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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. Greenhouse gas capture and elimination.

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Ohio’s largest solar farm will also be the US’s largest agrivoltaics project

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Photo: Erich Burnett/Oberlin College Ohio has green-lit what will be the state’s largest solar farm – and the US’s largest agrivoltaics project. The $1 billion Oak Run Solar Project , approved by the Ohio Power Siting Board last week, will sit on over 6,000 acres in Madison County, west of Columbus. Bill Gates owns some of that land.

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US wind generation fell in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s

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The El Niño climate pattern, which weakens tradewinds, definitely had a hand in that. Wind generation in the East North Central states – Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin – declined by 6% compared with 2022. Wind generation from August through December, however, was 2.4% higher than during the same period in 2022.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO). NextGen Climate America. Puget Sound Energy. Duke Energy Carolinas. Duke Energy Florida.

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Fly the Hybrid Skies

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It also produces contrails, which are being studied for their impact on climate change. In the United States, an Aviation Climate Action Plan had already emerged with essentially the same goal3.The In the United States, an Aviation Climate Action Plan had already emerged with essentially the same goal3.The

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