Energy Archives - By John Roach https://byjohnroach.com/category/energy/ A Collection of Writing Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:01:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Grounded Cloud: News About the Physical Side of the Digital Economy – Vol. I https://byjohnroach.com/grounded-cloud-news-about-the-physical-side-of-the-digital-economy-vol-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grounded-cloud-news-about-the-physical-side-of-the-digital-economy-vol-i Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:30:00 +0000 https://byjohnroach.com/?p=27197 Supply chain snarls are the next big challenge to growth in the digital infrastructure industry, according to reporting in the Wall Street Journal.

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]]> Next-Generation Geothermal System Helps Power the Internet https://byjohnroach.com/next-generation-geothermal-system-helps-power-the-internet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=next-generation-geothermal-system-helps-power-the-internet Thu, 14 Dec 2023 05:44:52 +0000 https://byjohnroach.com/?p=27038 An enhanced geothermal system is sending carbon-free electrons onto the electric power grid in northern Nevada and helping to power the internet.

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]]> For Storing Electricity, Utilities Are Turning to Pumped Hydro https://byjohnroach.com/for-storing-electricity-utilities-are-turning-to-pumped-hydro/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-storing-electricity-utilities-are-turning-to-pumped-hydro Sun, 24 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://byjohnroach.com/?p=26492 High-tech batteries may be garnering the headlines. But utilities from Spain to China are increasingly relying on pumped storage hydroelectricity first used in the 1890s to overcome the intermittent nature of wind and solar power.

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