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California achieves 100 days of 100% electricity demand met by renewables

Baua Electric

Photo: Strauss Wind In a major milestone, July 28 marked the 100th day of a 144-day stretch in which California supplied 100% of its electricity demand with renewables. It’s driven by a 30% growth in utility-scale solar and an 8% growth in utility-scale wind power output in just one year. The good news is, we know that it’s achievable.

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EGEB: Solar panels and California’s canals could make a winning pair

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): A new feasibility study combines California’s water canals with solar power. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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The US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery will be in Oklahoma

Baua Electric

It will use Port Muskogee on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System to ship lithium brine water to the refinery, where it will derive the lithium, and then use the same inland waterway system to ship battery-grade lithium out. Muskogee also has a skilled workforce trained in oil and gas engineering.

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A dealership marked up a Hyundai IONIQ 5 N’s price by $20k

Baua Electric

Photo: Hyundai Hyundai just released the IONIQ 5 N’s price just a couple weeks ago, and a California dealer has already marked the MSRP up on the automaker’s newest, most powerful EV by $20,000. ad* If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. Get started here. –ad*

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The US just proposed 18 GW of new offshore wind sales

Baua Electric

Offshore wind is banned in Maine state waters to protect the commercial lobster harvesting industry. Due to deep waters, any offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Maine and offshore Oregon will consist of floating wind turbines. The state of Oregon has set a goal of achieving 3 GW of offshore wind by 2030. Get started here. –

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Tesla sponsors sustainability project for church in Oakland

Teslarati

Tesla sponsored a sustainability project for the Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, California. The project required over 1,650 in person-hours to be completed. Additionally, the preparation, installation, and solar panels were valued at $720,000. The project, in partnership with Tesla, was completed on December 21, 2022.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

Cars That Think

The best-known wearable energy-harvesting tech today is, of course, solar, which pulls down electrons from sunlight or ambient light. But solar is just the opening gambit. A backpack with a giant solar panel might work technically, but not in reality. volts for about 60 hours. milliwatts. The team next turned to 3D printing.

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