt US manufacturing facility for its advanced electrical equipment. Heron's CEO Drew Baglino discusses the demand coming from renewable power and AI data center projects. He joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)...
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18.02.26 - 19:15
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Dänemark will Bau von Kernkraftwerken prüfen (Tichys Einblick)
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Das bis dahin schwerste nukleare Unglück zerstörte am 28. März 1979 Block 2 des US-Kernkraftwerks Three Mile Island. Das sorgte für ein Umdenken in Dänemark, das bis dahin in seinem Kernforschungszentrum auf der Halbinsel Risø den Bau eines eigenen Kernkraftwerks vorbereitet hatte. 1985, noch vor dem weltweit zweiten großen Reaktorunglück in Tschernobyl, beschloss das Parlament
Der Beitrag Dänemark will Bau von Kernkraftwerken prüfen erschien zuerst auf Tichys Einblick....
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18.02.26 - 03:54
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Winter Storm Fern Proved Coal Is Still the Power Grid′s Reliable Backbone (ZeroHedge)
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Winter Storm Fern Proved Coal Is Still the Power Grid's Reliable Backbone
Authored by Emily Arthun via RealClearEnergy,
When Winter Storm Fern swept across much of the United States in mid-January 2026—bringing snow, ice, and sustained sub-zero temperatures from Texas to New England—millions of Americans braced for power outages. In some areas, those fears were realized. Tennessee alone reported more than 245,000 customer outages at peak conditions. At the same time, natural gas prices spiked dramatically, exceeding $30 per MMBtu at certain constrained delivery points within the PJM Interconnection.
Yet despite the severity and duration of the storm, the national electric grid largely held. Hospitals remained open. Emergency services stayed online. Most homes stayed warm. That outcome was not accidental. It was the result of dependable, dispatchable generation—chief among it, coal.
During the coldest days of the storm, coal-fired generation across the Lower 48 surged, rising from roughl...
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