Freyr Battery Factory in Georgia Bites the Dust

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:10:32 +0000

Freyr, based in Norway, was one of the first companies to jump into the US market with big battery plans due to the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Democrats in 2022. I interviewed Freyr’s CEO, Tom Jensen, soon afterward about the plans and about the Inflation Reduction Act. I’ll embed … [continued]

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ARENA Community Based Battery Rollout

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 04:37:48 +0000

First, let me be clear: a community battery is located in the community to collect and store electricity when there is an oversupply, usually from rooftop solar. It may or may not be owned by a community organisation. Generally, it appears most are owned by the major gentailers. See our … [continued]

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New US Energy Secretary’s Idiotic Press Release

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:08:43 +0000

Elections don’t matter. They’re all the same. That’s the nonsense you hear far too often. Elections do matter, and they result in massive differences in policy and in the future. The new US Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, has signed his first Secretarial Order. It directs the US Department of … [continued]

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New US Energy Secretary’s Idiotic Press Release

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:08:43 +0000

Elections don’t matter. They’re all the same. That’s the nonsense you hear far too often. Elections do matter, and they result in massive differences in policy and in the future. The new US Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, has signed his first Secretarial Order. It directs the US Department of … [continued]

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ARIES: Energy Solutions at Any Scale

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:50:24 +0000

Q&A With Annabelle Pratt: Using the Beauty of Mathematics To Answer Utility Challenges Welcome to the ARIES: Solutions at Any Scale series. This Q&A series introduces NREL’s outstanding researchers working on Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) projects. Their work helps answer questions about future energy systems for communities, companies, … [continued]

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Reducing Data Center Peak Cooling Demand and Energy Costs With Underground Thermal Energy Storage

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:31:36 +0000

As US Data Centers Continue To Grow, Integrating Geothermal UTES Cooling Could Change the Game As the demand for U.S. data centers grows with the expansion of artificial intelligence, cloud services, and big data analytics, so do the energy loads these centers require. By some estimates, data center energy demands … [continued]

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Renewable Energy Lures New Lithium Venture To Deep Red State

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:25:09 +0000

The battery-grade lithium producer Stardust Power is leveraging renewable energy to set up shop in Oklahoma…if it survives the Trump chopping block, that is.

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How The EV Sector In Canada Can Thrive Even In The Era Of Tariffs

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2025 05:34:32 +0000

Faced with the prospect of new US tariffs, Canada will be find keeping its EV manufacturing momentum going a challenge.

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A Real Take On Tesla’s Finances — Good, Bad, & Unknown

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:53:11 +0000

There are clearly Tesla fans (and, more importantly, shareholders) who will try to spin any news as positive for Tesla. It happens constantly, and it’s quite annoying when it’s obviously false and unrealistic. On the flip side, I’ve covered Tesla closely for 13 years, which means I’ve covered the dramatic … [continued]

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Trump EPA Updates Public on Agency Assistance Following Catastrophic Wildfires

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 04:47:18 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been assisting the local government and residents in the wake of catastrophic fires in Los Angeles County. EPA has been assigned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency with the first stage of the overall recovery and cleanup: the project to remove lithium-ion batteries and … [continued]

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