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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

Cars That Think

On a planet aspiring to become carbon neutral, the once-stalwart coal power plant is an emerging anachronism. It is true that, in much of the developing world, coal-fired capacity continues to grow. But in every corner of the globe, political and financial pressures are mounting to bury coal in the past.

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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

EV Adoption

One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. Heavy Coal Using States Accounted for Only 10% of EV Sales in 2020. And so “EVs are bad.” of EV sales in 2020.

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CSIRO and partners to test Direct Injection Carbon Engine to reduce brown coal emissions by up to 50%

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DICE involves converting coal or biomass into a water-based slurry (called micronised refined carbon, MRC) that is directly injected into a large, specially adapted diesel engine. The process has very high conversion efficiency >97% (LCA); he fuel choice determines the carbon footprint. DICE development network.

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DOE to award up to $19M to advance waste carbon utilization for algal biofuels and bioproducts

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Strategies could include altering the water chemistry of algae growth media to increase CO 2 retention, isolating novel strains or improving existing algae strains to tolerate the altered media, developing novel CO 2 delivery systems, and modifying algae growth operational strategies to maximize carbon retention.

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. The hot air then flows back out of the vessel into a heat exchanger, where it heats water that is then circulated through building heating systems.

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MIT researchers propose subsea version of pumped hydro for renewable energy storage

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Geologic pumped hydroelectric storage works by pumping water to a reservoir behind a dam when electricity demand is low. When demand is high, the water is released through turbines that generate electricity. The 1,000 wind turbines that the spheres could anchor could, on average, replace a conventional on-shore coal or nuclear plant.

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Amazon just bought a 100% nuclear-powered data center

Baua Electric

The plant has two General Electric boiling water reactors within a Mark II containment building that are licensed through 2042 and 2044. Looks like that idea really paid off. Read more: Should the US convert coal plant sites to nuclear? It’s been online since 1983 and produces 63 million kilowatt hours per day.

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