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Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

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Utility companies are prioritizing their shareholders over the public’s need for cleaner, cheaper, and more reliable energy. The European Commission in 2018 set a target for each member country to transmit across its borders at least 15 percent of the electricity produced in its territories.

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Georgia Tech team develops high-performance intermediate-temperature sold-oxide fuel cell

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A team from Georgia Tech, with colleagues at the university of Kansas, has designed a high-performance solid-oxide fuel cell that operates directly on nearly dry (only ~3.5 vol% H 2 O) methane at 500 °C, demonstrating a peak power density of 0.37

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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percent per year over the next four years so that in 2018 there is a ten percent reduction from the baseline. states (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) and one Canadian province (Manitoba). percent per year over four years for a total reduction of ten percent by 2018. Coverage: In 2012–50% of emissions.

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