Best San Storage Podcasts (2024)

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San Diego’s Clean Energy Communities, Sand’s Energy Storage Solution, Ukraine and Tanzania’s New Solar Possibilities 14:56

1d ago14:56

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This episode discusses three recent stories from NREL: The Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) program facilitates peer learning cohorts where local and regional stakeholders gather to enhance clean energy initiatives. Recently, the San Diego Association of Governments participated in a cohort, leveraging insights to refine community engagement for t…

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Earth Day … So What? 25:57

6h ago25:57

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It’s not a flippant comment or a classic jazz solo — but an existential question about the devastating trend our civilization is on due to climate change.The history of Earth Day shows how the worldwide environmental movement has evolved from concerns about in-your-face air and water pollution … to a focus on the invisible hazard of rising CO2 emis…

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Lab Notes: How NREL Is Tackling the Plastics Problem—an Earth Day Special   22:30

22h ago22:30

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In the latest episode of Transforming Energy’s Lab Notes series, hosts Taylor Mankle and Kerrin Jeromin delve into an Earth Day special focusing on NREL’s pioneering efforts in addressing the plastics problem. Through insightful conversations with NREL researchers Nic Rorrer and Julia Curley, listeners will gain a deeper understanding of the enviro…

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Seismic Changes in the Solar and Storage Industry - Part 2 25:27

4d ago25:27

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Welcome back to Part 2 of our interview with Scott Sullivan, my friend and one of the best networked executives in the industry. Earthquake excitement has diminished in the New Jersey area, but seismic changes in solar continue around the country. In Part 1 we discussed what happens in the solar and storage industry — really every industry — when c…

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Seismic Changes in the Solar & Storage Industry 32:52

10d ago32:52

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Seismic changes in the solar and storage industry? Who would have thought that our friends in New Jersey would relate so viscerally? Their recent 4.8 magnitude quake in early April literally extended this metaphor across the country.Metaphors aside, the solar and storage industry is changing faster now than I have ever seen:* Electric rates are soa…

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Generate NoSQL queries with Microsoft Copilot for Azure in Cosmos DB

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Join Scott Hanselman and James Codella to learn how you can turn your natural language questions about your data into Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL queries to find the right data to power your applications more easily. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:55 - Copilot for Azure in Cosmos DB 02:40 - Demo 08:30 - Discussion 10:20 - Wrap-up Recommended resources …

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Renewable Energy Discovery Island App Encourages Young Scientists, and Electric Aviation Takes Flight 10:06

15d ago10:06

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This episode discusses two recent stories from NREL:       The Renewable Energy Discovery (REDi) Island app, an innovative educational tool developed by researchers, immerses users in a virtual world powered entirely by renewable energy, showcasing technologies like hydropower and other marine energy. With interactive features allowing exploration …

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Installing Solar In The Big City 31:44

17d ago31:44

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March isn't just about shamrocks and leprechauns; it's also Women's History Month, highlighting the incredible contributions of women in various fields. But have you ever wondered about their role in the energy transition? In general, women are just as involved as men — not just in solar, but also in batteries, hydrogen, policy-making, electrificat…

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Safeguard your containerized workloads using AKS backup

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Steve Buchanan and Rajat Shrivastava join Scott Hanselman to explore the functionality of Azure Kubernetes Service backup in safeguarding containerized apps and their data. Learn the importance of backing up your containers, even when they are mostly stateless. See why safeguarding containers is crucial and provides insights into the workings of AK…

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Lab Notes: NREL Researchers in Alaska Create Efficient Housing at the World’s Extremes 18:53

27d ago18:53

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In the second episode in Transforming Energy’s Lab Notes series, guest host Molly Rettig takes listeners on a journey to Mountain Village, a Yup’ik community working with NREL researchers to design and build super energy-efficient homes amid the challenges of extreme weather and permafrost. Through local collaboration and innovative research and te…

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Questions to Ask Before Installing Solar 45:40

29d ago45:40

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The Learning Curve for understanding home batteries and solar systems is steep. Your battery system education will require mastering at least twice as much jargon, TLAs (that’s Three Letter Acronyms), specifications and industry gossip than ordinary solar systems. So if you don’t want to get bamboozled by an aggressive salesperson, this week’s podc…

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#33 Hedging, the C-Market, and New Opportunities 47:36

