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Batteries in Phoenix, Heat Pumps in Houston — Here’s Where Cleantech Industries Are Best Poised to Thrive

August 15, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, heat pumps, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, pumped hydro storage, research, Solar energy

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:24:08 +0000

States and localities want to raise their chances of attracting clean energy investment. Industry leaders want to find the places best suited for scaling their technologies. The Clean Growth Tool helps with both. The federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has triggered an explosion of clean energy investment in the United … [continued]

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Texas Blows A Sugary Sweet Renewable Energy Kiss To The USA

August 14, 2024 admin clean power, corporate social responsibility, energy policy, energy politics, esg, green economy, green jobs, green loan, inflation reduction act, investment, Manufacturing, Solar energy, solar panels, texas, trinasolar, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:50:24 +0000

This new solar module factory in Houston is yet another demonstration that renewable energy stakeholders in Texas are determined to bring more clean power to the rest of the US, one way or another.

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Reunion Partners with Summit Ridge Energy to Facilitate $40 Million Sale of Tax Credits to Fund Community Solar Projects

August 13, 2024 admin clean power, community solar, green economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, policy & politics, press releases, Solar energy, solar tax credits, us solar tax credit, Virginia

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 19:58:17 +0000

Reunion, a leading clean energy finance company, today announced that it has collaborated with Summit Ridge Energy, the leading commercial solar company in the United States, to sell approximately $40 million of transferable tax credits from a portfolio of community solar projects in Virginia. The purchaser of these tax credits is a privately … [continued]

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Wasted Money & Sunken Assets: Subsidies and Financing for Fossil Fuels

August 12, 2024 admin air quality, Canada, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, divestment, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, fossil fuel subsidies, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, HEALTH, India, india solar power, investment, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:23:47 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the … [continued]

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Timberline Solar Roof, EV Battery Reuse in Madrid, 1000 Illuminators Jobs — Clean News Roundup

August 12, 2024 admin batteries, battery reuse, California, clean power, dead zones, electric vehicle battery reuse, Energy Storage, ev batteries, gaf energy, green economy, green jobs, grid, gulf of mexico, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Madrid, Manufacturing, microsoft, Minnesota, NOAA, pivot energy, sodium-ion batteries, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), virtual power plants

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 02:29:43 +0000

In addition to our electric vehicle news roundup, here’s a new roundup on clean energy and energy storage stories. From solar roofs to EV battery reuse for stationary storage in Spain to community solar and virtual power plants — there’s a lot to share. Read on for all the fun! … [continued]

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Funding Notice: $43 Million Available for EV Battery Research & Development

August 11, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, green economy, green jobs, investment, lithium-ion batteries, silicon anodes, silicon batteries, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 18:21:13 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $43 million in funding for projects that will advance research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) in several areas critical to the future of advanced batteries. The funding will drive innovations in low-cost electric vehicle (EV) battery electrode, cell, or pack manufacturing; improve … [continued]

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Politics Aside, Idaho Is A Renewable Energy Powerhouse

August 11, 2024 admin aypa power, batteries, blackrock, blackstone, clean power, Energy, Energy Storage, esg, geothermal energy, green economy, hydroelectric, idaho, investment, investor, investors, renewable energy, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:41:33 +0000

Idaho is attracting more investor dollars for renewable energy and energy storage projects, despite public officials who rail against ESG investing.

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Soft Cost Analysis of EV Charging Infrastructure

August 9, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), research, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:19:52 +0000

Private and public electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE)—the charging infrastructure necessary to support the rapid rise in electric vehicles (EVs)—are essential to the transformation of the transportation sector, yet associated expenses outside of the actual hardware, software, and construction called “soft costs” are not well understood. A new multilaboratory initiative … [continued]

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Growing Produce In Difficult Climates — iyris Is Here To Help

August 8, 2024 admin Agriculture, climate change, green economy, investment

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 01:06:33 +0000

There’s no doubt about it — the world is heating up and the climate is rapidly changing. Of course, we need to cut CO2 emissions urgently in order to slow down and stop the disruption. However, we also need to adapt. That includes finding and creating plants that are better … [continued]

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Breakthrough Energy Venture’s Wilted Garden Of Climate Investments

August 8, 2024 admin Agriculture, batteries, Bill Gates, biofuels, breakthrough energy ventures, buildings, carbon capture (ccs), carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Energy, Energy Storage, fusion, geothermal energy, green economy, heat storage, investment, Nuclear, nuclear energy, renewable energy, Shipping, sir richard branson, Solar energy, thermal storage, venture capital, vinod khosla, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:34:43 +0000

Recently I sat down with Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid, European cleantech investors, on their podcast Redefining Energy to talk about Breakthrough Energy Venture’s big misses. This followed our conversation about the cognitive biases of the billionaires such as Bill Gates which have persisted due to a bubble of confirmation … [continued]

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