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The US just proposed 18 GW of new offshore wind sales

Baua Electric

Hywind floating offshore wind turbine by U.S. The US announced two proposals for offshore wind sales that could generate more than 18 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy – enough to power more than 6 million homes. It’s the first in a five-year lease schedule that could see up to 12 separate offshore wind auctions.

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Carbon emissions from generating electricity for electric vehicles vary greatly across the individual US states

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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. Nuclear 0 0 Wind 2.5 On the two extremes, coal and oil result in about 176 times the emissions from hydro. Natural gas 87.9 Geothermal 16.5 Natural gas 87.9

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Energy Facts: Impact of the Investing in America Agenda on New Hampshire

CleanTechnica EVs

Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visits New Hampshire On Monday, January 8, 2024, U.S. continued] The post Energy Facts: Impact of the Investing in America Agenda on New Hampshire appeared first on CleanTechnica. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M.

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Kia is Suing a Former Dealer for Shady Business Practices and Misrepresenting Sales

The Truth About Cars

Dan O’Brien auto group used to operate three Kia stores in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, but the automaker isn’t happy with how things ended. Two of the stores sold in 2022 and 2023, but the third sale fell through when the prospective buyer caught wind of O’Brien’s allegedly shady business practices.

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New England to become the second coal-free region in the US

Baua Electric

The Bow, New Hampshire-based power station has committed to retiring the coal-burning units at Merrimack and Schiller Stations in New Hampshire, by 2028 and 2025, respectively. That will make New Hampshire the 16th coal-free state. million tons of carbon emissions from New England.

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Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Goal a Beacon for Other States

Cars That Think

Much of the meager wind power that does exist comes either from other states or from the 30-megawatt Block Island Wind Farm—the first offshore wind farm in the US—which consists of just five turbines and only came online in 2016. But Rhode Island plans to fill the gap with as much as 600 megawatts of new wind power.

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An off-grid solar tracker powers this EV charging station

Baua Electric

Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, has installed an off-grid solar tracker EV charging station for its employees. Designed for climate resilience, it sheds snow quickly, stows flat in high winds, and sits high enough to avoid flooding.

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