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Achieving net zero goals through optimising nuclear reactor safety

Innovation News Network

EPRI and Vanderbilt University highlight the importance of incorporating risk insights early in the advanced nuclear reactor design process to shorten schedules and enhance safety. The post Achieving net zero goals through optimising nuclear reactor safety appeared first on Innovation News Network. The majority of experts […].

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The greatest barrier to EV adoption? Lack of familiarity

Baua Electric

Once drivers get behind the wheel of an EV, worries about range anxiety, costs, and charging notably drop, a new Plug In America study finds. But the data shows that once they start driving electric, these concerns drop significantly. What seem like scary issues for some people considering an EV become non-issues after going electric.”

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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

Here's one of the announcements that came out of the conference : EPRI, GM, 34 Utilities Collaborate to Advance Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles PALO ALTO, Calif. Seamless integration of PHEVs into the electric grid will require close collaboration between the automobile and electric sectors.”

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Smokey the AI

Cars That Think

While some of these fires started from human carelessness—or arson—far too many were sparked and spread by the electrical power infrastructure and power lines. And in July of this year, Pacific Gas & Electric indicated that blown fuses on one of its utility poles may have sparked the Dixie Fire, which burned nearly 400,000 hectares.

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The 80-20 Rule

Plug In Partners

However, 70% of vehicles can apparently be fueled with no increase of electrical capacity. T here are a lot of facts and misstatements about Plug-Ins that circulate these days about water consumption, pollution, the need for new power plants, and the like. Why is fueling a PHEV from coal electricity better than gasoline ?

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Partner Update and Announcement

Plug In Partners

The bill, HR 5351 includes a credit for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. A 15 kwh battery would have an approximate all-electric range of between 40 and 60 miles depending on the configuration of the vehicle operating system and many other factors. Check out the press release at v2green. The bill (H.R.

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PHEV Blowback

Plug In Partners

Healey , USA TODAY The expected introduction of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could cut U.S. As someone who has been enthusiastically watching and promoting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, I was concerned that the headline of an article in USA Today (“Plug-in cars could actually increase air pollution,” Feb. Mercury is toxic. "

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