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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

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As we have pointed above, ENI has the most ambitious climate change pledge with plans to lower its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. Further, natural gas can be used to keep the power grid stable as solar and wind power fluctuate. Link to original article: [link].

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. This article, by researchers at PARC and the University of Washington, is one possible answer.

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Tsinghua/Argonne Study Finds That Mass Use of EVs in China Could Result in Higher CO2 and Criteria Pollutant Emissions Than Conventional and Hybrid Gasoline Vehicles Due to Coal-Fired Generation of Electricity

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Fuel-cycle SO 2 emissions of EVs compared to those of gasoline ICEVs and HEVs in China, current (left) and future (right). The study examined the fuel-cycle CO 2 , SO 2 , and NO x emissions of EVs in China in both current (2008) and future (2030) periods and compared them with those of conventional gasoline vehicles and gasoline hybrids.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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Jenkins has also helped push Congress to think more seriously about the power grid, releasing a report last year that showed that much of the 43 percent emissions reduction expected by 2030 would be squandered if the United States doesn’t double the pace of transmission upgrades. power-grid transmission.

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Digital Twins Give Hydrogen a Greener Path to Growth

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This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. The researchers envisioned a future where hydrogen electrolysis operators would have dashboards that monitor the performance of electrolyzers running in the field. Hydrogen has great promise as a low-emission fuel source.

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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In the fight against climate change, many countries have pledged to reduce their CO2 emissions to net zero. Unlike today, the future will see a climate-neutral world where energy will primarily be electricity from photovoltaics, wind turbines, and hydroelectric power plants. Why all the hype about hydrogen?

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Lean Software, Power Electronics, and the Return of Optical Storage

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