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DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

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General Electric Company. will partner with GE Global Research, EPRI, Southern Company, American Electric Power and FirstEnergy to design and test a high temperature nickel-based superalloy thick-walled header for cycling and flexible plant operation in new and existing plants. Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.

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DOE offers nearly $2B in conditional loan guarantee commitments for two concentrating solar power plants; first US utility-scale deployment of Abengoa Solar Collector Assembly

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At 250 megawatts (MW) each, the projects’ combined capacity will double the US’ currently installed CSP capacity and displace a total of 40% of the output from a typical 500MW coal-fired plant. Power from MSP will be sold to Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

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EV advocates support a just clean energy transition. The Mining Regulatory Clarity Act is not it.

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The shift to electric vehicles is a tremendous win for air quality, public health, energy security, jobs, and the planet. As we transition to a clean energy economy, we must update mining laws to maximize the benefits of transportation electrification while protecting communities and the environment.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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Study complex material structures on the nanoscale to identify key features for their potential use as materials to convert solar energy and heat to electricity. Synthesize new molecular catalysts and light absorbers and integrate them into nanoscale architectures for improved generation of fuels and electricity from sunlight.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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economy away from dependence on fossil fuels like petroleum, coal and natural gas to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035. Driving that timeline is the shift to electric vehicles, which the Administration wants to account for 50 percent of all new cars sold by 2030.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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Imagine small, nimble electric vehicles that know where other moving objects are and avoid running into them. In the Hawkins Electrical Guide, copy right 1928, there is a entire chapter on electric Automobiles. Now several compies aremaking electric cars. GM is touting other features as well. Proofread next time, please.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. greenhouse gas emissions. greenhouse gas emissions.

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