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Why Rooftop Solar Power Investments Are Worth It, & Why California Solar Net Metering Might Not Be Fair — Competing Op-Eds

September 11, 2022 admin California, california net metering, california solar energy, california solar net metering, clean power, policy & politics, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar net metering, solar prices, subsidies

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022 16:19:38 +0000

We have some of the most informed readers in the world, but that doesn’t mean they agree on everything. In fact, sometimes they have feverish yet well informed debates that genuinely use logic (rather than ad hominem attacks and other logical fallacies) to discuss different technology or policy approaches. I was just reading through the […]

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Yes, US Solar Industry Finds Relief In Inflation Reduction Act

September 9, 2022 admin clean power, inflation reduction act of 2022., market research, policy & politics, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), solar power plants, subsidies, u.s. solar market insight, us solar energy, us solar power

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2022 19:14:32 +0000

I recently wrote an article titled “Inflation Reduction Act To Give U.S. Solar Energy Industry A Much Needed Boost.” A few days later, the U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) published a press release that said pretty much the same thing. The title: “U.S. Solar Market Ready for Rebound After Tumultuous First Half of 2022.” […]

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Biden-Harris Admin Launches $675 Million Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program to Expand Domestic Critical Materials Supply Chains

September 1, 2022 admin batteries, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, cobalt, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium, lithium-ion batteries, nickel, policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, wind energy

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 03:50:31 +0000

DOE Seeks Public Input on Critical Materials Research Program to Strengthen Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing in America

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$46 Million For New Technologies That Convert Carbon & Waste Into Clean Energy

September 1, 2022 admin clean power, Fossil Fuels, policy & politics, subsidies

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 03:30:12 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $46 million for 22 projects that will create biofuel energy to help decarbonize the transportation and power generation sectors. These innovative projects, led by universities, private companies, municipal resource management entities, and local governments, will develop waste conversion and carbon capture technologies to produce fuels from […]

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VW Group and Canadian Government Team Up To Secure Battery Minerals

August 30, 2022 admin batteries, Canada, cars, clean transport, cobalt, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium, lithium-ion batteries, Mining, nickel, policy & politics, powerco, subsidies, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 11:10:57 +0000

Rare earth minerals and other battery materials are shaping up to be very important on the geopolitical stage. As this piece at Quartz points out, China’s grip on the minerals that drive not only clean technologies, but other important things like medical imaging, came to a head for Japan in 2010. China was able to […]

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California Solar Property Tax Exclusion Extended

August 25, 2022 admin California, california solar energy, clean power, policy & politics, policy research, research, Solar energy, solar subsidies, subsidies

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 20:20:07 +0000

SACRAMENTO, California — [This week], the California State Legislature approved a two-year extension of a property tax exclusion for solar projects, providing stability to solar companies facing significant uncertainty around project development as they work to help California meet its climate targets. Following is statement from Rick Umoff, senior director and counsel, California, at the […]

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Policies Matter: Volkswagen, Mercedes, & Hyundai React To Inflation Reduction Act

August 23, 2022 admin Canada, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Hyundai, inflation reduction act of 2022., mercedes, policy & politics, subsidies, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:50:48 +0000

The Inflation Reduction Act is causing big changes in how companies manage their supply chains for electric vehicles.

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Chipmakers Cut Investments After Subsidies — Shame On You!

August 20, 2022 admin clean tech, ev sales, green economy, Intel, Manufacturing, renewable energy, semiconductor chips, subsidies

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 19:50:29 +0000

The biggest US chipmakers are slashing billions of dollars from planned capital spending — just when the US government has passed a law to subsidize a huge increase in domestic chip manufacturing capacity.

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Solar & Storage Industry Charts Course For U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance Thanks To Inflation Reduction Act

August 18, 2022 admin clean power, green economy, inflation reduction act, inflation reduction act of 2022., Manufacturing, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), solar energy manufacturing for america act, subsidies, us solar energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 23:45:10 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released a roadmap with near- and long-term steps to dramatically scale America’s solar manufacturing sector now that the Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act (SEMA) has passed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The new whitepaper, Catalyzing American Solar Manufacturing, outlines how the […]

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Home Solar+Storage Will Get A Boost From The Recent Climate Bill, Claims Bloomberg

August 12, 2022 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, inflation reduction act of 2022., policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, tax credits

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:50:49 +0000

A recent article at Bloomberg points out some of the big advantages of the recent Inflation Reduction Act for people considering home solar. When it comes to the recently passed law, EV tax credits have gotten much of the attention, largely due to controversies in how they’re structured. But the new law also offers a […]