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Government of Canada Launches Strengthened Heat Pump Program with PEI

July 26, 2024 admin 0 Comments buildings, Canada, clean power, energy efficiency, green economy, heat pumps, investment

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:00:48 +0000

Making the switch from home heating oil to a heat pump will save Canadians thousands of dollars each year on their energy bills. By driving down both energy bills and harmful pollution, the benefits of switching to a heat pump are clear, and the Government of Canada has been bringing … [continued]

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U.S. Department of Energy Announces Plans To Create Low-Carbon Cement & Concrete Center of Excellence To Reduce Industrial Emissions

July 25, 2024 admin 0 Comments buildings, cement, clean power, concrete, green economy, policy & politics, research, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 07:43:15 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) today announced its plan to create a Cement and Concrete Center of Excellence to accelerate the development and adoption of novel low-carbon cement and concrete technologies. U.S. national laboratories can receive up to $9 million through an upcoming competitive … [continued]

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$325 Million to Fund Solar & Battery Storage for Community Healthcare Facilities & Multi-Family Housing Serving Low-and-Moderate-Income Communities in Puerto Rico

July 22, 2024 admin 0 Comments batteries, buildings, clean power, Energy Storage, green economy, grid, investment, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, microgrids, policy & politics, Puerto Rico, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 21:33:46 +0000

Building on DOE’s Programa Acceso Solar for Single Family Households, New $325 Million Funding Will Improve Energy Resilience for Even More Vulnerable Puerto Rican Communities Lea este anuncio en español COAMO, PUERTO RICO — Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced its intent to issue a $325 million funding opportunity … [continued]

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To Protect From Wildfires, Insurance Companies Want To Change How Buildings Are Built

July 21, 2024 admin 0 Comments buildings, home insurance, insurance, insurance institute for business & home safety, research, wildfire risk, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:26:45 +0000

The insurance industry is setting buildings on fire to demonstrate techniques to mitigate the risks of wildfires.

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Decarbonizing Building Heat — RAP EU Lead Jan Rosenow On Policy Sausages & Hydrogen

July 20, 2024 admin 0 Comments buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Coal, consumer technology, energy efficiency, EU, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, heat pumps, investment, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, subsidies, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:45:01 +0000

Recently I sat down virtually with energy policy expert Jan Rosenow of RAP on my podcast “Redefining Energy — Tech” to discuss how residential and commercial building heat solutions. In the theme of providing transcripts of presentations I’m giving in various places for people who prefer the written word, this … [continued]

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Georgia’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Surge Is A By-Product Of Federal Investments

July 11, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:45:16 +0000

New data released by Atlas Public Policy and the CHARGE coalition confirms that Georgia’s clean energy commitments toward personal transportation electrification now lead the nation. This shift to Georgia as a clean energy core region has been fueled in significant part by the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs … [continued]

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Another Day, Another Win For Solar Power Windows, Another Headache For Fossil Fuels

July 11, 2024 admin bipv, buildings, clean power, gensler, green economy, next energy technologies, renewable energy, solar cells, Solar energy, solar window, solar windows, thin film solar, transparent solar, transparent solar cells, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:55:53 +0000

New solar power window technology is finally edging into the commercial market, to transform buildings from energy-sucking structures into renewable energy generating stations.

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Breakthrough Energy Ventures Has Bad Investment Theses Therefore Bad Investments

July 8, 2024 admin Agriculture, air quality, Aviation, batteries, Bill Gates, biofuels, boats, breakthrough energy ventures, buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, geothermal energy, green economy, grid, investment, natural gas, policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 23:07:44 +0000

Eight years ago, Bill Gates and group of his closest billionaire acquaintances launched an incredibly well funded venture capital group. Its noble mission was funding and supporting transformative technologies aimed at mitigating climate change. Many of its investments are sound and if commercialized, would assist, at least a bit. However, … [continued]

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With Commercial Partners, DOE’s Building Technologies Office Readies Two Lab-Developed Innovations for Market Introduction with $1.7 Million from Technology Commercialization Fund

July 7, 2024 admin buildings, California, california energy commission, clean power, consumer technology, energy efficiency, green economy, heat pumps, home energy management, investment, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, national renewable energy laboratory, research, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:43:47 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Building Technologies Office (BTO) released $1.7 million for two projects with funding from the recently announced FY24 Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness (CLIMR) Lab Call. This lab call invited proposals from national laboratories to advance energy technologies and strengthen existing … [continued]

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US Election 2024: Setting The Stage For Climate Policy And Promises

July 3, 2024 admin buildings, cap and trade, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, carbon tax, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, Democratic Party, Democrats, Donald Trump, energy efficiency, events, Fossil Fuels, green economy, Joe Biden, policy & politics, republican party (united states), subsidies, us election 2024, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:34:36 +0000

Four years ago, as the United States election cycle once again brought the presidency into contest in addition to the Senate and the House, CleanTechnica published a Presidential Climate Policy Report Card. It’s time again to contrast administrations. At the time, Trump’s and Pence’s climate legacy in office was clear, … [continued]

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