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Honda Transmission contracts with Juhl Wind for two utility-scale wind turbines at Ohio plant; up to 10% of electricity for operations

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announced an agreement with Juhl Wind , Inc. to develop, install, and operate two utility-scale wind turbines (each rated at about 2MW) to generate electricity for the plant’s operations. The two wind turbines will supply up to approximately 10% of the plant’s electricity. Honda Transmission Mfg. of America, Inc.

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The single-largest wind farm in North America comes online in Oklahoma

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Columbus, Ohio, headquartered American Electric Power ’s 998-megawatt (MW) Traverse Wind Energy Center in Oklahoma is now online. It’s the largest single wind farm built at one time in North America. The post The single-largest wind farm in North America comes online in Oklahoma appeared first on Electrek.

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

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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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Honda secures auto industry’s largest renewable energy purchase; 60% reduction in CO2 from N.A. manufacturing operations

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Seeking to slash CO 2 emissions from its North American manufacturing operations, Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that will cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America. will deliver to the grid by the end of 2020.

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Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

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The resulting hydrogen will initially be used at the power plant, but it could eventually be sold to other industries. It builds on a project launched last year to demonstrate how hydrogen production facilities could be installed at operating nuclear power plants. The report was published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. New Mexico Ohio. Energy source.

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Ohio bill would grant permanent subsidies to coal-fired power plants

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At the same time, ever-cheaper renewable energy—not only solar, but surprisingly fast-growing wind generation—is now. has vastly increased its oil and gas production, driving down prices of fossil fuels globally.

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