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World Moving On Without USA As It Declines

November 9, 2024 admin 0 Comments Canada, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, Energy, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:26:38 +0000

For the past eight years, the United States has been missing in action in climate leadership globally. Biden’s climate policy experiments, aimed as much at attempting to deal with the root causes of working class and middle class grievance as at useful emissions reductions, will persist in some diminished form. … [continued]

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$81 Million For Gigantic Energy Storage Showcase In Kentucky

November 9, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, edf group, Energy, Energy Storage, green economy, grid, hydroelectric, hydropower, kentucky, pumped hydro, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, us department of energy (doe), us hydropower, usa

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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Cash For Clunkers: Modern Electric Vehicle Variant An Obvious Climate Policy

November 8, 2024 admin africa, air quality, Canada, carbon emissions, cash for clunkers, China, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, ev batteries, ev sales, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, Oil, policy & politics, tesla, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:16:48 +0000

In the 1990s, numerous countries both within and outside Europe launched vehicle scrappage schemes with multiple goals. Greece, Hungary, Denmark, Spain, France, Ireland, Norway, and Italy each implemented programs during this period, aimed at scrapping older cars to promote the purchase of newer, safer, and more efficient vehicles. For example, … [continued]

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3-D Printed Concrete Enlisted For Futuristic Subsea Energy Storage Demonstration

November 7, 2024 admin 3D PRINTING, clean power, concrete, Energy, Energy Storage, GERMANY, grid, long-duration energy storage, pumped hydro, pumped hydro storage, pumped storage, renewable energy, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:17:17 +0000

A new US energy storage project will adapt the power of pumped storage hydro to subsea locations near offshore wind farms and energy-hungry coastal cities, leveraging 3-D printing and the natural force of water pressure.

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If Your Sweater Feels Better, Thank An Agrivoltaic Project

November 7, 2024 admin agrivoltaics, California, clean power, edf renewables, Energy, green economy, lightsource bp, Ohio, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, solar grazing, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:38:04 +0000

Solar researchers have uncovered some tantalizing clues about the impact of agrivoltaic projects on the health and grazing habits of sheep, leading to a connection with improvements in wool quality.

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Wind Energy Wins As Trump Campaign Winds Down On (B)low Note

November 6, 2024 admin bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, Donald Trump, donald trump wind energy, Energy, floating wind, green economy, maine, offshore wind energy, policy & politics, renewable energy, usa, virginia offshore wind, wind energy, Women

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 20:13:35 +0000

The US offshore wind energy industry has survived, and thrived, despite attempts by former President Trump and others to blow it off.

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US Space Solar Startup Readies “Radiation-Hardened” Solar Cells For Mass Production

November 4, 2024 admin aerospace, clean power, energy innovation, green economy, research, SCIENCE, silicon solar cells, silicon solar pv, Solar energy, space solar, space solar energy, space solar power, startups, us air force, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:35:40 +0000

The US startup Solestial is banking on ultra-thin, self-repairing silicon solar technology for an edge in the red hot space solar race.

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The World’s Largest Electric Vehicle Is Ready For Its Closeup

November 3, 2024 admin accelera, clean transport, department of transportation (dot), electric locomotives, electric trains, Electric vehicles, Railway, Railways, trains / rail, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:56:44 +0000

An electric vehicle makeover for the US locomotive fleet has been slow in coming, but signs of activity are beginning to bubble up and the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is here to help.

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EV Charging Before, During, & After Hurricane Milton Struck Florida

October 30, 2024 admin clean transport, Disaster response, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev home charging, Florida, home ev charging, hurricane milton, hurricanes, Natural Disasters, public charging, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:21:31 +0000

EV charging data and anecdotal evidence both indicate that charging up an EV was easier than filling up a gas tank in Florida before and after Hurricane Milton made landfall.

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The Solid-State EV Battery Journey Has Only Just Begun

October 29, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, green economy, innovation, lithium-ion batteries, quantumscape, rivian, scout motors, solid state, solid state battery research, startups, usa, volkswagen (vw)

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 02:51:53 +0000

The California startup QuantumScape is one key step closer to commercial-scale production of its new solid state EV battery, featuring the only known self-assembling anode fabrication process in the auto industry.

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