Your Questions About Montana Renewables, (Partly) Answered

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 02:41:57 +0000

Montana Renewables is planning to expand their sustainable aviation fuel footprint with an assist from the US Department of Energy.

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More Headaches For Natural Gas: Next-Gen Heat Pump Water Heaters Are Here

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 23:10:47 +0000

The building electrification movement is getting another shot of adrenaline from new energy-efficient heat pump water heater technology.

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Ancient Pongamia Tree Breathes New Life Into Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:29:40 +0000

The hardy bean-producing pongamia tree is carving out a niche in the sustainable aviation fuel industry, with the potential for producing human food, and animal feed as well.

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Stakeholder Collaboration Powers Charging Microgrid & Expansion

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:46:26 +0000

Key Takeaways: Those benefiting from charging microgrids must spearhead their build Stakeholders must collaborate to share growth and revenues Use federal and state-level incentives to enhance bankability Edward Freeman, an American philosopher and scholar, is best known for his work in the field of business ethics and strategic management. In … [continued]

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Critical Minerals Are A Gold Rush The West Lost Sight Of

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 02:35:02 +0000

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Gavin Mudd, director of the centre for critical minerals intelligence with the British Geological Survey. He’s been doing leading research with global collaborators on how much of what resources we can actually get at. Below is the first half of our … [continued]

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South Africa Introduces Tax Incentives to Encourage Local Production of Electric Vehicles

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:38:21 +0000

There are calls for wider incentives, including the reduction of import duties levied on EV imports, in South Africa. The automobile manufacturing sector is a critical pillar of South Africa’s economy. The country’s automotive industry contributes 5.3% to GDP (3.2% manufacturing and 2.1% retail). In 2023, the export of vehicles … [continued]

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PIK Director Issues A Bleak Forecast For The Environment

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:29:36 +0000

The director of PIK, Germany’s premier environmental research institute, thinks controlling global overheating may be possible.

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South Africa’s ICE Vehicle Exports Decline by 23% In 2024

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:51:40 +0000

Growing competition from EVs in key markets cited as one of the reasons for sharp decline. Six years ago, I wrote an article on how South Africa could miss out on the massive opportunities from the EV transition if the country did not act fast enough. That’s because the auto … [continued]

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$136+ Million to Develop Transformational Technologies across America’s Most Critical Industrial Subsectors

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:30:56 +0000

Projects will drive industrial energy use and emissions down while increasing America’s manufacturing competitiveness in global markets. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $136 million for 66 selected projects to support the research and development of transformational technologies essential for reducing energy demand and improving American productivity in … [continued]

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