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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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The hidden costs of using an electric bike

Baua Electric

But while you’ll see plenty of people espousing the supposed advantages of electric bikes, it’s important to keep in mind some of the hidden costs of owning and using these two-wheeled electric vehicles. The post The hidden costs of using an electric bike appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Powering Offshore Wind Farms With Numerical Modeling of Subsea Cables

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This sponsored article is brought to you by COMSOL. Moving Wind Power Offshore The offshore wind (OFW) industry is one of the most rapidly advancing sources of power around the world. It makes sense: Wind is stronger and more consistent over the open ocean than it is on land. Laws, Whitehouse received five minutes signal.

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How to Hasten India’s Transition Away From Coal

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While electricity from older coal plants in India costs 2.7 cents from newer plants that have additional pollution-control equipment, the cost of solar energy has dropped to 2.7 cents per kilowatt-hour, and wind power to 3.4 percent from solar and wind power. cents per kilowatt-hour and 5.5 cents per kilowatt-hour.

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NIO to allow Chinese consumers to lock in EC7 orders starting Apr 10

CN EV Post

Starting at 10 am on April 10, the EC7 will be available for consumer order lock-ins, NIO announced in an article posted on its mobile app today. Thanks to an optimized exterior design, the EC7 has a wind resistance coefficient of just 0.23 Their monthly battery rental costs are RMB 980 yuan, 1680 yuan and 1680 yuan respectively.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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—Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University When I entered the field, commercial wind was starting to scale up and the questions were about engineering feasibility. What was the maximum share of wind that we could have in the system without blowing it up—5 percent or 20 percent or 30 percent? What about the pitfalls with energy modeling?

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Opinion: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Driving an EV

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This article may contain affiliate links. Electric vehicles have many benefits over traditional gasoline-powered cars, including lower emissions, cheaper running costs and (often) government incentives. Cheaper running costs. The cost of purchase. Pros and Cons of the Electric Car Lifestyle.