Manufacturing – Page 16

GM Penalty Due To Failure To Comply With EPA CO2 Emissions Over A 6-Year Span

July 7, 2024 admin electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev sales, gm, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 19:36:25 +0000

On July 3 the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that General Motors (GM) agreed to retire approximately 50 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) credits to resolve excess CO2 emissions identified through EPA’s light-duty vehicle in-use testing program. This agreement is the result of an EPA investigation that … [continued]

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“Project Poppy” Brings Diesel-Killing Electric Truck Battery Factory To Mississippi

July 5, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, cummins, daimler, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, esg, esg investments, ev batteries, green economy, green jobs, investment, kenworth, lfp, lfp batteries, lfp battery, Manufacturing, Mississippi, paccar, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:55:20 +0000

The US truck maker PACCAR is among the firms pursuing the electric truck field, with support from a new LFP battery factory.

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130 Wendy’s Get Community Solar, Electric Trucks for McDonald’s, Specs of New ID. Buzz GTX & ID. Buzz LWB, & More Cleantech News

July 4, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, fiat, fiat 500e, green economy, investment, levc, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, McDonalds, polestar, press releases, rivian, Solar energy, Uber, uk, Volkswagen, volkswagen id buzz, volvo, volvo trucks, wind energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:47:36 +0000

It’s encouraging to learn that established brands, like McDonald’s, are investing in electric trucks and solar power. This week’s headlines also include Wendy’s 130 solar-enabled restaurants, new electric vehicles in the UK, a huge distributed solar initiative in New York, and much more. Read on for the news. Electric Vehicles … [continued]

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Another Day, Another Hydrogen Transportation Firm Plummets To Earth

July 3, 2024 admin Aviation, biofuels, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, Energy, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green investment, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, Oil

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:05:18 +0000

After a brief period when hydrogen for energy and transportation plays managed to mostly limp along without failing entirely, apparently it’s time for another spate of bankruptcies and closures. A few days ago, it was Hyzon’s time to admit failure. Having gone public via a reverse takeover SPAC, the firm … [continued]

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More Than $7 Million to Bolster Clean Domestic Manufacturing in USA & Support Small-and Medium-Sized Businesses

June 30, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, investing in america, investment, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, Manufacturing, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:22:58 +0000

Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Supports 37 New Small-and Medium-sized Manufacturers to Improve Energy Efficiency, Lower Costs, Increase Productivity, and Reduce Industrial Emissions WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $7.3 million from the Industrial … [continued]

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Do Large-Scale Wind Projects Increase Local Employment? New US Study Says Yes, & Those Effects Last.

June 30, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, research, us wind energy, us wind power, wind energy, wind energy jobs

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:16:33 +0000

New Berkeley Lab study of more than 100 million US workers across 23 states finds clear evidence of increases in employment and earnings within 20 miles of existing wind projects that begin when project construction begins and continue for many years after. Black workers and those without a high school … [continued]

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US Military Dips Another Toe In The Electric Vehicle Revolution

June 29, 2024 admin canoo, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, general motors, gm, green economy, Manufacturing, military electric vehicles, oshkosh defense, ultium platform, US Army, US Department of Defense, US military, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:08:54 +0000

GM Defense aims to convince the US Army to electrify its fleet, with an assist from GM’s new Ultium electric vehicle battery platform

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Decarbonizing Industrial Heat Means Electrifying It — Transcript Of 2nd Half Of Podcast With Paul Martin

June 29, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Energy, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, heat pumps, INDUSTRY, investment, Manufacturing, plasma, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:56:54 +0000

Recently I sat down virtually with professional chemical process engineer Paul Martin of Spitfire Research on my podcast Redefining Energy – Tech to discuss how much industrial heat can be replaced with electrical heat technologies (tl’dr: virtually all of it directly). In the theme of providing transcripts of presentations I’m … [continued]

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More Winning For Electric Vehicles: New $5 Billion Love Letter To Rivian From VW

June 29, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, investment, joint venture, Manufacturing, renewable energy, rivian, usa, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:38:44 +0000

By now, everyone knows that electric vehicles don’t really have a sales problem. What they have is the industry’s leading manufacturer hitting the skids, which is skewing sales figures overall. Meanwhile, other automakers are scrambling to fill the gap. That includes Volkswagen, which has just set the Intertubes on fire … [continued]

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U.S. Department of Energy: $63.5 Million to Support Commercialization of Transformative Energy Technologies

June 28, 2024 admin clean power, Energy Storage, green economy, investment, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, Michigan, research, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:51:05 +0000

Innovative Projects Showcase Power of American Innovation in Developing Advanced Energy Technologies and Accelerating the Energy Transition WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $63.5 million for four transformative technologies through the Seeding Critical Advances for Leading … [continued]

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