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Berkeley study finds renewable portfolio standards insufficient to meet 2030 GHG emission targets; new policy required

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The researchers used a mixed-integer linear programming model— SWITCH (a loose acronym for Solar, Wind, Hydro and Conventional generators and Transmission)—to analyze least-cost generation, storage, and transmission capacity expansion for western North America under various policy and cost scenarios.

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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

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Even though the consumer business had huge growth potential, 3M had little experience with a low-cost, low-profit-margin model. To stay in the “dog fight” meant 3M had to invest enormous amounts of money in order to remain the low-cost producer, with no assurance that profit margins ever would improve.

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Will an EV-Filled World Pass The Sulfuric Acid Test?

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Sulfur—easily turned into sulfuric acid—is a necessary tool for creating fertilizer and extracting heavy metals from their ores before they can go into batteries, wind turbines, and electric vehicle components. The minerals that contain sulfur often also tend to contain toxic metals like mercury, arsenic, and thallium.

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