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New wind farm and Tesla Megapack projects may reduce Australian coal use

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An upcoming Tesla Megapack project and a new wind farm may help Australia reduce its use of coal power. Australia has long used coal as a power source, mainly because of its abundance. billion) wind power project and a $150 million (USD 97.4 billion) wind power project and a $150 million (USD 97.4 million homes.

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IEEE’s Plan To Help Combat Climate Change

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The IEEE Board of Directors formed an ad hoc committee on climate change in February to coordinate its response to the global threat. The IEEE Life Fellow is also founder and chairman of BEM Controls , a software company in McLean, Va., Why should IEEE be involved in combating climate change?

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Enviva and MOL to develop sail-powered bulk carrier to cut GHG emissions in biomass supply chain; Wind Challenger hard sail

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Enviva, a global renewable energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Mitsui O.S.K. This will include the “Wind Challenger”, a cargo ship design with a hard sail, which would reduce emissions by harnessing wind energy. MOL has been jointly studying the wind technology with cross-industrial partners.

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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

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An analysis of near-term spending plans on renewables by the biggest oil and gas companies shows that real investments in renewable energy will continue to pale in comparison to capex plans for greenfield fossil fuel projects. Equinor has announced plans to invest $10B into clean energy by 2025, mostly through its offshore wind portfolio.

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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Many countries have met their climate goals and are on track to be completely carbon neutral. 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.

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CicLaVia is Back This Sunday & We’ll Be Rolling Against Coal!

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My favorite part of this next CicLaVia is t he Bike Parade coming from my friends at Greenpeace and Sierra Club which they’re calling ROLL AGAINST COAL. In case you didn’t know, the City of Los Angeles still gets 40% of its electricity from coal-fired power plants, the dirtiest polluters and greenhouse gassers on the planet.

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Solar jobs have grown 20 percent a year since 2012; coal, not so much

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coal industry? And, how many people work for solar-energy companies in the U.S.? jobs than fossil fuels: analysis Coal mining was a mainstay of. Here's a little quiz on a topic much discussed over the past couple of years: jobs. How many people work in the U.S. Not just miners, but office staff, too.

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