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Nevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to be

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Nevada utility NV Energy’s largest battery energy storage system sits on a former coal-fired power plant site and will save customers a lot of money. The new BESS is on the site of the former 557-megawatt (MW) coal-fired Reid Gardner Generating Station, which was demolished in 2019. Energy Vault will maintain the system.

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Rivian to turn coal mine to solar energy center in Kentucky

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The Starfire Mine, Kentucky, was once one of the largest coal mines in the United States. We are thrilled to collaborate with organizations like The Nature Conservancy and BrightNight to bring Starfire to life and help create a scalable model for a modern grid that provides reliable, affordable, and carbon-free energy for all.”

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Tesla Megapacks to help grow 560 MW/2,240MWh battery in Australia

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Synergy’s battery is still under construction a few miles away from Collie. Neoen’s Collie Battery will charge and discharge 20% of the average demand into Western Australia’s main grid or the South West Interconnected System. Collie is a coal town, but its coal generators are expected to shut down within the next five years.

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CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

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Electric vehicles charged in coal-heavy regions can create more human health and environmental damages from life cycle air emissions than gasoline vehicles, according to a new consequential life cycle analysis by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University. UC stands for uncontrolled charging and CC stands for controlled charging.

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UC Riverside opening Sustainable Integrated Grid Initiative; integration of solar energy, battery storage and electric and hybrid vehicles

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Schematic of the “New Grid Testbed” components, including renewable energy generation, energy storage, smart distribution and electric transportation Click to enlarge. The remaining half megawatt is at CE-CERT about two miles from campus. Three-and-a-half megawatts will be at UC Riverside’s main campus. Solar carport. Click to enlarge.

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ANL: life-cycle water consumption of fuel cell vehicles can be cut in half compared to that of conventional ICE vehicles

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Life-cycle water consumption per 100 miles driven. Water consumption associated with corn E85 vehicles shows the highest life-cycle water consumption at 147 gal/100 miles compared to all other vehicle-fuel pathways. Diesel and CNG ICEVs consume a smaller amount of water (8 and 4 gal/100 miles, respectively).

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Huge Tesla Megapack project breaks ground in Queensland

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Another Tesla Megapack project in Australia has broken ground, set to replace a former coal plant as part of a sustainable energy hub in Queensland. The Megapack project is also just one of a number of renewable energy projects being debuted in Australia, coming as a part of the Miles Labor Government Big Energy Build.

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