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Researchers calculate social cost of German nuclear phase-out at $12B/year; 70% from increased mortality risk

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In a working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a team from UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) calculate that the social cost of the phase out of nuclear electricity production in Germany is approximately $12 billion per year.

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DOE awards $56M to 21 concentrating solar power projects; $8M for reducing soft costs of rooftop PV systems

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The research projects, conducted in partnership with private industry, national laboratories and universities, support the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative, a collaborative national effort to make solar power cost-competitive with traditional energy sources by the end of the decade. million in fiscal year 2011. CSP awards.

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DOE releases Hydrogen Program Plan

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This version of the Plan updates and expands upon previous versions including the 2006 Hydrogen Posture Plan and the 2011 DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program Plan. The DOE Hydrogen Program is a coordinated Departmental effort to advance the affordable production, transport, storage, and use of hydrogen across different sectors of the economy.

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Study associates arrival of ridehailing with 3% increase in traffic deaths

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Hochberg and Hanyi Yi, both of Rice University, in the working paper, The Cost of Convenience: Ridehailing and Traffic Fatalities. The authors find that the introduction of ridehailing services in 2011 accounts for roughly 3% annual increase in auto deaths nationwide, or 987 people each year.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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Following the Fukushima disaster in 2011, the Federal government oversaw the immediate closure of eight nuclear plants, with the rest of the stations to be shut down by 2022. However, the financial cost of the shift is causing concern. These costs are primarily borne by consumers. Electricity prices in comparison.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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Flash forward to 2011, when nearly everyone is online, Internet technology has become more accessible and fortunes continue to be made. We’ve seen a considerable reduction in solar panel costs, but that is exactly why there is reason to be optimistic. kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally.

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Boeing conducts world’s first flight with 15% blend of NExBTL renewable diesel as aviation biofuel

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Boeing previously found that renewable diesel is chemically similar to HEFA (hydro-processed esters and fatty acids) aviation biofuel approved in 2011. With a wholesale cost of about $3 per gallon, inclusive of US government incentives, green diesel approaches price parity with petroleum jet fuel.

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