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Gas-fired power generation hits four-year high

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It was the dunkelflaute Low levels of renewable generation and high demand drove gas-fired power generation to its highest level since 2021 for the first quarter of the year. Wind generation during the quarter totalled only 22.3TWh the lowest first quarter output since 2020. Nuclear (12%) and imports (10%) accounted for the rest.

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Flawed Diamonds Are a Quantum Sensor’s Best Friend

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Amanda Stein Amanda Stein is the CEO of Quantum Catalyzer (Q-Cat), a startup founded in 2020 to explore and incubate quantum tech companies. So industries like space, and oil and gas. Amanda Stein, the CEO of Quantum Catalyzer (Q-Cat), is working to find meaningful markets for sensors based on quantum defects in diamond.

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Tesla police fleet saves nearly half a million in upkeep and repair costs

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Since 2020, I’d say we’ve been saving about $70-80,000.00 Take a look: pic.twitter.com/NVZBeqgXoH — IndyStar (@indystar) January 3, 2020 Taxpayer Money To explain his point further, Bertram stated that in June 2024, he received a monthly gas bill of over $3,100 for the departments four Ford vehicles.

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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

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This green energy corridor could help shore up energy security in the European Union, replacing the Russian natural gas that Europe used to import. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, production and export of oil and gas proved instrumental in lifting Azerbaijan out of post-Communist poverty. It could help the E.U.

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2024 Honda Prologue: Japan’s most American brand gets serious about EVs

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Over the years, the company has pioneered a number of advanced powertrain technologies, including both natural gas and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The secret to this remarkable debut lies in a deal announced back in 2020 between Honda and General Motors. None of those were battery-electric vehicles, however. Is it really a Honda?

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Hydrogen Cars Were Supposed to Be the Future. Now Owners Are Suing Toyota

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Automakers like Toyota, Hyundai, and Honda introduced sleek zero-emission vehicles powered by compressed hydrogen gas. The price of faith in an idea Ricky Yap of West Sacramento bought his 2016 Toyota Mirai in 2020 from Roseville Toyota. The state pledged tens of millions of dollars to build a network of fueling stations.

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Tesla could face emissions credit tax in Washington

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The emission credits market was created out of regulations requiring automakers to start phasing out gas vehicles, allowing Tesla, which only makes EVs, to sell the credits to gas automakers which aren’t able to meet the upcoming phase-out goals. billion globally last year.