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Pumped storage hydropower has been in use for decades, but it's only recently that climate crisis is prompting a renewed interest in how power can be generated from renewable resources, wind and solar , placing a surmountable pressure on the industry. While expensive giant versions of the lithium-ion batteries are being deployed to store the intermittent output, it has yet to be commercialised and made more easily accessible. Pumped hydropower storage has, in comparison, already arrived supplying almost 90% of grid storage. It banks excess electricity when demand is low, particularly during the night, storing it as gravitational potential energy in the summit lake. Leading the world in renewable energy, China leads in pumped storage, with 66 new plants under construction, according to Global Energy Monitor. The Fengning plant near Beijing currently under construction, is set to become the world's largest with 12 turbines that can generate 3600 megawatts, and energy storage,...

Japan's robotic lunar mission, Slim, has achieved a successful yet potentially short-lived landing on the Moon due to solar power issues. Slim, part of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon project, has made Japan the fifth country to soft-land on the Moon, joining the ranks of the US, Soviet Union, China, and India. However, the mission faces challenges as Slim's solar cells are failing to generate electricity, leaving it dependent on battery power. Engineers are working hard to extend Slim's operational life, shutting down non-essential systems and downloading images and landing data. Despite the power problems, Jaxa, the Japanese space agency, is hopeful. They speculate that changes in lunar light angles might reactivate the solar cells. Slim's successful landing , confirmed by ongoing data transmission, was aided by advanced navigation technologies that enabled a precise touchdown near the targeted Shioli Crater. Slim's mission included deploying two ...

A NASA spacecraft captured remarkable images of a solar storm eruption as it was flying by the sun. The pictures captured depict the fiery ejection “vacuuming up” space dust left over from the formation of the solar system. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured the images on September 5, and NASA shared the images with the public on Monday. The probe was lucky enough to take images of one of the most powerful coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ever recorded, according to the space agency. Another first! Our Parker Solar Probe flew through an eruption from the Sun, and saw it “vacuuming up” space dust left over from the formation of the solar system. It's giving @NASASun scientists a better look at space weather and its potential effects on Earth.… pic.twitter.com/AcwLXOlI6m — NASA (@NASA) September 18, 2023   Read: Virginia, other US states back Montana in TikTok ban CMEs are immense eruptions from the sun’s outer atmos...