24d ago47:36

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Opening theme music: "Buy the Dip" by Dream-Protocol. Closing theme music: "Good Plan" by Peter Nesterouk. (Very likely mispronounced in pod) 00:00 Introduction 01:28 Hobby Roasting as a Business (Briefly revisiting Season 4, Episode 1 Topic) 05:19 The Purpose of Hedging 09:12 Explaining Hedging to Coffee Buyers 11:37 Why Use the Futures Market 15:…

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Build scalable applications with Azure cross-region Load Balancer

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Scott Hanselman and Mahip Deora explore the Azure cross-region Load Balancer, a global OSI Model Layer 4 load balancing solution. Now you can distribute traffic across multiple regions with ultra-low latency and high performance. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Load balancing options 03:24 - Request routing 06:55 - Global load balancing 15:34…

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Energy Transitions in Alaska and Hawaii, Tackling Microplastics With The North Face, and Renewable Tech Life-Cycle Assessments 10:51

29d ago10:51

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In this episode: Sitka, Alaska, and Molokai, Hawaii, both selected for the Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP), are leveraging shared challenges of remote living and energy constraints to pioneer community-driven renewable energy solutions. With Molokai's successful community engagement model inspiring Sitka's approach, both r…

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What To Do When Your Solar Installer Goes Out of Business 32:43

1M ago32:43

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The Utility Empire is striking back. As a result, the rooftop solar industry is experiencing its first decline in growth ever. In California alone the end of Net Metering has resulted in an 80% drop in rooftop installations and 17,000 job losses among passionate Rebel solar installers. Utilities in other states are following California’s lead, leve…

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Azure Cosmos DB: The database for your AI apps

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Join Scott Hanselman, Kirill Gavrylyuk, and James Codella to learn about Azure Cosmos DB's built-in vector search capabilities, how customers are using it in their AI apps, and how you can easily get started today. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 02:05 - Overview with Kirill Gavrylyuk 06:46 - Real world example: Asos 09:12 - Retrieval Augmented Gener…

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A Better Battery Manufacturing Process, a Map for Improved Public Health, a Pathway to Clean Energy 11:09

1M ago11:09

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This episode discusses three recent stories from NREL: Gotham City's Dark Knight is known for his impressive gadgets, but now, NREL unveils its own cutting-edge project, known as "BatMan." This initiative harnesses laser technology to revolutionize battery manufacturing, potentially doubling electric vehicle charging rates and advancing energy sust…

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Why Is Solar Taking Over The World? 21:23

2M ago21:23

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This week we’re talking about World Domination. Domination of energy production, that is. In the re-scrambled words of the wise and infamous Dr. Evil: “Why make Gigawatts when we can make…Terrawatts!”Indeed, solar is on track to completely dominate electricity generation. Solar is growing faster than wind, nuclear and LNG ever did. Alternatives to …

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Exploring the Azure Quantum Development Kit

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Join Stefan Wernli and Scott Hanselman as they unveil the full capabilities of the Azure Quantum Development Kit 1.0. This latest update revolutionizes quantum coding with a Rust-based core, ensuring speed, portability, and direct browser accessibility. Dive into the Azure Quantum portal, now enhanced with Copilot guidance, and transition seamlessl…

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Storage Unpacked 256 – Hyper-scalers and SAS with Rick Kutcipal 33:09

2M ago33:09

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In this episode, Chris chats to Rick Kutcipal, “At-Large Director” with the SCSI Trade Association. The topic of conversation is the adoption of SAS media (both HDDs and SSDs) by hyper-scale customers that include public cloud vendors and companies such as Meta. Market perception implies that NVMe-based drives are taking over the world, but that’s …

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The Future of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Geothermal Heat Pump Adoption—Plus, Honoring Black Researchers 16:08

2M ago16:08

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This episode discusses two recent stories from NREL: The transformative shift toward sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), highlighting the crucial role of advanced simulations powered by supercomputers. Despite the long-standing reliance on petroleum jet fuel since the 1950s, growing concerns about carbon emissions are driving the urgent need for chang…

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Introducing Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore

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Khelan Modi joins Scott Hanselman to explore the features of Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore, highlighting enhanced compatibility, seamless Azure integration, and flat pricing. The vCore-based architecture streamlines MongoDB workloads, offering real-time AI capabilities, an optimized structure for rich queries, and support for distributed transa…

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No Such Thing as Free Lunch or Free Solar 21:15

2M ago21:15

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If you’re thinking about solar there’s something important you should know. It should be obvious, but just in case: there is no such thing as Free Solar.Getting solar — or a battery -- installed on your house is not cheap and certainly not free. These projects are significant construction and electrical improvements. No company will install solar o…

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Biomass Puzzle Unlocked, Startups Getting a Head Start, New Lab Space Coming Soon 9:35

