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

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Energy Information Administration Electric Power Monthly report. 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. sales of electric vehicles (EVs) have increased in recent years, making. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Video Friday: Dark Side Spot

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Shadow Robot ] This is not a great video, but the technology is important: using drones to identify power line issues that could start wildfires. Rethink Robotics ] Members of Uganda Flying Labs share how their drone operations and data training programs help farmers improve their crop yield and care for their livestock. TEDxMIT ].

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This IEEE Service-Learning Program Is More Popular Than Ever

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The projects include a recycling center to reduce plastic waste at Ankole Institute, in southwestern Uganda. The center was built by students from Kyambogo University of Kampala, Uganda. Arizona State University students created a solar-powered air filtration system for nomadic people in Mongolia.

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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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The global geothermal industry surpassed 12,000 MW of geothermal power operational, with about 600 MW of new geothermal power coming online globally, according to a year-end update by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA). Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United States, and Yemen.

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

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Similarly, having a distribution line (often illegally rigged) running to a dwelling tells us nothing about the usage of power or the reliability of its supply. 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.