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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

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New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. The findings suggest that developing nations are moving toward cleaner power but not nearly fast enough to limit global CO 2 emissions. —Ethan Zindler, head of Americas at BNEF.

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A wind farm in Texas will help power Rivian’s Adventure Network

Baua Electric

Photo: RWE Rivian will power its DC fast-charging network with renewable energy company RWE’s Champion Wind farm in Texas. The two companies just signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for electricity from RWE’s repowered Champion Wind in Nolan and Mitchell counties, west of Abilene. Get started here.

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Shell to build LNG units in Gulf Coast and Great Lakes regions; two additional LNG for transport corridors in North America

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Once operational, this unit will supply LNG along the Mississippi River, the Intra-Coastal Waterway and to the offshore Gulf of Mexico and the onshore oil and gas exploration areas of Texas and Louisiana. Wind energy expands at a slower pace, due to public opposition to large installations of wind turbines.

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DOE offers $2B conditional commitment for first advanced fossil energy loan guarantee

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The captured carbon would be utilized for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in Texas. The project will also create roughly 300 jobs in Texas for EOR activities. The captured carbon dioxide will be transported to oil fields in Texas for EOR, resulting in sequestration of 4.2 —US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz.

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The Wall Street Journals

Plug In Partners

In Quest for Cleaner Energy, Texas City Touts Plug-In Car John J. Fialka Wall Street Journal March 26, 2007 AUSTIN, Texas -- Of all the plans cooked up by cities to combat pollution and global warming, the one hatched here is among the most ambitious -- and, some say, one of the more quixotic. Here's part of his story.

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Public Transit or Private Cars, It's All About the Fuel

Plugs and Cars

It’s ubiquitous, relatively price stable due to government regulation, and is created in many ways, increasingly including renewable – such as solar, wind and geothermal – sources. As aging, filthy coal power stations are retired, they are often replaced with cleaner-burning natural gas generators.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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Vehicle-grid-integration [ 16 ] uses electric vehicles with low power bidirectional chargers to balance an electric smart grid, absorb and redistribute the renewable energy from intermittent sources such as solar and wind. PHEVLERs running on electricity and biofuel are cleaner than conventional vehicles running on fossil fuels. [