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Rivian will install a wind turbine to power new R1 electric vehicles’ first charge

Electrek

Rivian plans to install a 2.8 megawatt wind turbine on the east side of its Normal, Illinois, manufacturing plant. The wind turbine will provide clean energy to charge new R1 vehicles for the first time.

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Check out the arrival of Rivian’s onsite wind turbine [video]

Electrek

In June 2022, Rivian announced it would install a 2.8 megawatt wind turbine at its Normal , Illinois, factory – and the turbine’s final components have now arrived. more… The post Check out the arrival of Rivian’s onsite wind turbine [video] appeared first on Electrek.

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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US.

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US wind generation fell in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s

Baua Electric

Annual US power generation from wind turbines declined in 2023 for the first time since the mid-1990s – here’s why. gigawatts (GW) of new wind capacity last year, but data from the US Energy Information Administration’s “ Power Plant Operations Report ” show that US wind generation in 2023 totaled 425,235 gigawatt-hours (GWh) – 2.1%

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Rivian’s Normal, Il plant to deliver vehicles charged with on-site wind turbine

Teslarati

Rivian R1 vehicles coming from the company’s Normal, Il plant will soon be delivered to customers with a battery fully charged from wind energy. This is due to the company’s plans to build a large-scale wind turbine at its Normal site. “To us, our job isn’t done when our vehicles come off the line.

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Audi of America and Arcadia offer renewable energy subscription with e-tron or e-tron Sportback lease or purchase

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Arcadia connects renters and homeowners across the US to wind and solar energy through utility data and billing technology. In select markets within Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, Arcadia’s platform connects qualifying customers to community solar projects in their area.

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130+ Wendy’s restaurants are now running on community solar

Baua Electric

Image: Ampion Renewable Energy Over 130 Wendy’s restaurants in New York, Illinois, and Massachusetts are now sourcing between 30% and 100% of their energy from community solar. A report from Wood Mackenzie in February estimated that cumulative community solar installations could more than double in the next five years.

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