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The (In)Visible Plastic Pollution Problem

April 25, 2024 admin national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, Plastic, policy & politics, pollution, Water

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:30:15 +0000

WaterPACT Project To Quantify and Reduce Plastic Waste in US Rivers Rivers are nature’s highways, supplying nearby areas with life-sustaining water, nutrients, and biodiversity on their journeys to larger bodies of water. These days, however, they are far from pristine. A harmful substance is making its way down rivers and … [continued]

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New Report Tackles Electric Vehicle Charging Payment Challenges and Offers Key Recommendations

April 24, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, idaho national laboratory, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, research

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:10:52 +0000

Payment issues can affect electric vehicle (EV) drivers’ charging experiences. EV charging should be accessible, convenient, and reliable, and payment issues affect both accessibility and reliability. Addressing payment issues presents an opportunity for improvements that may speed along EV adoption and improve drivers’ time with their EVs, keeping them on … [continued]

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Two Communities Find Electric Vehicle Options That Meet Local Goals Through Clean Energy To Communities

April 24, 2024 admin clean transport, Connecticut, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev fleets, fleets, Michigan, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:10:39 +0000

When the Board of Commissioners for Washtenaw County, Michigan, approved a climate action plan in 2022, the county was uncertain what implementation steps it needed to take—and how to pay for all of it. Limited staff, financing, resources, and data meant the county’s fleet management team “needed help in any … [continued]

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Study Unlocks Opportunities To Bridge The US Wind Energy Workforce Gap

April 24, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, policy & politics, us wind energy, wind energy, wind energy jobs, wind energy technologies office, wind energy technologies office (weto)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2024 21:12:23 +0000

NREL Study, the First To Use a System Dynamics Model To Quantify This Gap, Outlines Possible Solutions U.S. land-based and offshore wind energy markets are expected to grow significantly over the next few decades. With this growth, the demand for properly trained wind energy workers will also increase to meet national deployment … [continued]

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Alaska’s Wind, Wave, & Tidal Resources Could Help State Meet Future Energy Needs

April 24, 2024 admin alaska, boem, bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, marine energy, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, outer continental shelf, tidal energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2024 20:35:58 +0000

Offshore wind makes sense for decarbonizing energy production and building energy security and independence when it comes to ocean renewable energy production in Alaska’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), according to an analysis by researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Their new report, “Feasibility Study for Renewable Energy Technologies … [continued]

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With Kestrel on Deck, Advanced Computing Hit a Home Run Over 300 Clean Energy Projects

April 23, 2024 admin clean power, Computers, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), Solar energy, supercomputers, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2024 20:17:00 +0000

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) high-performance computing (HPC), efficient data center operations, and powerful visualizations have left an indelible stamp on clean energy innovation. As the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) only national laboratory solely dedicated to energy efficiency and renewable energy research, NREL has highlighted the impactful contributions … [continued]

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Do We Still Need Hydropower?

April 19, 2024 admin clean power, hydroelectric, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 03:43:52 +0000

The Truth Behind Hydropower’s Role in Our Battle Against Climate Change In 2022, journalist Ezra Klein posed a question to the Reddit community: “Why is it that no one seems to talk about hydropower anymore?” It is a good question. And a handful of Redditors answered. Dams have displaced people, one … [continued]

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300 Million Home Sales Prove It: Wind Turbines Don’t Kill Property Values After All

March 22, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, lawrence berkeley national laboratory (lbnl), national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), onshore wind farms, policy & politics, property values, university of california berkeley, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:15:16 +0000

Yet another study pulls the rug out from under the “property values” argument against wind turbines and utility-scale wind farms.

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From Instant Grits to Polymers: Scientist Kat Knauer Is Laser Focused on Plastics Pollution

March 13, 2024 admin national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, Plastic, plastic pollution, pollution, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:56:35 +0000

Polymer Scientist Applies Scientific Method To Solve Greatest Environmental Challenges While Making Lives Better Kat Knauer enjoyed science classes as a young girl but her understanding that science could be used as an instrument for good was solidified when a beloved family member grew ill. Her childhood dog, Penny, was … [continued]

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NREL’s Rail Optimization Software Is Putting Freight Electrification on the Fast Track

March 13, 2024 admin arpa-e, clean transport, mass transit / public transit, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, Shipping

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:40:57 +0000

Collaboration With Parallel Systems Quantifies Benefits of Autonomous, Battery-Electric Rail Vehicles For more than a century, American freight trains—responsible for … [continued]

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