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Rhodium Group estimates US GHG fell 2.1% in 2019, driven by coal decline

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in 2019 based on preliminary energy and economic data. All told, net US GHG emissions ended 2019 slightly higher than at the end of 2016. Based on a combination of monthly data from the Energy Information Administration and daily data from Genscape, Rhodium estimates that coal-fired power generation fell by 18% in 2019.

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China researchers synthesize high-density aviation fuel with cellulose

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Scientists in China have developed a process for converting cellulose from plant waste from agriculture and timber harvesting into high-density aviation fuel: a polycycloalkane mixture. Tuning the reaction conditions also permits the selective production of methyl cyclopentane, which can be used as high-octane-number gasoline additive.

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China is exporting so many EVs that it needs more ships – a lot more

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That’s more than seven times higher than the price in 2019. Hence, cheap EVs coming your way (well, not in the US, at least not yet anyway). But behind the scenes “is a struggling overall economy that many economists say could see even greater waste down the road because of the state-led industrial drive,” she said.

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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

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The bathtub is cheap for us, so when it comes to how much we can store, we can increase that capacity quite cheaply,” says Michael Simpson , the cofounder of Cheesecake Energy. Energy storage has two main factors—how fast it can be charged and discharged (the spigot) and how much total energy it can hold (the bathtub).

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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It’s about one-twentieth the size of the minibus-scale geostationary satellites already in orbit, allowing for cheap and quick deployment. The competition kicked off in 2019, and XPrize’s net investment is US $10 million. But this satellite is the first of a new breed, dubbed microGEO. Laptops will have to follow sometime in 2026.

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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

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Why, simple the US embraced Fracking to produce bountifully supplies of cheap gas. In 2019, the Government once all keen on low priced UK gas did a U turn after succumbing to environmentalists’ pressure groups. Smart Meters waste. Right now, production is low in Russia, so the cost has increased. No Fracking.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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The only by products are water and a fair degree of heat, the latter indicating a degree of inefficiency and wasted energy. Hence its supply would not be cheap, renewable nor sustainable in the long term. 2019) Hydrogen station explodes, Toyota halts sales of fuel cell cars, is this the end? Electrek [link] accessed 19/5/2020.