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

August 12, 2024 admin batteries, battery reuse, California, clean power, dead zones, electric vehicle battery reuse, Energy Storage, ev batteries, gaf energy, green economy, green jobs, grid, gulf of mexico, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Madrid, Manufacturing, microsoft, Minnesota, NOAA, pivot energy, sodium-ion batteries, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), virtual power plants

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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Tim Walz Will Turbocharge Climate Action By The Harris Administration

August 9, 2024 admin green economy, kamala harris, Minnesota, policy & politics, tim walz, us election 2024

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:05:17 +0000

As a vital part of the Harris administration, Tim Walz will be instrumental in moving America’s clean energy program forward.

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A Refined Approach to Onsite Power Generation

August 2, 2024 admin commercial and industrial, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, flint hills resources, Minnesota, news, pine bend, power, refinery, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, Technology, top plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:47:49 +0000

The Pine Bend refinery in Minnesota added a 45-MW solar power array to support the facility’s supply of electricity, reaping the benefits of reduced costs, lower emissions, and more. Owners of commercial and

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Zooming in on Electric Vehicles: How Duluth, Minnesota, Is Preparing for the EV Future

May 13, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, electric micromobility, Electric vehicles, ev charging, micromobility, Minnesota, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 12:23:01 +0000

Nearly 33 million electric vehicles (EVs) nationwide — that is the number of vehicles the Unites States should be prepared to support through a national charging network by the year 2030, researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) estimated in a recent landmark study. Improving reliable, equitable, and widespread … [continued]

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The POWER Interview: Heliene CEO Touts Support for U.S. Solar Manufacturing

February 29, 2024 admin Business, Canada, factory, heliene, Interview, Manufacturing, Minnesota, modules, Solar, solar cells, Technology, u.s.

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:59:03 +0000

Several solar power equipment manufacturing companies are building factories in the U.S., with many of those groups saying the investments are due to passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) […]

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Insect Populations Flourish in the Restored Habitats of Solar Energy Facilities

January 29, 2024 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaics, argonne national laboratory, bees, bumblebees, clean power, enel green power, enel green power north america, Minnesota, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), pollinators, Solar energy, solar power plants, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:01:09 +0000

Two solar facilities built on rehabilitated agricultural land were restored with native plants. Argonne researchers observed pollinators thrive. Bumblebees buzz … [continued]

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Renewable Energy Becomes A Flash Point In America’s Culture Wars

June 1, 2023 admin clean power, Minnesota, NORTH DAKOTA, Solar energy, texas, wind energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 17:35:56 +0000

America is a bifurcated country. Half the people don’t want anything to change — ever — while the other half want everything to change, especially if change means eliminating the use of fossil fuels. We all know, at least at some subliminal level, that renewable energy will eventually displace the thermal generation of electricity, but […]

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8th Circuit Rules Minnesota Suit Against Exxon, API, & Koch Industries Can Be Heard In State Court

March 28, 2023 admin american petroleum institute, exxon, exxonmobil, Fossil Fuels, koch industries, Minnesota

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 15:00:59 +0000

A federal appeals court has ruled that a suit against Exxon and others can be tried in Minnesota state court.

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Minnesota Can Do More to Protect People from Ethylene Oxide Emissions

March 6, 2023 admin air quality, EPA, Minnesota, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:45:56 +0000

Lately, I have been writing a lot about cumulative impacts from environmental hazards. Meanwhile, the Union of Concern Scientists just published an important report on the potential threat posed by emissions of ethylene oxide from facilities that use the cancer-causing gas to sterilize medical equipment and other products. The report includes case studies of hotspots […]

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Billionaire-backed ‘Iron-Air’ Battery Maker Picks WV Site for First Factory

December 23, 2022 admin Bill Gates, Energy Storage, form energy, great river energy, iron air battery, jeff bezos, Minnesota, news, renewable energy, Richard Branson, West Virginia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2022 19:52:42 +0000

A battery manufacturing company with plenty of high-profile financial backing said it has picked a site for its first factory that will build “iron-air” batteries. Form Energy touts its technology as a breakthrough for long-duration storage of solar and wind power. Form, which counts Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, and British tycoon Richard […]

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