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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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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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Improved energy storage technologies will allow for expanded integration of renewable energy resources like wind and photovoltaic systems and will improve frequency regulation and peak energy management. Tehachapi Wind Energy Storage Project. Notrees Wind Storage. Wind Firming EnergyFarm. 29,561,142. 125,006,103.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will develop a paradigm shifting new all-liquid metal grid scale battery for low cost, large scale storage of electrical energy. Energy Efficient Capture of CO 2 from Coal Flue Gas. Breakthrough High Efficiency Shrouded Wind Turbine. DOE grant: $6,949,624). CARBON CAPTURE.

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IRENA report finds renewable power costs at parity or below fossil fuels in many parts of world

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The report, “ Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2014 ”, concludes that biomass, hydropower, geothermal and onshore wind are all competitive with or cheaper than coal, oil and gas-fired power stations, even without financial support and despite falling oil prices. Report highlights include: Cape Wind’s troubles. Source: IRENA.

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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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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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Tunable high-yield catalytic approach converts pyrolysis oil to bio-hydrocarbon chemical feedstocks including fuel additives

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Alternatively, hydrogen can be obtained from coal gasification or from water splitting driven by carbon-free energy sources, such as solar, nuclear, and wind energy, as suggested by Agrawal et al. Zeolite catalysts convert the biomass feedstocks into aromatics and olefins, which can fit easily into the existing infrastructure.

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