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As states use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. On the two extremes, coal and oil result in about 176 times the emissions from hydro.

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US power grid boosts capacity by 20.2 GW in the first half of 2024

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Wind and nuclear power make their mark. Wind power also had a strong showing, adding 2.5 Texas once again led the way with the Canyon Wind (309 MW) and Goodnight (266 MW) wind farms. The majority of these retirements were natural gas (53%) and coal (41%) plants. GW, or 12%, of the new capacity.

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These 10 U.S. states have the most battery storage capacity installed

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GW (3,167 MW) installed, while Arizona, Florida, and Massachusetts are next in the lineup. Credit: Energy Information Administration The news comes just a few days after Tesla Megapacks went live on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, enabling a 185 MW project that has helped the island move away from the use of coal.

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DOE awards $35M to 12 ARPA-E projects to reduce methane emissions; 5 on natural gas engines

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $35 million in funding for twelve projects focused on developing technologies to reduce methane emissions in the oil, gas, and coal industries. Methane from Coal Mine Shafts. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is developing a low-cost copper-based catalyst for reducing methane emissions.

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The AI Boom Rests on Billions of Tonnes of Concrete

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But the innovators hope that the boom in data centers—and in associated infrastructure such as new nuclear reactors and offshore wind farms , where each turbine foundation can use up to 7,500 cubic meters of concrete—may finally push green cement and concrete beyond labs, startups, and pilot plants.

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Sodium-ion batteries are set to spark a renewable energy revolution – and Australia must be ready – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Solar and wind are clearly now the cheapest form of electricity. The challenges posed by solar and wind generators are real. They are inherently variable, producing electricity only when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing. But limits to these technologies can undermine the case for a renewables-only electricity mix.

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Sodium-ion batteries are set to spark a renewable energy revolution – and Australia must be ready – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Solar and wind are clearly now the cheapest form of electricity. The challenges posed by solar and wind generators are real. They are inherently variable, producing electricity only when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing. But limits to these technologies can undermine the case for a renewables-only electricity mix.

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