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In This Issue     Feature: Special Letter: The New Power Game   Turning Renewable-Energy Generation into a Baseload Power Source Power vs. Energy in Batteries Making It Happen The Tesla Energy "Powerwall" Lithium Batteries at Grid Scale Alternative Battery Approaches Where to Go from Here About Simon Hackett   Inside SNS   Upcoming SNS Events

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   by Simon Hackett

 

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Publisher's Note:  The problem of global warming is directly tied to the issue of moving off fossil fuels and onto alternative energies. This move, in turn, requires a redesign of power grids around the world - a game-changer in which developed countries can either play the lead or, as has happened occasionally with new wireless installations, the follower, vs. emerging nations. 

 

On this issue, however, there are no winners and losers: we all share the planet, and we all lose if we don't move quickly enough. 

 

Redesigning the grid requires a number of technical and infrastructure changes, but none are more important than removing the supply volatility characteristic of solar and wind installations, the two leading energy supply sources (beyond hydro) being deployed in this battle. The grid needs a new battery system, and the question of what kind, how much, and how fast, if answered properly, will now be key to saving the planet.