![Six terawatt hours of energy storage needed for "Zero Carbon" electrical grid in the USA - government analysis models power grids electrified by various sources approaching a 100% clean grid in 2050, Six terawatt hours of energy storage needed for "Zero Carbon" electrical grid in the USA - government analysis models power grids electrified by various sources approaching a 100% clean grid in 2050,](https://external-preview.redd.it/3wRJttNGp53Bxo9kyBUIenFPBKYNaomhnxAZ2uSS2hA.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=cc44d2b903739108e890feaf266822d78c09ee94)
Six terawatt hours of energy storage needed for "Zero Carbon" electrical grid in the USA - government analysis models power grids electrified by various sources approaching a 100% clean grid in 2050,
![Tesla battery degradation at less than 10% after over 160,000 miles, according to latest data : r/Futurology Tesla battery degradation at less than 10% after over 160,000 miles, according to latest data : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/IrpxtVo4dEOrb54TcHDQJRWhE4i-BCWZK-G9lY4p_VY.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=054693a5620be0ad67fb5e8804d86799cf97f573)
Tesla battery degradation at less than 10% after over 160,000 miles, according to latest data : r/Futurology
![India has come one step closer to achieving an unlimited source of energy, by commissioning Nuclear fast-breeder reactor at Kalpakkam, it has found use for its vast reserves of Thorium. : r/Futurology India has come one step closer to achieving an unlimited source of energy, by commissioning Nuclear fast-breeder reactor at Kalpakkam, it has found use for its vast reserves of Thorium. : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/B57QMCoVify4qJJE2lkyALsJPWe-GoT_ORDwT5FuTMw.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=3f1c3bd478840039313b0e3d085f2deddb07119e)
India has come one step closer to achieving an unlimited source of energy, by commissioning Nuclear fast-breeder reactor at Kalpakkam, it has found use for its vast reserves of Thorium. : r/Futurology
![New research shows the world has enough materials for 100% of power to be generated from renewables & for the batteries for its grid & the global fleet of cars to be New research shows the world has enough materials for 100% of power to be generated from renewables & for the batteries for its grid & the global fleet of cars to be](https://external-preview.redd.it/new-research-shows-the-world-has-enough-materials-for-100-v0-HVDF41ivLAfsZiouQAzZ9c1hTcymmnWX9YBRWGXrleQ.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=729770e4f2ba34f49235ba6809959e69e8aec0fc)
New research shows the world has enough materials for 100% of power to be generated from renewables & for the batteries for its grid & the global fleet of cars to be
![Spanish coal plants shut down, saying the economics aren't worth it. Other power plants will close in the coming months, and it is believed that there will be no more active coal Spanish coal plants shut down, saying the economics aren't worth it. Other power plants will close in the coming months, and it is believed that there will be no more active coal](https://external-preview.redd.it/9Ig88QAPU3wB6GR6sd-7sGpLeJLRh7W7S4Cbn_1Xx44.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5209270ee37cda90152b59c4bd38491163631f14)
Spanish coal plants shut down, saying the economics aren't worth it. Other power plants will close in the coming months, and it is believed that there will be no more active coal
![Yes, electric vehicles really are better than fossil fuel burners: As the Nobel prize committee eloquently put it: “Lithium-ion batteries... have laid the foundation of a wireless, fossil fuel-free society, and are Yes, electric vehicles really are better than fossil fuel burners: As the Nobel prize committee eloquently put it: “Lithium-ion batteries... have laid the foundation of a wireless, fossil fuel-free society, and are](https://external-preview.redd.it/kBGs_ZqJsBbxP_L7ZlQIwrLAMWI-naxrOUHaRV2hqEQ.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ef36d3bf59cfa019b244c99d89bc5b9ba8771c68)
Yes, electric vehicles really are better than fossil fuel burners: As the Nobel prize committee eloquently put it: “Lithium-ion batteries... have laid the foundation of a wireless, fossil fuel-free society, and are
![Developer Of Aluminum-Ion Battery Claims It Charges 60 Times Faster Than Lithium-Ion, Offering EV Range Breakthrough : r/Futurology Developer Of Aluminum-Ion Battery Claims It Charges 60 Times Faster Than Lithium-Ion, Offering EV Range Breakthrough : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/OatNlNuA2RXb-IswGxljaRW5XgMtydm1mOtdDiAxA7k.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=773aa7666b40fadeff909f222c40204c74d8cdca)
Developer Of Aluminum-Ion Battery Claims It Charges 60 Times Faster Than Lithium-Ion, Offering EV Range Breakthrough : r/Futurology
