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NREL researchers point toward building energy efficiency instead of long-term storage

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Further, the researchers separated the country into five climate zones, ranging from the hot and humid (Tampa, Florida) to the very cold (International Falls, Minnesota). Data from the US Energy Information Administration informed the scientists about the existing building stock characteristics and energy load used by the buildings.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Battery Based On Advanced Metal Hydrides A project team from the University of Utah will develop an advanced metal hydride-based compact hot and cold battery. for climate control in automobiles. vehicles (EVs) without draining the electric battery, in effect, extending the driving range of EVs per electric charge.

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Florida has no wind turbines but it’s going to ban them anyway

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The Tampa Bay Times reports that House Speaker Paul Renner (R-Palm Coast) said: I think it’s very similar to offshore drilling. And state Senator Jay Collins (R-Tampa) had this to say about the impending wind turbine ban: I think there are many causes [to climate change] and I think our weather patterns are cyclic. … Absolutely.

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