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China issues draft guidelines to rein in lithium battery industry – ET Auto

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Foreign officials have warned that with Chinese government support creating more production capacity than global markets can absorb, a flood of cheap exports in key sectors including renewable energy and lithium batteries could hurt industries elsewhere.

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PA Turnpike considers solar-powered EV charging stations

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Renewables offer a great way to help balance the scale. With cheap energy generation, one high cost of EV charging can be removed, assisting organizations in achieving profitability. What do you think of the article? One of the biggest challenges facing EV charging is the question of profitability.

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Why is Hydroelectricity So Green, and Yet Unfashionable?

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There is no end of gushing about China’s cheap solar panels—but when was the last time you saw a paean to hydroelectricity? And hydro still matters more than any other form of renewable generation. This article appears in the November 2022 print issue as “Hydropower, the Forgotten Renewable.”.

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Northvolt postpones planned 60GWh battery production

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One of Northvolt’s greatest strengths has been its access to renewable energy sources. The company strategically places facilities in locations where cheap electricity is available. Northvolt has countless options in the United States with cheap electricity, so other factors may determine the facility’s location.

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The “Amazon Effect” Is Coming To Oil Markets

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These are cheap computing with industrial-application capabilities; ubiquitous communication networks; and, of course, cloud tech. Link to original article: [link]. The Internet of Things is entering oil and gas, and so are analytics and artificial intelligence.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). The renewable energy community may prefer “areas of concern” over the term schism, but significant issues were reiterated.

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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This sponsored article is brought to you by COMSOL. These initiatives have largely focused on renewable electric power generation, distribution, and storage. A Battery for Heat Made from Sand Noted chemical engineer Donald Sadoway is quoted as saying: “If you want to make a dirt-cheap battery, you have to make it out of dirt.”

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