29 New Electric School Buses Are Coming To Biloxi, Mississippi

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 02:41:08 +0000

Biloxi Public Schools (BPS) will be acquiring 29 new all-electric school buses and installing charging infrastructure for them. Electric school buses generate no direct air pollution, unlike their diesel and gas counterparts that emit exhaust which harms human health. Diesel exhaust, in particular, is a problem. “In its comprehensive assessment … [continued]

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Isolated & Alone, Texas Power Grid Shivved By Louisiana Lawmakers

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:07:39 +0000

The beleaguered Texas power grid could get some much-needed help from the proposed Southern Spirit transmission line, except for a monkey wrench thrown into the works by state legislators in Louisiana.

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Solar Roundup: EDP Projects Highlight New Developments

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:41:21 +0000

EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) on July 10 marked the inauguration of Pearl River Solar Park in Scott County, Mississippi. Pearl River has an installed generation capacity of 210 […]

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

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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Morrow Reinvented: HL-Class Gas Turbine Powers a Coal Plant’s Rebirth

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:27:37 +0000

The Morrow Repower Project, winner of POWER’s 2024 Reinvention Award, exemplified a strategic coal-to-gas conversion at a brownfield site that masterfully combined cutting-edge advanced technology with a

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The Solar Energy Gloves Finally Come Flying Off

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:46:14 +0000

3 of the most solar-poor states in the US are about to get slammed with a gigawatt-scale solar energy makeover.

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2,000 Quality Jobs: Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck & PACCAR Complete Battery Joint Venture To Form Amplify Cell Technologies

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 19:26:00 +0000

Accelera™ by Cummins, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins Inc. [NYSE: CMI], Daimler Trucks & Buses US Holding LLC [a Daimler Truck Group Company; DAX: DTR0CK; “Daimler Truck”] and PACCAR [NASDAQ: PCAR] have selected Marshall County, Mississippi, as the future site of advanced battery cell manufacturing for their planned joint venture. The joint … [continued]

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USA: Nearly $900 Million for 3,400 Clean Electric School Buses

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 18:25:15 +0000

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Recipients of nearly $900 Million for Clean School Buses  EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund over 3,400 new clean school buses in approximately 530 districts across the nation WASHINGTON — Today, May 29, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 … [continued]

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Who Had Green Hydrogen On Their Mississippi Bingo Card This Year?

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:20:58 +0000

A massive new green hydrogen project will rocket Mississippi into a leadership role in the US energy transition, ready or not.

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America’s Most Powerful Nuclear Reactor Makes a Landmark Revival

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:11:06 +0000

Entergy’s Grand Gulf 1—the largest single-unit nuclear power plant in the U.S.—has thrived for four decades by cultivating a culture of continuous improvement, achieving record-breaking performance

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