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U.S. DOE Announces $15 Billion Loan Guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric Company to Expand Hydropower Generation, Battery Energy Storage, & Transmission

January 20, 2025 admin 0 Comments batteries, California, clean power, Energy Storage, grid, hydroelectric, investing in america, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, loan programs office, pacific gas & electric, PG&E, us department of energy (doe), virtual power plants

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:51:32 +0000

Section 1706 Loan Guarantee Will Maintain Affordability for Customers and Improve System Resilience and Reliability As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $15 billion loan guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric Company … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Announces $584.5 Million Loan Guarantee to Subsidiaries of Convergent Energy and Power Inc. to Build Solar PV and Energy Storage in Puerto Rico

January 20, 2025 admin 0 Comments batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, loan programs office, policy & politics, Puerto Rico, puerto rico clean energy, puerto rico renewable energy, puerto rico solar energy, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:50:26 +0000

Convergent will build and operate utility-scale solar-plus-storage in Puerto Rico, improving grid resilience and reducing costs for ratepayers. The U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office (LPO) today announced the closing of a $584.5 million ($559.4 million in principal and $25.1 million in capitalized interest) loan guarantee to subsidiaries of … [continued]

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7 Tesla Good News Stories You May Have Missed

January 20, 2025 admin 0 Comments Audi, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, policy & politics, Shipping, tesla, tesla semi, tesla service

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:47:57 +0000

A handful of Tesla stories have come up in recent weeks that I almost covered, that seemed worth covering, but in the end that just didn’t stimulate enough for a full story. After running across several more stories, I decided I’d just briefly cover them all in a couple of … [continued]

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Why the Car Industry Will Not Pay €15 Billion in Penalties in 2025

January 20, 2025 admin 0 Comments BMW, bmw group, cafe standards, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, ford, Hyundai, mercedes, Mercedes Benz, policy & politics, renault nissan, renault-nissan alliance, renault-nissan-mitsubishi alliance, stellantis, tesla, toyota, transport & environment (t&e), Volkswagen, volkswagen group, volvo, volvo cars

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:44:04 +0000

The debate on one of the EU’s most important climate regulations is being distorted by bogus claims about high fines. Analysis has been circulating in the European Parliament estimating that car manufacturers would pay €15 billion in fines for not meeting the EU’s car CO2 targets in 2025. This echoes similar … [continued]

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Aviation Industry Plans for Growth “Irreconcilable” with Europe’s Climate Goals

January 20, 2025 admin 0 Comments airlines, Aviation, clean transport, EU, eu airlines, Europe, policy & politics, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:40:54 +0000

Europe’s aviation industry plans to double its passenger traffic by 2050 and will deplete its carbon budget as early as 2026. Europe’s aviation industry plans to double its passenger traffic by 2050 and will deplete its carbon budget as early as 2026, a new study by green group T&E (Transport … [continued]

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Recycling Battery Metals Could Supply 25% Of Europe’s Electric Cars By 2030 — Study

January 19, 2025 admin 0 Comments battery recycling, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, ev batteries, ev battery recycling, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:39:04 +0000

But the EU and UK risk missing out as half of local recycling projects are at risk. Recycling could enable Europe to cut its reliance on EV battery mineral imports by up to a quarter by the end of the decade, a new study finds. Materials from end-of-life batteries and gigafactory scrap … [continued]

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Now Stellantis Cancels Long-Range Ram 1500 REV Electric Pickup Truck

January 19, 2025 admin 0 Comments clean transport, electric cars, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, RAM, ram 1500, ram 1500 rev, stellantis

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:05:16 +0000

Just the other day, I wrote about Stellantis suspending plans for the Chrysler Airflow EV. Now news is the company is cancelling the Ram 1500 REV. The news doesn’t come from Stellantis itself. It comes from Mopar Insiders, which reports that Ram has been telling suppliers the Ram 1500 REV … [continued]

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Buy A Hyundai IONIQ 5, Get A Free Home Charging Station

January 19, 2025 admin 0 Comments chargepoint, chargepoint home flex, Hyundai, hyundai ioniq 5, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 01:50:10 +0000

One of the biggest concerns people looking to go electric for the first time have is how and where to charge. Many truly don’t realize how easy home charging is. However, on the flip side, many decide they need a home charger, but don’t think about that extra cost ahead … [continued]

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ARENA Funds Electric Truck Take-Up in Australia

January 19, 2025 admin 0 Comments arena, Australia, australian renewable energy agency (arena), clean transport, Coca-Cola, electric heavy-duty trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, origin energy, Shipping, volvo

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 01:11:11 +0000

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is actively supporting the transition of heavy-duty trucks from diesel to electric in Australia. Great news — after all, diesel starts with DIE. One hundred million Aussie dollars is on the table. That’s 62 million USD at today’s exchange rate. I reached out to … [continued]

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$1.66 Billion Turbo-Boost For US Green Hydrogen Industry

January 19, 2025 admin 0 Comments clean hydrogen, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, fuel cell trucks, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, loan programs office, plug power, Shipping, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:15:56 +0000

The US green hydrogen firm Plug Power has just nailed a $1.66 federal loan guarantee towards the goal of building up to six hydrogen hubs around the country.

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