3M ago9:35

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Researchers at NREL have utilized a multidisciplinary approach to quantitatively define the arrangement of polymers in Populus wood, offering insights crucial for biomass conversion to fuels, chemicals, and materials. The study presents a novel computer model detailing the intricate structural configuration of the wood's secondary cell wall, advanc…

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#32 Coffee Roasting From Hobby to Business 51:47

3M ago51:47

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Coffee roasting from hobby to business? How does that even happen? Mark and Todd talk about some of the coffee roasters they've watch go from passion project to profits. And welcome home, Mark Inman!By Mark Inman, Mike Ferguson, Todd Mackey

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XS8: Green Coffee Storage 6:56

3M ago6:56

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Green coffee storage, a few things to keep in mind if you're new to coffee roasting, thinking about coffee roasting, or well on your way and expecting to grow.By The Exchange

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Which Solar Panels Should I Buy? 32:05

3M ago32:05

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It’s no surprise that this is the most common question, since the solar panels themselves are the biggest cost component of a typical rooftop system.But I’m not going to give you the single "Best Panel" answer you may be looking for. Sorry.With over 100 companies making solar panels worldwide — and vast differences in efficiency, aesthetics and rel…

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America’s Cardboard and Paper Waste Problem, the Link Between Electric Vehicles and Solar, and the Future of the US Electricity Sector 10:42

3M ago10:42

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A new analysis by NREL that reveals that the $4 billion economic value represented by cardboard and paper is lost due to landfilling. The study, focused on 2019 data, emphasizes the potential for substantial energy, environmental, and economic benefits through improved waste management strategies for paper and cardboard waste, which constitutes a q…

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Blame California Politicians for the 28% Electric Rate Increases on 1/1/2024 11:00

4M ago11:00

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As in year’s past, we in California greet the New Year with yet another electric rate increase. It’s almost impossible to believe this time — but on January 1, 2024, PG&E raised electric rates by another 28.4% according to the San Jose Mercury News.Just follow the money. Since 2017, Utilities and the IBEW spent over $111 million on politicians and …

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Lab Notes: Meet NREL Laboratory Director Martin Keller 50:21

4M ago50:21

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In the introductory episode of the Lab Notes series, Laboratory Director Martin Keller sits down with NREL writer Ernie Tucker, author of Clean Energy Innovators: NREL People Working To Change the World. The pair discuss Keller’s childhood in Germany, foray into a science-focused career, vision for the laboratory, and dream job (hint: he’s doing it…

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10 Home Energy Predictions for 2024 24:02

4M ago24:02

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I’ve added electrification predictions for 2024 to my customary set of solar and storage predictions. Electrification incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are already starting to drive demand for heat pumps and electrical upgrades, just as tax credits accelerated the solar and EV markets in the past.So here I go again sticking my neck ou…

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What You Need to Know About Heat Pump Water Heaters 26:32

4M ago26:32

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It’s not a matter of IF your hot water heater dies – but WHEN. According to the Department of Energy, the average lifespan of a hot water heater is 13 years. So if your hot water heater is over ten years old – or if you’re planning to electrify your home -- the time to PLAN for a Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) is NOW.Heat pump water heaters have bec…

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10 Ways NREL Contributed to a Clean Energy Future in 2023 9:22

4M ago9:22

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Hosts Kerrin Jeromin and Taylor Mankle discuss the top 10 most-impactful stories highlighting how NREL contributed to a clean energy future in 2023. Highlights include NREL's visionary 2030 National Charging Network study, groundbreaking research on geothermal energy with the "Heat Beneath Our Feet" initiative, and the creation of a one-of-a-kind "…

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COP28 Realities - Now We're Really Screwed 19:56

4M ago19:56

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The goal to cap global warming to 1.5C is just a pipe dream. At the rate the earth is warming we’ll hit that threshold in 2026 or sooner. And since our consumption of fossil fuels continues to increase without any meaningful reductions of airborne CO2 concentrations, we are on pace to hit 3C by 2035.It doesn’t take a doctor to diagnose the illness:…

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An Equitable Clean Energy Transition in Los Angeles, a Plastics Problem in US Rivers 10:46

4M ago10:46

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Hosts Kerrin Jeromin and Taylor Mankle discuss recent stories from NREL:      The LA100 Equity Strategies project, developed by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in collaboration with NREL and the University of California, Los Angeles , envisions a future where Los Angeles achieves 100% clean electricity by 2035 through community-driven…

