This cool tech will turn existing fiber optics into smart sensors on Minnesota’s grid

  • January 30, 2025
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Photo: Prisma Photonics Not-for-profit power cooperative Great River Energy, which serves 1.7 million people across Minnesota and Wisconsin, has partnered with Prisma Photonics to roll out real-time monitoring technology across 90 miles of transmission lines in northern Minnesota. Prisma Photonics will provide its PrismaPower system to track threats like wildfires, ice, wind, and physical damage to […]

A vast 600 MW Texas solar farm just hit a major milestone

  • January 30, 2025
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Photo: Vesper Energy Renewable developer Vesper Energy has installed the last of more than 1.36 million solar panels covering six square miles at Hornet Solar in Swisher County, Texas. Once it’s online, Hornet Solar will generate 600 megawatts (MW) of clean energy – enough to power 160,000 homes annually. “The seamless coordination between our team […]

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The Return of Snake Oil

  • January 30, 2025
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In a Massachusetts cellar in 1873, Lydia Pinkham first brewed the elixir that would make her famous. The dirt-brown liquid, made from herbs including black cohosh and pleurisy root, contained somewhere between 18 and 22 percent alcohol—meant as a preservative, of course. Within a couple of years, Pinkham was selling her tonic at $1 a […]

Range Rover’s first EV now has 57,000 buyers on the waitlist

  • January 30, 2025
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The wait is almost over. The Range Rover electric SUV will finally hit showrooms this year. As one of the most anticipated launches of 2025, Range Rover’s first EV already has 57,000 buyers on the waitlist. Here’s what you can expect from the luxury electric SUV. Range Rover’s first EV secures 57,000 on the waitlist […]

Tesla announces third Megafactory as competition heats up

  • January 30, 2025
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Elon Musk announced that Tesla is already building a third Megafactory to produce more Megapacks just as the competition in the energy storage space heats up Energy storage was Tesla’s silver lining this quarter. While its main business, the automotive business, shrank in both revenue and margins, its energy storage business grew more than 100% […]