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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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Why Is Ford Playing Around With E-Bikes? Maybe It Isn’t Just Playing!

August 10, 2024 admin bicycles, car-free streets, clean transport, electric bikes, electric micromobility, Electric vehicles, ford, ford bronco, ford motor company, ford mustang, green economy, micromobility, urban transportation

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:41:45 +0000

Ford is slapping its iconic Mustang and Bronco brands on powerful new e-bikes engineered by the premium bike maker N+

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Tim Walz Will Turbocharge Climate Action By The Harris Administration

August 9, 2024 admin green economy, kamala harris, Minnesota, policy & politics, tim walz, us election 2024

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:05:17 +0000

As a vital part of the Harris administration, Tim Walz will be instrumental in moving America’s clean energy program forward.

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New England’s Offshore Wind Resource Is A Winter Powerhouse

August 9, 2024 admin clean power, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, Massachusetts, massachusetts offshore wind, natural gas, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, union of concerned scientists (ucs)., us offshore wind energy, Water, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:29:26 +0000

It was a bitter cold day on January 5, 2018, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker had no choice. An Arctic air mass had descended on New England, causing temperatures in Boston to remain below 20 degrees Fahrenheit for a week. Outside, the windchill was negative 15 degrees, and the regional … [continued]

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Soft Cost Analysis of EV Charging Infrastructure

August 9, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), research, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:19:52 +0000

Private and public electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE)—the charging infrastructure necessary to support the rapid rise in electric vehicles (EVs)—are essential to the transformation of the transportation sector, yet associated expenses outside of the actual hardware, software, and construction called “soft costs” are not well understood. A new multilaboratory initiative … [continued]

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Growing Produce In Difficult Climates — iyris Is Here To Help

August 8, 2024 admin Agriculture, climate change, green economy, investment

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 01:06:33 +0000

There’s no doubt about it — the world is heating up and the climate is rapidly changing. Of course, we need to cut CO2 emissions urgently in order to slow down and stop the disruption. However, we also need to adapt. That includes finding and creating plants that are better … [continued]

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Breakthrough Energy Venture’s Wilted Garden Of Climate Investments

August 8, 2024 admin Agriculture, batteries, Bill Gates, biofuels, breakthrough energy ventures, buildings, carbon capture (ccs), carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Energy, Energy Storage, fusion, geothermal energy, green economy, heat storage, investment, Nuclear, nuclear energy, renewable energy, Shipping, sir richard branson, Solar energy, thermal storage, venture capital, vinod khosla, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:34:43 +0000

Recently I sat down with Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid, European cleantech investors, on their podcast Redefining Energy to talk about Breakthrough Energy Venture’s big misses. This followed our conversation about the cognitive biases of the billionaires such as Bill Gates which have persisted due to a bubble of confirmation … [continued]

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