“Clean Energy REVolution” Tour Touts Impacts of EV Investments in Michigan

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 03:30:33 +0000

Representatives from environmental efforts, local business and government gathered in Lansing Thursday to outline the environmental and economic impacts federal electric vehicle (EV) investments have had on the state. Mary Frances Repko, deputy national climate adviser and deputy assistant to President Joe Biden; EDF Action President David Kieve; Lansing City … [continued]

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$50 Million to Strengthen America’s Auto Communities & Bolster Domestic Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:51:50 +0000

Investing in America Agenda Will Help Drive Collaboration between States and Small- and Medium-Sized Manufacturers to Maintain Jobs and Retool Manufacturing Facilities for Electric Vehicle Component Production  WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through the Office of Manufacturing … [continued]

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The GOP’s Efforts to Repeal the Clean Energy Plan Are Anti-Worker & Will Hurt Arizona

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:00:11 +0000

As a union member, I know the difference a good-paying, pro-worker job can make. I am proud to be a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, which has been advocating for high safety standards, family-supporting wages, and industry-leading benefits for its members since 1891. The IBEW is working … [continued]

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Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Lease Sale Yields Nearly $93 Million To Power 2.2+ Million Homes

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:28 +0000

Leased areas have the potential to power over 2.2 million homes with clean energy, continuing Administration’s historic actions to grow the American offshore wind industry WASHINGTON — Following the completion of the fifth offshore wind lease sale held during the Biden–Harris administration, the Department of the Interior today announced the … [continued]

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Two Years In, The IRA Has Benefitted GOP Districts & Red States The Most

Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:00:15 +0000

The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law on August 16, 2022, and in the two years since then, it has been a prime mover for progress in clean tech industries in the US, such as the manufacturing of electric vehicles and their components as well as wind and solar … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Seeks Input to Dramatically Increase Energy Efficiency of Semiconductor Applications

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:17:29 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) released a request for information (RFI) to solicit feedback from stakeholders on the Energy Efficiency Scaling for Two Decades (EES2) Initiative and the draft EES2 Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap that accompanies this RFI. The roadmap outlines the technology R&D needed … [continued]

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How Big Things Get Done: Talking With Megaproject Expert Professor Bent Flyvbjerg

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 15:11:11 +0000

Before Professor Bent Flyvbjerg’s book with Dan Gardner, How Big Things Get Done, was topping 2023 bestseller lists and on the Kindle and Audible apps of policymakers, investors, and developers globally, I had the chance to sit down with him. Originally, this episode was published on CleanTechnica’s CleanTech Talks, but … [continued]

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SEIA Statement on President Biden Action to Support U.S. Manufacturers by Raising Section 201 Tariff Rate Quote on Imported Solar Cells

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 02:23:54 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night, President Biden issued a proclamation to raise the Section 201 tariff rate quota (TRQ) for imported solar cells from 5 gigawatts (GW) annually to 12.5 GW. The TRQ increase to 12.5 GW is retroactive for cells imported on or after August 1, 2024. Following is a … [continued]

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Joe Biden’s Response to Imports of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 02:13:13 +0000

A Proclamation To Further Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells (Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products) 1. On January 23, 2018, pursuant to section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the “Trade Act”) (19 U.S.C. 2253), the … [continued]

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BYD’s Other New Factory — In Uzbekistan

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:39:22 +0000

BYD is constantly in the news now, thanks to its fast rise in EV sales, almost continual rollout of new models, and expansion into more and more countries around the world. It became the world leader in plugin vehicle sales a long time back, but it’s also on the verge … [continued]

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