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Runergy Alabama Begins Production at State-of-the-Art Solar Module Manufacturing Facility

October 7, 2024 admin ALABAMA, clean power, green economy, green jobs, Manufacturing, press releases, runergy, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 02:25:15 +0000

Runergy Alabama Inc. proudly announces that its state-of-the-art solar module manufacturing facility has officially commenced production. The factory, located in Huntsville, will begin producing its first customer order in October. The team at Runergy celebrated this important milestone with an event that featured the signing of the first module off … [continued]

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New Thin Film Solar Factory Transforms Red State Into Green Warrior

October 3, 2024 admin ALABAMA, cadmium telluride (cdte), cdte solar cells, cdte solar panels, clean power, esg, first solar, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, Solar energy, solar panels, supply chain, sustainability, thin film solar, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:18:27 +0000

Alabama is now host to a new thin film solar manufacturing facility that will provide solar developers in the US with 3.5 gigawatts’ worth of solar panels per year, every year (courtesy of First Solar).

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History of Power: TVA’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant Turns 50

August 3, 2024 admin ALABAMA, browns ferry, History, Management, Nuclear, Technology, TVA

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:07:01 +0000

Browns Ferry Unit 1, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) first nuclear reactor, turned 50 on Aug. 1, 2024, marking a significant milestone in the iconic plant’s storied history. To commemorate […]

The post History of Power: TVA’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant Turns 50 appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Red States Shower Incentives On Coal-Killing Thin Film Solar Factories

July 24, 2024 admin ALABAMA, clean power, Energy, esg, esg investments, first solar, green economy, green jobs, investment, Louisiana, Manufacturing, Ohio, perovskite, policy & politics, project 2025, renewable energy, Solar energy, thin film solar, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:25:21 +0000

First Solar is planning a thin film solar revolution in the US, and that is putting conservative politicians in red states on the spot.

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Hyundai–Kia Suppliers Employing Kids … in USA

December 22, 2022 admin ALABAMA, green economy, Hyundai, hyundai motor group, Kia, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 01:38:24 +0000

When I first saw the headline about children working throughout the Hyundai–Kia supply chain, I started wondering what 3rd world country this was referring to. Then I saw the end of the Reuters headline — Alabama! The highly esteemed United States of America! True, we don’t have public health care like most of the developed […]

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First Solar Commits To $1 Billion Solar Panel Factory In Alabama

November 20, 2022 admin ALABAMA, clean power, first solar, green economy, Manufacturing, Solar energy, solar panels

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 17:30:42 +0000

First Solar will build a new solar panel factory in Alabama, thanks in no small part by policies and funding from the federal government.

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Mercedes Begins Production Of EQS SUV In Tuscaloosa

August 26, 2022 admin ALABAMA, cars, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Mercedes Benz

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 00:35:23 +0000

The Mercedes EQS SUV has started production at the company’s factory in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the only factory where it will be manufactured.

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A Quick Look At State Infrastructure Bill EV Charging Plans

August 13, 2022 admin ALABAMA, Arizona, California, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev infrastructure, NEW MEXICO, New York, policy & politics, texas

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 21:50:38 +0000

A couple weeks ago, we heard from the US Departments of Energy and Transportation that all 50 states had submitted initial plans to review for funding from last year’s Infrastructure Bill. The long-term goal is to use the money to install 500,000 EV charging stations, but states have to start with critical corridors, and that’s […]

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What Are States Planning To Do With Federal EV Charging Funds?

August 4, 2022 admin ALABAMA, bipartisan infrastructure law, California, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, policy & politics, subsidies, texas, Wyoming

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 11:20:24 +0000

State plans for the National EV Charging Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program were due to the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation this week, and many states released a draft plan for feedback in the last couple of months. The NEVI Program is one of two programs in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that provide funding for […]

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Joe Biden Admin Announces 1st-Ever Funding Program Dedicated to Reconnecting American Communities

July 1, 2022 admin ALABAMA, bipartisan infrastructure law, Birmingham, clean transport, department of transportation (dot), Joe Biden, mass transit / public transit, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, policy research, randall woodfin, reconnecting communities, terri sewell

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 03:10:17 +0000

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday launched a $1 billion first-of-its-kind pilot program. The program is aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects, pledging wide-ranging help to dozens of communities.

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