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Climate Change is NSF Engineering Alliance’s Top Research Priority

Cars That Think

Since its launch in April 2021 , the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance has convened a diverse set of experts to explore three areas in which fundamental research could have the most impact: climate change; the nexus of biology and engineering; and securing critical infrastructure against hackers.

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Ohio’s largest solar farm will also be the US’s largest agrivoltaics project

Baua Electric

Photo: Erich Burnett/Oberlin College Ohio has green-lit what will be the state’s largest solar farm – and the US’s largest agrivoltaics project. The $1 billion Oak Run Solar Project , approved by the Ohio Power Siting Board last week, will sit on over 6,000 acres in Madison County, west of Columbus. Bill Gates owns some of that land.

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EGEB: Nordex unveils a 6 MW onshore wind turbine

Electrek

More than 200 health journals globally call for emergency climate change action. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Good news – the world has a real chance of achieving its goal of tripling renewables by 2030

Baua Electric

The world added 50% more renewable capacity in 2023 than in 2022 –and that means it has a real chance of achieving the goal set by governments at the COP28 climate change conference of tripling global capacity by 2030. The increases in renewable energy capacity in the US, Europe, and Brazil also hit all-time highs.

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EGEB: Oil and gas lobbyists are trying to stop clean energy with Facebook ads

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Fossil fuel lobbyists are using Facebook ads to try to thwart crucial climate-change initiatives. SolarReviews launches a new solar calculator that doesn’t require you to sign up. GM says it will source 100% clean energy for its US sites by 2025.

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EGEB: New building energy codes will save Americans $138B over 3 decades

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US Department of Energy announces energy-efficient new building codes to save consumers money and fight climate change. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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TARUN MEHTA, CEO AT ATHER ENERGY AND HONOURABLE PM MODI MEETS AT AN EVENT IN BENGALURU

Electric Vehicles India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday evening met with noted personalities at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru to discuss various issues. Ather Energy is also aiming to use 80 percent of their energy consumption using solar energy and increase the ratio of recycled water to total water consumption by 84 percent. metric tonnes of CO2 emissions.

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