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IEEE Recognizes Itaipu Dam’s Engineering Achievements

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Itaipu was designed for continuous expansion. To put 100 TWh into perspective, a power plant would need to burn approximately 50 million tonnes of coal to produce the same amount of energy, according to the U.S. Engineers excavated 50 million cubic meters of earth and rock, poured 12.3 gigawatts of capacity. GW capacity. TWh output).

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We Need to Talk About AI's Impact on Public Health

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But AIs contribution to air pollution and the public health burden is often missing from conversations about responsible AI design. These pollutants take an immediate toll on human health, triggering asthma symptoms, heart attacks, and even cognitive decline. Because ambient air pollution is a silent killer.

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China’s BYD Going Big Mode in South Africa

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While the alleged focus is on “NEVs” designed to serve as all-electric, local runabouts. The country is primarily dependent upon coal for energy production. That isn’t all BYD is selling and that’s presumably wise considering South Africa has been confronting a self-confessed energy crisis since roughly 2007.

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DOE announces $64M for research into future coal power plants

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $64 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects under the funding opportunity announcement ( DE-FOA-0002057 ), “Critical Components for Coal FIRST Power Plants of the Future.”. —Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg.

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DOE to award up to $100M for future coal plants in Coal FIRST initiative

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) intends to provide up to $100 million in awards ( DE-FOA-0002116 ) for the Coal FIRST (Flexible, Innovative, Resilient, Small, and Transformative) initiative (announced in November 2018), which aims to develop coal plants of the future that will provide secure, stable, reliable power with near-zero emissions.

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JERA and IHI to demo ammonia co-firing at a large-scale commercial coal-fired power plant

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This will be the world’s first demonstration project in which a large amount of ammonia will be co-fired in a large-scale commercial coal-fired power plant. The two companies are moving forward with design and construction. Ammonia enables efficient, low-cost transport and storage of hydrogen.

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DOE awarding $6.5M to 9 large-scale Phase I pilot coal projects

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This FOA, issued in August 2017, is a $50-million funding opportunity for projects supporting cost-shared research and development to design, construct, and operate two large-scale pilots to demonstrate transformational coal technologies. Some of these technologies are now ready to proceed to the large-scale pilot stage of development.

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