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EGEB: A Montana cryptocurrency miner wants to buy a huge solar farm

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): A Montana cryptocurrency miner wants to use solar to power its energy-draining business. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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8,600+ Jobs in Montana from Build Back Better Act

CleanTechnica EVs

Bozemen, Montana — A new NRDC analysis shows that the Build Back Better Act, as it currently stands, has the potential to significantly accelerate clean energy investment, economic activity, and job growth in Montana.

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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. The calculated relative amounts of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases from eight different energy sources are shown in the table below. Energy source. by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. Geothermal.

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Montana solar-power law rigging caught on live video, regrettably

Green Car Reports

is coming up to its Independence Day holiday, in which we celebrate the Declaration of Independence from England and reflect on our history and traditions as a nation. This is an interesting time to do that, and there's a cynical argument to be made that backroom politics is as American as apple pie and bald eagles. Which brings us to the.

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US wind generation fell in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s

Baua Electric

gigawatts (GW) of new wind capacity last year, but data from the US Energy Information Administration’s “ Power Plant Operations Report ” show that US wind generation in 2023 totaled 425,235 gigawatt-hours (GWh) – 2.1% Annual US power generation from wind turbines declined in 2023 for the first time since the mid-1990s – here’s why.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 11 awards totaling $55 million aimed at building research capacity to develop new innovations at the intersection of food, energy and water systems and to address fundamental questions about the brain. Research at the nexus of food, energy and water. Montana State University.

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NREL study suggests cost gap for Western renewables could narrow by 2025

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A new Energy Department study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicates that by 2025 wind and solar power electricity generation could become cost-competitive without federal subsidies, if new renewable energy development occurs in the most productive locations. Source: Hurlbut et al.

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