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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

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Simple, effective solutions that can help lessen the impact of climate change already exist. Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change. IEEE also launched a website that houses additional resources.

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PG&E launches new $130M program to accelerate EV adoption in Northern and Central California; 7,500 chargers

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The electricity fueling EVs in California comes from one of the cleanest energy mixes in the country—nearly 70% of the electricity PG&E delivers to customers is from greenhouse gas-free resources. One in five electric vehicles in the United States plug into PG&E’s clean energy grid.

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Microsoft Predicts Weather for Individual Farms

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In the study, the researchers examined how radiation predictions made with DeepMC can be used to predict energy generation on a commercial solar farm, but Kumar says he can also imagine the model being used more generally by energy grids to predict how much energy people will use. Of course, weather affects everyone.

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DOE awards more than $145M for advanced solar technologies under SunShot Initiative

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BOS accounts for more than 40% of the total installed cost of solar energy systems and represents a major opportunity to achieve significant cost reductions. Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems: Advanced Concepts: Eight projects to receive $25.9 Foundational Program to Advance Cell Efficiency: Eighteen projects to receive $35.8

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New E3SM exascale modeling system for earth simulation released to scientific community

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Earth system simulation involves solving approximations of physical, chemical and biological governing equations on spatial grids at resolutions that are as fine in scale as computing resources will allow.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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Public Utility Commissions (PUCs)] and many state and federal agencies,” states a report by the non-profit group Americans for a Clean Energy Grid. As one CARB member has stated , their concern is climate, whereas solving power generation is the responsibility of the CPUC.

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