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APRIL 30, 2014

Alaska Airlines had the most efficient US domestic operations in both 2011 and 2012, the same position it occupied in a 2010 benchmark assessment published by the ICCT last year. Alaska is very efficient in large part because it operates a new Boeing fleet and uses turboprops on regional flights. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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MAY 6, 2021

The milestone delivery went to Loudon County Public Schools in Virginia as part of phase one of Dominion Energy’s Electric School Bus Initiative. were selected as the exclusive provider of 50 electric school buses to 15 public school districts for the first phase of Dominion Energy’s electric school bus program.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Northern Alaska province showing boundaries of assessment units (AU). Primarily due to economic and infrastructure considerations, production has never been attempted from these Alaska North Slope shales, which span most of the North Slope but are largely absent from the environmentally sensitive Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Uber and Wallbox, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions worldwide, are expanding their partnership nationwide following a pilot program. The rest of the US, excluding Alaska, in April. The roll-out is expected to follow four phases: os Angeles, Portland and Seattle in January.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

​The Port of Seattle, Boeing and Alaska Airlines released a first-of-its-kind study that identifies the best infrastructure options for delivering aviation biofuel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Commercial aviation is committed to reducing the industry’s carbon footprint, and biofuels are key to achieving that goal.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Preliminary industry data reveals that year-end geothermal growth in 2012 was up 5% from the previous year, according to the Geothermal Energy Association ( GEA ). MW of new gross online geothermal capacity—is due in part to pioneering developments in geothermal technology, GEA said. Featherstone Plant (CA): Energy Source, 49.9

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Australia-based underground coal gasification (UCG) specialist Linc Energy Limited has spudded its first gas exploration well (LEA #1) on its oil and gas leases located in the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska. The spudding of the LEA #1 well is the first drilling activity in Linc Energy’s Alaskan exploration program.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The development and delivery of novel propulsion technologies—powered by sustainable energy sources—were highlighted as key towards helping the aviation industry minimize its environmental impact. The Target True-Zero airlines also urged governments to do their part in supporting the transition to cleaner aviation.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The Bureau’s approval allows Eni to move forward with new exploration in federal waters, but only after a review by BSEE Alaska Region personnel to ensure the request met appropriate technical adequacy, safety and environmental sustainability standards.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The US Departments of Transportation and Energy announced nearly $5 billion that will be made available under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program to build out a national electric vehicle charging network. NEVI Formula Program. 11,738,801. 11,320,762. California. 56,789,406. Connecticut. 29,315,442.

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MARCH 19, 2014

The Port of Seattle, along with Alaska Airlines, Western Washington Clean Cities and US Representative Adam Smith unveiled a new project providing nearly 600 electric charging stations throughout the airport for ground support equipment (GSE) such as baggage tugs, bag ramps and pushback vehicles. The environmental benefits are substantial.

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JANUARY 21, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released two nationwide resource assessments showing that waves and tidal currents off the nation’s coasts could contribute to the United States’ total annual electricity production. —Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $35 million to 11 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Submarine Hydrokinetic And Riverine Kilo-megawatt Systems (SHARKS) program. These methodologies will significantly decrease the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of the final HKT design.

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MARCH 3, 2021

An open-access paper on their work appears in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy invested $22 million in efforts to increase marine feedstocks for biofuel production, including $2 million to conduct the kelp elevator study. 2021.110747.

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MARCH 31, 2014

Five states (Texas, North Dakota, California, Alaska, and Oklahoma) and the Gulf of Mexico supplied more than 80%, or 6 million barrels per day, of the crude oil (including lease condensate) produced in the United States in 2013, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Click to enlarge. million barrels per day.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

The assessment is part of an effort by the US Department of Energy to characterize US hydrokinetic waterpower resources including river, wave, tidal, ocean thermal, and ocean current. EPRI completed an ocean wave energy mapping and assessment in 2011. —Paul Jacobson, project manager for EPRI’s waterpower research.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 27 projects for more than $37 million in funding to accelerate the technological and commercial readiness of emerging marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies, which seek to generate renewable electricity from oceans and free-flowing rivers and streams. Free Flow Energy, Inc.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Hydrogen is a very expensive alternative, so other options that are less expensive and have equal or better characteristics are going to dominate.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2022

In subsequent years, the Far North Fiber project will lay down a cable through the Northwest Passage, connecting Iceland to Greenland, then Canada, Alaska, and finally Japan. This first microGEO will launch in early 2023 , and start providing service to Alaska, tripling the state’s satellite bandwidth while cutting its cost.