![Toyota claims battery breakthrough in potential boost for electric cars | Automotive industry : r/Futurology Toyota claims battery breakthrough in potential boost for electric cars | Automotive industry : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/toyota-claims-battery-breakthrough-in-potential-boost-for-v0-cUZVHzs-nDCu_IvU0s_7gE98QsDJXqWUYDDBbMk3KF4.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ea778da49bc411069c0f507aef68ccb763b748e1)
Toyota claims battery breakthrough in potential boost for electric cars | Automotive industry : r/Futurology
![If we 'oversize' wind+solar by ~1.5 times peak demand, and add 3 hours worth of batteries, all but 200 hours of electricity demand per year would be fully met in 42 major If we 'oversize' wind+solar by ~1.5 times peak demand, and add 3 hours worth of batteries, all but 200 hours of electricity demand per year would be fully met in 42 major](https://external-preview.redd.it/a43nEHMb3bnNiWSB3X28ozzTsd--q9vtPVLBr261hCA.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=464ecc260fe535404365ef8bcb7e09f5ce3c87a5)
If we 'oversize' wind+solar by ~1.5 times peak demand, and add 3 hours worth of batteries, all but 200 hours of electricity demand per year would be fully met in 42 major
![Vogtle, the only nuclear power plant under construction in the US, has received another taxpayer bailout of $3.7 billion, taking its total tax payer bailout to $12 billion. Originally budgeted at $14 Vogtle, the only nuclear power plant under construction in the US, has received another taxpayer bailout of $3.7 billion, taking its total tax payer bailout to $12 billion. Originally budgeted at $14](https://external-preview.redd.it/BHQS3cSu2em8MMj1LU4FChPWpk-8595cO_eACbVzt2U.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=a63ca38a414585217c87282b26d4b79c32f73deb)
Vogtle, the only nuclear power plant under construction in the US, has received another taxpayer bailout of $3.7 billion, taking its total tax payer bailout to $12 billion. Originally budgeted at $14
![All of those materials we put into a battery and into an EV don't go anywhere. They don't get degraded…—99% of those metals…can be reused again and again and again. Literally hundreds, All of those materials we put into a battery and into an EV don't go anywhere. They don't get degraded…—99% of those metals…can be reused again and again and again. Literally hundreds,](https://external-preview.redd.it/-rtGLHS0YUFzYA-kfzRZ8eVXtTXM2HK1pB3j2_u_KzE.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=21dd4adeb2dfb422245cc2eca1e0f2ca2234ea6b)
All of those materials we put into a battery and into an EV don't go anywhere. They don't get degraded…—99% of those metals…can be reused again and again and again. Literally hundreds,
![EPA announces new rules to get carbon out of electricity production: starting in the 2030s, stringent rules will radically cut emissions. : r/ Futurology EPA announces new rules to get carbon out of electricity production: starting in the 2030s, stringent rules will radically cut emissions. : r/ Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/epa-announces-new-rules-to-get-carbon-out-of-electricity-v0-jchvBCeibjn7SNVpt8GBfHhrimqmE4x4dudOAYdbSDg.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8b839dae699075f813ccbaf46b6f77c624eea189)
EPA announces new rules to get carbon out of electricity production: starting in the 2030s, stringent rules will radically cut emissions. : r/ Futurology
![Costs of battery storage for renewables have halved since 2018 and are on course to make renewables+storage the cheapest form of electricity generation in 3 years and eliminate the issue of intermittency. : Costs of battery storage for renewables have halved since 2018 and are on course to make renewables+storage the cheapest form of electricity generation in 3 years and eliminate the issue of intermittency. :](https://external-preview.redd.it/D2UEUgFM_HGHIv9h3UEwoiVVCY4GmHEY8w8y9lH71UM.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=a189fa665aceeb08100c1b6dd3e0f82a2be848cf)
Costs of battery storage for renewables have halved since 2018 and are on course to make renewables+storage the cheapest form of electricity generation in 3 years and eliminate the issue of intermittency. :
![Company says their "long duration" energy storage product will save New England $100 billion, and help it overcome three day wind energy lulls during the winter. : r/Futurology Company says their "long duration" energy storage product will save New England $100 billion, and help it overcome three day wind energy lulls during the winter. : r/Futurology](https://external-preview.redd.it/company-says-their-long-duration-energy-storage-product-v0-U85G9MFBu5Fghwdr2UOpmwu6IFR8ha1kz2rT0vz5dmg.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=33ba3144b49807230f5066fd3487f4da0f6f0cd4)