by David Brooks | Apr 1, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
It’s a long, long way from prototype to actual product that affects industry, but this startup in Peterborough (of all places) has a plausible-sounding technology in the form of a heat pump turbocompressor “that can replace conventional turbocompressors...
by David Brooks | Mar 30, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
At noon on Sunday, ISO-New England reported that electricity being used in the six states came from these sources: Rooftop solar: 5964 MW (estimated, since it’s behind the meter) Nuclear: 3361 MW Fossil gas: 2331 MW Utility solar and wind: 1765 MW Hydro: 1027 MW...
by David Brooks | Mar 27, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
The folks behind Vineyard Wind, which is in the process of building the first big (800 MW) offshore wind farm in the US* south of Martha’s Vineyard, have put forward a proposal to build a very big (1.2 GW) wind farm a little bit further out to sea. Details (such...
by David Brooks | Mar 27, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
A cyberattack on a company that provides back-end services for hospitals and other health-care providers, including approving types of care and processing payments, is still affecting patients and providers throughout New Hampshire and the rest of the country,...
by David Brooks | Mar 27, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
The region’s last coal-fired power plants, located in Bow and Portsmouth, are expected to add large-scale solar power and battery-storage under plans put forward by their owner, Granite Shore Power, marking New Hampshire’s first big transition into 21st-century...