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To cut fossil fuels, California needs power lines, fast. Building them takes a decade

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A century ago, thousands of Californians flocked to opening day for the Vaca-Dixon substation to hear the world’s longest and highest-voltage power line hum with electricity for the first time. It was an engineering marvel, built by hundreds of men and their mules in just two years.

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CharIN Association Responds To Tesla's NACS: Thanks, But No Thanks

We examine the press release that CharIN announced today, in response to Tesla opening up the North American Charging Standard for all to use.

InsideEVs

U.N., standard setter ISO launch net-zero guidelines

The United Nations and standard setter the International Organization for Standardization launched a set of guidelines on Friday to help organisations construct net-zero emissions plans.

Reuters

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These 7 Cryptocurrencies Are ISO 20022 Compliant - Are They The Future Of Payments?

First of all, what is ISO 20022? ISO 20022 is an ISO standard for electronic data interchange among financial institutions. It describes a metadata repository containing descriptions of messages and business processes and a maintenance process for the repository content.

Benzinga

One man's fight will shake up the waterfront

A five year legal battle has resulted in a deal offering ground-breaking improvements in terms and conditions for waterfront workers

Newsroom.co.nz

50 years of Japan-China ties

On Sept. 29, Japan and China marked the 50th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic relations in 1972. Going forward, how should Japan deal with a China that has risen as an economic and military power and has been behaving in an increasingly coercive manner?

The Japan News/Yomiuri

California barely avoided blackouts during heat wave. Was that a win or a wake-up call?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was a 10-day test of California’s ability to keep the lights on and maintain its green-energy crusade, an unprecedented heat wave that pushed the state’s power grid to the brink of rolling blackouts.

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Major credit card companies are making it easier to track gun sales

The move will likely provoke the ire of gun rights advocates and lobbyists, who have argued that categorizing gun sales would unfairly flag an industry when most sales do not lead to mass shootings.

WEKU

Credit card companies will now categorise gun store sales separately

Move comes during a year of mass shootings across US

The Independent UK

Guns bought through credit cards in the US will now be trackable

A new ISO-approved measure will also allow sharing of suspicious purchases with law enforcement

The Guardian - US

As heat wave strains California energy grid, wildfire smoke could limit solar power

LOS ANGELES — As an unprecedented heat wave continues to strain California’s power grid, officials have issued a ninth straight Flex Alert — this one slated to last two hours longer than the previous daily statewide announcements to limit energy consumption.

Los Angeles Times

PG&E warns over 500,000 customers of possible rotating outages as California heat wave drags on

LOS ANGELES — For a second day, California’s largest utility warned customers to prepare for the possibility of rotating power outages as a brutal heat wave continued to pummel the state.

Los Angeles Times

Heat wave puts California in fossil fuel conundrum

A record heat wave put California in a fossil fuel conundrum: The state has had to rely more heavily on natural gas to produce electricity and avoid power outages while Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration moves toward ending the use of oil and gas

The Independent UK

California pushed to the limit by a relentless heat wave that broke the mold

LOS ANGELES — A heat wave that has shattered temperature records nearly broke California’s overtaxed electric grid Tuesday evening, pushing it to the brink of rolling blackouts but narrowly averting widespread power loss.

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Blackouts possible as California power grid declares Stage 2 alert and heat wave worsens

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Struggling to stave off rolling blackouts Labor Day evening, managers of California’s beleaguered power grid declared an energy emergency alert Monday and warned that Californians might have to double or triple their energy conservation efforts to prevent the lights from going out.

Tribune News Service

Blackouts possible as California power grid enters ‘the most intense phase of this heat wave’

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Blackouts possible as California power grid declares emergency as usage, conservation climb

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Staring at the possibility of Labor Day blackouts, managers of California’s power grid issued an extended Flex Alert for Monday afternoon and evening but warned that voluntary conservation might not be enough to keep the lights on.

Axios

Historic heat wave intensifies in the West as grid worries mount in California

This is a historic September heat wave in California and other western states.

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Birmingham Post

Northumberland engineering firm Black Hills Products invests £40k to boost turnover

The Sleekburn firm which specialises in making products for the utilities and energy sector says it has ambitions to become an industry leader

The Hindu

Why Chennai’s ISO-certified home keeps the tricolour flying all year

The ISO 9000 certified household of the Surana family in Mylapore has the National Flag flying on its terrace all year. The family explains why

The Hindu

Valavanur police station gets ISO certification

Its record in all aspects were considered for certification

The Hindu

SICCI gets ISO certification

CHENNAI The Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has now been awarded with ISO 90

Chronicle Live

Sun lovers warned to steer clear of expensive mineral sunscreens

Which? tested a wide range of sun creams - and five products sold as 'reef-safe' or 'ocean-friendly' do not live up to their claims

Los Angeles Times

California will test digital driver's licenses. Is personal info at risk?

Are Californians ready for yet another new version of the driver's license?

WEKU

California just ran on 100% renewable energy, but fossil fuels aren't fading away yet

California broke its record for renewable energy when solar and wind provided enough to meet all consumer demand. At the time, natural gas power plants were still on, a necessity for the grid.

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