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Bloomberg NEF forecasts falling battery prices enabling surge in wind and solar to 50% of global generation by 2050

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The arrival of cheap battery storage will mean that it becomes increasingly possible to finesse the delivery of electricity from wind and solar, so that these technologies can help meet demand even when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining. trillion of that going to wind and solar and a further $1.5

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bp Statistical Review shows 4.5% drop in primary energy consumption in 2020; mainly driven by oil

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The Review captures the significant impact the global pandemic had on energy markets and how it may shape future global energy trends. Wind, solar and hydroelectricity generation all grew despite the fall in overall energy demand. bbl in 2020—the lowest since 2004. Source: bp. million b/d), the EU (-1.5

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IEA forecasts global oil demand to reach 101.6 mb/d in 2023; non-OECD countries lead expansion

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Global refining capacity is set to expand by 1 mb/d in 2022 and 1.6 Following nearly two years of declines, observed global oil inventories increased by 77 mb in April. Since 6 June, WTI and Brent futures have averaged above $120/bbl. Assuming Libya rebounds from a steep drop, the bloc’s production could increase 2.6

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GE using Large Eddy Simulation on Sandia’s Red Mesa to lay groundwork for quieter wind turbine blades with better power yield

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Transition of flow to turbulence on a wind-turbine airfoil; isosurfaces of vorticity from a Large Eddy Simulation (LES). Credit: GE Global Research. In a 2011 survey of techniques to reduce wind turbine blade noise, Sandia researcher Matthew Barone noted that: There are two primary classes of noise sources on a wind turbine.

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Researchers Find That Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Reduces Southern Ocean Carbon Uptake

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Andrew Lenton and colleagues at the National Center for Scientific Research used a model to calculate the changes in ocean–atmosphere carbon balances for the period 1975–2004 that included the impacts of changing ozone concentrations. The results revealed that, between 1987 and 2004, around 2.3 Lenton, A., Cadule, A.

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Study Concludes Warming Climate Will Increase Ozone Levels in Major California Air Basins; Climate Change and Regional Air Quality Are Intertwined Problems

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The study also predicts that peak concentrations of dangerous airborne particles will increase in the San Joaquin Valley due to the effects of climate change on wind patterns. We must consider climate change and air pollution together as we plan for the future. —Dr. Kleeman of UC Davis, lead author.

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

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—Allen Taub, former GM VP, Global R&D. Google believes that a future state with having computers drive cars can “ remove a gigantic chunk ” of the US fatalities. million people/year are killed in auto accidents globally. —Anthony Levandowski. For some, driving is a distraction.” Approximately 1.5

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