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Study finds GHG methane offsets its warming ~30% and precipitation increase ~60% by short-wave absorption

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The cloud responses, in turn, are related to the profile of atmospheric solar heating and corresponding changes in temperature and relative humidity. The atmosphere needs compensation for the escaped energy, which it gets from heat created as water vapor condenses into rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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ABS provides first approval in principle for floating Rankine cycle renewable energy plant

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Unlike wind, tidal or solar power the advanced design for this Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system can deliver constant output 24 hours a day. Developed by OTEC International (OTI) LLC of Baltimore, Maryland, the approach converts liquid ammonia into gas in a heat exchanger using warm ocean surface water.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. PV Solar Implementation at facilities: Install PV solar in a variety of facilities. Of that, $26.5 VIA Metropolitan Transit, Texas: $5,000,000.

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New Research Tools for Assessing Impacts of Aerosols on Climate

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Visibility in the clear sky is reduced by the presence of aerosols, whose types and concentrations have a large impact on the amount of solar radiation that reaches Earth’s surface. University of Maryland Visibility Database. —Professor Kaicun Wang, University of Maryland and lead author of the paper.

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NIST Awards $123M in 12 Recovery Act Grants for New Research Facilities; Univ. of Ky CAER to Expand Capacitor and Battery Manufacturing Research with its $11.8M Award

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The new facility will include labs for process development, prototype manufacturing and testing as well as applied research on batteries, capacitors, solar energy materials and biofuels. million to the University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) Fort Lauderdale-Davis, Fla.) million to the University of Maine (Orono, Me.)

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

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The company is one of a growing group targeting grid-scale applications, particularly for solar installations. Centrus Energy To generate power, old-school light-water nuclear reactors use oxide fuel, which consists of ceramic pellets of uranium oxide, arranged end-to-end to form rods that are clad in zirconium alloy. percent U-235.

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4 Places Electric Car Drivers Want to See EV Charging Stations

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For instance, the State of Maryland installed EV charging stations at their rail stations to better support commuters who drive EVs. There’s also the possibility of installing solar carports or overhangs in municipal lots to power the chargers, creating a self-sustaining revenue stream.