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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. from coal. New Mexico.

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US wind generation fell in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s

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The Mountain Census states – Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming – reported a smaller reduction of 2%. Read more: Nevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to be To limit power outages and make your home more resilient, consider going solar with a battery storage system.

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To Store or Not to Store: That is the Question

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However, when peak demand is not required the inefficiencies of idling coal, nuclear and gas powered power plants has become both very uneconomic and non-responsive to changes in demand for today’s market. Supplementing baseload coal-, nuclear- and gas-powered power pants in a grid strategy for tomorrow. Click to enlarge.

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KPMG survey finds majority of energy execs see oil over $121/barrel this year; shale expected to have transformative impact, investment in alternatives increasing

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Executives also cited solar (31%), wind (25%), advanced, cleaner coal technologies (17%), biodiesel (10%), and chemically stored electricity (batteries and fuel cells) (8%) as alternative energy sources that would see increased R&D investment. Even batteries and fuel cells have entered the conversation.

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EIA projects decline in transportation sector energy consumption through 2037 despite increase in VMT, followed by increase

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However, US coal shipments, which are primarily via rail, decline slightly. The renewables share, including hydro, also increases from 18% in 2018 to 31% in 2050, driven largely by growth in wind and solar generation. Freight rail ton-miles grow by 20% during the same period, led primarily by rising industrial output.

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ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

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This geographically diverse group comprises Brazil and Mexico in the Americas; South Africa and Nigeria in Africa; Egypt and Turkey in North Africa/Mediterranean; Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East; as well as Thailand and Indonesia in Asia. The OECD represents the developed economies.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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The selected projects include advanced battery systems (including flow batteries), flywheels, and compressed air energy systems. Deploy and evaluate an 8 MW utility-scale lithium-ion battery technology to improve grid performance and aid in the integration of wind generation into the electric supply. Pecan Street Project (TX).