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🌞 We Don't Get Energy from the Sun! 🌍 The net energy on Earth is ZERO – we absorb solar energy and radiate it back into space. So, we don't actually use the energy; we transform it, increasing its ENTROPY! 🌿Life is all about converting sunlight into heat, chemical energy, and motion, effectively destroying a pure source of energy to sustain itself. Shoutout to Veritasium for the great video: https://lnkd.in/dsHF9266

It's so simple! Water = Warmth! A while ago we made this leaflet to help you use water to heat your home. In it we explain what we do in the WaterWarmth project and how this can help you in every step along the way towards using Aquathermal Energy.

Interesting videographic on the question: Why don't we cover our deserts with Solar panels? Interesting take out in the end: We need answers both big and small to answer our need for more energy.

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Here’s a terrific summary of key points from Nick Laws, PhD & team’s paper on valuing DERs for non-wires alternatives. Thanks to our friends at Edge Zero for the recap! Take a spin through (it’s a bit shorter than the full paper 😉)

Follow the Edge Zero North American team which is implementing grid monitoring programs that help set Dynamic Operating Envelopes. DOEs enable more effective management of Distributed Energy Resources (DERMs) and VPPs within the physical constraints of the grid. #DistributedEnergyResources#DynamicOperatingEnvelopes #DERMS #VPPs #zerodoubts

I will not be shy about how important it is to understand the complexities of the distribution system, and the innovation it will take to continue providing safe and reliable power. There are some seriously impressive solutions out there... but many cost 10s of millions to deploy, with years (not months) as a deployment schedule. That's great for long term benefits when you have the time to work through rate cases, resourcing, and the 100 other details it takes within the utility. But what about now? How do we find meaningful value through projects we can deploy in WEEKS with budgets that don't take pages of GRC testimony? Insert Edge Zero - we're dedicated to being part of the solution, both NOW and in the future. LV monitoring can optimize the way we deploy and leverage DERs, while remaining VERY practical from the cost perspective. Proud to be supporting this team, this technology, and the value we're bringing to the US utility market. #ZeroDoubts #DERs #GridReliability Creative Intelligence Group

This post came into my feed via Richard Mcindoe Chairman of Edge Zero - his comment is below the line … My (Consumers’ Grid) perspective on NWA - Non-Wires Alternatives - is a little different than from the “energy business” perspective of trying to “tap into” (syphon off) grid (capex) expenditure. Proposing businesses getting paid to ^*temporarily*^ mitigate a constraint presents a challenging question - if it’s simply deferring the inevitable infrastructure upgrade, would it be better to “just bite the bullet”. Rather than businesses trying to profit; what if all consumers (not just in the small area of higher constraints) were focused on achieving maximum utilisation and productivity of the network in their interest? Using DOE - Dynamic Operating Envelopes - to push capacity utilisation to maximum without going OTT (over the top)‼️ Using those DOEs to access spare capacity when energy prices are low - and avoid use when high - ie achieve Energy Cost Efficiency though demand side flexibility ⁉️ Maintaining the outdated “supply side only control” construct is actually “energy system cost inflationary”‼️ Incumbents are maintaining an inefficient business/consumer model but it’s only a matter of time before digitalisation of the network platform results in a whole new business model where the ICT businesses are exclusively focused on the consumer value equation - and they have no interest in participating in energy… in fact they will actively avoid it. The very interesting “thing” is that DNSPs also - by regulatory frameworks - also have no participation or interest in the “energy value” - none whatsoever ‼️ The opportunity for consumers to transact at wholesale pricing (esp in an Energy Only Market like Australia’s NEM) is a real opportunity for ICT businesses and an enormous risk for traditional energy businesses. Who will win⁉️ Ultimately it will be the Consumer…. Digitisation is like bushfire … starts from a tiny spark and can consume all in front of it! It’s the “Consumers’ Grid”. James Seymour Gavin Dufty Liam Mallamo Peter Kilby Alan Luc Simon English Alex Zeller David Norman Nicholas Regan Ed Chan Craig Chambers Mitchell Grande /——————/ “Follow the Edge Zero North American team which is implementing grid monitoring programs that help set Dynamic Operating Envelopes. DOEs enable more effective management of Distributed Energy Resources (DERMs) and VPPs within the physical constraints of the grid. #DistributedEnergyResources #DynamicOperatingEnvelopes #DERMS #VPPs #zerodoubts

Tidal kites: loving the increased variety of alternative energy options! It’s exciting to see countries like the Faroe Islands move towards energy self-sufficiency. I wonder how nature will interact with the kites when installed in arrays? Tidal energy seems to be an excellent way to provide reliable baseload power when balanced with other weather-dependent technologies!https://lnkd.in/eVfhjMvw

In June, our team came across a data-rich paper titled "Valuing distributed energy resources for non-wires alternatives" in Electric Power Systems Research. The paper, by Nick Laws, PhD, Michael E. Webber, and Maggie Chen, spoke directly to the reduction in operating costs and value generation caused by strategic engagement of distributed energy resources (DER) to avoid traditional grid infrastructure upgrades. Our team spent the past seven weeks highlighting key takeaways from the report and sharing how real-time low voltage (LV) network monitoring could further enhance the value DER bring to non-wires alternatives projects. Read our full collection of takeaways here. #DistributedEnergyResources #GridReiliability #GridTransformation #NonWiresAlternatives #ZeroDoubts