Dual Use: Cleantech Items That Are Good For Fun & For Emergencies

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 04:55:45 +0000

As the holidays approach, we’re all looking for gift ideas or ways to have fun this winter and next year. After an ugly election that has left many people feeling like something bad is coming, some are looking for ways to prepare for emergencies. Plus, many people happy with the … [continued]

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Thanks, Biden — For $1 Trillion In Private-Sector Investment In US EV & Tech Economy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:46:29 +0000

I recall when the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was passed. Immediately, that day, we started getting announcements of EV battery factories and battery-related factories. In coming days, weeks, and months, we also got news of solar panel factories coming to town, battery mineral refineries, and numerous other production facilities. … [continued]

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$81 Million For Gigantic Energy Storage Showcase In Kentucky

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:58:06 +0000

Pumped hydropower is the basis for 96% of utility-scale energy storage capacity in the US, and it is ripe with potential for expansion.

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$988 Billion In Private Investments Connected to “Investing in America” Agenda

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 04:55:20 +0000

A reader pointed me to this webpage and the map there showing where manufacturing and infrastructure investments associated with the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act are taking place or have been committed. It’s a fascinating map, but the headline number … [continued]

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Pittsburgh Gets $96 Million for Cleantech Manufacturing Facility, Will Create 900+ Jobs

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:51:15 +0000

Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Advanced Energy Manufacturing & Recycling Grants Program, the California company Mainspring Energy has received $87 million from the US Department of Energy to support domestic manufacturing of “innovative, fuel-flexible, power generators.” The state-of-the-art manufacturing facility is expected to create more than 600 “skilled jobs” … [continued]

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Democrats Get Stuff Done — Vote Wisely!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 04:53:57 +0000

… And They’re USA’s Only Hope For Competing With China There’s no doubt about it — China is absolutely demolishing the US on the clean technology economy, and the world is a clean technology economy more and more every day and will be for decades to come. China has strong, … [continued]

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Vistra in Talks to Expand Power for Data Centers Through Nuclear, Gas Options

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:29:35 +0000

Vistra is pursuing deals with data center developers in Texas and the PJM region to address the industry’s energy needs at multiple sites, executives revealed during the company’s third-quarter earnings […]

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Vistra’s Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant is a two-unit, 2,400-MW nuclear facility with pressurized water reactors (PWRs) located near Glen Rose in Somervell County, Texas. Built by Luminant with reactors supplied by Westinghouse and operational since 1990, Vistra received Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval in July 2024 to extend the plant’s operation through 2053, adding 20 years beyond its original licenses.

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3-D Printed Concrete Enlisted For Futuristic Subsea Energy Storage Demonstration

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:17:17 +0000

A new US energy storage project will adapt the power of pumped storage hydro to subsea locations near offshore wind farms and energy-hungry coastal cities, leveraging 3-D printing and the natural force of water pressure.

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Biden–Harris Admin Aims to Help Slash Cost of EV Battery Recycling

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 03:25:00 +0000

As the electric vehicle (EV) market has grown to millions of sales a year, more and more batteries are getting out there onto the roads and will need to be disposed of in some way eventually. Because the market is so young, not much has been needed in this regard … [continued]

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Oupes Mega 1 Power Station — CleanTechnica Tested

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:54:53 +0000

A couple of years ago, I received a power station from a brand I hadn’t worked with before: Oupes*. In a market dominated by Jackery, EcoFlow, and others, I wasn’t sure what to expect from a newcomer. Would they be offering a robust product at a competitive price, or would … [continued]

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