Author: bigboss
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ERCOT Market Saturation is Already Underway
1. Operators have experienced strong revenues from ancillary services such as Reg-Up, Reg-Down, RRS, and ECRS in ERCOT, with average revenues of US$196,000 per MW last year totaling around US$500 million. 2. Modo Energy predicts market saturation in ancillary services in ERCOT by May 2023 as BESS buildout exceeds market size, resulting in lower prices…
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Curio secures funding for Rio, their new ‘AI news anchor’ app
– AI is being used in the newsroom by outlets like Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, and others – Rio is an AI news anchor app designed to curate daily news briefings from trusted sources – Rio aims to help users expand their understanding of topics and dive deeper into the news, while also avoiding an echo…
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Final Rule Issued by US Department of Energy to Accelerate Transmission Expansion Permitting
– DOE announces final rule establishing CITAP Program to streamline transmission project permitting – Up to $331 million committed for new transmission line from Idaho to Nevada to add over 2,000MW of grid capacity – Southwest Intertie Project (SWIP-North) selected as additional conditional project under the Transmission Facilitation Program, creating over 300 construction jobs and…
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How I Decided on the Perfect College: A Comparison of Duke, Columbia, and Yale
– Accepted into Duke, Columbia, and Yale – Chose Yale after eliminating Columbia and a coin flip between Duke and Yale – Realized that the choice of school didn’t matter as much as initially thought and is happy with the decision to attend Yale The author was accepted into Duke, Columbia, and Yale and had…
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Optimizing the Supply of Low-Carbon Concrete for Offshore Wind: BW Ideol and Holcim Collaboration
– BW Ideol and Holcim have signed an MoU for a feasibility study on supplying low-carbon concrete for the floating offshore wind industry. – The collaboration aims to optimize the supply of low-carbon concrete for mass production of BW Ideol’s floaters in Port of Ardersier. – Holcim will develop specific durable low-carbon concrete mixes suited…
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AI innovation in the telecommunications sector
1. Generative AI is already transforming industries such as telco and media by enabling personalized interactions, streamlining processes, and improving efficiency. 2. Challenges to widespread adoption include legacy systems, data silos, and security concerns, which require organizations to prioritize responsible development and deployment of generative AI models. 3. Google Cloud offers tools such as grounding…
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Overcoming EV Range Anxiety: A Mental Hurdle to Conquer
1. Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email or follow on Google News. 2. New ultra-long range solid-state EV batteries will eliminate EV range anxiety in the future. 3. Research shows that developing event-triggered charging habits can reduce EV range anxiety for new drivers. Range anxiety for electric vehicle (EV) drivers may…
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Meta elevates standards with open source Llama 3 LLM
– Meta introduces Llama 3, a new generation of its open source large language model – Llama 3 surpasses benchmarks set by previous industry-leading models like GPT-3.5 – Meta emphasizes transparency and responsible AI practices with the release of Llama 3, including updated AI safety tools and an open-source approach to AI development. Meta has…
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Iberdrola and Norges Bank to Strengthen Partnership in 2.5GW Renewable Energy Expansion
– Iberdrola and Norges Bank Investment Management are adding 644MW of renewable energy capacity in Spain – The expanded alliance now includes around 2.5GW of projects under development in the Iberian region – Norges Bank Investment Management will acquire a 49% stake in the renewable energy portfolio for €203m, valuing the entire portfolio at around…
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The video of Balloon Head Sora wasn’t entirely AI-generated after all – don’t forget about it
1. OpenAI’s Sora AI video generator can produce impressive visuals, but may not be ready to replace traditional filmmaking techniques. 2. The short film “Air Head” by the Shy Kids production studio used Sora clips, but had to rely on traditional VFX techniques to fix inconsistencies. 3. Working with Sora is a slow process, with…