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MITEI study finds hydrogen-generated electricity is a cost-competitive candidate for backing up wind and solar

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A team at MITEI (MIT Energy Initiative) has found that hydrogen-generated electricity can be a cost-competitive option for backing up wind and solar. California draws more than 20% of its electricity from solar and approximately 7% from wind, with more VRE coming online rapidly. —Drake Hernandez.

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EPA draft findings of Pavillion, Wyoming ground water investigation indicate water contamination likely associated with fracking; open for public comment and independent scientific review

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Organic compounds detected in the two deep monitoring wells (purple and orange bars) during the last sampling event. EPA also re-tested private and public drinking water wells in the community. EPA began investigating water quality concerns in private drinking water wells three years ago at the request of Pavillion residents.

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Watch the world’s first artificial energy island being built [video]

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Princess Elisabeth Island will be an electricity grid at sea that will connect offshore wind farms to the Belgian mainland and also serve as a hub for future interconnectors with the UK and Denmark. gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm in the North Sea, around 45 km (28 miles) off the Belgian coast.

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Study: Energy sorghum may combine best of annual, perennial bioenergy crops

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Now, a study by researchers at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) has found that energy sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor ) behaves more like miscanthus in the way it efficiently captures light and uses water to produce abundant biomass. Energy sorghum falls somewhere in between.

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IISA study proposes using airships for efficient cargo or hydrogen transportation

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The jet stream is a core of strong winds that flows from west to east, around 8 to 12 kilometers above the Earth’s surface. Given that renewable electricity, for example, excess wind power, can be transformed into hydrogen, there is some optimism that the hydrogen economy will form a fundamental part of a clean and sustainable future.

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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory will expand its open-source Wind Energy with Integrated Servo- control (WEIS) toolbox to include control co-design capabilities of tidal and riverine hydrokinetic turbines. A small pump will allow kites to sink in the event of a storm, passage of a large vessel, or wildlife migration.

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Toshiba opens Hydrogen Energy Research & Development Center

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Toshiba Group has a range of hydrogen-related technologies, including photovoltaic, wind, hydro and other renewable generation systems, water electrolysis systems and fuel cells, which it will integrate in end-to-end solutions, extending from production to utilization of hydrogen.

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