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NREL researchers point toward building energy efficiency instead of long-term storage

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Further, the researchers separated the country into five climate zones, ranging from the hot and humid (Tampa, Florida) to the very cold (International Falls, Minnesota). Instead of focusing on storage, the researchers emphasized the optimal mix of renewable resources, oversized generation capacities, and investments in energy efficiency.

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Study suggests widespread use of EVs may negatively impact land use

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Lyon, France; Tampa, FL, USA), a mere 0.5 % increase of these would imply the loss of 1.5 The subsequent increase in urban impervious surfaces, though possibly limited percent-wise, might be considerable area-wise, especially in large cities. For example, in a city with 300 km 2 of impervious surfaces (e.g. —Orsi (2021).

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NDEW wrap-up (Part II)

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EV-Resource organized the event, but our chapter provided support with our EV Experience educational exhibit as well as vehicles to display,” Gerena continued. Check out more photos from Tampa here. Our chapter also hosted a smaller event on Spetember 25 with 12 cars on display.” Check out the local TV news report. Email Address.

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GE and CPECC Sign Agreements with USTDA to Advance Commercial Scale IGCC in China

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IGCC and carbon capture technologies have been commercially demonstrated and will need to be widely deployed to enable low cost power generation from domestic fossil energy resources, while at the same time achieving significant reductions in carbon dioxide emissions globally.

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What EV has the Best Bang for the Buck?

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Bronson, Tampa, FL With some 43 new battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) debuting in the U.S. Questions & Answers from our Friends at EarthTalk® Dear EarthTalk : Which of the EV models now available in the U.S. provide the most bang for the buck? Is now a good time to finally make the upgrade from my internal combustion car?

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IACT team using ALD to build nanobowls for tailored catalysts for biofuel production

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2012, in Tampa, Fla.the nanoparticle size, composition, and local environment can be tailored on the atomic scale to tune the reactivity, selectivity, and thermal stability of the catalysts. AVS has approximately 4,500 members worldwide. Junling Lu, Yu Lei and Jeffrey W. Elam (2012). ISBN: 978-953-307-898-4, InTech, doi: 10.5772/33082.

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DOE, RTI to Design and Build Coal Syngas Cleanup System for IGCC Power Plants to Reduce Cost of Removing Contaminants, Capturing CO2; Potential for Synthetic Chemicals and Fuels

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RTI’s syngas cleanup technologies will be tested at Tampa Electric Company’s 250-MW IGCC power plant, using up to 20% of the syngas produced by the coal gasifier. Data on thermal efficiency, emissions, and cost benefits will be gathered during more than 5,000 hours of testing the warm syngas cleaning system.

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