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New wind and solar power costs less than keeping old coal running

Green Car Reports

From an environmental standpoint, it's rare that buying something new can have a lower impact that keeping whatever's old. For most of their history, the knock on renewable wind and solar power is that they cost more than fossil fuels.

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New Jersey resuscitates offshore wind with two new projects

Baua Electric

Photo: Ocean Wind 1 Ørsted dealt New Jersey a massive blow by canceling 2.2 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind last year, but the state just added 3.7 New Jersey was expected to announce another offshore wind solicitation at the beginning of 2024, and it’s delivered. GW of new projects to its pipeline.

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Thinking of buying a small boat? Here’s why it should probably be electric

Electrek

There’s no denying the appeal of gliding over the open water, wind in your hair, and the sun on your face. More and more people are choosing electric boats over their traditional gasoline-powered counterparts, and it’s not hard to see why. more… The post Thinking of buying a small boat?

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NREL Study Shows 20% Wind Power is Possible in US by 2024

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released the Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study (EWITS). The study identified operational best practices and analyzed wind resources, future wind deployment scenarios, and transmission options.

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Vestas Buys 100+ Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo Vans!

CleanTechnica EVs

Wind energy giant Vestas is putting its green money where its green mouth is yet again. It has ordered more than 100 fully electric Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo vans for delivery in 2023, one of the first big orders of the new 100% electric van. The first of these ID. Buzz Cargo vans are already […]

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Iveco Group inaugurates new ePowertrain plant in Turin, the Group’s first completely carbon-neutral manufacturing site

Green Car Congress

Covering a total area of 15,000 sq meters, the plant generates its own energy with solar panels and other photovoltaic and wind power technologies, purchases additional energy from renewable sources and buys carbon credits to fully offset its CO 2 emissions.

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Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) Buys Hyundai Kona EVs & JAC Electric Pickup Trucks!

CleanTechnica EVs

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has an installed generation capacity of 1,904 MW, of which over 86% is drawn from green sources, namely: hydro (826 MW), geothermal (799 MW), and wind (25.5 The rest (253 MW) is generated from fossil fuels at its thermal power plants.

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