Category: new energy
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Australia’s Solar Boom Is Breaking the Grid – Or Is It?
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in circular economy, Clean Energy Transition, climate change, engineering explained, engineering news, engineering tutorials, Engineering with Rosie, environmental engineering, environmental science, explainer video, green economy, Mechanical Engineering, new energy, renewable energy, Rosemary Barnes, science news, STEM, stem education, sustainability, technology, women in engineering, women in stemAustralia leads the world in per capita solar power generation, but that success comes with big engineering challenges. What happens when the sun goes down, when prices crash in the middle of the day, and when the old spinning coal machines that keep the grid stable shut down for good? In this video, I look…