DOE Launches $84 Million Enhanced Geothermal Energy Systems (Video)

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 16:00:54 +0000

geothermal energy systems enhancedDOE Requests Information on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments to Spur Growth in Geothermal Energy Systems, A Source of Round-the-Clock Clean Power

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Electrifying Standards for New Passenger Cars and Trucks

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:40:08 +0000

This is a condensed, online version of the report. Access to all figures and full report are available through download of the PDF. Ten years ago, the Obama administration set strong standards for global warming emissions and fuel economy for new passenger cars and trucks, aiming to double efficiency by model year (MY) 2025 (EPA and […]

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Lawsuit Challenges USPS Gas-Guzzling Truck Plan

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 03:57:55 +0000

Lawsuit Challenges U.S. Postal Service Plan to Buy 150,000 Gas-Guzzling Trucks WASHINGTON — The Center for Biological Diversity, CleanAirNow, Sierra Club, and 16 states filed lawsuits in California federal court today challenging the U.S. Postal Service’s decision to replace its aging fleet with close to 150,000 gas-burning delivery trucks. Last year the Postal Service, under […]

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U.S. DOE Launches $84 Million Enhanced Geothermal Energy Systems Program (Video)

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 16:00:54 +0000

geothermal energy systems enhancedDOE Requests Information on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments to Spur Growth in Geothermal Energy Systems, A Source of Round-the-Clock Clean Power WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [last week] issued a request for information (RFI) to support $84 million in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) pilot demonstration projects included in President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure […]

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Is the US Stockpiling Dirty Oils? How Greater Data Transparency Can Reduce the Climate Impacts

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:21:46 +0000

How Greater Data Transparency Can Reduce the Climate Impacts of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve In response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Biden authorized the largest-ever Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) drawdown in March 2022. The economic benefits may appear clearcut, but the environmental impacts of SPR withdrawal are less certain. It is essential that policymakers […]

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Ride Along with Secretary Pete Buttigieg & White House Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy (Video)

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:18:13 +0000

Energy prices are in the news, including the price of oil, which we see reflected in what we pay at the pump. And it’s no surprise that this is a painful experience, with the Brent crude oil spot price at $117 a barrel in March, $20 higher than in February. As others have written, this high […]

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Betting A Billion Dollars On Low-Carbon Grid Transformation Tech

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:05:18 +0000

Virtually all of those technologies are mature and robust today. We don’t need to invent a lot of new technology, we just need to deploy existing tech.

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BEV Market Share 50% in 2030 — How Stupid Do They Think Americans Are?

Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 03:54:10 +0000

The legacy Detroit auto industry, the UAW, and the Biden administration reached an agreement at the infamous EV summit at the White House in August 2021. They would work towards what they think is an ambitious goal — 50% BEV market share by 2030. The plans to reach that goal are being made. Congress is […]

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$5 Million to Launch Lithium-Battery Workforce Initiative

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 03:15:19 +0000

Ford electric vehicle solid state batteryIndustry and Labor will Partner on Five Pilot Programs to Train Battery Manufacturing Workers and Bolster the Domestic Battery Supply Chain WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Labor and the AFL-CIO, today announced the launch of a national workforce development strategy for lithium-battery manufacturing. As […]

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