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CleanTechnica EV & Solar Energy News Roundup

June 21, 2024 admin allego, chargepoint, clean power, comed, electric buses, gm, green economy, green jobs, investment, keolis, lg, Manufacturing, netherlands, nextracker, research, Solar energy, the mobility house, Utrecht, vauxhall, wuling, wuling bingo, wuling bingo plus

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:56:47 +0000

There is a lot of positive solar and EV news from around the world. Here’s today’s quick roundup, covering news from Nevada to Florida to the Netherlands to China. Before the lists of stories, here are a few highlights: In Sloan, Nevada, Nextracker has opened a new 60,000-square-foot facility — … [continued]

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Battery Cell Production in North America Expected to Exceed 1,200 GWh per Year by 2030

June 21, 2024 admin argonne national laboratory, argonne national laboratory (anl), batteries, battery cells, battery factories, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery factories, green economy, green jobs, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:33:42 +0000

1,200 GWh per year of battery cells would be enough cells for at least 12 million new EVs annually. Argonne National Laboratory projects that battery cell production in North America will exceed 1,200 GWh of capacity by 2030. That is enough to supply 12 to 15 million new EVs annually … [continued]

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Dense Fluid Pumped Hydro Doesn’t Make Any Sense & A Mea Culpa

June 20, 2024 admin batteries, carbon emissions, climate change, Energy, Energy Storage, green economy, grid storage, investment, pumped hydro, pumped hydro storage, Water

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:29:31 +0000

A recent online discussion on gravity storage brought the usual suspects out of the woodwork. Proponents of heavy fluid pumped hydro reared their sludgy heads this time. Follow along for why this is a silly idea, as all gravity storage options that aren’t pushing water uphill turn out to be. … [continued]

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Green Wave Of Renewable Energy To Crash The Red State Party

June 20, 2024 admin clean power, entergy louisiana, esg, esg investments, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, Louisiana, Manufacturing, policy & politics, Solar energy, tennessee, tennessee solar, texas, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:20:45 +0000

ESG or not, two entrepreneurs aim to make Tennessee a renewable energy powerhouse, with a proposed 5 gigawatt solar factory in the works.

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Let’s Change The Food Waste We Send To Landfills & Reduce Methane Emissions

June 19, 2024 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, composting, green economy, methane, policy & politics, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:23:08 +0000

In the US, food is the single most common material sent to landfills, comprising 24.1% of municipal solid waste. When food and other organic materials decompose in a landfill where anaerobic (without oxygen) conditions are present, bacteria break down the materials and generate methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Municipal solid … [continued]

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Aday Leads Research & Development of Cement & Concrete Alternatives To Decarbonize the Value Chain of Industrial Processes

June 19, 2024 admin buildings, cement, cement emissions, clean power, concrete, green concrete, green economy, Manufacturing, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, research

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:04:36 +0000

When people think of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), it is often solar, wind, and other clean energy generation technologies that come to mind. However, Ana Aday, a materials science researcher in NREL’s Building Technologies and Science Center, is taking on a whole new challenge: decarbonizing the cement and … [continued]

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Cement Is One Of Few Industries Where Carbon Capture May Be Competitive In Niches

June 19, 2024 admin buildings, California, cap and trade, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, carbon tax, cement, China, clean power, climate change, concrete, Construction, Energy, EU, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, India, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, subsidies, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 18:49:50 +0000

As concrete month draws nearer to a close, it’s time to look at an option not previously explored, continuing to use limestone but bolting on carbon capture and paying for waste disposal in permanent sequestration sites. After fifteen years of assessing carbon capture technologies, pilots and proposals, this is one … [continued]

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NRDC Report: Cleaner Cars Drive Benefits for Health & Wallets

June 18, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), EPA, green economy, green jobs, HEALTH, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, natural resources defense council (nrdc, nrdc, research, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2024 23:10:58 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The clean car policies of the Biden administration will deliver unprecedented benefits to the American people, including billions of dollars of savings, more vehicle options and less pollution, a new report from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) shows. The report, Cleaner Cars, Fatter Wallets, compiles new and existing data … [continued]

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Tesla Is Either Going To Be The Biggest Company In The World Or Collapse In Next Few Years

June 18, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, tesla, tesla autopilot, tesla fsd (full self driving), tesla robotaxis, tesla robots, tesla stock

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 23:23:51 +0000

So, Tesla held its big annual shareholder meeting yesterday, and that included a vote to (again) give Elon Musk by far the biggest CEO compensation package in history. But the biggest story at Tesla is the same as it was last quarter, last year, and in the years to come. … [continued]

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Behind-the-Meter Generation & Storage Offer Cost- & Energy-Efficient Route to Bus Electrification in New York, Potentially Saving $2 Million Each Year

June 18, 2024 admin clean transport, electric bus charging, electric buses, Electric vehicles, ev charging, green economy, green jobs, investment, mass transit / public transit, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), New York, NEW YORK CITY, nrel

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 22:53:45 +0000

Electrification is vital to decarbonizing the transportation sector, which includes public transit fleets. Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles—including trucks and buses—are the second largest source of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions, and their zero-emission vehicle sales are expected to reach 30% by 2030 and 100% by 2040. Although adoption of electric buses … [continued]

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