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I'm Electrifying! How do I upgrade My Solar System? 26:03

5M ago26:03

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When you electrify your home – with a heat pump HVAC system, EV charger, induction cooktopor heat pump water heater – your demand for electricity will go up. Duh. Or as Tim Allen wouldsay: “I need more power.”Incentives as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) help reduce the upfront costs of theseelectrification upgrades. But the only way to r…

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EV Charging with Tom McCalmont 11:27

5M ago11:27

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By 2035 all new cars in California will be electric. It’s an achievable goal based on lower operating costs and rapid price declines for new EVs. But the current per kwh costs of EV charging continue to increase -- and we continue to be woefully short of necessary EV charging infrastructure.I predict a massive backlash against expensive and inconve…

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From SERI to NREL: A National Laboratory Origin Story 7:09

5M ago7:09

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In this episode, hosts Kerrin Jeromin and Taylor Mankle take us on a journey through time exploring the origins of NREL. Beginning with the establishment in 1973 of the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) after the oil embargo, SERI soon expanded into wind and other renewable technologies. The hosts discuss a dynamic journey marked by political …

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Zero-Emission Vehicles Aid in Decarbonization, Solar Cells Efficiency Improvements, AI Innovations in Wind Energy 10:22

5M ago10:22

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Hosts Kerrin Jeromin and Taylor Mankle discuss recent stories from NREL: The rapid adoption of zero-emission electric vehicles, alongside a transition to a clean electric grid and measures to manage travel demand growth, could lead to an 80% or more drop in transportation greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by 2050, according to researche…

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Storage Unpacked 255 – Data Management in a Hybrid Cloud World with Qumulo 39:29

6M ago39:29

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In this episode, Chris is in conversation with Ryan Farris (VP Product and Product Marketing) and Brandon Whitelaw (VP Cloud and Strategic Partnerships) at Qumulo. As the IT world becomes ever more focused on a hybrid cloud model, file storage becomes increasingly important, due to the legacy of applications and data already written to work with fi…

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Storage Unpacked 254 – Announcing VSP One and Hitachi Vantara Reorganisation with Gary Lyng 31:37

5M ago31:37

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In this live episode, recorded at Hitachi Exchange in Paris, Chris chats to Gary Lyng, VP of Products and Solutions at Hitachi Vantara. The company recently announced the VSP One platform, plus some organisational changes that will take Hitachi Vantara back to a focus on core infrastructure. This recording dives into the strategy behind VSP One, be…

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Storage Unpacked 253 – Building Virtual SANs in the Cloud (Revisited) 51:15

6M ago51:15

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In this episode, Chris chats with Abel Gordon, Chief System Architect at Lightbits Labs, discussing the challenges and benefits of building a virtual storage area network (SAN) on public cloud infrastructure. Lightbits originally developed the NVMe/TCP protocol and uses this feature to build virtual SANs using public cloud instances. This is a topi…

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Inside Scoop About Heat Pumps for Your House 26:30

6M ago26:30

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Inside Scoop About Heat Pump HVAC SystemsIf you can answer these three basic questions, then don’t bother listening to this podcast. The questions are tricky, so if you're the least bit uncertain I suggest you listen to this week's riveting Energy Show episode.How can a heat pump be 300% efficient?Are gas furnaces still the most popular new heating…

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Unleashing the Grid Edge, Cost-Effective Mooring Systems, Revolutionizing Battery Recycling, and Moving Beyond 4-Hour Energy Storage  16:25

6M ago16:25

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Hosts Kerrin Jeromin and Taylor Mankle discuss recent stories from NREL:     NREL’s Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) Test Bed is a cutting-edge facility that can enable utilities to model and evaluate distribution systems, from simulating electric vehicle impacts to integrating renewable energy sources, emphasizing its role as a cruci…

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Electrical Upgrades for Home Electrification 9:28

6M ago9:28

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There is one thing for certain as you electrify your house. You’ll need more electricity. Duh!But getting more electricity from the street to your house is not easy. Bizarrely, it often takes longer to do these electrical upgrades than it does to install your new all electric appliances.When — not if -- your old gas hot water heater dies, you don’t…

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Storage Unpacked 252 – A Vision of Storage Future with Coz from Pure Storage 20:36

6M ago20:36

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In this episode, Chris meets with Pure Storage co-founder John Colgrove (aka Coz) to discuss where the future of data storage lies in the enterprise. This recording was made at the October 2023 Pure//Accelerate event in London and has a little bit of microphone noise at the beginning (apologies!). However, keep listening for some great insights. In…

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