Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 12, 2024
Fossil gas power plants currently provide the largest source of electricity generation and capacity in the United States. However, as we replace fossil fuels with clean electricity for heating and transportation to meet our climate goals, these peak demands will increasingly shift to the winter in many parts of the country.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 31, 2022
For California power grid experts, September is a nerve-wracking month, still very much part of danger season on the West Coast. At any point in the summer, extreme heat could trigger electricity supply shortages and rotating power outages. But September is the month when this type of power outage is most likely in California.
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Global Green
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Chris Johnston is co-author of The Arrival of the Electric Car – An Overview of the EV Revolution Happening Now. The fastest way to shift the transportation sector to environmental sustainability is to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). This makes EVs two to three times more efficient than gas-powered vehicles.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 9, 2023
Solar panels have a useful life of 30 years or more, so the solar installed today will last past 2050 and the solar installed in the early 2000s is almost ready for replacement. According to a U.S.
Frontiers
APRIL 26, 2022
A crewed mission to Mars will require transporting equipment for creating electricity to power life support systems. Researchers here show that a photovoltaic system using compressed hydrogen energy storage can compete with nuclear energy across about 50% of the Red Planet. tons for nuclear power.
A Greener Life
APRIL 19, 2022
While Macron has positioned himself as a pro-climate action word leader he is unpopular amongst many climate activists and people on the left, with many disliking his support for nuclear power and pro-business views. Banning wind turbines.
A Greener Life
JULY 23, 2021
Japan, a long-time supporter of nuclear power, now has serious hydrogen ambitions. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be powered by hydrogen. Hydrogen may have lost the race to fuel electric cars but it looks a likely contender to replace fossil fuels in trucks, ships, planes and heavy industry. By Fred Pearce.
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