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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. from coal. Energy source.

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US shift toward wind and solar will cut coal, make EVs cleaner

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Increased use of renewable energy will help reduce electricity generation from coal and natural gas power plants, according to the U.S. The EIA forecasts that wind and solar will together account for 16% of total electricity generation in 2023, up from 14% in 2022 and 8% in 2018.

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DOE announces up to $6M to develop clean energy products from coal and coal wastes

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has announced up to $6 million available ( DE-FOA-0002620 ) for research and development (R&D) projects that will repurpose domestic coal resources for products that can be employed in clean energy technologies such as batteries and advanced manufacturing.

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US wind and solar combined produced more electricity than coal in Q1 2023

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US wind and solar together produced more electricity than coal in Q1 2023, according to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). more… The post US wind and solar combined produced more electricity than coal in Q1 2023 appeared first on Electrek.

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Renewables to overtake coal as largest global electricity source in 2025

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While more effort is needed to reach that goal, one energy organization has predicted that renewables will overtake coal generation as the world’s largest electricity source in early 2025. Solar PV and wind account for 95 percent of the predicted 7,300 GW renewable expansion between 2023 and 2028. In the U.S.,

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Wind + solar produced more electricity than coal in the US in the first third of 2023

Electrek

Electricity generated from wind and solar outproduced coal and nearly tied nuclear during the first four months of 2023 in the US, according to new data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Wind and solar are now beating coal in the US

Electrek

Wind and solar combined now provide more generating capacity and produce more electricity than coal in the US, according to. The post Wind and solar are now beating coal in the US appeared first on Electrek.

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