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Trump Tries to Demolish Biden’s “Green New Deal” on Day 1 — EV, Solar, & Wind Policies & Funding Attacked

January 23, 2025 admin 0 Comments bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, inflation reduction act of 2022., investing in america, Joe Biden, policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:04:25 +0000

Even a con man tells the truth once in a while. Donald Trump, for whatever idiotic reason, hates cleantech. He has long hated wind turbines, thinks solar power is stupid and hates it, and trashes electric cars with misinformation on a regular basis. He also hates his political opponents having … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Announces $15 Billion Loan Guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric Company to Expand Hydropower Generation, Battery Energy Storage, & Transmission

January 20, 2025 admin batteries, California, clean power, Energy Storage, grid, hydroelectric, investing in america, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, loan programs office, pacific gas & electric, PG&E, us department of energy (doe), virtual power plants

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:51:32 +0000

Section 1706 Loan Guarantee Will Maintain Affordability for Customers and Improve System Resilience and Reliability As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $15 billion loan guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric Company … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Announces $289.7 Million Loan Guarantee to Sunwealth to Deploy Solar PV & Battery Energy Storage, Creating Wide-Scale Virtual Power Plant

January 19, 2025 admin batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, investing in america, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, loan programs office, policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, sunwealth, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:57:39 +0000

Project Polo will deploy commercial-scale PV and storage to create integrated virtual power plants across 27 states. As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) today announced the closing of a $289.7 million loan guarantee to Sunwealth Holdco … [continued]

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$1.67 Billion to Montana Renewables to Significantly Expand US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production

January 12, 2025 admin Aviation, biofuels, clean transport, investing in america, Joe Biden, loan programs office, Montana, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 02:13:38 +0000

Montana Renewables will expand its renewable fuels facility to scale up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $1.67 billion ($1.44 billion of principal and $233 million of … [continued]

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Florida Gets $29 Million Boost to Help Grid in Extreme Weather

December 24, 2024 admin batteries, climate change, Energy Storage, Florida, grid, grid storage, hurricanes, investing in america, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, lithium-ion batteries, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 04:50:53 +0000

I grew up in Florida and lived here through college. Then I moved away for about 14 years. Then I moved back about 6 years ago. In short, I’ve lived here for approximately 3 decades. We went through some hurricanes when I was younger, and were certainly threatened by many … [continued]

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Qcells Solar Factory in Georgia Gets $1.45 Billion Loan Guarantee

December 23, 2024 admin clean power, Georgia, green economy, hanwha, hanwha group, hanwha q cells, investing in america, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, policy & politics, qcells, solar cells, Solar energy, solar panels, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:05:39 +0000

The Qcells facility will enable deployment of PV energy systems and domestic capability for critical parts of the solar supply chain. As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $1.45 billion loan guarantee … [continued]

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Ford Gets $9.63 Billion Loan for BlueOval SK from US DOE

December 19, 2024 admin atvm, batteries, blueoval, clean transport, colleges, doe (loans), Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ford, ford blueoval sk battery park, green economy, green jobs, investing in america, Joe Biden, kentucky, lithium-ion batteries, loan programs office, lpo, Manufacturing, policy & politics, sk on, subsidies, tennessee, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:14:35 +0000

Donald Trump may be the president-elect in the United States, but tons of Joe Biden policy is still alive and getting rolled out. As I’ve written recently, there actually seems to be a sprint to get as much implemented before Trump and Republicans take over. One of those items is … [continued]

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Milestone Puts Battery Recycling Industry One Step Closer to Increasing Lithium-Ion Processing in North America

November 26, 2024 admin batteries, battery factories, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery factories, green economy, green jobs, investing in america, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:44:04 +0000

A Cirba Solutions battery recycling and materials recovery facility in Lancaster, Ohio, will create battery-grade metal sulfates and lithium carbonate once it’s up and running. These will then become the raw materials for cathode active materials (pCAM) and cathode active materials (CAM) for batteries. The expansion of the site has … [continued]

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Why Are Tesla Cars Involved In More Fatalities Than Any Other Auto Brand?

November 19, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, investing in america, policy & politics, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 04:55:20 +0000

I just saw the headline on Google News: “Tesla Has the Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Auto Brands, Study Finds.” Yikes. I’ve covered how safe Tesla vehicles are for many years. In fact, it was the #1 reason why I bought a Tesla Model 3 in 2019. So, on … [continued]

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Thanks, Biden — For $1 Trillion In Private-Sector Investment In US EV & Tech Economy

November 9, 2024 admin batteries, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, Democrats, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., investing in america, investment, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, policy & politics, policy research, research, semiconductor chips, Solar energy, subsidies, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:46:29 +0000

I recall when the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was passed. Immediately, that day, we started getting announcements of EV battery factories and battery-related factories. In coming days, weeks, and months, we also got news of solar panel factories coming to town, battery mineral refineries, and numerous other production facilities. … [continued]

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