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GM to use wind power for more than 50% of annual vehicle output from Arlington Assembly plant

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General Motors’ Arlington, Texas, Assembly plant will soon be able to build up to 125,000 trucks a year using wind power. Arlington Assembly produces more than 1,200 vehicles daily, including the Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe; GMC Yukon and Yukon XL; and Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV. million in energy costs annually.

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PNNL IntelliVent system reduces risk of explosions in outdoor battery cabinets

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In September 2020, fire crews in Liverpool, England, were called to a 20 MW battery storage plant after an explosion had occurred to find a large grid battery system container on fire. Recent fires at battery storage facilities in Surprise, Arizona, and Liverpool, England, highlighted the dangers these kinds of fires can present.

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Chevrolet one of 16 organizations across US recognized by EPA for Climate Action; only automaker

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The Chevrolet Clean Energy Campus Campaign engaged hundreds of stakeholders spanning the education, energy, carbon, auditing, and nonprofit sectors to develop a way for campuses to draw on a new source of funding—carbon credits from the voluntary carbon market—to help further their large-scale energy efficiency efforts.

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EPA Proposes New Tougher Ground-Level Ozone Standards

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Counties projected to violate proposed Primary 8-hour Ground-Level Ozone Standards in 2020. EPA also reviewed the findings of the independent Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, which recommended standards in the ranges of the new proposal. 2010 in Arlington, Va. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge. and in Houston; and 4 Feb.

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