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The Inflation Reduction Act: Saving American Households Money …

August 12, 2024 admin clean power, energy efficiency, heat pumps, inflation reduction act of 2022., internal revenue service, IRS, Joe Biden, policy & politics, rooftop solar, Solar energy, subsidies

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 03:57:53 +0000

… While Reducing Climate Change and Air Pollution The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, extended and expanded tax credits that help households invest in residential clean energy such as solar panels, as well as home energy efficiency. New data from the Internal Revenue Service show that more than 3.4 million American families have already … [continued]

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Stronger Together: Coupling Excitons to Polaritons for Better Solar Cells & Higher Intensity LEDs

August 12, 2024 admin clean power, energy efficiency, led, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), research, SCIENCE, solar cells, Solar energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 01:42:43 +0000

In solar cells and light-emitting diodes, maintaining the excited state kinetics of molecules against annihilation is a race against time. These systems need to strike a careful balance between different processes that lead to loss of energy and those that lead to the desired outcome. A major loss mechanism especially … [continued]

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Home & Utility Upgrades to Support Electrification & Clean Local Resources

August 11, 2024 admin berkeley lab, buildings, clean power, consumer technology, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, green economy, heat pumps, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, research

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 04:03:32 +0000

Advances in electric appliances, electric vehicles (EVs), rooftop solar and energy storage — plus incentives from utilities and governments — are attracting growing consumer interest in these technologies. Consumer investments may include upgrades for electric service panels, especially when installing multiple electrification measures in older homes (see photo). In some … [continued]

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President Biden Enlists Heat Pumps For National Defense

August 10, 2024 admin air source heat pumps, consumer technology, defense production act, electric heat pumps, energy efficiency, green economy, green jobs, heat pump water heater, heat pumps, industrial heat pump, manufacturers, Manufacturing, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:56:29 +0000

The Biden administration is deploying the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure that more US-manufactured heat pumps get into the market, more quickly.

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Should We Explore Modular Vehicles More?

August 3, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, modular electric vehicles

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:06:40 +0000

When we look at the automotive market, it’s clear that every niche is served by at least one vehicle. We have motorcycles, small cars, big sedans, small crossovers, medium crossovers, large crossover, SUVs of all sizes, and trucks of all sizes. Why so many different vehicles? Because everyone wants to … [continued]

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Peak Performance: APS’s Virtual Power Plant Saves Big During Brutal Heatwave

August 2, 2024 admin arizona public service, Business, customer engagement, demand response, distributed energy, energy efficiency, energy management, full coverage, grid reliability, Markets, news, peak load management, renewable energy, smart home devices, Technology, top plant, virtual power plant

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:48:12 +0000

Through its innovative virtual power plant (VPP), Arizona Public Service (APS) harnessed smart home devices to save 138 MW during a historic heatwave, shifting peak demand and proving critical for grid

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Biden-Harris Admin Invests $36 Million to Expand Innovative Weatherization Assistance Program & Cut Costs for Low-Income Households Across the Country

August 2, 2024 admin buildings, consumer technology, energy efficiency, green economy, home energy management, investing in america, investment, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:24:27 +0000

As Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, Funding Supports Weatherization Demonstration Projects That Will Drive America’s Clean Energy Economy and Lower Utility Bills WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that applications are open for the … [continued]

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Trump Says He’ll Make So Much Electricity, We’ll Beg Him To Stop

July 31, 2024 admin clean power, energy efficiency, Trump

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 14:31:45 +0000

I recently came across a hilarious clip of a speech Donald Trump made. In the clip, he’s excited about electricity, and absent context, you might think he’s made some kind of massive policy reversal. I’ll get into what he’s really saying in a bit, but let’s have a laugh first: … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Announces $33M to Deploy Solar Technologies to Decarbonize America’s Industrial Sector

July 29, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, investment, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, Solar energy, solar thermal, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:27:50 +0000

Nine Projects Across Seven States Will Support Solar-Powered Production of Hydrogen and Lower Emissions from the Aviation, Food and Beverage, and Other Sectors WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of the Biden–Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $33 million for nine projects across … [continued]

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How Can Hurricane-Proof Houses Become More Common Across The US?

July 28, 2024 admin better buildings, buildings, climate change, energy efficiency, Extreme weather, hurricanes

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:49:30 +0000

The howling wind rises in pressure and sound, like an oncoming train. Then it arrives with speed and force, filling the landscape with leaves and branches in its path. Sheets of rain blow sideways. Large trees seem grabbed by a claw from their roots and crash to the ground, ripping … [continued]

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