U.S. Is Now a Global Leader in Attracting EV Investments

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 04:30:09 +0000

Since President Biden took office, investments in electric vehicle and battery manufacturing in the United States have skyrocketed to $312 billion, more than any other country. Total investment commitments by EV and EV battery manufacturers, by region. The United States is the top nation for attracting investments in electric vehicle … [continued]

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$200 Million More Environmental Bond Act Funding Now Available for Zero-Emission School Buses in New York

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 03:50:37 +0000

New York School Bus Incentive Program Makes Clean Buses and Charging Infrastructure More Affordable for Public Schools Helps Improve Air Quality and Reduce Transportation Pollution in Local Communities and Across the State Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that an additional $200 million is now available to school districts and bus … [continued]

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Batteries in Phoenix, Heat Pumps in Houston — Here’s Where Cleantech Industries Are Best Poised to Thrive

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:24:08 +0000

States and localities want to raise their chances of attracting clean energy investment. Industry leaders want to find the places best suited for scaling their technologies. The Clean Growth Tool helps with both. The federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has triggered an explosion of clean energy investment in the United … [continued]

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Texas Blows A Sugary Sweet Renewable Energy Kiss To The USA

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:50:24 +0000

This new solar module factory in Houston is yet another demonstration that renewable energy stakeholders in Texas are determined to bring more clean power to the rest of the US, one way or another.

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Elon’s Lawsuit Demands That You Advertise With Him! X Revenue Depends On It

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:39:28 +0000

The social media platform X seems to be in real trouble. Since billionaire Elon Musk acquired the site for $44 billion in 2022, it appears that X revenue streams have plummeted. The bottom line has gotten so bad that Musk has sued a global advertising alliance and several major companies, … [continued]

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Sheer Chaos As Paint-On Perovskite Solar Cells Take Over

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:33:30 +0000

Solar opponents will have to figure out a new line of attack when perovskite solar cells suddenly plaster the world.

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Timberline Solar Roof, EV Battery Reuse in Madrid, 1000 Illuminators Jobs — Clean News Roundup

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 02:29:43 +0000

In addition to our electric vehicle news roundup, here’s a new roundup on clean energy and energy storage stories. From solar roofs to EV battery reuse for stationary storage in Spain to community solar and virtual power plants — there’s a lot to share. Read on for all the fun! … [continued]

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Second Life Concept: How Used Taycan Batteries Became An Energy Storage System for the Leipzig Plant

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 05:03:36 +0000

It’s the size of almost two basketball courts and consists of 4,400 battery modules: the new battery storage system to supply the Porsche Plant Leipzig with power. The extraordinary thing is that this stationary energy storage system was built out of used Taycan batteries. They were taken from pre­series and … [continued]

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President Biden Enlists Heat Pumps For National Defense

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:56:29 +0000

The Biden administration is deploying the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure that more US-manufactured heat pumps get into the market, more quickly.

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Soft Cost Analysis of EV Charging Infrastructure

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:19:52 +0000

Private and public electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE)—the charging infrastructure necessary to support the rapid rise in electric vehicles (EVs)—are essential to the transformation of the transportation sector, yet associated expenses outside of the actual hardware, software, and construction called “soft costs” are not well understood. A new multilaboratory initiative … [continued]

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