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New E3SM exascale modeling system for earth simulation released to scientific community

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The goal of the E3SM project is to simulate reliably aspects of earth system variability and to project decadal changes that will critically impact the US energy sector in the near future. floods and droughts), which impact infrastructure and bio-energy; and d) sea-level rise and coastal flooding, which threaten coastal infrastructure.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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This year’s Energy Efficiency Summit will take place at the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant. The event will be accompanied by an exhibition with examples of sustainable and green projects in the global production organization of Mercedes-Benz Cars. The measures are supported by efficient control of the electrical power supply.

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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

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That’s according to 2023 IEEE President Saifur Rahman , who was among the speakers from engineering organizations at the COP27 event held in Egypt in November. He also said low-cost, low-carbon hydrogen fuel should be considered as part of the renewable energy mix.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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Combined with a novel transient commutation current injector, this switch will transfer power to a separate solid-state device, interrupting the current in event of a fault. GE Global Research, Inline Gas Discharge Tube Breaker for Meshed MVDC Grids – $4,350,686.

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Microsoft Predicts Weather for Individual Farms

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In the study, the researchers examined how radiation predictions made with DeepMC can be used to predict energy generation on a commercial solar farm, but Kumar says he can also imagine the model being used more generally by energy grids to predict how much energy people will use.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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Of course, everything has its drawbacks and one problem with charging at home is that it is not an option available for some city dwellers. Although charging infrastructure is beginning to find its way into cities, it may be awhile until they are available in residential neighborhoods en masse.