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Battery Minerals: A Common Fight Over Uncommon Things

August 6, 2024 admin batteries, battery materials, battery metals, battery minerals, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery materials, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, policy & politics, policy research, research

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2024 01:10:15 +0000

The current media and political churn over the production and distribution of battery minerals is generating some energy of its own. The debate feels modern because it touches on the future of electric cars, wind turbines, solar panels, and energy storage. If we could only get our hands on some Vibranium! In reality, … [continued]

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95% of Steel-Related Emissions from Vehicles Can Be Cut Using Green Steel

August 5, 2024 admin clean power, green steel, icct, international council on clean transportation (icct), market research, policy research, research, SCIENCE, steel

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 03:30:59 +0000

As major consumers of coal-based steel, U.S. and E.U. automakers can catalyze market for green steelmaking The auto industry can eliminate more than 95% of greenhouse gas emissions from producing the steel for passenger vehicles by switching to fossil fuel-free steel, according to a new report released today by the … [continued]

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6 Months into 2024, Here Are the Year’s Biggest State Policy Wins for Solar & Storage in USA

August 1, 2024 admin clean power, COLORADO, colorado solar, colorado solar energy, green economy, MARYLAND, maryland solar, maryland solar energy, Massachusetts, massachusetts solar, massachusetts solar energy, policy & politics, policy research, research, rooftop solar, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), Virginia, virginia solar, virginia solar energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:53:03 +0000

As the solar and storage industry leads the transition to a clean energy future, much of the work of decarbonizing our economy depends on state and local action. That is why experts from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) are working in states across the country to establish supportive policy … [continued]

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JD Vance & Climate Issues: Blowin’ With The Political Winds

July 23, 2024 admin carbon emissions, climate change, policy & politics, policy research, renewable energy standards, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 10:57:39 +0000

Remember when flip-flopping on issues was a political death knell? No more. JD Vance, US vice presidential candidate on the Trump/ MAGA ticket, has vacillated about climate pollution many, many times since he entered the public arena. He gave a speech in 2020 at the Ohio State Center for Ethics … [continued]

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Transmission Value in 2023

July 21, 2024 admin clean power, electricity transmission, grid, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, market research, policy research, research, transmission, Transmission Lines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:57:21 +0000

Market Data Shows the Value of Transmission Remained High in Certain Locations Despite Overall Low Wholesale Electricity Prices In 2023 additional electricity transmission would have provided the most value for links that crossed between grid interconnection regions in the United States or crossed between system operator regions within the same … [continued]

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US Election 2024: Electrical Generation Decarbonization Report Card

July 19, 2024 admin clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, Coal, Democratic Party, Democrats, Donald Trump, Fossil Fuels, geothermal energy, green economy, grid, hydroelectric, Joe Biden, natural gas, policy & politics, policy research, renewable energy standards, republican party (united states), Republicans, research, Solar energy, us election 2024, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:45:07 +0000

The reality of the United States’ actual trajectory on electrical generation belies the rhetoric of both Biden and Trump. As noted four years ago, Trump’s administration was against renewables, especially wind energy. The Department of Energy under Perry crafted a report calling for more coal generation, a report which excluded … [continued]

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Improved EV Credits Makes the Switch Even Easier for US Drivers

July 17, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, inflation reduction act of 2022., internal revenue service, IRS, market research, policy & politics, policy research, research

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2024 18:30:19 +0000

To avoid the worst impacts of climate change we need to switch from gasoline and diesel to electric vehicles powered by clean electricity as soon as possible. While driving an electric vehicle (EV) can save drivers on fuel and maintenance, the upfront cost of electric cars and trucks can be … [continued]

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3 Oil Companies & 3 Polluting Carmakers Among Top 10 Recipients of Green Funds! WTH?

July 1, 2024 admin airbus, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, equinor, EU, Europe, European Union, Fossil Fuels, green economy, HEALTH, investment, mercedes, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, policy research, research, shell, stellantis, totalenergies, toyota

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:47:54 +0000

Well, this was a shocker. I just saw word from Transport & Environment thanks to one of our news aggregators here that three “polluting carmakers” were among the 10 companies to receive the most European Union “green funds” investments. But even more shocking than that, another three of the top … [continued]

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What You Need to Know About Advanced Clean Fleets: Funding, Flexibility, & FAQs

June 7, 2024 admin batteries, California, california air resources board, california air resources board (carb), carb, clean transport, electric cars, electric heavy-duty trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, policy research, research

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 14:41:02 +0000

It’s been just over a year since the California Air Resources Board unanimously adopted the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) Rule, which requires the largest commercial and public fleets operating in the state to gradually transition to zero-emission trucks and buses over the next two decades. By accelerating the adoption of zero-emission … [continued]

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Exploring Wholesale Energy Price Trends: The Renewables & Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) Tool, Version 2024.1

May 20, 2024 admin berkeley lab, caiso, california independent system operator (caiso), clean power, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), electricity prices, energy efficiency, ercot, green economy, market research, policy research, research

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 23:23:47 +0000

The Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) visualization tool from Berkeley Lab has been updated with nodal electricity pricing and wind and solar generation data through the end of 2023: https://emp.lbl.gov/renewables-and-wholesale-electricity-prices-rewep. ReWEP users can explore trends in wholesale electricity prices and their relationship to wind and solar generation. ReWEP includes … [continued]

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