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In a first, wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in the EU in 1H 2024

Baua Electric

Image: BASF Wind and solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU during the first six months of 2024 for the first time ever in a half-year period. New analysis from independent energy think tank Ember reveals that wind and solar grew to an all-time high of 30% of the EU’s electricity in the first half of 2024.

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New UK gov’t approves 3 huge solar farms & wants to expand rooftop installs

Baua Electric

The new Labour government has made green energy policy a priority, wanting to rapidly increase solar and wind power. Combined, these three projects account for 1.35GW, or about 2/3 as much as the total solar capacity installed in the UK last year. The farms are in Suffolk/Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Rutland – all in east England.

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Starlink Maritime is now available for ocean-going vessels.

Teslarati

” “In addition to withstanding extreme cold, heat, hail, sleet, heavy rain, and gale-force winds, Starlink also holds up against rocket engines.” ” Users will be able to monitor and manage their Starlink fleet from a single portal and installation is designed with minimal above-deck space in mind. .”

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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

Electricity is ubiquitous, EVs refuelable by wind, hydro, geothermal, solar, or traditional energy sources. It is therefore incumbent upon everyone to understand EV chargers and the factors that affect their location and installation. DCFC's are particularly essential in underserved communities where charging appliances are limited.

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Drones That Can Fly Better Than You Can

Cars That Think

So we basically installed an eye tracking device on our subjects. So for example, in a search and rescue mission, a person might have— a search and rescue worker might have very particular context on where somebody is likely to be stuck or maybe be hiding or something that would be very difficult to encode into a drone.

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Imported oil pays for corruption and war. Electricity pays for local jobs.

Plug in America

The Russian war against Ukraine is being paid for by exports of oil and gas, just like all of Putin’s previous wars. This war in Ukraine is a catastrophic human tragedy. At any earlier point in my life, I lived in Ukraine for a year and I personally know many people whose lives have now been utterly upended.

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The Hague is the first world city to ban fossil fuel ads

Baua Electric

Despite heavy use of bicycles and EVs, each Dutch person emits about 50% more CO2 than the citizens of nearby France, UK or Denmark, or twice as much as nearby Sweden. This has also affected their energy security during the continent-wide gas crisis that came with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Get started here. –

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