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    Vermont turns home batteries into a virtual power plant▼Vermont replacing power plants with home batteriesYhnEnvironmentWeather3865 min ago

    Vermont is deploying thousands of home batteries that work together as a virtual power plant, drawing on stored household energy to keep the grid running during storms instead of building new peaking power plants. The programme, featured by BBC Future, shows utilities paying residents to share their battery capacity, offering a model for decentralised, renewable-friendly energy systems elsewhere.

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    Ocean heat hits record high for ninth straight year●"Last year, the world’s oceans absorbed an additional 23 zettajoules worth of heat, setting a new record for the ninth yMmastodonEnvironmentClimate1025 min ago

    The world's oceans absorbed 23 zettajoules of additional heat last year, setting a new record for the ninth consecutive year, according to a recent report. Researchers say that is equivalent to the energy of 12 Hiroshima bombs detonating every second for a year. Scientists warn the figures underline how much excess heat from global warming is being stored in the sea, with serious consequences for marine life, sea levels and extreme weather.

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