Tag: direct current
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Building a Smart Grid based on direct current
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind Neil Amstrong In my first post about direct current I wrote about the war on currents. Today I will highlight a Dutch pilot project to build a smart grid based on direct current. The DC-network will be realized in a new greenhouse near Schiphol Airport…
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The war of currents will become a battle lost
“I have never failed” Thomas Edison The headlines from the Dutch Newspaper NRC Handelsblad on Thursday, April 26th 2012 read: Global player landing in Rotterdam We would have chosen a different headline, because the global player meant is General Electric, founded by Thomas Edison. He improved the light bulb and lay the foundation for today’s…