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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

Green Car Congress

In 2013, new geothermal geologic studies or exploration moved forward in places as diverse as American Samoa, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, St. In Nevada, NV Energy is looking to replace coal plants with 300 MW of renewable energy, including geothermal.

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Showcasing IEEE’s Role in Combating Climate Change

Cars That Think

Representatives from more than 200 countries attended the November event, held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Last year Saifur Rahman , the 2023 IEEE president, represented the organization in several sessions at the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP29). Rahman, a power expert, is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech.

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The UK steps up with an 81% emissions cut by 2035 target at COP29 following Trump win

Baua Electric

Since Labour took office in July, it’s scrapped the ban on onshore wind, committed to no new North Sea oil and gas licenses, and become the first G7 economy to phase out coal power when it closed the UK’s last coal power plant at the end of September.

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The UK steps up with an 81% emissions cut target at COP29 following Trump win

Baua Electric

Since Labour took office in July, it’s scrapped the ban on onshore wind, committed to no new North Sea oil and gas licenses, and become the first G7 economy to phase out coal power when it closed the UK’s last coal power plant at the end of September.