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Massive solar array to power airside electric ground service vehicles at JFK Airport’s New Terminal One

Charged EVs

The system can operate independently from or while connected to the main power grid. Noise pollution – EVs are much quieter than their non-electric counterparts and lessen the impact of noise pollution on the health of airport workers. MW of fuel cells and 1.5

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World Engineering Day Focuses on Shaping a Sustainable Future

Cars That Think

A humans well-being and socioeconomic progress are deeply connected to the environment. Furthermore, air and water pollution, deforestation, and soil degradation are causing significant harm. We must take decisive action now to secure a sustainable future: curbing pollution, protecting forests, and restoring our ecosystems.

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

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But many people havent made the connection between data centers and public health. The power plants and backup generators needed to keep data centers working generate harmful air pollutants, such as fine particulate matter and nitrogen oxides (NOx). Because ambient air pollution is a silent killer. trillion , equivalent to 6.1

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In Argentina, a Boom in Antarctic Cruises Is Straining the ‘End of the World’

Baua Electric

The familys new home has better insulation to protect against temperatures that routinely plunge below freezing, but it is still not connected to the power grid or to water and sanitation services. Her first home there was a flimsy structure made of nylon and wood. Ramos Len gets some of the familys water from a nearby stream.

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xAI supercomputer faces lawsuit over air pollution concerns

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The xAI supercomputer, Colossus, faces a potential lawsuit from the NAACP and the Southern Environmental Law Center over pollution concerns tied to its gas-powered turbines. The company used pollution-emitting turbines without an air permit, citing a 364-day exemption. “The The xAI data center has been operational since last year.

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IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

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IPG’s project will demonstrate the role of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in bringing EV charging to high-use and remote locations through clean, cheap, grid-independent power generation. But, in many high-use areas and remote locations, upgrading grid connections to meet future charging demand is not practical or commercially viable.

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Opinion: Reinventing fuel-based power for a more secure and resilient grid

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With battery storage able to provide a unique role in balancing a renewable electricity grid, Toby Gill, CEO of Intelligent Power Generation, asks could innovations in green hydrogen and biofuel technologies contribute to a more optimized and economical energy mix? Our grid is changing, and so must the way we operate it.