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According to the latest available information from the DOE's Energy Information Administration, non-hydroelectric renewable energy sources produced about 84.2 million kWh in 2003. Geothermal energy, with about 2,800 MW of…
The United States Navy's interest in electric propulsion dates back to the launching of the 19,360-ton USS Jupiter (Figure 1) in August 1912. The Jupiter had a prototype electric propulsion…
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