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Whatโs the Role of Coal Consumption in Energy Production?
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Coal is one of the worldโs most widely-used fossil fuels. It played an important role in the Industrial Revolution, and it continues to provide heat and electricity to billions of people around the world. But as weโve learned more about the environmental impacts of world coal consumption, itโs becoming clear that something has to change.ย ย …
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How Is Oil Needed for Gas and Electricity?ย
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Oil is one of the most widely-used fossil fuels, but its production process and role in the energy sector is still a mystery to many of us. What really goes on behind the scenes at power generation plants? And is there much of a difference between gas and oil?ย ย Letโs take a look at the…
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Decomposition Energy: What It Is and What Itโs Used For
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From composting bins in the kitchen to dead leaves rotting on the forest floor, decomposition plays an important role in many natural cycles. Decomposition can turn waste (like organic food matter) into something more useful and can even be used to produce electrical energy in the process.ย ย But how can decomposition be used to produce…
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How to Stay Safe From a Natural Gas Leak
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Natural gas is one of the most common home energy sources in America. Whether you use natural gas to heat your home, cook food on the stove, or power other appliances, itโs important to keep your gas appliances in working order to avoid gas leaks.ย ย If your gas lines or appliances get damaged or arenโt…
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The History of Electricity (and the Future of Electric Power)
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Electrical energy has always been around us, but for most of human history, we havenโt understood it or been able to control it. That all changed in the 18th and 19th centuries when a series of major discoveries led to the development of the technologies that we take for granted today. Here we are going…
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Electrolysis and Energy Production
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What if we could turn water into fuel for electric cars or stored energy to balance the electric grid? Electrolysis makes that possible. Itโs a process thatโs been around for centuries, but is gaining more attention from researchers and home energy companies as we search for cleaner, more sustainable ways to store and deliver energy.
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Electric Shock: What Is Is, How It Feels, and Why Itโs Dangerous
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Quick Summary: Electric shocks can cause a variety of symptoms depending on the severity and type of shock you experience, so understanding your risk and the potential outcomes is vital to staying safe. An electric shock can be a mildly unpleasant sensation or a life-threatening emergency, depending on the strength of the electrical current and…
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Electrical Outlets In Your Home: Everything You Need to Know
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How many different types of electrical outlets do you use in a given day? Chances are you have multiple types of outlets in your home, but you may not think about the differences every time you plug in your TV or smartphone charger. Thatโs because some plugs fit into a wide selection of wall outlets…
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Tidal Energy: Can It Be Used to Generate Electricity?
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Wind, solar, hydropower, and other types of renewable energy are becoming a major part of the green energy transition around the world. The Texas power grid alone gets up to 38% of its electricity from zero-carbon energy sources. But thereโs one type of energy you donโt hear about a lot: tidal energy.ย Tidal energy is…
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Rolling Blackouts: What They Are and How to Prepare for Them
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Blackouts have been hitting the American power grid for decades. The famous New York City blackout of 1977 was caused by a lightning strike while the blackout of 2003 was the result of a software bug. But rolling blackouts are different โ theyโre temporary blackouts planned by the grid operator in order to avoid more…
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