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Climate Change is NSF Engineering Alliance’s Top Research Priority

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Since its launch in April 2021 , the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance has convened a diverse set of experts to explore three areas in which fundamental research could have the most impact: climate change; the nexus of biology and engineering; and securing critical infrastructure against hackers.

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New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

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An Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) paper published in Computers & Geosciences outlines a process that might help to determine the relative importance of population increases vs. climate change. Our work establishes a new method to couple geographic information system data with global climate outputs and statistical analysis.

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PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

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The system will graph lifecycle impact for a range of specified powertrains, for a large number of impact categories: Climate change [kg CO 2 -eq.]. Depletion of fresh water reserves [m 3 ]. Noise emissions [Person-Pascal/second]. The top sample above shows climate change impact; the subsequent chart shows human toxicity.

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ICL model predicts lithium-ion batteries most competitive for storage applications by 2030

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The model, which incorporates data from more than 30 peer-reviewed studies, shows that at present, the cheapest energy storage mechanism is pumped-storage hydroelectricity, where water is pumped to a higher elevation with spare energy, then released to harvest the energy when needed. 2018.12.008.

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Drive Electric Earth Day 2022

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This year, they are holding a combination of online and in-person events, often tied to larger Earth Day Celebrations. From the organizers : Project Green Home’s curbside charger has officially given away 200,000 miles of free EV charging! Location : The Pi House, 314 Stanford Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306.

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Bradford: Twelve Years A Failure – His Reason To Kill CCAs

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First admit what a failure you were in your own personal efforts of launching a Community Choice power program where you live. South Bay Gets More Done In 3 Months Than SCE’s Former Flack Got Done in a Dozen As A City Councilman in Gardena. What a unique concept.

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NUS researcher links air pollution to increased residential electricity demand

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This is important for policymakers when forecasting and influencing future emissions paths in the context of climate change. Another study by Assoc Prof Salvo that was published in 2018 found that households consumed more water from the grid when exposed to air pollution. —Prof Salvo. pollution ranges between 20 and 200 ?

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