Biden-Harris Administration Enacts Law Banning Importation of Russian Uranium
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden signed into law H.R.1042, the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act. The passage and signing of this law will ensure the U.S. will no longer be reliant on imported uranium fuel from the Russian Federation. It will ban the import of Russian uranium … [continued] The post Biden-Harris […]
U.S. DOE Welcomes New Biden-Harris Appointees
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday announced eight new Biden-Harris Administration appointees joining the DOE team to work alongside U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in combating climate change and helping the United States achieve President Biden’s ambitious clean energy goals. With these new hires, … [continued] The post U.S. […]
Asahi Kasei Announces Port Colborne as Location of Future Lithium-ion Battery Separator Plant
Asahi Kasei announced today that it will construct its previously announced integrated lithium-ion battery (LIB) separator plant in Port Colborne, which is in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada. The new manufacturing facility will operate as Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Canada and is expected to create highly skilled, good paying … [continued] The post Asahi […]
Volkswagen ID.7 Receives Historic Top Score In ADAC Vehicle Test
The independent testers have never rated a vehicle as “very good” before The flagship model from the all-electric ID. family received an overall score of 1.5 Best ratings in the categories engine/drive (1.0), safety (1.1) and environment (1.2) It is the flagship model from the all-electric ID. family and is … [continued] The post Volkswagen […]
Over 4 Million Plugin Vehicles Sold Globally in 2024
Global EV sales reached 1.1 million units in April 2024, according to EV research-house, Rho Motion, bringing year-to-date (YTD) sales to 4.3 million, 22% greater than the same period in 2023. Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) represent 64% of units sold so far in 2024, with the remaining 36% Plug-in Hybrid … [continued] The post Over […]
Volkswagen Pulls Back On Electric Car Plans
Volkswagen announced this week that it has two new PHEV versions of the Golf and has ended its collaboration with Renault. The post Volkswagen Pulls Back On Electric Car Plans appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Exploring Wholesale Energy Price Trends: The Renewables & Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) Tool, Version 2024.1
The Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) visualization tool from Berkeley Lab has been updated with nodal electricity pricing and wind and solar generation data through the end of 2023: https://emp.lbl.gov/renewables-and-wholesale-electricity-prices-rewep. ReWEP users can explore trends in wholesale electricity prices and their relationship to wind and solar generation. ReWEP includes … [continued] The post Exploring […]
Hot Deal: 34% Off BLUETTI Portable Power Station (+ Bundle With A Solar Panel)
BLUETTI’S EB3A portable power station is small in size but big in performance, and right now it’s also smaller in cost, as it’s currently on sale for just $198, a full $100 off of its regular retail price of $299, saving you 34%. For portable power stations, bigger isn’t necessarily … [continued] The post Hot […]
Big Banks Take Part In A Climate Scenario Exercise — The Results Are Unsettling
The US Federal Reserve just released the results of a pilot climate scenario analysis (CSA) exercise they conducted in 2023 to learn about big banks and their climate risk-management practices and challenges. The goal was to highlight the measures that large banking organizations and supervisors will increasingly need to take … [continued] The post Big […]
Resilience at the Edge: City of Eastport Considers Harnessing Tidal Power for Island Microgrid
The 1,300 people who call Eastport, Maine, home live in the easternmost point in the continental United States. The bridged island, connected to the mainland by a single causeway, faces powerful Atlantic Ocean winds and is susceptible to disruptive power outages. But it was not always that way. The city … [continued] The post Resilience […]
Can the VW ID. Buzz Achieve High Sales Volume in the USA?
The Volkswagen ID. Buzz is coming to America. I’ve been pushing for that for about a decade. I recall a conversation I had with a Volkswagen executive in Amsterdam about 6 years ago where we were talking about this and how much people loved the Buzz concept, but he asked … [continued] The post Can […]
Electric Trucks Are Already Lower Carbon Than Rail In Much Of North America
In 2010, I was consulting to Canadian National Railroad, at the time with the legendary Hunter Harrison as CEO. It was one of many times my decarbonization proposals bounced off of organizations, something that’s been inordinately useful in helping me understand how hardcore businesses view the space. At the time, … [continued] The post Electric […]
Lilium Looking to Expand into High-Volume Production Facilities in France
Lilium is one of the top electric aircraft companies we’ve been keeping an eye on for the past several years. It’s always seemed to have a pretty sensible, practical, efficient approach to getting electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles to the next level. Just one week ago we got … [continued] The post Lilium […]
NREL Battery Supply Chain Database Maps Out the State of North America’s Manufacturing Base
As the United States continues to transition to clean energy, strengthening the domestic supply chain by increasing the availability of critical materials is paramount to enabling greater domestic manufacturing. This focus on securing the clean energy supply chain—in particular domestically—is a key part of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) … [continued] The post NREL […]
Carbon-Capture Batteries Developed To Store Renewable Energy, Help Climate
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the use of renewable energy and capturing airborne carbon dioxide. This type of battery stores the renewable energy generated by solar panels or wind turbines. Utilizing this … [continued] The post Carbon-Capture […]
Views on single-use plastic waste vary based on concern about health impacts, survey finds
Public opinion on single-use plastics has decreased in some countries while remaining high in others, according to a GlobeScan survey.
On Carbon Emissions, No Contest Between Wind Farms & Gas Power Plants
Wind farms are already winning the low carbon race, and new carbon-cutting recycling and manufacturing technologies are also emerging. The post On Carbon Emissions, No Contest Between Wind Farms & Gas Power Plants appeared first on CleanTechnica.
The week in climate policy: 4 updates you need to know
The oil industry gets hit with another court loss in New York; Florida erases climate change from its state policy.
3 circularity roles every business needs
Bringing a circular transformation to life across the company requires these essential players, from the C-suite down to the supply chain trenches.
Earth911 Inspiration: Sustainability Is An Opportunity
The turn to sustainability is an opportunity — economic, social, and environmental, according to author… The post Earth911 Inspiration: Sustainability Is An Opportunity appeared first on Earth911.
