Home Electrification For a Better Home Energy Ecosystem

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:00:43 +0000

Home electrification is one of the most powerful tools homeowners have to reduce their carbon footprint and make their home more resilient to climate change. While going solar or installing an EV charger isn’t something people do every day, online electrification marketplaces make this process much easier and more cost effective.

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North Carolina Regulators Strengthen State’s Rooftop Solar Market

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2023 02:34:07 +0000

First-in-the-region order sets new bar for solar and storage incentives in the Southeast RALEIGH, N.C. — On Thursday, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) issued final orders in its net metering “Smart $aver” docket. The Commission approved a three-year glide path for solar customers to transition from monthly credits to a more dynamic time-of-use rate […]

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How Will Future Larger Turbines Impact Wind Project Electricity Output & Surrounding Community Sound Levels?

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 14:00:27 +0000

New Berkeley Lab study finds a dramatic increase in estimated project output coupled with a decrease in surrounding sound levels for future turbines as compared to those installed in the past.  Multiple technological, social, and market factors of wind power are evolving rapidly. Most notably, significant wind turbine scaling in height and size is occurring […]

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The US Department of Energy & Stellantis Announce The Battery Workforce Challenge

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 03:53:02 +0000

Advanced battery design competition will help nation transition to electric mobility and clean energy BattChallenge is a three-year competition joining universities with vocational partners, such as community colleges, trades and apprenticeship programs, to design, build, test and integrate an advanced EV battery into a future Stellantis vehicle. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Stellantis […]

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HDF Energy Signs MOU With Zimbabwe’s ZETDC For Utility-Scale Solar Project + Green Hydrogen Storage

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:05:56 +0000

Hydrogène de France (HDF Energy) has announced that it has reached a further milestone in the development of Zimbabwe’s first high-powered green hydrogen power plant, the Middle Sabi Renewstable®, by signing an MOU with the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC). HDF Energy is developing the Middle Sabi Renewstable® in the Chipinge District, Manicaland […]

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Steel’s Outsized Carbon Emissions Will Shrink Rapidly In Coming Decades Even As Demand Rises

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:35:28 +0000

DALL·E generatred image of feeding scrapped steel into an electric furnace, digital artWith more scrapping and more direct reduction using lower carbon technologies such as Midrex’ DRI and HYBRIT every decade, and the likely creation of those facilities closer to iron ore mines, high-emissions furnaces will go out of business over the coming decades, unable to decarbonize.

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The Importance of Virtual Power Plants to Support America’s Energy Resilience

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:03:17 +0000

Extreme weather events, cybersecurity threats and volatility in energy markets at all levels puts intense strain on America’s power grid. Virtual power plants (VPP) are an important tool to secure the resiliency of this critical system. What is a VPP, you ask? As RMI puts it, VPPs are comprised of hundreds or thousands of households […]

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Bay Area Sets NOx Emissions Standards for Gas Water Heaters & Furnaces, Effectively Ending Sales Starting in 2027

Credit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:10:14 +0000

Big news for clean air last week. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) adopted amendments requiring the elimination of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from new water heaters by 2027 and new furnaces by 2029. We’ve been hearing about the indoor pollution from gas stoves this year. Gas water heaters and furnaces also have […]

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US Bureau of Land Management Offering 1,064 Acres for Solar Lease Option

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:01:16 +0000

CAÑON CITY, Colorado — The Bureau of Land Management announced today it is auctioning 1,064 acres of public land for solar energy production in the De Tilla Gulch area of Saguache County, Colorado. Bidding will take place at 10 a.m. on April 27, 2023, at the BLM Rocky Mountain District Office, located at 3028 East […]

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Circular Economic Practices in Argentina

Credit to Author: Otto Gunderson| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 01:40:01 +0000

The call for circular economic practices to be used in conjunction with other aspects of the renewable energy transition has been gaining more attention within the U.S. and Europe. Projects in the U.S. such as circular economy for textiles and metrics and tools for sustainable buildings encourage industries to take their downstream material usage seriously. […]

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