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Report: U.S. Solar Panel Manufacturing Capacity Grows Nearly 4× Under New Federal Incentives

September 18, 2024 admin California, clean power, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, Manufacturing, research, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), solar market insight report, solar prices, solar records, u.s. solar market insight, us solar energy, wood mackenzie

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 05:00:50 +0000

U.S. solar industry added 9.4 GW of new installation capacity in Q2 2024, but challenges persist that hinder the market’s full potential. ANAHEIM, California and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Solar module manufacturing capacity in the United States now exceeds 31 gigawatts (GW) — a nearly four-fold increase since the Inflation Reduction … [continued]

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16 Rural Electric Cooperatives Will Leverage $7.3 Billion in Federal Funding to Deliver More Affordable, Reliable Electricity to Their Members

September 18, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, community solar, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, policy & politics, rmi, Solar energy, us department of agriculture (usda), usda, wind energy

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 14:50:52 +0000

Projects represent historic investments of $29 billion in clean energy that will benefit 1 in 5 rural Americans The first wave of 16 rural electric cooperatives (co-ops) selected to receive the USDA’s Empowering Rural America (New ERA) funding plan to leverage their awards to deploy carbon-free energy to help power … [continued]

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Too Many Heavy, Large EVs Undermine The Benefits Of Green Transportation, Says Researcher

September 18, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 20:52:48 +0000

Why do so many people want heavy, large EVs? They risk the progress that can be achieved by the transition to personal transportation electrification. So argues Christian Brand, professor of transport, energy, and climate change at the University of Oxford’s Transport Studies Unit. Brand calls the larger-is-better trend in EVs … [continued]

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Present & Future of EV Manufacturing in Latin America: A Brief Overview

September 17, 2024 admin Argentina, batteries, Brazil, chile, clean transport, Colombia, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev sales, green economy, green jobs, investment, latin america, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, market research, Mexico, Peru, research

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:54:23 +0000

Any of our readers who have been following my reports know that Latin America’s EV sales are rising. In some countries, they may not be growing as fast as we would wish; in others, they’re faster than we ever expected; but the trend remains clear regardless. Latin America’s* market amounts … [continued]

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California Awards $32 Million in Federal Funding to Deploy Over 450 Fast Chargers Along Interstates & Highways

September 15, 2024 admin California, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, electrify america, ev charging, ev charging stations, gavin newsom, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:18:23 +0000

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California awarded over $32 million in federal funds for electric vehicle (EV) charging projects along the state’s busiest transportation corridors, expanding the largest EV charging network in the country and continuing the state’s commitment to building a bigger, better charging network. SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Energy Commission (CEC) … [continued]

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Financing Solar Panels Just Became Way Easier in USA. Thank the Climate Bill.

September 15, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., Manufacturing, re-volv, Solar energy, solar panels, solar prices

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 02:29:46 +0000

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, a new financing model can make solar easier to access for low-income households and nonprofits. Here’s how a church in Compton put it to work. Running in two straight lines across the roof and already providing power to the building below, the twenty-nine brand-new … [continued]

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Foshan’s Hydrogen Transportation Market Strategy Derailed By Battery Dominance

September 14, 2024 admin carbon emissions, China, clean transport, climate change, electric cars, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, ev sales, fuel cell, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 21:45:59 +0000

At the beginning of the year, I highlighted a few epicenters of hydrogen folly, cities or states that decided at some point in the past that hydrogen was the molecule they were going to double down on. Today, news arose of the inevitable failure of one of the signature hydrogen … [continued]

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25 New Coastal, Remote, & Island Communities Join Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project

September 13, 2024 admin Agriculture, clean power, clean transport, geothermal energy, green economy, green jobs, grid, heat pumps, investment, Manufacturing, policy research, research, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), Water

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:48:21 +0000

Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) will engage communities in energy planning, natural disaster preparedness, and analysis of renewable technologies, including solar, wind, battery storage, and heat pumps. Leer en español Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) welcomed 25 new coastal, remote, and island communities to the Energy Transitions … [continued]

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EV Jobs Are On The Rise & New Ads Hope To Spark Interest In Them

September 13, 2024 admin Arizona, batteries, battery factories, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev battery factories, ev charging, ev factories, Georgia, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, Manufacturing, Michigan, nevada, North Carolina, policy & politics, subsidies

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:03:51 +0000

While the purported slowdown in demand for EVs seems to find automakers halting or slowing their original electrification plans, EVs have actually reached 20% of global auto sales. That number is expected to increase exponentially, and so will EV jobs numbers. In fact, by 2035, EVs could potentially account for … [continued]

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Maybe Germany Should Just Revive Its EV Incentives

September 13, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, green jobs, Manufacturing, policy & politics, subsidies

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:37:45 +0000

The highly esteemed Steve Hanley wrote an interesting article this morning about the Volkswagen “earthquake” that is hitting Germany at the moment. I recommend reading that piece before this one. There’s a lot in there about the broader global EV market, the EV situation in Germany and at Volkswagen Group, … [continued]

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