$44 Million For New EV Battery Breakthrough That Solves PFAS Problem, Permanently

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:32:43 +0000

The US startup Nanoramic underscores the bottom line benefits of sustainable EV battery manufacturing with a new electrode solution that eliminates toxic PFAS chemicals and NMP solvents, too.

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New York City Government Gets E-Bike Anxiety Again

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:45:35 +0000

Despite e-bikes working pretty well, New York City Officials are looking for a way to get their hands into working people’s pockets again with e-bike licensing and registration requirements. Here’s a quick video that “bothsides” the topic. (article continues below video) The “One Life” Fallacy Rears Its Ugly Head As … [continued]

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Can Stellantis Recover From Gutting Itself?

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 04:58:48 +0000

A recent video from More Perfect Union covers some of the woes Stellantis is experiencing, particularly with the Jeep brand. Not only are people having problems with the vehicles, but the brand has largely priced itself out of the market. First, let’s check out the video and then I’ll summarize … [continued]

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1-Gigawatt Offshore Solar PV Project & 3-Gigawatt Solar Plant on Coal Site — CHN Energy News

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 04:57:16 +0000

The scale of solar projects has gotten unfathomable. About 10 years ago, I visited a 100-megawatt solar power plant in Crimea, Ukraine. You could ride around the solar power facility on a 4-wheeler for about 15 minutes. The solar panels went further than I could see. 100 megawatts is tiny … [continued]

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Why Are Billionaires Often Stupid?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 04:50:01 +0000

In the US, and across much of the world, we have a tendency to idolize the super rich, and we tend to think billionaires must be really smart. In many cases, billionaires may have primarily borrowed money, put it into certain projects or ventures, and then ripped people off. There’s … [continued]

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Luigi Justice Enters The Car Dealer Space (Literally)

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 04:49:00 +0000

In recent days, media and social media have been talking a lot about the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO on a New York street. The alleged killer, Luigi Mangione, has become a bit of a folk hero to many, largely because so many people have struggled to deal with health insurance … [continued]

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Floating Solar Power To Rise To 77 Gigawatts By 2033

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 04:36:39 +0000

Floating solar power has been one of the most interesting and fast-growing trends in the solar industry in the past several years, and especially the past couple of years. Going from an obscure, niche idea to a more and more common solution at larger and larger scale, floating solar power … [continued]

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Wind & Solar Researcher: “We Are Actually Trying to Use the Natural Variability Itself to Address the Variability.”

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 03:52:43 +0000

Deciding where to build a solar or wind farm? MIT engineers show how detailed mapping of weather conditions and energy demand can guide optimization for siting renewable energy installations. Prior to now, there were few integrated sources for combining data from individual developers or utilities, which made it more guesswork … [continued]

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Electrify America & Costco Wholesale Launch New Charging Station Partnership

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 01:32:52 +0000

Electrify America, the United States’ largest open hyper-fast charging network, has collaborated with Costco Wholesale to provide electric vehicle charging at five Costco locations. Increasing convenience for EV drivers, this will provide another location to plug in while shopping. The charging stations include hyper-fast chargers with power capacity up to … [continued]

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UN Agreements On Oceanic Geoengineering Don’t Cover Dominant Land-Based Systems

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:54:30 +0000

This morning I had an excellent conversation with a lawyer with a maritime environmental non-governmental organization, Stephanie Hewson at the West Coast Environmental Law Association. She is preparing to testify to one of the highest legislative bodies in the country that they are based in, Canada’s Senate, regarding concerns about … [continued]

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