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Funding Notice: Nearly $2 Million Available to Support U.S. Offshore Wind Workforce Readiness Programs
Offices: Office of Technology Transitions, Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) Funding Amount: $1.9 million Link to apply: PPO-CWX-006-WETO: Offshore Wind Workforce Readiness – Connectwerx The offshore wind industry is growing. According to the 2024 Offshore Wind Market Report, the U.S. industry’s project pipeline grew by 53% from the previous year—enough to power more than 26 ...
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Alfa Laval To Supply First Systems For Ammonia-Fuelled Marine Vessels By End Of 2025
Alfa Laval is working hard on the task of decarbonizing the marine industry to meet net zero targets. The marine sector, which accounts for nearly three percent of global carbon emissions, has seen the emergence of a new fuel landscape, with ammonia destined to become one of the future low-carbon ... [continued]
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The Wave Energy Dam Is Beginning To Bust Wide Open
Wave energy is a vast new source of renewable energy that has defied harnessing so far, but researchers and industry stakeholders are finally beginning to unlock its secrets.
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The Nature Conservation Index Is A New Tool For Policy Development & Biodiversity Protection
Species do not exist in isolation; they are interconnected. A key element to addressing environmental problems, such as improving water quality and renewing biodiversity, involves addressing nature conservation at its core. What can be done to support a more effective global approach to biodiversity protection and sustainable development? The time ... [continued]
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Four Factors That Make Hurricanes Deadly
Powerful hurricanes like Milton are becoming more frequent as ocean temperatures continue to rise to historic levels.
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Reader Question: High Mileage & Long-Term EV Maintenance
We recently received an email from a reader about maintaining EVs as they rack up mileage and as the years go by. For people who only lease EVs and switch to a new one every 2-3 years, this generally matters very little, as you don’t usually get to the point ... [continued]
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How Much Solar & Battery Capacity Do You Need For Van Life?
I recently came across a great video from CheapRVLiving on YouTube. In it, Bob Wells goes through some things people need to consider when shopping for things like power stations, solar generators, and permanently-mounted solar and battery setups. Let’s first look at the video, followed by a recap for people ... [continued]
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The Crowded Field Of Space Solar Suddenly Got More Crowded-er
Space solar power once seemed like a far-out idea, but the high profile startup Aetherflux is among the stakeholders aiming to bring space-sourced solar energy down to Earth.
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Bill Savings vs. Backup Power: Evaluating Operational Tradeoffs for Home Solar+Storage Systems
Study shows that, in most circumstances, customers should maintain low reserves, prioritizing bill savings over backup power Home battery storage paired with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems can reduce utility bills under certain rate structures while also providing backup power during power interruptions. For power interruptions that come with some warning ... [continued]
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Stop Emitting Nasty GHG Methane & It Will Disappear From Air In Our Lifetime
Methane is so hot right now. Well, it’s making the world a lot hotter, because it’s a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and we’ve been increasing the amount we’re dumping into the air. That’s not a good kind of hot. The United States is the worst emitter ... [continued]
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The Cost Of EV Batteries Will Hit A Key Milestone In 2026, Says Goldman Sachs
The cost of EV batteries will probably keep falling over the next two years, but there are plenty of good reasons to buy an electric vehicle sooner rather than later.
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What If A Hurricane Comes & You Only Have An Electric Car?
After reading Jennifer’s excellent article on the flood fire risk with EVs related to hurricanes, I thought I would also present the positive side of having an EV as a major hurricane is headed toward your home. As someone who has lived in Tampa for 33 years, I know that ... [continued]
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Lithion Becomes Hyundai’s Official Partner for Collection & Recycling of Electric Vehicle Batteries in Canada
Hyundai Auto Canada is proud to announce that Lithion has been selected as its primary and official partner for the collection of electric vehicle batteries and modules for recycling. This multi-year agreement follows an initial agreement between the two companies signed in 2021, which was aimed at validating Lithion’s unique ... [continued]
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New Brownfield Solar Project In New Jersey Just Completed
CEP Renewables’ latest announcement that it has completed the 19 MW Foul Rift brownfield project in New Jersey. The project was built on a site that had been the home to a composting facility for nearly thirty years, & which had a history of over 90 distinct notices of environmental ... [continued]
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There Is A Reason There Is Only One Ford F-150 Lightning In Denmark So Far
Recently I had the pleasure of photographing a 1913 Detroit Electric being towed to an exhibition by a Ford F-150 Lightning, and it was quite the sight! I have covered the Detroit Electric in detail earlier, so I asked the owner of the F-150 Lightning how in the world it ... [continued]
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