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The first US subsea cable plant for offshore wind farms opens in Charleston

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The Charleston, South Carolina factory will supply the fledgling yet soon-to-boom US offshore wind market. more… The post The first US subsea cable plant for offshore wind farms opens in Charleston appeared first on Electrek. The plant is the only facility of its kind in North America.

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DOE Awards $45M to Clemson to Support Large Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing Facility

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The US Department of Energy has selected Clemson University to receive up to $45 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for a wind energy test facility that will enhance the performance, durability, and reliability of utility-scale wind turbines.

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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US.

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Benchmark: global battery industry needs to invest $514B to meet demand in 2030; $920B by 2035

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This includes spending on renewables such as wind and solar as well as grid and other infrastructure. Its equivalently sized facility in South Carolina is projected to cost $1.3 Global investment in technologies to help the energy transition reached a record $1.3 trillion in 2022, IRENA said.

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BMW, GM sites in top 5 US generators of onsite green power

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BMW Manufacturing earned a 2003 Green Power Leadership Award for using landfill gas to generate a portion of the power needed to operate its Spartanburg, South Carolina manufacturing facility. At the head of EPA’s Top 30 list is Walmart, with 158,732,026 kWh of green power usage (8% of total), from solar and wind.

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51% of BMW Group’s electricity worldwide from renewable sources; targeting 100%

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Examples of the use of renewable power include: In Leipzig, Germany, the BMW Group is using wind power. In mid-2013, four wind turbines started operation on the premises of the plant, with 100% of the power produced going into the production of the BMW i3 and BMW i8.

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FPL Group and Duke Energy Pledge 10-year, $600M+ Commitment to Transition Fleets to PHEVs and EVs

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FPL Group’s principal subsidiaries are NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the largest generator in North America of renewable energy from the wind and sun, and Florida Power & Light Company, which serves 4.5 FPL Group, Inc. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Fla.,

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