RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Chile holds itself out as a global leader on climate change. Nearly 22% of Chile’s electricity is generated by solar and wind farms, putting it far ahead of both the global average, 10%, and the United States, at 13%. It was one of the first countries to declare a target for renewable energy, in 2008. Yet even as solar farms have spread across the north and center of the long, narrow nation, imported natural gas, a polluting fossil fuel, has been able to sideline the clean electricity they provide thanks to a sweet deal won from the government. Marcelo Mena witnessed that waste of clean power before he took the helm at the new Global Methane Hub, a nonprofit aimed at reducing global methane emissions. He's the former environment minister for Chile. Natural gas is basically methane. ”They’re actually hindering the power that we can deliver from renewable energy,” Mena said of his experience with natural gas in an interview with the Associated Press. “It’s … [Read more...] about How gas interests slowed Chile’s clean energy transition
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Land Rover Range Rover Sport Bookings Open In India; Deliveries To Begin In November
The all-new Land Rover Range Rover Sport launched in India earlier this week and now the British carmaker has commenced accepting bookings for the new SUV. Prices of the new Land Rover Range Rover Sport begin at ₹ 1.64 crore (ex-showroom, India) and it is being offered in four trims- SE, HSE, Autobiography, and First Edition. Land Rover will commence deliveries in November 2022. The new Range Rover Sport packs in a modern design and is loaded to the brim with modern-age bells and whistles. The new Range Rover Sport packs in a modern design. Also Read: New Range Rover Sport Priced At ₹ 1.64 Crore, Deliveries To Begin From November In global markets, the new Range Rover Sport comes with electrified powertrains, six-cylinder Ingenium petrol and diesel engines using mild-hybrid technology, and an all-new V8 Twin Turbo. In India, the Range Rover Sport D350 comes with a 3.0-litre, six-cylinder, turbocharged diesel engine producing 350s bhp and 700 Nm, mated to an 8-speed ZF … [Read more...] about Land Rover Range Rover Sport Bookings Open In India; Deliveries To Begin In November
A Louisiana teacher seeks to survive inflation, one plasma donation at a time
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 SLIDELL, La. - Tuesdays she asked for the needle in her left arm, and one afternoon in late April, Christina Seal, 41, arrived at the clinic after work. The parking lot was almost full, as usual. She had been giving plasma for nearly six months, and she had a routine locked in place. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Two Sam's Club protein shakes and an iron supplement a day to keep herself serviceable. Afterward, vitamin E oil on her skin to prevent needle scars. The routine had helped tame into normalcy what at first had felt so bizarre. "I never thought I would be in a position where I would have to sell my plasma to feed my children," she would say later. This was where inflation had driven Seal. A month earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics had announced that prices had risen 8.5% over the past year, the largest annual jump since December 1981. Fuel, food and housing costs … [Read more...] about A Louisiana teacher seeks to survive inflation, one plasma donation at a time
The Shortage of Lab Space in the United States Is Stifling Innovation
The life sciences sector reported a record $70 billion of private and public capital investments in North America for 2020, a 93% increase from 2018, which held the previous record of $36 billion. During just the first three months of 2021, life science corporations had raised a record $12.2 billion. The market trajectory accelerated throughout that of 2020 and into 2021— with the demand for products in the industry surging as well. With a shortage of appropriate facilities and lab equipment to meet the complex and specialized needs as well as labor requirements of U.S. life sciences companies, joined with that of swiftly growing rent prices across established United States life science clusters, many scientists are facing tough times. As science has evolved, primarily due to the reducing cost and increasing speed of DNA sequencing and synthesis, there has been an explosion in new Biotech businesses . Space struggles facing the Biotech industry Biotech businesses have had … [Read more...] about The Shortage of Lab Space in the United States Is Stifling Innovation
Ola To Open Next Purchase Window For S1 And S1 Pro Electric Scooters On May 21
Ola Electric will open its next purchase window for the S1 and S1 Pro electric scooters later this weekend, on May 21, 2022. The announcement came from the company's Co-Founder and CEO, Bhavish Aggarwal, in the form of a Twitter post, which also added that customers who have already reserved the electric scooter will get early access. Ola will share more information with those customers over email. Bhavish in his Tweet also said that the company will commence test ride camps in 5 cities from May 19 onwards. Also Read: Ola Electric Chief Says E-Scooter Fires Rare But Can Happen In Future Opening the purchase window this weekend for all. #HyperMode . #EndICEage ⚡ pic.twitter.com/bcygnALvDc — Bhavish Aggarwal (@bhash) May 18, 2022 Last Ola Electric had opened the purchase window for the electric scooters was in March 2022 which again lasted 48 hours, between March 17 and 18. Back then the company had announced that the next time the purchase window is opened it will also … [Read more...] about Ola To Open Next Purchase Window For S1 And S1 Pro Electric Scooters On May 21
Tata Nano Electric Spotted Testing for the First Time
Tata Motors could soon introduce an electric variant of the Nano , as per these latest spy shots that have emerged online. While the Indian auto giant has not made a public announcement of introducing an electric version of the Nano yet, the company surely seems to be developing the model that could be a more viable alternative to Mahindra 's e2o EV currently available in India. This is for the first time the Tata Nano electric version has been caught in the streets and visually there is no difference compared to the standard petrol version, save for what looks like a charging point on the left rear side corner of the car, just above the wheel arch. That said, one can make out the difference between the wheel arch and tyre is reduced compared to the standard model, which shows the load taken by the car's suspension. The Tata Nano Electric gets no visual changes save for the charging point Going by the spy shot, the electric motor will be positioned at the rear, while … [Read more...] about Tata Nano Electric Spotted Testing for the First Time