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New Poll: Overwhelming Support for US Clean Energy Incentives (Including Trump Voters)

September 17, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, Democrats, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, lithium-ion batteries, Republicans, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 02:41:09 +0000

87% of Americans support federal incentives to deploy solar and energy storage, including 78% of 2020 Trump voters ANAHEIM, California and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly 9 in 10 American voters support federal clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), according to new polling released today by Global … [continued]

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A Coastal Restaurant Approach To Reduce Single-Use Takeout Containers Is Working

September 17, 2024 admin climate change, green economy, HEALTH, Plastic, plastic pollution, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 00:03:26 +0000

When you arrive at a restaurant, you’re ravenous, and you order more food than you can eat. Inevitably, you need a takeout container to transport the leftovers home. Most people accept takeout food in single-use containers, and data shows that most diners are aware of the waste issues associated with … [continued]

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EVs Already Reduce Electricity Rates — & They Can Do Even More

September 15, 2024 admin air quality, California, clean transport, electric car benefits, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev benefits, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, HEALTH, research

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 01:58:33 +0000

EVs reduce electricity rates for all utility customers, and recent legislation accelerates a cycle of more EVs, better climate, better health, and lower rates. In addition to their myriad health and direct economic benefits compared to polluting gasoline vehicles, electric vehicles (EVs) also help reduce electricity rates for all utility customers. They’ve already been … [continued]

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California Awards $32 Million in Federal Funding to Deploy Over 450 Fast Chargers Along Interstates & Highways

September 15, 2024 admin California, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, electrify america, ev charging, ev charging stations, gavin newsom, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:18:23 +0000

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California awarded over $32 million in federal funds for electric vehicle (EV) charging projects along the state’s busiest transportation corridors, expanding the largest EV charging network in the country and continuing the state’s commitment to building a bigger, better charging network. SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Energy Commission (CEC) … [continued]

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Financing Solar Panels Just Became Way Easier in USA. Thank the Climate Bill.

September 15, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., Manufacturing, re-volv, Solar energy, solar panels, solar prices

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 02:29:46 +0000

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, a new financing model can make solar easier to access for low-income households and nonprofits. Here’s how a church in Compton put it to work. Running in two straight lines across the roof and already providing power to the building below, the twenty-nine brand-new … [continued]

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Lessons from China’s Growing Adoption of Zero-Emission Trucks

September 14, 2024 admin batteries, China, clean transport, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, green economy, green hydrogen, lithium-ion batteries, Shipping

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 02:07:21 +0000

Getting more zero-emission trucks on the road is an important transportation shift that is needed to reduce air pollution, protect public health and curb climate-harming emissions. But transforming the entire trucking industry is a challenging feat that will require the establishment of government policies with ambitious targets. Some jurisdictions have … [continued]

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Foshan’s Hydrogen Transportation Market Strategy Derailed By Battery Dominance

September 14, 2024 admin carbon emissions, China, clean transport, climate change, electric cars, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, ev sales, fuel cell, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 21:45:59 +0000

At the beginning of the year, I highlighted a few epicenters of hydrogen folly, cities or states that decided at some point in the past that hydrogen was the molecule they were going to double down on. Today, news arose of the inevitable failure of one of the signature hydrogen … [continued]

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25 New Coastal, Remote, & Island Communities Join Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project

September 13, 2024 admin Agriculture, clean power, clean transport, geothermal energy, green economy, green jobs, grid, heat pumps, investment, Manufacturing, policy research, research, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), Water

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:48:21 +0000

Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) will engage communities in energy planning, natural disaster preparedness, and analysis of renewable technologies, including solar, wind, battery storage, and heat pumps. Leer en español Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) welcomed 25 new coastal, remote, and island communities to the Energy Transitions … [continued]

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EV Jobs Are On The Rise & New Ads Hope To Spark Interest In Them

September 13, 2024 admin Arizona, batteries, battery factories, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev battery factories, ev charging, ev factories, Georgia, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, Manufacturing, Michigan, nevada, North Carolina, policy & politics, subsidies

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:03:51 +0000

While the purported slowdown in demand for EVs seems to find automakers halting or slowing their original electrification plans, EVs have actually reached 20% of global auto sales. That number is expected to increase exponentially, and so will EV jobs numbers. In fact, by 2035, EVs could potentially account for … [continued]

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Maybe Germany Should Just Revive Its EV Incentives

September 13, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, green jobs, Manufacturing, policy & politics, subsidies

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:37:45 +0000

The highly esteemed Steve Hanley wrote an interesting article this morning about the Volkswagen “earthquake” that is hitting Germany at the moment. I recommend reading that piece before this one. There’s a lot in there about the broader global EV market, the EV situation in Germany and at Volkswagen Group, … [continued]

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