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“National Blueprint for a Clean & Competitive Industrial Sector.”

November 22, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, policy & politics, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:55:51 +0000

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), with input from Departments and Agencies across the federal government, yesterday released “The National Blueprint for a Clean & Competitive Industrial Sector.” Building on ongoing industrial investments across Federal agencies, the … [continued]

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Canadian Transit Think Tank CUTRIC Riddled With Conflicts Of Interest

November 22, 2024 admin air quality, ballard, Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, enbridge, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell buses, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, new flyer, Oil, policy & politics, subsidies

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:10:09 +0000

Four weeks ago, I didn’t know the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium existed. If I’d seen mention of it, I probably would have assumed it as an innocuous little organization full of pleasant Canadians working diligently for the good of Canadian transit. But the onion keeps being peeled. … [continued]

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Agenda Of Canadian CUTA Transit Conference Shows They Have Hydrogen On Brain Too

November 21, 2024 admin bus (buses), byd, Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric bus, electric buses, Electric vehicles, events, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen fuel cell buses, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 03:29:49 +0000

Globally, there are almost 700,000 battery electric buses in operation and perhaps 6,000 hydrogen buses. In Europe in 2023, about 6,400 new battery electric buses were registered vs. about 140 hydrogen buses. As I noted recently, there have are more hydrogen bus trials that have been abandoned than operational hydrogen … [continued]

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House Republicans Take A Victory Lap In Baku

November 21, 2024 admin cop 29, cop29, Fossil Fuels, green economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:30:09 +0000

If anyone had any doubts about climate policy once the new administration in the US takes over in January, the behavior of five Republicans in the House of Representatives at a press conference in Baku last week left little to the imagination. As reported by Jake Bittle for Grist, at … [continued]

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Why EV Subsidies Are Important For The Future US Economy

November 20, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev incentives, ev subsidies, green economy, green jobs, policy & politics, subsidies

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 21:50:42 +0000

We’ve written a couple of articles now about the US EV tax credit probably being killed by the Trump administration, and also other elements of the Inflation Reduction Act. In those articles, we’ve noted that this is bad for future US economic competitiveness. Some people don’t know the reason for … [continued]

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Study Proposes Covering Highways With 52 Billion Solar Panels

November 19, 2024 admin clean power, Columbia University, green economy, Highways, Solar energy, solar panels, solar roads, solar roadways

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 01:30:57 +0000

What if we put solar panels over all the world’s highways? Researchers say doing so could slash carbon emissions by nearly a third.

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US Offshore Wind Industry Pulls The Supply Chain Card In Effort To Survive

November 19, 2024 admin clean power, Connecticut, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, policy & politics, supply chains, us offshore wind, us offshore wind energy, us offshore wind farms, us offshore wind power, us wind energy supply chain, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 01:10:20 +0000

Facing rough political waters in the coming years, the US offshore wind industry aims to leverage its sprawling domestic supply chain for support.

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Lithium Brine Breakthrough Or Not, Thacker Pass Is Happening

November 19, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy innovation, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery research, geothermal, geothermal brine, geothermal brine lithium, green economy, lithium, lithium brine extraction, lithium-ion batteries, nevada, thacker pass, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:05:45 +0000

New lithium mines will plug a gaping hole in the US EV battery supply chain until more sustainable, alternative sources emerge.

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ClimeFi Launches Global 1000 Carbon Removal Challenge With XPrize

November 18, 2024 admin carbon dioxide removal, carbon removal, cop29, green economy, UN, xprize

Credit to Author: Jonny Tiernan| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:30:30 +0000

Today, ClimeFi, in partnership with XPRIZE, formally launched the Global 1000 CDR Challenge at the 29th United Nations Climate Change conference (COP29 Azerbaijan) taking place in Baku. The challenge calls for immediate action by each of the world’s largest 1,000 companies to enter new purchase agreements for at least 1,000 … [continued]

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Green Skills: LinkedIn Publishes Its Annual Green Skills Report — It’s Not Good

November 18, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, education, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, green economy, green jobs, LinkedIn, Manufacturing, research, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:13:59 +0000

The green skills that immediately counteract the consequences of global warming are in increasing demand. They need to be in the spotlight, and LinkedIn is putting them there. Jobs that prioritize sustainability are known as “green jobs,” and are not able to function without a comprehensive understanding of green skills. … [continued]

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