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HVDC Transmission Between Europe & North America Makes Fiscal Sense

December 18, 2024 admin Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electricity transmission, Energy, Europe, green economy, green jobs, grid, hvdc, hydroelectric, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, Smart Grid, Solar energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:29:02 +0000

As someone who spends a lot of time looking at HVDC electricity interconnectors globally, and holding the position that HVDC is the new pipeline, I’m very pleased with the latest Ember report, Security and efficiency: The case for connecting Europe and North America. Let’s step back. I’m sure many of … [continued]

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Will Some US Automakers Hit Crisis During Trump Term?

December 18, 2024 admin big 3, clean transport, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, gm, green economy, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:11:19 +0000

Naturally, when it comes to big macroeconomic changes, issues often seem to come out of the blue. You can reverse engineer what happened and everything looks obvious, and there are always some canaries or boys crying wolf who notice the issue early but are ignored. However, by and large, macroeconomic … [continued]

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The NLRB Is Now Aligned With Trumpsters — How Can The UAW Stand Strong For Workers’ Rights?

December 18, 2024 admin clean transport, Democrats, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, green economy, Manufacturing, policy & politics, Republicans, Teamsters, uaw, unions

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 23:05:37 +0000

Earlier this week, two US Senators blocked a Democrat’s attempt to hold a second term on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In past years, that might not have seemed so serious. However, with once-and-future President Donald J. Trump already holding court from Mar-a-Lago, the Trumpsters’ effect on worker rights … [continued]

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Solar Power Booming All Around, Chinese EVs Expanding, US EV Charging Infrastructure Boom — Top Cleantech News

December 18, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, batteries, China, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev sales, floating solar power, floating solar power plants, grid, grid storage, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar power plants, tesla, tesla model y, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 22:45:23 +0000

December has been absolutely packed with big cleantech stories. The solar power and electric vehicle markets keep growing fast, evolving, and even surprising. To be honest, when I write these weekly and bi-weekly news highlights, there are ends up being far more big and noteworthy news than I expect. It … [continued]

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The Carbon Capture Dream Bumps Up Against Reality In Texas

December 18, 2024 admin Carbon Capture, carbon sequestration, Earthquakes, Fossil Fuels, green economy, policy & politics, texas

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 22:25:36 +0000

Carbon capture and sequestration may or may not work but the US taxpayers will foot the bill either way, starting in Texas.

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The Business Of Decarbonization Pays Off — But Don’t Wait To Start

December 17, 2024 admin climate change, climate risks, decarbonization, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, policy & politics, scope 3 emissions

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 17:52:03 +0000

The business of decarbonization is too important to wait, say experts. But merely having climate commitments that focus on 2050 isn’t sufficient, as such pledges may lull business leaders into thinking there is still some time left until they need to act. It’s not only possible but prudent for organizations … [continued]

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New Report Establishes Baseline for Clean Energy Deployment in Energy Communities

December 17, 2024 admin clean power, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment tax credit (itc), lawrence berkeley national laboratory, Manufacturing, market research, policy & politics, policy research, production tax credit, research, Solar energy, solar investment tax credit, wind energy, wind production tax credit

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:17:57 +0000

For the first time, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 included place-based federal tax incentives for projects located in “Energy Communities,” which might alter the economic equation of where projects should be located. Storage projects may be eligible for a 10-point increase in the Investment Tax Credit (e.g., from 30% … [continued]

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Big Solar And Transmission News In Oregon, Wisconsin, & The Midwest

December 16, 2024 admin clean power, electricity transmission, grid, hvdc transmission lines, inflation reduction act of 2022., midcontinent independent system operator (miso), MISO, Oregon, policy & politics, ron wyden, Solar energy, sunstone solar, transmission, Transmission Lines, vista sands solar, wisconsin

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:57:49 +0000

Two large solar power plants have been approved this week, along with a new plan for more HVDC transmission lines.

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US DOE — Flurry of Solar & Wind Power Announcements

December 16, 2024 admin batteries, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, grid, heat pumps, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, lighting, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, Puerto Rico, recycling, Smart Grid, Solar energy, subsidies, us department of energy (doe), wind energy, wind energy technologies office (weto), wind turbines

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:58:00 +0000

As Joe Biden’s time leading the United States approaches an end, various government agencies have been sprinting to get things done before they are at risk of being dropped and forgotten. Rather than try to cover each of these separately, let’s quickly roll through some of the announcements, and you … [continued]

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AI, Data Centers, & Climate Risks

December 15, 2024 admin AI, Artificial Intelligence, clean power, data centers, electricity demand, Fossil Fuels, grid, policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:21:56 +0000

The world has gone cuckoo for artificial intelligence. AI is virtually all you hear in the news these days. NVIDIA is worth a gazillion dollars because it manufactures the specialized computer chips that data centers need to make AI possible. Microsoft, Apple, Meta, Amazon, and Google are all rushing headlong … [continued]

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