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US DOE: Recovering High Energy-Value Materials from Wastewater

November 29, 2024 admin arpa-e, cobalt, lithium, policy & politics, rare earth minerals, rare-earth metals, us department of energy (doe), Wastewater, Water

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:40:54 +0000

The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program has been stimulating, funding, and supporting early-stage energy technologies and companies for several years now, since it was formed in 2009 under the Obama administration. From cutting-edge batteries to next-gen solar, ARPA-E aims to be ahead of the curve … [continued]

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North Carolina Republicans Aren’t Worried About Cuts To Clean Energy

November 29, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, conservatives for clean energy, Electric vehicles, ev subsidies, ev tax credit, inflation reduction act of 2022., North Carolina, policy & politics, Republicans, Solar energy, us ev tax credit, wind energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:09:23 +0000

The Conservatives For Clean Energy are convinced they will be able to talk sense to the incoming administration. Good luck with that.

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Massachusetts’ Climate Law Will Limit Gas Pipeline Expansion, Ease Siting For Renewables

November 29, 2024 admin air quality, carbon emissions, clean power, Massachusetts, policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 02:33:50 +0000

Globally, October 2024 was nominally the second warmest October since directly measured instrumental records began in 1850. Some US states are in a state of denial about the climate crisis and its effects on everyday citizens. Others are charging head-on into establishing policies and legislation that will address the shift … [continued]

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Rivian Scores $6.57 Billion Jackpot From Program Republicans Want To Kill

November 29, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Georgia, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, loan programs office, lpo, Manufacturing, policy & politics, rivian, solyndra, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:58:34 +0000

The US electric vehicle startup Rivian is targeting 400,000 EVs per year at its new Project Horizon factory, taking shape in Georgia with a $6.57 billion assist from the Bush-era Loan Programs Office in the US Department of Energy.

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Plan To Bring Cupra-Branded Automobiles To US Moves Forward

November 29, 2024 admin clean transport, cupra, Electric vehicles, penske automotive, policy & politics, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:00:54 +0000

Pity poor Volkswagen Group. It has been struggling to build a significant presence in the US automobile market for decades, but has never become the volume seller it would like to be. It produces the battery-electric ID.4 at its US factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but does not offer its sportier … [continued]

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How & Why Would California Block Tesla From New EV Subsidy Program?

November 28, 2024 admin California, clean transport, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, ev subsidies, ev tax credits, gavin newsom, green economy, policy & politics, subsidies, tesla ev tax credit, us ev tax credit

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 04:57:28 +0000

I was just reading Tina Casey’s article on EV sales and saw the section at the end noting that California Governor Gavin Newsom plans to revive the state’s EV subsidies if Trump and Republicans kill the $7,500 US EV tax credit. The fascinating, or one might say crazy, thing about … [continued]

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Hydrogen Trains Continue To Derail

November 28, 2024 admin Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, commuter rail, ev batteries, France, GERMANY, green economy, green jobs, heavy rail, hydrogen, India, investment, Italy, Malaysia, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, South korea, trains / rail, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 03:05:53 +0000

Recently I collaborated with David Cebon, head of the Cambridge Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, and interested parties on a complete list of all of the abandoned hydrogen bus trials globally. There are a couple of dozen of them, and I’m pretty sure there are more transit agencies that have … [continued]

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The Peril & Promise Of Solar Power In Pakistan

November 27, 2024 admin clean power, Pakistan, policy & politics, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:06:12 +0000

Cheap solar panels from China are driving a boom in solar power in Pakistan, but that is not good news for all members of its society.

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It’s Time To Pass the EXPLORE Act

November 27, 2024 admin Joe Biden, national parks, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:10:34 +0000

Before I got really deep into clean technologies (15 years ago), I had a terrible nightmare. I was hiking to visit a historic cabin a couple miles into Guadalupe Mountains National Park. As a kid, I had visited Pratt Cabin a number of times with my grandparents. While certainly not … [continued]

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US Automakers Face Major Changes To EV And Emissions Policies

November 27, 2024 admin cafe fuel economy standards, cafe standards, clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, elon musk, emissions standards, ev subsidies, policy & politics, Republicans, subsidies, tax credits

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:13:31 +0000

Ford, GM, Stellantis, and other US automakers and suppliers have invested nearly $146 billion over the past three years in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of electric vehicles according to the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan. But in MAGAmerica, much of that investment could be wasted if … [continued]

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