Iron-Air Energy Storage Finishes What Natural Gas Started

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2024 20:00:29 +0000

Biggest solar power plant in the US to showcase new coal-killing long duration iron-air energy storage technology.

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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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Hydrogen Trains Continue To Derail

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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Undersea Pods Deployed For Energy Efficient Desalination

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 03:49:59 +0000

The US startup OceanWell is developing undersea “water farms” that leverage water pressure to operate an energy efficient desalination system.

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The Great Grid-Scale Battery Boom Comes To The US

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:53:03 +0000

The United States is rapidly installing grid-scale batteries that are helping to prevent power blackouts, known in German as Dunkelflaute, according to The Guardian. From barely any just a few years ago, the US has now installed 20 GW of grid-scale battery storage for its electric grid — equivalent to … [continued]

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Texas Sends A Renewable Energy Love Letter To Massachusetts…And Sweden

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:30:00 +0000

A climate action consortium in Massachusetts deployed renewable energy credits to support a new 208-megawatt solar project in Texas.

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What Will Happen To The Clean Hydrogen Hubs Now?

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 01:09:50 +0000

The US green hydrogen industry is poised for rapid growth with an assist from the new $7 billion Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program, if all goes according to plan.

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Green Hydrogen & Long Duration Energy Storage Makeover Planned For Colossal Superfund Site

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:40:36 +0000

The massive Chevron Questa molybdenum mine in New Mexico was an environmental disaster of epic proportions until it closed in 2014, and now an intricate, decades-long remediation effort is under way. In the latest development, plans are in the works to produce green hydrogen at the site, with the ultimate … [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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