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How Much Battery Storage Does Illinois Need? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Renewable generation is variable—wind and solar power produce electricity when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining. CEJA also expanded incentives for wind and solar power; however, the law did not include significant provisions for energy storage deployment.

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Zephyr solar-powered drone smashes record with 2-month-long flight

New Scientist

The Airbus Zephyr S, a military reconnaissance aircraft, has more than doubled the record it set in 2018 for an uncrewed flight duration

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Ontario could easily phase out polluting fossil gas – if it wanted to

Enviromental Defense

for Ontario to phase out polluting gas-powered electricity and produce all of its power using carbon-free sources. Take Action: Tell Ontario to phase out polluting gas power. Here are the measures that would lead Ontario to a fully clean electricity grid: Increase Wind and Solar Power. This is completely doable.

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Grid Modeling Overview: Four Types of Models Guiding the Transition to Clean Electricity

Union of Concerned Scientists

used PLEXOS to study coal power plant operations across 15 states, finding that coal plants operated even when cheaper and cleaner resources were available, costing ratepayers an extra $350 million in 2018. Probabilistic Modeling.

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Community College Of Allegheny County Flipped The Switch On Completed Solar Energy Installation

PA Environment Daily

On March 17, the Community College of Allegheny County officially “flipped the switch” to solar power. The extensive new 543-kilowatt solar installation will produce enough electricity to power 30–40% of CCAC North Campus’s electrical energy needs. Solar (Galvanizing our Energy Transition) program.

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Something Stinks: California Must End Manure Biomethane Accounting Gimmicks in its Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Union of Concerned Scientists

The CI of an electric vehicle charged with solar power is zero, and most of the biofuels fall somewhere in the middle [i]. dairy herds fell by more than half between 2002 and 2019, with an accelerating rate of decline in 2018 and 2019, even as milk production continued to grow.”

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We’re in Court to Defend Ontario Youth’s Right to a Stable Climate

Enviromental Defense

When the current Ontario government came to power in 2018, one of the first things they did was introduce a bill that canceled the cap and trade program and weakened Ontario’s climate target, which had been enshrined in law. What’s the case about? This move set back climate ambition in Ontario, and Canada, significantly.