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Decarbonizing Building Heat — RAP EU Lead Jan Rosenow On Policy Sausages & Hydrogen

July 20, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Coal, consumer technology, energy efficiency, EU, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, heat pumps, investment, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, subsidies, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:45:01 +0000

Recently I sat down virtually with energy policy expert Jan Rosenow of RAP on my podcast “Redefining Energy — Tech” to discuss how residential and commercial building heat solutions. In the theme of providing transcripts of presentations I’m giving in various places for people who prefer the written word, this … [continued]

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North American Battery & EV Supply Chain Investment Grew to More than $250 Billion by End of 2023

July 18, 2024 admin anodes, argonne national laboratory, argonne national laboratory (anl), batteries, battery anodes, bipartisan infrastructure law, cathodes, clean transport, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev supply chain, green economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, lithium-ion batteries

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:31:03 +0000

Cumulative battery and EV supply chain investment in North America grew to more than $250 billion by the end of 2023. Investment in battery and EV supply chains increased rapidly after the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) on November 15, 2021, and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on … [continued]

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Deep Red State Catches Electric Heat Pump Fever, Bigly

July 18, 2024 admin clean transport, decarbonization, deep decarbonization, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, esg, green economy, green jobs, heat pumps, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, Manufacturing, scout motors, SOUTH CAROLINA, usa, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 16:47:33 +0000

In yet another sign that the electrification trend is widening and deepening, the new Scout Motors electric vehicle factory in South Carolina will apply new heat pump technology to help decarbonize its HVAC system.

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Can A Vaccine Reduce Methane Emissions From Cow Burps?

July 17, 2024 admin Agriculture, air quality, climate change, cows, investment, methane, methane emissions, Vaccines

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:54:42 +0000

Methane is a very potent greenhouse gas, and rapid and sustained cuts in emissions from the energy sector are imperative to limit global warming to 1.5 °C. Livestock account for about 11%–17% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, more than all the world’s cars and trucks combined. Methane is formed … [continued]

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $2 Billion to Support American Auto Workers, Convert Facilities for Electric Vehicles

July 14, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, green economy, green jobs, investing in america, investment, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, Manufacturing, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:40:32 +0000

Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Will Retool or Retrofit 11 Existing Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Facilities to Support EV Manufacturing, Retaining and Creating Thousands of Good-Paying Union Jobs LANSING, MI — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced … [continued]

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LPO Announces Conditional Commitment to ENTEK Lithium Separators to Build Indiana EV Battery Separator Manufacturing Plant

July 13, 2024 admin batteries, Energy Storage, green economy, investing in america, investment, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, loan programs office, policy & politics, research, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 18:17:30 +0000

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced a conditional commitment of up to $1.2 billion for a direct loan to ENTEK Lithium Separators LLC (ENTEK). If finalized, the loan will substantially finance a new facility in Terre Haute, Indiana to manufacture lithium-ion battery separators. The separators will be used … [continued]

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Georgia’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Surge Is A By-Product Of Federal Investments

July 11, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:45:16 +0000

New data released by Atlas Public Policy and the CHARGE coalition confirms that Georgia’s clean energy commitments toward personal transportation electrification now lead the nation. This shift to Georgia as a clean energy core region has been fueled in significant part by the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs … [continued]

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Solar & Wind Uptake to Reach 5.4 TWac from 2024 to 2033

July 11, 2024 admin clean power, Energy Storage, global solar, global wind energy, global wind power, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, market research, press releases, research, Solar energy, wind energy, wood mackenzie, world solar, world wind power

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 05:10:27 +0000

Global solar deployment to add 3.8 TWac of new project capacity by 2033 compared to 1.6 TW of wind power, while 640% growth is forecast for energy storage From 2024 to 2033, developers will bring more than 5.4 terawatts (TWac) of new solar and wind capacity online, increasing the cumulative … [continued]

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Demystifying Coal Repurposing in the Global Energy Transition

July 11, 2024 admin ammonia, biomass, clean power, Coal, coal phaseout, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, research

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 22:20:47 +0000

The repurposing of coal plants is gaining buzz. In a new article series, Finding (Re)purpose, we break down what it is and why it matters. Pressure to accelerate a managed phaseout of unabated coal has been building worldwide to achieve net-zero targets and curb climate change. Alongside retirement, “repurposing” coal … [continued]

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Carbon Pricing — India Utility Seminar Transcript & Slides

July 8, 2024 admin batteries, Canada, cap and trade, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, carbon tax, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, India, india solar power, investment, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:57:14 +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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