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1st Offshore Wind Lease Sale in Gulf of Maine to Power More than 4.5 Million Homes

September 19, 2024 admin boem, bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, deb haaland, Department of the Interior, green economy, green jobs, investing in america, investment, Joe Biden, maine, Manufacturing, Massachusetts, new hampshire, offshore wind energy, us offshore wind, us offshore wind energy, us offshore wind farms, Water, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:31:16 +0000

Lease areas have potential to power over 4.5 million homes WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced it will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on Oct. 29, 2024, for eight areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. If fully developed, these areas … [continued]

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Report: U.S. Solar Panel Manufacturing Capacity Grows Nearly 4× Under New Federal Incentives

September 18, 2024 admin California, clean power, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, Manufacturing, research, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), solar market insight report, solar prices, solar records, u.s. solar market insight, us solar energy, wood mackenzie

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 05:00:50 +0000

U.S. solar industry added 9.4 GW of new installation capacity in Q2 2024, but challenges persist that hinder the market’s full potential. ANAHEIM, California and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Solar module manufacturing capacity in the United States now exceeds 31 gigawatts (GW) — a nearly four-fold increase since the Inflation Reduction … [continued]

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NC Governor Cooper Announces First Awards for Electric Vehicle Charging Station Program

September 18, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, investment, nevi, North Carolina, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:10:46 +0000

[Last week], Governor Roy Cooper took an important step to advance his Clean Transportation Plan by announcing the first round of conditional awards for developers to install and operate electric vehicle charging stations using North Carolina’s share of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program funds. The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded … [continued]

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16 Rural Electric Cooperatives Will Leverage $7.3 Billion in Federal Funding to Deliver More Affordable, Reliable Electricity to Their Members

September 18, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, community solar, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, policy & politics, rmi, Solar energy, us department of agriculture (usda), usda, wind energy

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 14:50:52 +0000

Projects represent historic investments of $29 billion in clean energy that will benefit 1 in 5 rural Americans The first wave of 16 rural electric cooperatives (co-ops) selected to receive the USDA’s Empowering Rural America (New ERA) funding plan to leverage their awards to deploy carbon-free energy to help power … [continued]

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Wucker’s Gray Rhino Is Essential Reading & Her Thoughts On Climate & COVID Compelling

September 18, 2024 admin Asia, black swan event, carbon emissions, China, climate change, climate risk, covid, financial risk, green economy, INTERVIEWS, investment, policy & politics, risk, risk analysis

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 20:33:55 +0000

A year and a half ago I had the opportunity to sit down with Michele Wucker, author of The Gray Rhino and You Are What You Risk, to have a wide ranging conversation about risks we tend to ignore, Asian vs Western perceptions of risk, black swans, climate change, COVID, … [continued]

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Present & Future of EV Manufacturing in Latin America: A Brief Overview

September 17, 2024 admin Argentina, batteries, Brazil, chile, clean transport, Colombia, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev sales, green economy, green jobs, investment, latin america, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, market research, Mexico, Peru, research

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:54:23 +0000

Any of our readers who have been following my reports know that Latin America’s EV sales are rising. In some countries, they may not be growing as fast as we would wish; in others, they’re faster than we ever expected; but the trend remains clear regardless. Latin America’s* market amounts … [continued]

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New $242 Million Funding Assistance Program Helps Low-Income Californians Get Zero-Emission Vehicles

September 17, 2024 admin California, california air resources board, california air resources board (carb), clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, investment, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:49:58 +0000

Effort expands vehicle purchasing assistance to communities in need across the state SACRAMENTO — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today announced the launch of a new $242 million effort, the Driving Clean Assistance Program (DCAP), which will prioritize low-income Californians who need grants and loan assistance to get a zero-emission vehicle. … [continued]

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New Poll: Overwhelming Support for US Clean Energy Incentives (Including Trump Voters)

September 17, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, Democrats, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, lithium-ion batteries, Republicans, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 02:41:09 +0000

87% of Americans support federal incentives to deploy solar and energy storage, including 78% of 2020 Trump voters ANAHEIM, California and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly 9 in 10 American voters support federal clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), according to new polling released today by Global … [continued]

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California Awards $32 Million in Federal Funding to Deploy Over 450 Fast Chargers Along Interstates & Highways

September 15, 2024 admin California, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, electrify america, ev charging, ev charging stations, gavin newsom, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:18:23 +0000

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California awarded over $32 million in federal funds for electric vehicle (EV) charging projects along the state’s busiest transportation corridors, expanding the largest EV charging network in the country and continuing the state’s commitment to building a bigger, better charging network. SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Energy Commission (CEC) … [continued]

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Foshan’s Hydrogen Transportation Market Strategy Derailed By Battery Dominance

September 14, 2024 admin carbon emissions, China, clean transport, climate change, electric cars, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, ev sales, fuel cell, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 21:45:59 +0000

At the beginning of the year, I highlighted a few epicenters of hydrogen folly, cities or states that decided at some point in the past that hydrogen was the molecule they were going to double down on. Today, news arose of the inevitable failure of one of the signature hydrogen … [continued]

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