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Plug-in Electric Vehicles in USA Consumed More Electricity than the Whole of Uganda in 2023!

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Light-duty vehicles (LDV) in the United States consumed approximately 7,596 GWh of electricity in 2023, almost five times the consumption in 2018 according to a U.S. continued] The post Plug-in Electric Vehicles in USA Consumed More Electricity than the Whole of Uganda in 2023! The report also adds that U.S.

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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United States, and Yemen. Although US national energy policy was gridlocked, several individual US states opened up new opportunities in 2013: Hawaii Electric Light Company completed a geothermal Request for Proposals and is soon expected to announce the winner out of six bidders.

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

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Even countries that have seen recent economic progress have the problem—the urban to rural breakdown is 71 to 32 percent in Uganda and 92 to 24 percent in Togo. A 60-watt light switched on for little over 2 hours a day—or one 60-W light, a small TV (25 W) and a small table fan (30 W) concurrently on for about an hour and 10 minutes.

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SpaceX Starlink donation feature estimated to go live next week

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The idea for Starlink’s donation option came about earlier this week when Starlink customer Mr. Ham Serunjogi tweeted that he was interested in donating Starlink access to schools and hospitals in Uganda. The release next week will likely shed some light on the specifics of donating Starlink services to others.

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Honor a Loved One With an IEEE Foundation Memorial Fund

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Volunteers from the IEEE Uganda Section and local engineering students are designing and fabricating a stationary bicycle to act as a generator, providing power to families living in underserved communities. His innovations are the basis of the devices now used in high-efficiency light bulbs and laser diodes.

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