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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. Natural gas. This brief study analyzes, for each individual state, the changes from 2018 to 2020 in the use of coal (one of the two most polluting energy sources) to generate electricity. Geothermal.

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Supreme Court curbs EPA authority to regulate CO2 from power plants

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The Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) has ruled in West Virginia v. The opinion holds that Congress did not grant EPA in Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act the authority to devise emissions caps based on generation shifting—i.e., forcing a shift from higher-emitting to lower-emitting producers.

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News: 10 Best States To Own an EV

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Study Ranks Best and Worst Places To Drive Electric. What makes having an electric car a positive experience is not only financial aspects, but a functional ones, something the folks at Jerry have taken into account when they did the research behind their Top 10 list of the best states to own an EV. West Virginia.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Structurally and Electrochemically Stabilized Silicon-rich Anodes for Electric Vehicle (EV) Applications. AOI 02: Low Cost Electric Traction Drive Systems Using No Heavy Rare Earth Materials. Low Cost, High-Performance, Heavy Rare Earth-Free 3-In-1 Electric Drive Unit. Integrated Fuel Cell Electric Powertrain Demonstration.

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DOE to award $10.2M to 16 solid oxide fuel cell projects

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The system will operate on natural gas and connect directly to the electric grid. Self-Cleaning Cathodes for Endurance to Chromium Poisoning Boston University will evaluate chemical and electrochemical cathode self-cleaning and performance recovery processes. West Virginia University. Boston University.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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In Germany, renewable electricity generation will be 35 percent by 2020, and 50 percent by 2050. Why then do we not have the same clarity of goal for the electricity generating industry here in the USA? The same can be said for the electricity companies that generate power in the USA. cents/kWh in West Virginia—a 23.59

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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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