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  2. Environmental impact of electricity generation - Wikipedia

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    For example, the total life cycle emissions from wind power may have lessened since publication. Similarly, due to the time frame over which the studies were conducted, nuclear Generation II reactor's CO 2 e results are presented and not the global warming potential of Generation III reactors. Other limitations of the data include: a) missing ...

  3. List of hydroelectric power station failures - Wikipedia

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    Failed in fair weather due to a combination of poor construction, age, and neglect. Caused downstream failure of the Cascade Dam. Destroyed historical Stanley hydro power station and a fish hatchery. Flooded a campground and the town of Estes Park impacting 75% of business activity. $31 million in damages and three lives lost. Three similar ...

  4. Environmental impacts of lithium-ion batteries - Wikipedia

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    Applications for this battery were limited by the high prices of titanium and the unpleasant scent that the reaction produced. [2] Today's lithium-ion battery, modeled after the Whittingham attempt by Akira Yoshino, was first developed in 1985. Tonnes of lithium and income generated from Australian lithium mining and exportation over the recent ...

  5. Column: There's a bright side to the battery of California ...

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    The series of storms that battered California caused a lot of damage, but they also will provide a boost in clean hydroelectric power this summer and recharge California's depleted groundwater basins.

  6. Battery energy storage system - Wikipedia

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    A rechargeable battery bank used in a data center Lithium iron phosphate battery modules packaged in shipping containers installed at Beech Ridge Energy Storage System in West Virginia [9] [10] Battery storage power plants and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) are comparable in technology and function. However, battery storage power plants ...

  7. Energy storage - Wikipedia

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    Common examples of energy storage are the rechargeable battery, which stores chemical energy readily convertible to electricity to operate a mobile phone; the hydroelectric dam, which stores energy in a reservoir as gravitational potential energy; and ice storage tanks, which store ice frozen by cheaper energy at night to meet peak daytime ...

  8. Low-carbon electricity - Wikipedia

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    Hydroelectric power is the world's largest low carbon source of electricity, supplying 15.6% of total electricity in 2019. [17] China is by far the world's largest producer of hydroelectricity in the world, followed by Brazil and Canada.

  9. Grid energy storage - Wikipedia

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    Mingtan Pumped-Storage Hydro Power Plant dam in Nantou, Taiwan In 2023, pumped hydroelectric storage (PHS) was the largest storage technology, with a worldwide capacity of 181 GW , compared to some 55 GW of storage in utility-scale batteries and 33 GW of behind-the-meter batteries. [ 43 ]