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• Natural gas consumed to generate electricity in the United States will average 38.4 billion cubic feet per day in June, up 26% from May. EIA - Energy Information Administration
• For every 100 pounds of MSW in the United States, 85 pounds could be burned as fuel to generate electricity. Thomas
• Generating electricity with solar and wind will require more imports than using abundant gas and coal resources in the U.S., but reduced dependence on foreign oil will be a big advantage as transportation is electrified. ScienceDaily
• Generating electricity with solar and wind will require more imports than using abundant gas and coal resources in the US, but reduced dependence on foreign oil will be a big advantage as transportation is electrified. Innovation News Network
• When Calistoga's local microgrid is cut from the regional electrical network, the Calistoga Resiliency Center will utilize green hydrogen fuel cells to generate electricity, providing sustainable power to the local community. Solar Power World
• The Honda fuel cell system will use the remaining oxygen, along with the hydrogen produced during the lunar day, to generate electricity. Interesting Engineering
• SpaceX's Starship will be a game changer for space-based solar power generation and will make orbiting power plants not only affordable, but cheaper than many other methods of generating electricity on Earth. Space
• Amazon Web Services said in October it will invest $500 million in small nuclear reactors to generate electricity needed for expanding tech services, including artificial intelligence. UPI
• Majid Al Futtaim, a UAE mall operator, will install over 12,000 solar panels at four of its malls to generate electricity and save $80 million over 25 years. SlideShare
• By 2025 more capacity to generate electricity from solar PV will have been deployed than any other generation technology. Bruegel | The Brussels-based economic think tank
• Alongside the large amount of investment required to generate electricity from wind, solar and hydro energy, investment and innovation will be needed in energy storage and other firming capacity, and to upgrade, extend and adapt the transmission network in Australia. Reserve Bank of Australia
• The full technical potential of next-generation geothermal systems to generate electricity is second only to solar PV among renewable technologies and sufficient to meet global electricity demand 140-times over. Forbes
• General Electric's Predix platform uses big data analytics to predict maintenance needs for locomotives and optimize their performance. Metro Rail News
• A US Department of Defense project could be the first in-progress Gen IV reactor to generate electricity, though it will be at a very small scale. MIT Technology Review
• The UK's last coal-fired power plant will close this month, ending a 142-year era of burning coal to generate electricity. Carbon Brief
• The UK's last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, will close this month, ending a 142-year era of burning coal to generate electricity. Carbon Brief
• The current schedule includes transport of the fully-assembled reactor to INL in 2026, where it would become the first ever Generation IV nuclear reactor to generate electricity in the United States. Eurasia Review
• State-owned China Three Gorges Renewables Group will invest 80 billion yuan ($11 billion) in a base using solar, wind and coal to generate electricity. Engadget
• Lebanon has a number of power plants to supply its electricity needs, which will not have a problem generating electricity if the fuel they need arrives. AhlulBayt News Agency
• Scientists at Oxford University have developed a revolutionary approach which could generate solar generated electricity without the need for solar panels. iNews

Last updated: 03 July 2025