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$19 Million to Expand Regional Geothermal Data in USA

January 14, 2025 admin clean power, geothermal energy, policy & politics

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 04:45:10 +0000

The Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO), in partnership with ConnectWerx, has launched a funding opportunity for regional partnerships to support geothermal data collection. The Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) in collaboration with ConnectWerx, a Partnership Intermediary under a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) through DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions, has opened an initial funding … [continued]

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US Building a Better Grid Awards | January 2025

January 14, 2025 admin grid, policy & politics

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 04:36:21 +0000

To share how historic levels of federal and private investment are positively impacting communities across the country, this monthly newsletter showcases grid projects that have successfully completed award negotiations and are beginning work. Updates on Finalized GDO Project Awards In 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law made a historic investment to … [continued]

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Melting Glaciers In Antarctica May Encourage More Volcanic Activity

January 14, 2025 admin antarctica, climate change, climate science, glacial melting, research, SCIENCE, Volcano

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 04:12:32 +0000

As the glaciers melt in Antarctica, the reduced weight on the Earth below could lead to an increase in volcanic activity.

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Poland’s Hydrogen Bus Plans Run Into High Hydrogen Prices

January 14, 2025 admin air quality, buses, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel, investment, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Poland, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, subsidies

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:31:28 +0000

Recently 21 municipalities in Poland sent a joint letter to the federal government begging for big subsidies for hydrogen for energy. Reports indicate that the cities that had already contracted for hydrogen buses hadn’t bothered to include realistic costs of hydrogen in their cost cases. The ones that have them … [continued]

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This Is What’s Driving Growing EV Sales & Competitiveness

January 14, 2025 admin batteries, bnef (bloomberg new energy finance), China, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery costs, ev battery prices, lithium-ion batteries, market research, research

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:25:01 +0000

As we’ve seen now, electric vehicles had healthy sales growth in 2024. Many companies actually had spectacular EV sales growth. Without a doubt, policies in certain countries help with this — because they force companies to actually try, and to be willing to produce and sell higher volumes of electric … [continued]

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Is Your State Making Big Oil Polluters Pay For Their Toxic Waste?

January 14, 2025 admin air quality, climate change, Fossil Fuels, new york superfund law, policy & politics, superfund

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:16:10 +0000

Last year may have been record-shattering for clean energy applications in the US, but not a whole lot was accomplished for emissions reductions. Demand for electricity and transport fuels rose fast enough to erase most of the benefits of new renewables and EVs. Yet the state of New York is … [continued]

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GOGO’s Electric Motorcycle Customers In Uganda Covered 50 Million Kilometres In 2024

January 14, 2025 admin africa, battery swapping, clean transport, electric motorcycles, Electric vehicles, ev battery swapping, gogo, motorcycles + scooters, Uganda

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:47:22 +0000

We have been covering developments in the electric motorcycle sector in a number of African countries for over 6 years now. During that period, many startups went through several phases — from early pilots to early commercialisation of their products. A number of them are now ramping up production of … [continued]

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JP Morgan Thinks Tesla Will Be The Biggest Loser From Trump Anti-EV Policies

January 14, 2025 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev tax credits, policy & politics, tesla, tesla stock, Trump

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:21:26 +0000

What will be value of Tesla shares at the end of 2025? That is the question in the minds of many investors as new regulation changes loom.

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Los Angeles’ $150 Billion Fires Have Lessons For All Urban Planners

January 13, 2025 admin air quality, buildings, California, California wildfires, carbon emissions, climate change, managed retreat, policy & politics, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:04:28 +0000

The United States, and indeed much of the rest of the world, has been transfixed by the devastation in Los Angeles over the past week. As of January 12, 2025, multiple wildfires are still burning across the Los Angeles area, consuming around 40,000 acres or 62.5 square miles. At least … [continued]

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Florida Wants To Cram A Trash Incinerator Down The Throats Of Communities Of Color

January 13, 2025 admin air quality, civil rights act, miami-dade, policy & politics, trash incinerator

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:50:37 +0000

Florida’s governor loves a trash incinerator, as long as it is in a community of color. One thing you can say for Ron DeSantis, he’s consistent. He never fails to bend the power of the state to favor white residents and create disadvantages for everyone else. In addition to mounting … [continued]

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