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is providing $41,270,609, with the remainder funded by industry and the research partners. Prior programs in Alaska have explored gas hydrate reservoir potential and alternative production strategies, and additional testing programs are in development.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 12, 2023

She’s using an enormous array of radio antennas—and you could be an essential part of her artwork. I’m working with energy as a material for artistic creation,” explains Christie. Navy in the early 1990s, but in 2015 the facility was turned over the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and its Geophysical Institute. What is HAARP?

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AUGUST 31, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 14 new research projects that will be a part of an expanding portfolio of projects designed to increase the understanding of methane hydrates’ potential as a future energy supply. Energy Resource Potential. Methane hydrate can form in Arctic and marine environments.

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JANUARY 10, 2018

In its latest edition of the Short-Term Energy Outlook , the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that US crude oil production will average 10.3 Crude oil production in Alaska is expected to remain flat at 0.5 million b/d set in 1970. million b/d. million b/d in both 2018 and 2019. million b/d in each year.

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JULY 23, 2019

Air quality in the US may be linked with increased mortality and reduced life expectancy according to new research from Imperial College London and the Center for Air, Climate and Energy Solutions at Carnegie Mellon University. excluding Alaska and Hawaii) between 1999 and 2015. across all counties in the contiguous US (i.e.,

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

EPA Region 10 has issued final air quality permits to Shell for oil and gas exploration drilling in the Alaska Arctic. EPA Region 10 proposed the draft permits for public comment on 6 July 2011 and held informational meetings and a public hearing in Barrow, Alaska on 3 and 4 August 2011.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Final Determination under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) that blocks the development of Northern Dynasty Mineral’s proposed Pebble copper and gold mining project in Alaska. Since 2001, Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. The estimate also include 4.5

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MAY 14, 2013

Energy-related CO 2 emissions buy state, 2010. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released a new report, State-Level Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2000-2010. The report shows a significant variation of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions across states on both an absolute and a per capita basis.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Led by Washington State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the COE will explore ways to meet the environmental and energy goals that are part of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Areas of study will include new aircraft technologies and sustainable alternative aviation jet fuels.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 3, 2024

Route planning isn’t part of it quite yet, and it’s unclear how Tesla will manage the extra congestion and whether, as Tesla CEO Elon Musk had hinted in the past, slower-charging non-Tesla EVs might be charged extra. But there appear to be cost and energy drawbacks for hydrogen storage that have yet to be overcome.

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) is seeking public comment on a newly released draft environmental impact statement describing how offshore oil and gas activities in the US Beaufort and Chukchi seas could affect marine mammals and the Alaska Native communities that depend on them for subsistence.

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JUNE 27, 2013

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that in 2011, the United States emitted 5.5 metric gigatons of energy-related CO 2 , while the global emissions of energy-related CO 2 totaled 31.6 The assessment comes on the heels of a national climate action plan announced by President Obama. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 29, 2012

invasive species; Holding tanks for black and gray water to permit operations in no discharge zones (such as parts of Alaska and California); Hydraulic oil systems compatible with biodegradable oil; Energy efficient LED lighting; and. High-energy absorption Schuyler fendering.

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MAY 2, 2012

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the completion of a successful test of technology in the North Slope of Alaska that was able to safely extract a steady flow of natural gas from methane hydrates. As part of this exchange demonstration, the depressurization phase of the test extended for 30 days. Source: NETL.

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AUGUST 30, 2011

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) released a new report evaluating how climate change may affect the environmental conditions measured and used in mathematical modeling for oil-spill trajectory analysis in the Arctic region.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Rather than utilising a skateboard-style architecture with the battery pack as part of the floor structure Ford simply added batteries and electric motors to the F-150 ladder frame structure. It’s part of a €30 billion investment in electric vehicles by 2030 that will touch all 14 of the Stellantis brands.

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MARCH 31, 2010

Energy Security Announcements. Other Administration efforts to enhance US energy security presented by President Obama at Andrews included: The announcement that EPA and NHTSA will sign the final GHG emission standards and fuel economy rules for light duty vehicles on 1 April. Secretary Salazar.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities will receive funding to purchase battery electric buses, associated charging infrastructure and a back-up generator to maintain bus service in a disaster situation. Description. Alabama A&M University.

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