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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

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Simple, effective solutions that can help lessen the impact of climate change already exist. Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change. The whole world is one grid.

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DOE awards more than $145M for advanced solar technologies under SunShot Initiative

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Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems: Advanced Concepts: Eight projects to receive $25.9 These projects will develop electronics and build smarter, more interactive systems and components so that solar energy can be integrated into the electric power distribution and transmission grid at higher levels.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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is creating a streamlined manufacturing process for silicon solar photovoltaic cells that requires only 10% of the silicon, half of the operating and equipment cost, and a quarter of the energy of incumbent technology, enabling sustainable solar manufacturing that will combat climate change by meeting global demand for solar.

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PG&E launches new $130M program to accelerate EV adoption in Northern and Central California; 7,500 chargers

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One in five electric vehicles in the United States plug into PG&E’s clean energy grid. Also, PG&E has proposed additional projects to the California Public Utilities Commission that, if approved, will further accelerate EV adoption and combat climate change.

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New E3SM exascale modeling system for earth simulation released to scientific community

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The goal of the E3SM project is to simulate reliably aspects of earth system variability and to project decadal changes that will critically impact the US energy sector in the near future.

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Tesla sponsors bilingual ‘Future of Energy’ exhibit at Terry Lee Wells Children’s Discovery Museum

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Tom Primeau, an operations manager for the Model 3 and Y battery and energy products, answered a different question: how can we assure a sustainable future? “The impacts of climate change are becoming real, you can see evidence of it with the wildfire smoke in the sky each summer in Reno, but there is something we can do.

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This is New Jersey’s largest high-rise residential rooftop solar array

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Solar makes sense on multi-family buildings, and especially becauseJersey City is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, projects like this should become the bar for new development.

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