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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Some of the wind farms instead sit in clusters more than 100 kilometers out at sea.

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Tesla shows off new Megapack production facility in California

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Tesla has a new Megapack production facility in Lathrop, California, and via a post shared on Instagram, the company shared some impressive statistics. The new manufacturing area is located just outside of San Francisco, California. What do you think of the article? Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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Study finds coal trains add significant amount of PM2.5 pollution in urban areas

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Coal trains and terminal operations add a significant amount of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) pollution to urban areas—more so than other freight or passenger trains— according to a study conducted in Richmond, California, by the University of California, Davis. Resources Cite this article Ostro, B.,

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Tesla reveals Megapack project that killed a peaker plant

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Now, the company has shared yet another success story of placing a Tesla Megapack, this time in Oxnard, California. In Oxnard, California, the community came together to advocate against the installation of a new fossil fuel-powered peaker plant. What do you think of the article? Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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Tesla kicks Cybertruck testing into high gear as production looms

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Now, the Cybertruck has once again been spotted testing on the Freemont test track in California. What do you think of the article? With hundreds of thousands of reservations estimated and fans eagerly awaiting a full reveal in Q3 of this year , the Cybertruck has never been closer to market introduction than today.

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Revealed: Jupiter’s Secret Power Source

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Jupiter’s northern (and southern) lights Jupiter's polar auroras are the largest and most powerful known in the solar system—and O'Donoghue says the energy in them, caused as Jupiter's atmosphere is buffeted by solar wind, is strong enough to heat the outer atmosphere of the entire planet. Winds in the cloud bands reach 500 km/h.

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US battery storage capacity to nearly double in 2024: EIA – ET Auto

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The large amount of existing and planned solar and wind capacity in California and Texas present a growing need for battery storage, with the two states currently holding 7.3 GW and 3.2 GW of installed battery storage capacity, respectively.

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