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Diving into the Advantageous Pairing of Solar Power and Bitcoin
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Diving into the Advantageous Pairing of Solar Power and Bitcoin

As the prevalence of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continues to expand, the market has identified areas where the sector’s energy use can be a boost to clean energy goals, not a burden to the grid. Specifically, utilizing Bitcoin mining as an energy buyer/user of last resort ensures that overgeneration of clean energy sources does not lead to negative market impacts for renewable energy projects, whereas otherwise solar power would need to be stored inefficiently, sold at uneconomic prices, or curtailed altogether.

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Green Development: Low Income Nations and Climate Change
Green Development: Low Income Nations and Climate Change
Green Development LLC Highlights Ways Urban Development and Design Can Combat Climate Change
Green Development LLC Highlights Ways Urban Development and Design Can Combat Climate Change
LoRaWAN: Why a low-power, low-cost wireless network holds the key to bottom-up smart grid solutions
LoRaWAN: Why a low-power, low-cost wireless network holds the key to bottom-up smart grid solutions
Electrical grids under pressure: demand surge and climate change push them to the brink
Electrical grids under pressure: demand surge and climate change push them to the brink
TRANSPORTATION
The Electric Highway Evolution
The Electric Highway Evolution
Truly Low and No Carbon Transportation
Truly Low and No Carbon Transportation
Utilities and the Onslaught of EVs--How Will They Be Accommodated
Utilities and the Onslaught of EVs--How Will They Be Accommodated
HOW LONG DO E-SCOOTERS LAST?
HOW LONG DO E-SCOOTERS LAST?
The Electric Vehicle Revolution is Approaching, But the Grid is Unprepared
The Electric Vehicle Revolution is Approaching, But the Grid is Unprepared
Emerging Markets for Hydrogen as a Transportation Fuel
Emerging Markets for Hydrogen as a Transportation Fuel
CARBON EMISSIONS OF THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY – GREEN DEVELOPMENT LLC LOOKS AT THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING
CARBON EMISSIONS OF THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY – GREEN DEVELOPMENT LLC LOOKS AT THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING
What Impact Does 100,000 Teslas Bring to the Hertz Rental Car Fleet?
What Impact Does 100,000 Teslas Bring to the Hertz Rental Car Fleet?
Electric Vehicles Bringing Opportunity - Not Burden - to the Grid
Electric Vehicles Bringing Opportunity - Not Burden - to the Grid
Revisiting Solar Roadways: Is the Concept Still Too Good to Be True?
Revisiting Solar Roadways: Is the Concept Still Too Good to Be True?
CLEAN/RENEWABLE ENERGY
Rebuilding After Catastrophic Wildfires: Lessons from Around the Globe
Rebuilding After Catastrophic Wildfires: Lessons from Around the Globe
Technological Beyond the Sun : How Analytics is Revolutionizing Solar Operations?
Technological Beyond the Sun : How Analytics is Revolutionizing Solar Operations?
USEA Virtual Press Briefing: Fusion: Is Commercialization in Sight?
USEA Virtual Press Briefing: Fusion: Is Commercialization in Sight?
Available Degree Programs in the Energy Industry
Available Degree Programs in the Energy Industry
2024 Residential Solar Market Outlook: Growing consumer interest faces off against efficiency concerns and misinformation.
2024 Residential Solar Market Outlook: Growing consumer interest faces off against efficiency concerns and misinformation.
USEA Virtual Press Briefing Series: The High Excitement and Many Questions about SMRs
USEA Virtual Press Briefing Series: The High Excitement and Many Questions about SMRs
Truly Low and No Carbon Transportation
Truly Low and No Carbon Transportation
Unlocking Smart Grid Opportunities in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies
