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MYSTERIOUS: Us department of energy - What They Never Told You

In 2018, California's Kaiser Permanente opened an 8,110-square-meter medical office with a 640-kilowatt solar array. 8 years later, it cuts energy use 40% while using no fossil fuels

Solar installation is another defining part of the project's sustainability strategy. WorldGBC reports a 640-kilowatt photovoltaic array installed in shade canopies over the adjacent parking lot.

The Economic Times

In a 2011 Oak Ridge case study, ethanol-fed microbes cut uranium in groundwater from 40-60 mg/L to below the US drinking-water limit

By utilizing ethanol injections, researchers effectively stimulated indigenous bacteria to aid in the cleanup of uranium contamination. This innovative method was able to convert ethanol into acetate, which energized the reduction of uranium within the sediment. Over two years, levels of uranium in groundwater fell below the EPA's safe drinking…

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Abandoned Pennsylvania mines and waste-heat recycling could make the state’s massive new data centers far more sustainable

The electricity needed to power new Pennsylvania data centers already in advanced stages of planning could power 11 million homes – nearly twice the total number of households in the state.

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Donald Trump unveils 'Genesis Mission' — A National AI Push To Reshape Daily Life

Donald Trump's 'Genesis Mission' is a massive national AI initiative launched by executive order, combining US experts, supercomputing power, and private firms to accelerate scientific breakthroughs in medicine, energy, and security.

International Business Times UK

Employee uploads 187,000 explicit images to US Department of Energy network intending to create 'robot porn', gets caught and loses his security clearance, complains he's facing 'the Spanish Inquisition'

Let he who is without 187,000 pornographic images cast the first stone.

PC Gamer

Here’s What It Costs To Charge a Tesla Monthly vs. Using Gas for a Ford Explorer

Let's find out the different in cost between charging a Tesla and fueling a Ford Explorer.

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Nuclear in your backyard? Tiny reactors could one day power towns and campuses – but community input will be key

You might imagine nuclear power plants as behemoth facilities spanning hundreds of acres. Nuclear microreactors, by contrast, could sit on land the size of a football field and power a whole town.

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High electricity prices zapping your budget? Here are 5 ways to save

Pennsylvania residents may get sticker shock when they see their electric bills this summer. Aging infrastructure, extreme weather, transmission bottlenecks and increased demand are sending electricity rates soaring.

The Conversation

‘Strong evidence’ unusual nitrogen-9 nucleus exists, scientists say

Physicists studied nitrogen-9, an unusually high proton-to-neutron-ratio isotope, to check if it exists. Using a sophisticated setup, they bombarded an energised beam of oxygen-13 atoms at a target composed of beryllium-9 atoms. The team studied the collision debris, produced by fragmentation reactions, using a high-resolution array comprising 14 detectors. Using…

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Disputes over COVID's origins reveal an intelligence community in disarray. Here are 4 fixes we need before the next pandemic

A recent Wall Street Journal article reported on new, classified intelligence from the US Department of Energy about the origins of COVID. It concluded with “low confidence” that the pandemic may have been due to a lab leak in Wuhan, China, rather than a natural disease transmission from animal to…

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West warms to geothermal energy as a path to clean power goals

NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY, Colo. — In Colorado’s quest to transition to renewable energy, the state’s leaders want to take an old-school approach: Drill, baby, drill.

Tribune News Service

Reports on COVID origin reignite conspiracy theories about virus

FBI director, US Department of Energy say virus originated in a lab, but other US officials say there’s no consensus.

Al Jazeera

Coronavirus Origins Still a Mystery 3 Years into Pandemic

A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the US Department of Energy has assessed with “low confidence” in that it began with a lab leak, according to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fusion ignition explained

For the first time, scientists have managed to get more energy out of the fusion process than they put in

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Why fusion ignition is being hailed as a major breakthrough in fusion – a nuclear physicist explains

American scientists have announced what they have called a major breakthrough in a long-elusive goal of creating energy from nuclear fusion.

WEKU

As electric vehicles become more popular, home renters face a charging dilemma

The transition to electric vehicles is underway for homeowners who can power up in their own garage, but for millions of renters, access to charging remains a significant barrier.

Tribune News Service

US Department of Energy announces $3.1B in funding for battery production

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday it would distribute more than $3.1 billion in matching grants for electric vehicle battery manufacturing and processing.

The Independent UK

Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread

Power outages from severe weather have roughly doubled over the past two decades across the U.S. as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms

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Need a charge? What to know if you’re taking a Florida road trip in an electric car

MIAMI — There’s nothing worse than running low on gas while you’re stuck in traffic, except maybe your electric vehicle running out of power during a road trip.

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