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Researchers show economic, environmental and grid-resilience benefits of converting diesel trains to battery-electric

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At the recent 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, the US joined a dozen other countries in signing onto new agreements to curtail shipping emissions, and zero-emissions solutions for freight rail transport will be part of that commitment. The social cost of carbon emissions starts at US$125?t t –1 by 2040. Popovich et al.

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Measuring AI’s Carbon Footprint

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As the AI community grapples with its environmental impact, some conferences now ask paper submitters to include information on CO 2 emissions. Several software packages estimate the carbon emissions of AI workloads. Powering the GPUs to train the smallest models emitted about as much carbon as charging a phone.

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Honda joins vehicle-to-grid technology demonstration project in partnership with University of Delaware and NRG Energy

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Honda has joined a demonstration project for experimental vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology aimed at providing a potentially valuable energy storage resource to the electrical grid while providing for more cost-effective ownership of plug-in electric vehicles. What grid markets are suitable or not suitable for battery life?

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How Smart Energy Management for EV Charging Is Connected to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference

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We found ourselves thinking about how Smart Energy Management for EV charging is connected to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference; Countries from around the world continue to focus on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a key strategy for reducing the rate of global warming.

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China’s battery storage capacity growth likely to slow in 2024 – ET Auto

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Grid-connected battery farms back up renewables when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing and are considered important to help integrate clean energy into power grids. They also face difficulties in securing grid connections and selling electricity into China’s power markets based largely on long-term contracts.

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AHEAD proposing carbon-free ammonia fuel strategy to bring electricity rapidly to developing countries

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The AHEAD concept for bringing power to off-grid areas in Africa is to make modest use of renewables where it makes sense, and to drive mass deployment of ammonia and hydrogen along with small engine generators, microturbines and fuel cell systems. Injecting CO 2 for enhanced oil recovery.

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China’s battery storage capacity growth likely to slow in 2024 – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Grid-connected battery farms back up renewables when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing and are considered important to help integrate clean energy into power grids. They also face difficulties in securing grid connections and selling electricity into China’s power markets based largely on long-term contracts.

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