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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Some of the wind farms instead sit in clusters more than 100 kilometers out at sea.

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Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

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They used a lot more coal than they originally admitted to, several hundred million tons more. Like many other people, we were writing articles around 2000 about the decline in China’s energy consumption in the late 1990s. Like the United States, China has become among the world’s largest importers of oil, gas and coal.

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Bill McKibben on Social Trust, Science, & Cryptocurrency — CleanTechnica Interview

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This is the third article in a three-part series based around my recent interview with Bill McKibben, a legend in the world of climate activism and climate communication. In the first part, McKibben talked about climate grief, the climate crisis, climate activism, and US climate policy.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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—Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University When I entered the field, commercial wind was starting to scale up and the questions were about engineering feasibility. What was the maximum share of wind that we could have in the system without blowing it up—5 percent or 20 percent or 30 percent? What about the pitfalls with energy modeling?

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How to Hasten India’s Transition Away From Coal

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Greenhouse gas emissions will certainly grow too, because India’s energy generation is dominated by fossil fuels—coal-fired power plants for electricity, coal- and gas-fired furnaces for industrial heating, liquid petroleum gas for cooking, and gasoline and diesel for transportation. cents per kilowatt-hour, and wind power to 3.4

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Obama gives $2.4bn Jump Start To Battery Makers

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It’s all part of the Obama administration’s plan get to 1 million plug in hybrids on the road by 2015. Here’s a quote from the LA Times article By Maeve Reston: Obama unveils $2.4-billion Read the full LA Times article and the complete Town Hall Transcript. Photos: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times. The new $2.4-billion

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Must Read 40+ Electric Vehicle Interview Questions & Answers

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Working in the EV sector provides opportunities to be part of cutting-edge advancements in the automotive industry. The growth potential of EVs is high and I would like to be a part of it by contributing my ideas and effort. So, I think it would be a better option to be a part of an organization that focuses on electric vehicles. #2