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

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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Trump Puts The Worst And The Dumbest In Charge

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 03:44:17 +0000

Donald Trump has been looking in dumpsters and trash cans for the worst people he can find for his new administration.

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“National Blueprint for a Clean & Competitive Industrial Sector.”

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:55:51 +0000

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), with input from Departments and Agencies across the federal government, yesterday released “The National Blueprint for a Clean & Competitive Industrial Sector.” Building on ongoing industrial investments across Federal agencies, the … [continued]

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Algae Biofuel Is Booming Without Any Help From ExxonMobil

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 23:18:48 +0000

ExxonMobil dropped the algae biofuel ball last year but many other firms are racing to fill the gap, with an eye on algae-based plastics, fertilizers, and other products, too.

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Lithium Brine Breakthrough Or Not, Thacker Pass Is Happening

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:05:45 +0000

New lithium mines will plug a gaping hole in the US EV battery supply chain until more sustainable, alternative sources emerge.

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Fuel Cell Electric Aircraft Help To Drive The Green Hydrogen Market

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:13:06 +0000

Leading global aviation stakeholders are pursuing green hydrogen and fuel cells to decarbonize air travel and shipping, in the EU and elsewhere.

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The Offshore Floating Wind Horses Have Already Left The Barn, Thanks To US Taxpayers

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:54:12 +0000

US taxpayers can pat themselves on the back for supporting new floating wind technology that expands the reach of offshore wind farms into deep waters all around the world.

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Canadian Transit Think Tank CUTRIC Chooses Inaccuracy, Irrelevancy, & Attack

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:06:13 +0000

Over the past three weeks, I’ve been assessing various aspects of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium’s (CUTRIC) positions, research, and publications on transit bus decarbonization. I’ve published ten articles directly about CUTRIC’s material and reports, or closely related and with serious implications for their claims that both … [continued]

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$81 Million For Gigantic Energy Storage Showcase In Kentucky

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:58:06 +0000

Pumped hydropower is the basis for 96% of utility-scale energy storage capacity in the US, and it is ripe with potential for expansion.

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Pittsburgh Gets $96 Million for Cleantech Manufacturing Facility, Will Create 900+ Jobs

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:51:15 +0000

Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Advanced Energy Manufacturing & Recycling Grants Program, the California company Mainspring Energy has received $87 million from the US Department of Energy to support domestic manufacturing of “innovative, fuel-flexible, power generators.” The state-of-the-art manufacturing facility is expected to create more than 600 “skilled jobs” … [continued]

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