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How Much Do Electric Vehicles Help in Reducing Pollution?

The Environmental Blog

Fortunately, there’s a new trend on the rise – that of electric vehicles (or EVs for short). Foregoing fossil fuels, these vehicles are charged directly through a power outlet, generating no harmful emissions, and offering savings in the long run, despite their higher initial price.

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Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

GreenBiz

Green hydrogen — made by splitting water’s hydrogen and oxygen using electricity produced by renewable sources — is a small fish in the "energies pond." Other technologies are in the mix, such as battery electric vehicles. It is energy-efficient, abundant and an environmentally friendly alternative to natural gas.

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Clean energy is officially ‘unstoppable’ now

The Verge: Energy

Photo by VCG via Getty Images By 2030, transportation and electricity around the world will be far greener than it is today, according to the latest forecast from the International Energy Agency. Imagine 10 times more electric vehicles on the road. Renewables make up half of the world’s electricity mix.

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Texas Utility CPS Energy Kicks Off Search for More Than 1GW of Clean Resources

GreenTechMedia

Responses will help inform options to meet its FlexPower Bundle plan, which envisions adding about 900 megawatts of solar, 50 megawatts of energy storage and 500 megawatts of “new technology solutions” to replace the need for buying natural-gas-fired power from outside power plants.

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Canada’s power grid is pretty clean. Here’s why it needs to be cleaner

Clean Energy Canada

So far, our series has covered what the federal government has implemented to support electric vehicles. to build an international network of national, provincial, state and city governments — the Powering Past Coal Alliance — that recognize the need to shift away from coal power. We’ve talked about energy efficiency.

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‘Math Doesn’t Yet Add Up’ for Utility Decarbonization Goals: Deloitte

GreenTechMedia

Each still plans to build new natural gas power plants in the near term, despite the additional emissions they will cause. The first stage, dubbed “renew,” concentrates on replacing coal and natural gas with renewables and energy storage.

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Sustainability alliance upgrades energy infrastructure in Solano County

Smart Energy International

It also provides emergency generators, county-wide LED lighting retrofits, essential HVAC equipment replacements, and 54 Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports at six locations. “Solano County currently relies heavily on the power grid, and our rates went up eight percent this year,” added Greve.