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Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

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Industrial-grade hydrogen is commonly produced today by stripping it from natural gas molecules, emitting carbon monoxide in the process. —Richard Boardman, national technical lead for the DOE Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program’s Flexible Plant Operations and Generation Pathway.

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Tesla Megapack project breaks ground, Arizona’s largest project yet

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A new Tesla Megapack project has broken ground in Arizona, and when it comes online in 2024, it will be the state’s largest energy storage system. For utilities, battery energy storage is one of the most helpful new technologies they can employ to reduce fossil fuel dependence and increase the reliability of their associated grid.

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United announces investment in, commercial agreement with Dimensional Energy; CO2-to-SAF

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The company began construction on a CO 2 -to-fuels demo in Tucson, Arizona in 2021. At the Tucson site, they are using electricity from the Arizona grid, which gets an increasing amount of power from local solar panels. Commissioning of the facility has already begun, and it is set to begin operation this July.

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Sandia study finds underground geologic storage of hydrogen could boost transportation, energy security

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Geologic storage of hydrogen gas could make it economically possible to produce and distribute large quantities of hydrogen fuel for a growing fuel cell electric vehicle market. In addition to cost savings, underground storage of hydrogen gas offers advantages in volume.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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The station, called Fengning and located about 200 kilometers north of Beijing, will store up to 40 gigawatt-hours of energy, and help keep the grid on clean energy when the wind isn’t blowing or the sun’s not shining. United States’ Wind on the Wire The largest renewable-energy infrastructure project in U.S. Several U.S.

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Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

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Analysts and power insiders sketch scenes including interconnected local renewable grids that draw on short-duration battery storage (including the small batteries in electric vehicles in a garage, models for which Tesla just happens to make) combined with multi-day storage for power generated by wind and solar.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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Coal still supplies more power in the US than anything else, with natural gas next. However, building more coal and gas power plants to make miles for transport is counter-productive if the game plan is to reduce carbon output. Average fuel efficiency in the US is 22 miles per gallon (mpg). Agua Caliente PV Plant: Yuma Arizona.

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