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95% of Steel-Related Emissions from Vehicles Can Be Cut Using Green Steel

August 5, 2024 admin clean power, green steel, icct, international council on clean transportation (icct), market research, policy research, research, SCIENCE, steel

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 03:30:59 +0000

As major consumers of coal-based steel, U.S. and E.U. automakers can catalyze market for green steelmaking The auto industry can eliminate more than 95% of greenhouse gas emissions from producing the steel for passenger vehicles by switching to fossil fuel-free steel, according to a new report released today by the … [continued]

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Notice of Intent: Up To $112.5 Million Funding Opportunity to Support U.S. Wave Energy Development

August 5, 2024 admin clean power, marine energy, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe), Water, water power technologies office (wpto), wave energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:07:51 +0000

On July 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office announced an intent to provide up to $112.5 million in funding to advance the commercial readiness of wave energy technologies through open water testing and system validation. DOE anticipates opening this funding opportunity in or around September 2024. Wave … [continued]

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$12.25 Million Says Space Solar Really Is Happening

August 4, 2024 admin clean power, Florida, green economy, investment, investors, nasa, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, solar sail, solar sails, space solar, space solar energy, space solar power, startups, technion, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:11:35 +0000

The newly launched Florida startup Star Catcher Industries is launching a space solar network aimed at beaming solar energy from space to thousands of low earth orbiting satellites.

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Breathe Deep, People. Fill Your Lungs With Lovely Methane

August 3, 2024 admin climate change, Fossil Fuels, methane, methane emissions, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:40:24 +0000

Methane is a much more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide but has received much less attention. That is changing.

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Ammonia’s Role in the Energy Transition

August 2, 2024 admin ammonia, clean power, fortescue, research, SCIENCE, Shipping

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:12:37 +0000

What is ammonia and how does it fit into a decarbonized future? Ammonia (NH3), in its role as a key ingredient in nitrogen fertilizers, is essential to feeding the world. It is also a solution for the decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors as an energy carrier for hydrogen and a clean … [continued]

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The Grid Can Handle More Renewable Energy, But It Needs Some Help

July 31, 2024 admin clean power, florida state university, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, the ohio state university, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 23:23:33 +0000

New Testbed Could Advance Novel Grid Technologies To Build a Resilient Renewable Energy-Based Power System The grid needs to change. To electrify everything from vehicles to heating systems to stovetops, the U.S. grid must expand by about 57% and get more flexible, too. Solar and wind energy are the renewables most likely … [continued]

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Super Plants to Clean Indoor Air … Or Something Like That

July 29, 2024 admin air quality, indoor air pollution, indoor air quality, plants, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:01:34 +0000

Plants already do so many magical things. They are truly wonders of the world — as all life is. However, scientists continue to play with plants in order to reach new frontiers and solve more problems. One new plant is the Neo Px. It is a bioengineered plant that can … [continued]

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Hottest Day On Record 3rd Day In A Row — Global Heating Is Here

July 28, 2024 admin climate change, global heating, global weirding, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:11:12 +0000

Extreme heat has been ravaging North America, Europe, and Asia this summer. We’re collecting records, yet again, and the worst thing is that we know this is only the beginning … summer heat of today will look like a comfortable, cool breeze in a couple of decades. But, yes, let’s … [continued]

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BREAKING: Hottest Day On Record 3rd Day In A Row — Global Heating Is Here

July 28, 2024 admin climate change, global heating, global weirding, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:11:12 +0000

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Biden–Harris Admin Advances Early Wildfire Detection by Expanding Use of Satellites as Part of Investing in America Agenda

July 27, 2024 admin air quality, bipartisan infrastructure law, deb haaland, Department of the Interior, investing in america, Joe Biden, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), NOAA, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, tom vilsack, us department of agriculture (usda), us wildfires, Wildfire, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:38:24 +0000

A collaborative agreement for use of NOAA satellites will help the Interior and Agriculture Departments detect wildfires early, track wildfires in real time, and provide data for public safety and air quality modeling The Biden–Harris administration yesterday announced it is taking additional steps to safeguard western communities in the face … [continued]

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