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New Study: U.S. Wind & Solar Generation Provided $249 Billion In Climate & Air Quality Health Benefits From 2019–2022

June 2, 2024 admin clean power, climate change, energy efficiency, green economy, HEALTH, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, solar energy benefits, wind energy, wind energy benefits

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 17:33:39 +0000

We are pleased to announce a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Reports Sustainability that focuses on the air quality and climate benefits of wind and solar energy. Though past studies have demonstrated that wind and solar generation provide substantial health and climate benefits, this research provides an … [continued]

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DHL Opens First Electric Vehicle Center of Excellence in Continental Europe

June 1, 2024 admin clean transport, dhl, electric cars, Electric vehicles, GERMANY, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, press releases

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 01:35:55 +0000

In collaboration with the Team EV of DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation, the center leverages the combined warehousing and freight management of DHL Global Forwarding, including both ocean and air freight capabilities. Based near Milan in Italy, the Electric Vehicle (EV) Center of Excellence supports the electrification of mobility and … [continued]

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USA: Nearly $900 Million for 3,400 Clean Electric School Buses

June 1, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, electric buses, electric school buses, Electric vehicles, EPA, green economy, investing in america, investment, Joe Biden, mass transit / public transit, michael regan, Mississippi, policy & politics, press releases, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 18:25:15 +0000

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Recipients of nearly $900 Million for Clean School Buses EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund over 3,400 new clean school buses in approximately 530 districts across the nation WASHINGTON — Today, May 29, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 … [continued]

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Epoxy Concrete Won’t Solve Cement Emissions Problem

June 1, 2024 admin building, buildings, carbon emissions, cement, cement emissions, climate change, concrete, Construction, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, Oil

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 18:09:01 +0000

As I’ve been looking at solutions that people are proposing for eliminating cement’s high carbon dioxide emissions, a set of criteria are clearly emerging to assess whether they are going to be material. These include the source material availability, cost, and distribution. They include integration into worksites. They include the … [continued]

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US Floating Offshore Wind Industry To Tackle Maine

May 31, 2024 admin bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, floating, floating offshore wind energy, green economy, green jobs, investment, maine, Manufacturing, offshore wind energy, university of maine, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 15:16:24 +0000

The rough-and-tumble coast of Maine is about to get a renewable energy makeover with an assist from new floating offshore wind technology.

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Funding Notice: Solar Technologies’ Rapid Integration & Validation for Energy Systems (STRIVES)

May 31, 2024 admin clean power, eere, Energy Storage, green economy, investment, office of energy efficiency and renewable energy (eere), research, Solar energy, solar energy technologies office, solar energy technologies office (seto), us department of energy (doe), wind energy technologies office, wind energy technologies office (weto)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 02:01:52 +0000

Office: Solar Energy Technologies Office and Wind Energy Technologies Office FOA number: DE-FOA-0003331 Link to apply: Apply on EERE Exchange FOA Amount: $31 million The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) announced the Solar Technologies’ Rapid Integration and Validation for Energy Systems (STRIVES) funding opportunity, which … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Announces $1.2 Million To Accelerate America’s Carbon Dioxide Removal Industry

May 31, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, carbon removal, carbon removal and sequestration, direct air capture, direct air capture (dac), green economy, investing in america, investment, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 23:28:26 +0000

Twenty-four Semifinalists Selected for DOE Historic Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase Prize Will Create a Just and Sustainable Framework for Scalable Carbon Management and Help Develop a Carbon Dioxide Purchasing Market to Encourage Technology Innovation WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of … [continued]

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Calcined Clays Are Not A Cement Decarbonization Slam Dunk

May 30, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, cement, cement emissions, China, climate change, decarbonization, Europe, green economy, green jobs, India, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 21:25:06 +0000

Cement is the gray glue that holds our modern cities and infrastructure together. We use about 4.1 billion tons of it a year, and every ton has a carbon debt of about a ton of carbon dioxide. That’s about 10% of our global emissions, so it’s a big problem. From … [continued]

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Data On Battery Swapping For Heavy & Light Vehicles Is Nuanced

May 30, 2024 admin batteries, Battery, battery swapping, China, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, ev battery, ev battery charging, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, India, investment, Manufacturing, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 02:50:45 +0000

A few days ago I published a reaction to a set of reactions to an article on the plummeting cost of batteries and how they enable megawatt scale charging. What were the reactions about? Battery swapping, which many people seem to think is the bees knees and should be everywhere. … [continued]

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Levers To Reduce Cement’s Use, Along With China’s Slowing Demand, Are A Good News Story

May 29, 2024 admin buildings, carbon dioxide emissions, cement, China, clean transport, climate change, concrete, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 16:10:04 +0000

Cement has reared its gray and flaking head into my attention again recently. The global use of about 4.1 billion tons of the stuff to make perhaps 40 billion tons of concrete is responsible for around 10% of all carbon dioxide emissions globally. It’s one of the few industrial products … [continued]

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