The United States could reliably meet about 80 percent of its electricity demand with solar and wind power generation, according to scientists at the University of California, Irvine; the California Institute of Technology; ...
Feb 27, 2018
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New onshore wind and solar energy projects are set to deliver electricity more cheaply than fossil fuels plants, with other green technologies also rapidly gaining a cost advantage over dirty fuels, a report published Saturday ...
Jan 13, 2018
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(Tech Xplore)—MidAmerican Energy has announced that the State of Iowa's Utility Board has approved plans for installation of its 2 GW Wind XI project, the largest ever undertaken in the U.S.. The project will involve installing ...
Energy & Green Tech
A recent study based on a public participation survey shows that a long distance to wind farms increases positive attitudes towards them and wind power. Existing wind turbines are considered more acceptable than those under ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Spain generated more than half of its electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar power in 2023 in a "historic" record, the national power grid said Thursday.
Jan 4, 2024
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Electric cars are getting bigger and heavier. In 2019, 30% of the electric vehicle (EV) models available worldwide were sports utility vehicles (SUVs).
Nov 7, 2023
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Wind-generated electricity will play a vital role in global energy capacity as humanity pivots away from fossil fuels towards renewables. Wind speed is a key parameter in estimating wind energy potentials in a location. But ...
Oct 31, 2023
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Australia's renewable energy transition is well underway, but an impending shift in the reliability of solar due to climate change could impact generation capacity and the management of the electricity grid.
Oct 18, 2023
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Offshore wind projects are facing an economic crisis that erased billions of U.S. dollars in planned spending this week—just as the world needs clean energy more than ever.
Jul 24, 2023
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Tokyo Tech Tenure-Track Faculty member, Assistant Professor Kenichiro Sano of the School of Engineering, has been researching and developing direct current (DC) transmission systems using long-distance submarine cables so ...
Apr 27, 2023
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