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Great Lakes Shipping Grants Will Finalize Before Trump Takes Office

December 16, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, Cleveland, climate change, decarbonization, detroit, great lakes, Illinois, inflation reduction act of 2022., pollutants, Shipping

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:05:26 +0000

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to finalize more than $200 million in grant funding in the coming weeks to accelerate the clean energy transition at three Great Lakes shipping ports. That action will obligate the federal government to pay roughly $3 billion in grants under the program, even … [continued]

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For Giving Tuesday, Perhaps Consider Solar, EVs, a Good Charity, and a Chance to Win Your Choice of a Rivian R1S or R1T — Or All of Them Combined!

December 6, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev raffle, ev raffles, Illinois, illinois solar energy, illinois solar energy association, isea, raffles, rivian, rivian stock, Solar energy, Sponsored

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:50:21 +0000

The Illinois Solar Education Association (ISEA) is a great organization. Since its inception in 1975, it has helped countless Illinoisans go solar, providing a directory of proven professionals in the solar energy and storage industries. More importantly, it’s helped create a stable set of regulations and incentives at the state … [continued]

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Leading U.S. Coal Producer Developing Solar, Energy Storage at Former Mines

November 22, 2024 admin Coal, coal mines, Energy Storage, Illinois, indiana, news, peabody energy, power, reclaimed coal mines, rwe, Solar, the nature conservancy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:38:47 +0000

A leading U.S. coal producer is partnering with a major developer of renewable energy projects to put solar energy and battery storage installations on reclaimed mine lands in Illinois and […]

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Tear It Down or Start It Back Up? Plant Owners Weigh Options Around Retired Reactors

November 20, 2024 admin Business, crystal river, data centers, decommissioning, decon, dry cask, duane arnold, Florida, fort greely, fukushima, holtec, Illinois, Iowa, microsoft, Military, news, NRC, Nuclear, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, palisades, Pennsylvania, plant vogtle, power, radioactive waste, restart, three mile island, zion nuclear power plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:58:06 +0000

Nuclear power plants are still being dismantled, and the business of decommissioning remains strong, but the need for more baseload power and emissions-free generation has some companies ready to restart idled

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US EV Charging Station Report Reveals Intriguing Insights

November 10, 2024 admin Arkansas, California, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging infrastructure, ev charging stations, ev incentives, Florida, Illinois, national electric vehicle infrastructure, New Jersey, NORTH DAKOTA, Oklahoma, Wyoming

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:02:58 +0000

New research conducted by the online driver education resource Zutobi, The 2024 EV Charging Station Report: State-by-State Breakdown, has produced some interesting insights about American electric vehicle infrastructure. It’s timely given the recent election results, because with a new administration and a lack of clarity about the future of US … [continued]

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VPPA Deal Signed for Illinois Solar Project

September 26, 2024 admin Illinois, MISO, news, power, prairie solar, Solar, sustainability roundtable, virtual power purchase agreement, vppa, Wayfair

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:54:27 +0000

BayWa r.e. Americas has signed an aggregated virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with several groups for a renewable energy project in Illinois that is designed to support decarbonization efforts in […]

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$50 Million to Strengthen America’s Auto Communities & Bolster Domestic Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

August 19, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, Illinois, indiana, inflation reduction act of 2022., investing in america, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, kentucky, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, Michigan, Ohio, policy & politics, tennessee, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:51:50 +0000

Investing in America Agenda Will Help Drive Collaboration between States and Small- and Medium-Sized Manufacturers to Maintain Jobs and Retool Manufacturing Facilities for Electric Vehicle Component Production WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through the Office of Manufacturing … [continued]

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RWE Signs PPAs With Meta for Power from Solar Farms

August 13, 2024 admin county run solar, Facebook, Illinois, lafitte solar, Louisiana, meta, news, power, power purchase agreements, ppa, Renewables, rwe, Solar

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:54:45 +0000

U.S. renewable energy major RWE announced the signing of two long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) that will supply electricity to social media company Meta. The deal is for clean energy […]

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Battery Storage Can Maintain Reliability, Even After Fossils Retire

August 7, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, grid, Illinois, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, nrdc, pjm, research

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 02:56:11 +0000

New analysis shows that Illinois can maintain reliability even after retiring fossil resources by deploying 3 GW of 4-hour battery storage. In 2021, Illinois passed the landmark Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), charting a path toward 100% clean energy by 2045. CEJA mandates the staggered retirement of Illinois’ fleet of fossil … [continued]

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Nexamp & Starbucks Support Energy Equity with 6 New Community Solar Projects in Illinois

July 28, 2024 admin ameren, clean power, comed, community solar, Illinois, illinois solar, illinois solar energy, press releases, Solar energy, solar power plants, starbucks

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:30:20 +0000

Projects will provide electricity savings to more than 1,100 residents and support local workforce development programs Nexamp, the largest community solar provider in the country, announced yesterday a partnership with Starbucks. By committing as a long-term renewable electricity purchaser, Starbucks will anchor the deployment of more than 40 megawatts of … [continued]

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