Unlocking Smart Grid Opportunities in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies
The under the surface technology that’s connecting the power sector to a cleaner energy future
The under the surface technology that’s connecting the power sector to a cleaner energy future
Electric Utilities and The 2050 Dilemma
Electric Utilities and The 2050 Dilemma
GOVERNMENT
Rebuilding After Catastrophic Wildfires: Lessons from Around the Globe
Rebuilding After Catastrophic Wildfires: Lessons from Around the Globe
Truly Low and No Carbon Transportation
Truly Low and No Carbon Transportation
Alternative Energy Amid the Ukraine War
Alternative Energy Amid the Ukraine War
Energy and Carbon Impacts of Various Outdoor Events
Energy and Carbon Impacts of Various Outdoor Events
Green Development: Low Income Nations and Climate Change
Green Development: Low Income Nations and Climate Change
Green Development LLC Highlights Ways Urban Development and Design Can Combat Climate Change
Green Development LLC Highlights Ways Urban Development and Design Can Combat Climate Change
Green Development LLC Covers the Impact of Methane Emissions
Green Development LLC Covers the Impact of Methane Emissions
Half of U.S. Electricity by 2050: Is Biden for Real
Half of U.S. Electricity by 2050: Is Biden for Real
The Recent IPCC Climate Change Report
The Recent IPCC Climate Change Report
New Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s Priorities: In Her Own Words
New Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s Priorities: In Her Own Words
TECHNOLOGY
Technological Beyond the Sun : How Analytics is Revolutionizing Solar Operations?
Technological Beyond the Sun : How Analytics is Revolutionizing Solar Operations?
USEA Virtual Press Briefing: The AI Revolution Underway in the Utility Space
USEA Virtual Press Briefing: The AI Revolution Underway in the Utility Space
Technological Innovations: The Impact of AI and ML on the Energy Industry
Technological Innovations: The Impact of AI and ML on the Energy Industry
Keeping Workers Safe, Optimizing Maintenance, and Moving to the Future with Drones with Corey Hitchcock and Christina Park of Skydio [Power Perspectives Conversations at Distributech 2024]
Keeping Workers Safe, Optimizing Maintenance, and Moving to the Future with Drones with Corey Hitchcock and Christina Park of Skydio [Power Perspectives Conversations at Distributech 2024]
Traversing Grid-Wide Transformation through Digitalization with AspenTech’s Sally Jacquemin [Power Perspectives Conversations at DISTRIBUTECH 2024]
Traversing Grid-Wide Transformation through Digitalization with AspenTech’s Sally Jacquemin [Power Perspectives Conversations at DISTRIBUTECH 2024]
Navigating Tomorrow's Utility Landscape: A GIS Perspective with Esri Partner Jamie Chipps from FirstEnergy [Power Perspectives Conversations at DISTRIBUTECH 2024]
Navigating Tomorrow's Utility Landscape: A GIS Perspective with Esri Partner Jamie Chipps from FirstEnergy [Power Perspectives Conversations at DISTRIBUTECH 2024]
Navigating the Evolution of Grid-Tied Technologies with Innovative, Collaborative Solutions with Ryan Gerbrandt, COO of Anterix [Power Perspectives Conversations at DISTRIBUTECH 2024]
Navigating the Evolution of Grid-Tied Technologies with Innovative, Collaborative Solutions with Ryan Gerbrandt, COO of Anterix [Power Perspectives Conversations at DISTRIBUTECH 2024]
Transforming the Power Sector and Harnessing AI for a Sustainable Future with Susie Turk, Salesforce [Power Perspectives Conversations at DISTRIBUTECH 2024]
Transforming the Power Sector and Harnessing AI for a Sustainable Future with Susie Turk, Salesforce [Power Perspectives Conversations at DISTRIBUTECH 2024]
Where the Rubber Hits the Road: Private LTE Networks and the Grid Applications Utilities Are Really Pursuing
Where the Rubber Hits the Road: Private LTE Networks and the Grid Applications Utilities Are Really Pursuing
Building with Dynamic Glass
Building with Dynamic Glass

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