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US renewables’ installed generating capacity beats coal

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The new solar capacity reported for January was accompanied by 320 MW of new wind capacity, as well as 44 MW of natural gas, 2 MW of oil, and 3 MW of “other.” The new solar and wind brought the total available installed generating capacity of renewable energy sources (including hydropower, biomass, and geothermal) up to 376.33

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Qcells to supply Microsoft with a whopping 12 GW of solar panels

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billion to build a solar supply chain in Georgia – the largest-ever investment in clean energy manufacturing in the US to date, following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Qcells expects to bring its total solar panel production capacity in Georgia to 8.4 ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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How renewables could beat natural gas in US generating capacity within 3 years – in numbers

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For Q1 2024, solar accounted for 86.79% (6,497 MW) of new generating capacity brought online while wind contributed another 12.40% (928 MW). Wind is currently at 11.77%. Solar and wind combined now account for more than a fifth (20.02%) of the US’s installed utility-scale generating capacity.

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Renewables expand to 23% of US electrical generation in 2023, with solar in the lead

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of the total) and should surpass it within the next few months to become the second largest renewable energy source, behind only wind. Similarly, the mix of solar (5.6%) and wind (10%) is closing in on coal (15.9%) and seems well-positioned to overtake the fossil fuel this year. drop in power from wind turbines as well as 5.9%

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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

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If you ask the average person what the company 3M does, odds are if they have a few gray hairs hanging out on their scalp, they might say that the company makes floppy disks. This was around the same period that AT&T, still smarting from misadventures like the EO Personal Communicator , spun off Bell Labs as Lucent Technologies.

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First drive in the Kia EV9: The three-row electric SUV many consumers have been waiting for

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A quick Kia EV9 recap leading up to the test drive This latest drive event (personally my first with Kia) was three years in the making, as the EV9 SUV’s origin dates back to its debut as a concept at the LA Auto Show in 2021. The AWD Wind or the Land trims, however, intrigue me. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

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The first several months’ worth of EV9s will be built in South Korea, but US production will start sometime during 2024 in West Point, Georgia. Kia EV9 Blocky but wind-cheating While it’s more aerodynamic than it looks, the EV9’s flat sides and blocky, square-cut lines fall into the heart of the current SUV market.

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