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Biden & Harris: Here’s $80 Million for Energy Upgrades in Public Schools

December 9, 2022 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, buildings, energy efficiency, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, policy & politics, renew america’s schools, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 03:07:56 +0000

Applications Open for K-12 Public Schools to Apply for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Energy Improvements, Lowering Utility Costs and Fostering Healthier Learning Environments for Students WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has announced that applications are open for the Renew America’s Schools grant program. This initial funding round, up […]

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Young Voters Go Democrat To Record Degree

November 11, 2022 admin clean power, clean transport, Democrats, Electric vehicles, Joe Biden, nextgen america, policy & politics, Republicans, Solar energy, subsidies, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:58:34 +0000

According to Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, President of NextGen America, “young voters” are now breaking 3-1 for Democrats. “No generation has been this progressive or politically engaged in American history,” she adds. Unfortunately, I do not see the source of this data or any more specific language on it. Though, it is midterm election night and […]

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New US Hydrogen Strategy: Wrong Department, Wrong Authors

November 5, 2022 admin Aviation, batteries, biofuels, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, grid storage, high speed rail, hydrogen, investment, jigar shah, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, marine energy, mass transit / public transit, michael liebreich, natural gas, nuclear energy, Oil, paul martin, policy & politics, pumped hydro storage, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, us doe, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2022 17:26:26 +0000

The US hydrogen strategy was positioned in the wrong federal department. It was put in the hands of people who deal with fossil fuels all day long and have a paradigm of burning them for energy, not a paradigm of electricity for energy. It fails Rumelt’s test for the first thing that makes a good strategy, and so its principles and actions will be failures as well.

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USA & UAE Team Up On Clean Energy — $100 Billion Investment

November 4, 2022 admin clean power, Joe Biden, Solar energy, UAE, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2022 03:29:10 +0000

Statement by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the U.S.-UAE Partnership to Accelerate Transition to Clean Energy (PACE) Today the United States joined with the United Arab Emirates in taking a bold step toward the resilient, affordable clean energy future the world needs. Our new Partnership for Accelerating Clean Energy (PACE) will catalyze $100 billion in […]

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Tritium & DC-America Join Forces to Provide Coast-to-Coast EV Charging Solution

November 4, 2022 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, dc-america, electric vehicle infrastructure deployment plans, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, Joe Biden, national electric vehicle infrastructure, nevi, policy & politics, subsidies, tritium

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2022 02:50:44 +0000

Tritium DCFC Limited (Tritium) (Nasdaq: DCFC) and DC-America have joined forces to provide direct current (DC) fast chargers along America’s highway system as part of a federally funded coast-to-coast EV charging network. DC-America will now be offering its versatile charging station infrastructure equipped with Tritium’s industry-leading fast chargers, creating an efficient and easy-to-install EV charging […]

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Biden–Harris Administration: 389 School Districts Getting Nearly $1 Billion from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program

October 29, 2022 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, electric buses, electric school buses, Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, policy & politics, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 23:24:28 +0000

Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet WASHINGTON (October 26, 2022) — Today, the Biden–Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding nearly $1 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan […]

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Will eRINs Make Teslas Cheaper?

October 18, 2022 admin biofuels, cars, clean transport, corn ethanol, electric cars, Electric vehicles, EPA, ethanol, Joe Biden, policy & politics, subsidies, tesla

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 03:57:59 +0000

Can electric vehicles benefit from the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) scheme? Reuters reports that it is highly likely that they can. It appears that the Biden administration has been working with Tesla’s representatives to include EVs and charging stations in the scheme. The RFS mandates that fuel sold in the US has to contain […]

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Op-Ed: US Should Be More Transparent About Our Transportation Emissions — Our Health & Climate Depend On It

October 11, 2022 admin clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2022 23:54:19 +0000

A stronger federal proposal would make grounds to help us reach climate goals, make communities healthier, and invest in the right projects. By Jesse Prentice-Dunn, Principal RMI, America is All In coalition Our country is reeling yet again from another season of climate-charged extreme weather events, leaving Americans wondering if our towns, cities and states can […]

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US Plan To Add 500,000 EV Chargers In All 50 States Gets Final Approval

September 29, 2022 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, subsidies, tesla

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:00:33 +0000

The Biden administration announced this week that EV charger plans from all 50 states have been received and approved.

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The Really Big Battery Deal In The IRA That People Are Missing

September 25, 2022 admin batteries, China, clean transport, cobalt, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, graphite, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, lithium, lithium-ion batteries, natural graphite, nickel, policy & politics, subsidies, synthetic graphite

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 01:08:54 +0000

When it comes to electric vehicles and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, almost all of the discussion has been around the consumer tax credit for buying an electric vehicle, including the interesting new battery aspects of that. That’s a big topic, but there’s a whole other battery angle separate from the consumer tax credit, […]