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Bigger, faster, cheaper: tech innovations in renewables

Bigger, faster, cheaper: tech innovations in renewables

FromThe Latitude


Bigger, faster, cheaper: tech innovations in renewables

FromThe Latitude

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Jan 26, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Wind and solar projects are relatively simple to build compared with thermal power plants. But there’s a lot of technological innovation going into how those renewable plants are designed, constructed and optimized – driven by robots, artificial intelligence, and data science.
Can these technologies help offset higher labor costs, rising financing costs, and supply chain constraints?
In this edition: Editor Lisa Martine Jenkins presents a story from the pages of Latitude Media called on how the renewables industry is harnessing new technologies to drive efficiency and cost declines.
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Released:
Jan 26, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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