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Carbon emissions from generating electricity for electric vehicles vary greatly across the individual US states

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However, the emissions of electric vehicles depend greatly on the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. The calculated relative amounts of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases from eight different energy sources are shown in the table below. Nuclear 0 0 Wind 2.5 Natural gas 87.9 Geothermal 16.5

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The US just proposed 18 GW of new offshore wind sales

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Hywind floating offshore wind turbine by U.S. Department of Energy is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 The US announced two proposals for offshore wind sales that could generate more than 18 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy – enough to power more than 6 million homes. The areas were finalized by BOEM in February.

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Energy Facts: Impact of the Investing in America Agenda on New Hampshire

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Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visits New Hampshire On Monday, January 8, 2024, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. continued] The post Energy Facts: Impact of the Investing in America Agenda on New Hampshire appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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New England to become the second coal-free region in the US

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The Bow, New Hampshire-based power station has committed to retiring the coal-burning units at Merrimack and Schiller Stations in New Hampshire, by 2028 and 2025, respectively. That will make New Hampshire the 16th coal-free state. million tons of carbon emissions from New England. Get started here.

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Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Goal a Beacon for Other States

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Anything more ambitious, and I would start being a little skeptical that it would be attainable,” says Seaver Wang , a climate and energy researcher at the Breakthrough Institute. Today, it might seem a bit optimistic to pin hopes for renewable energy on a state that still gets 89 percent of its electricity from natural gas.

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An off-grid solar tracker powers this EV charging station

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Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, has installed an off-grid solar tracker EV charging station for its employees. Solaflect Energy , based in Norwich, Vermont, designs and manufactures the Solar EV Charger. The post An off-grid solar tracker powers this EV charging station appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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NEESC releases 2015 hydrogen & fuel cell development plans for eight Northeastern states; power generation and transportation

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The Northeast Electrochemical Energy Storage Cluster ( NEESC ), administered by Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. New Hampshire. New Jersey. CCAT ), released the 2015 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Development Plans for each of the eight states in the Northeast US. million ZEVs between 2018 and 2025, 1.24

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