Rio Tinto signs Australia’s biggest renewable power deal as it works to repower its Gladstone operations

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:35:36 +0000

Rio Tinto has signed Australia’s largest renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) to date to supply its Gladstone operations in Queensland, agreeing to buy the majority of electricity from Windlab’s planned 1.4GW Bungaban wind energy project. The agreement, which follows the announcement last month of a PPA for the Upper Calliope solar … [continued]

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Lightsource bp Completes $348 Million Financing Package for Two Utility-Scale Solar Projects in Texas

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:27:58 +0000

288 megawatts of new solar capacity will generate enough electricity to reliably power 50,000 homes Financing includes a suite of transferability facilities made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act Projects to bring additional energy security and diversification to the Texas electric grid Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $348 … [continued]

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Baseload Power Doesn’t Make Sense Anymore

Credit to Author: George Harvey| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:18:55 +0000

The compelling complaint about baseload power is that while it did save money in the past, it doesn’t any more. Sun and wind are cheaper than this “cheap” power source, AND backup battery power is cheaper than the backup plants needed for baseload power.

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Ride-Share Competitors Revel & Uber Ink Deal for EV Fast Charging Infrastructure Expansion

Credit to Author: Chris Boylan| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:40:27 +0000

100% electric ride-share startup Revel recently announced a partnership with rideshare giant (and competitor) Uber to help accelerate EV infrastructure expansion in the United States. While Revel continues to grow its own fleet of EVs for ride-sharing in New York City, the company is also building out a network of … [continued]

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Volkswagen & Skoda Are Moving Forward With Plans For Less Expensive Electric Cars

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:00:51 +0000

Volkswagen Group is moving forward with its plans for less expensive electric cars like the ID.1 and Skoda Epiq.

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CCS Redux: Carbon Engineering’s Diesel? Just Put Electricity Into Tesla Semi Instead

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:44:35 +0000

For the same energy inputs you could travel 3 times as far for a 5th the CO2 emissions and well under half the cost in an electric truck.

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US Green Hydrogen Industry Kicks Into High Gear, Politics Or Not

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:24:49 +0000

The US green hydrogen industry gets a leg up from rare bipartisan legislation aimed at cutting costs and increasing production.

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Tesla Model 3 “Ludicrous” Discovered In Code & Specs

Credit to Author: Iqtidar Ali| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:13:06 +0000

Tesla (TSLA) held the launch of the top-end “Performance” variant of the new Model 3 Highland globally when it introduced it last year. Still, to date, only the base RWD and Long Range AWD versions are available for sale. However, some evidence has surfaced online that shows that the Model … [continued]

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Tesla Cybertruck Takes On Bat & Man Jumping On Windshield (Videos)

Credit to Author: Iqtidar Ali| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:46:56 +0000

How sturdy and durable and apocalypse-proof is the Tesla Cybertruck, actually? How does it hold up to a true vandal, not just Franz von Holzhausen on a Tesla stage? Is the Cybertruck glass really so strong, or just a marketing ploy? The following article is a repost of two pieces … [continued]

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Tracking Greenhouse Gas Emissions: From Field Work to Strategy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:14:53 +0000

With a delicate hand, Anna Karion slides a large, enclosed box back into its protective shelf. She’s standing on top of a hill that overlooks the Washington D.C. area. This box, a greenhouse gas (GHG) sensor, is connected to a tube that runs up a tall, metal tower that is … [continued]

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