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IRENA report finds renewable power costs at parity or below fossil fuels in many parts of world

Green Car Congress

On 6 January, the two power companies—Northeast Utilities and National Grid—that had agreed to buy energy from Cape Wind terminated their contracts, saying Cape Wind had missed the 31 December deadline to obtain financing and begin construction. of Cape Wind output; National Grid had agreed to buy 50%.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

Also EV’s have another advantage, as the grid gets cleaner your EV will emit less and less emissions. For example - the process of obtaining lithium from brines can be more sustainable by condensing evaporated water so it can later be returned to the ground. Something the EV FUD Creators will never tell you!

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Best EV To Own To Survive a Zombie Apocalypse?

My Energi

The Harley Davidson Livewire has a reasonable range and is the choice of vehicle for Charley Boorman, who has ridden this bike the length of South America with companion Ewan McGregor, putting it in good stead as the vehicle of choice to survive a zombie apocalypse. Contender Number 2 – Harley Davidson Livewire.

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Powering Offshore Wind Farms With Numerical Modeling of Subsea Cables

Cars That Think

to the 20,000 km cable that connects Asia with North America and South America. These networks include cables that connect wind farms to the shore and supply electricity to our power grid infrastructure (Figure 3). Installation and maintenance is easier to accomplish in shallow waters. and Norway.

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