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Accedian, New Context, and Savari partner on next-generation smart infrastructure

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Smart infrastructure ESG and SDG initiatives will provide tangible health benefits with cleaner air and healthier climates as a result of the mass electrification of power grids derived from renewable energy resources like solar, thermal, water, and wind to fuel limitless fleets of electric vehicles producing zero or low carbon emissions.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

Cars That Think

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. Well, let's think. And nature ‘messed’ with that judgment.” She looked at a recent study out of the U.S.

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Renewable Energy & EV Charging – Perfect Synergy

Driivz

Renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, is a more environmentally friendly and cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels. The Benefits of Renewable Energy Renewable energy sources like solar and wind power have several significant advantages over traditional fossil fuels.

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California ISO releases five-year strategic plan; grid integration of renewable power, support for electric vehicle charging

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With these factors in mind, the ISO developed a new long range planning vehicle titled Reliable Power for a Renewable Future. The plan focuses on four key strategies: Facilitate California’s transition to a smarter, cleaner, more reliable and secure energy future. Reliable Power for a Renewable Future.

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Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

Baua Electric

Like an A-list celebrity stepping onto the red carpet, the arrival of Royal Caribbean’s 250,800-ton ship has captured the world’s attention, with some marveling over its cutting-edge features, like the largest water park at sea, while others criticize the gigantic ship’s potential to damage the environment. 27 — is the size of a small city.

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New GE combined cycle power plant delivers both flexibility and efficiency; enables greater use of wind, solar and natural gas on grid

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GE unveiled the FlexEfficiency 50 Combined Cycle Power Plant, engineered to deliver a combination of flexibility and efficiency in power generation. The FlexEfficiency 50 Combined Cycle Power Plant. The FlexEfficiency 50 Combined Cycle Power Plant is rated at 510 megawatts and offers fuel efficiency greater than 61%.

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Georgia Tech team develops high-performance intermediate-temperature sold-oxide fuel cell

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The new one needs only about 500 degrees—a notch cooler than automobile combustion engines, which run at around 600 degrees Celsius. The researchers feel confident that engineers can design electric power units around this fuel cell with reasonable effort, something that has eluded previous methane fuel cells.

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