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Midwest states form coalition to accelerate EV adoption
Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip The governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to form the Regional Electric Vehicle Midwest Coalition — an effort designed to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and deployment of charging infrastructure. REV Midwest will coordinate on regional EV infrastructure strategies and siting to spur medium…
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Could the $3.5 trillion budget bill be cut in half?
Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip President Biden is lobbying support in Congress for his legacy-defining infrastructure and clean energy proposals. While a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill has received broad support, a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package, which contains substantial investments in climate change mitigation and clean energy, faces a more uncertain future because of concerns from moderate…
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SSE Renewables enters Japanese offshore wind market
SSE Renewables has signed an agreement with Japanese renewable energy developer, Pacifico Energy, to create a joint ownership company that will pursue offshore wind energy development in Japan. The creation of the joint ownership company involves the acquisition by SSE Renewables of an 80% stake in an offshore wind development platform from Pacifico Energy and…
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Three ways to drive profitability for wind energy investors
ONYX Insight has released a new report providing recommendations on how the wind energy sector can remain successful and profitable for players. The Decoding Wind’s Future study states that successful renewable energy operators will need to be responsive to pricing mechanisms and tailor their operations to improve profitability. Three ways wind energy sector players can do so…
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Who pays and who benefits from a massive expansion of solar power?
Felix Mormann, Texas A&M University Electricity generation produces a quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. The electric grid also is highly vulnerable to climate change effects, such as more frequent and severe droughts, hurricanes and other extreme weather events. For both of these reasons, the power sector is central to the…
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Feds want to know who’s behind solar tariff push
Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip A group of anonymous solar companies will be forced to identify themselves in order for the U.S. Dept. of Commerce to consider implementing tariffs on cells and modules imported from Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The group — known only as the American Solar Manufacturers Against Chinese Circumvention — alleges that the countries are…
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ESS inks massive deal with SB Energy for 2 GWh of long-duration batteries
Oregon-based ESS has agreed to supply SB Energy with 2 GWh of long-duration batteries, a deal reportedly worth at least $300 million. The first ESS system has already been delivered to an SB Energy location in California as part of the deal, which extends through 2026. SB Energy will deploy additional ESS battery systems to…
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‘World’s fastest,’ 3-minute EV charger has arrived
Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip Swiss sustainable technology firm ABB unveiled what it calls the world’s fast EV charger, delivering 100km of range in less than three minutes to up to four vehicles at once. Available in Europe by the end of 2021, and in the US in 2022, the Terra 360 all-in-one modular charger has a maximum…
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Arizona’s renewable energy industry urges Sen. Sinema to support clean energy legislation
Follow @EngelsAngle</scrip President Biden’s legacy-defining infrastructure and climate proposals face a challenging road ahead in Congress, in large part because of objections by two moderate Democrats in the U.S. Senate — Sen. Krysten Sinema of Arizona and Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Arizona’s renewable energy industry held a roundtable with a representative from Sinema’s…
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N.C. offshore wind faces big challenges, even bigger opportunities, advocates say
By Elizabeth Ouzts, Energy News Network A new coalition of environmental and clean energy groups is working to overcome barriers to offshore wind, including local pockets of opposition and an approaching ban on energy development in the southern Atlantic Ocean. An impending Trump-era ban on energy development in the southern Atlantic Ocean has entangled the…