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Rivian to turn coal mine to solar energy center in Kentucky

Teslarati

It will be one of Kentucky’s largest renewable power projects once converted. Rivian will work on the Starfire project with renewable energy power producer BrightNight and The Nature Conservancy. “Shifting our energy system toward carbon neutrality goes beyond electrifying the roughly 1.5

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Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

Green Car Congress

Among other expected benefits, initiatives outlined in Ford’s sustainable financing framework are intended to help the company become carbon-neutral no later than 2050, in line with its commitment to the Paris Agreement.

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Swedish EV battery maker Northvolt will get US$400 million from Ontario pension investmrent

Baua Electric

Northvolt AB, a Swedish sustainable battery corporate that’s exploring putting in store in Canada, gets a US$400-million funding from Ontario’s pension investmrent for presidency staff. The corporate, which already produces electric-vehicle batteries in Sweden, will worth the cash from Funding Control Corp. and Volkswagen.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

Topics covered the expected gamut of policy (especially carbon policy), infrastructure, batteries and consumers. As one example in the opening plenary panel session, Peter Darbee, Chairman and CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation described the opportunity and challenges from his utility’s point of view.

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Greenius Goes All AB 811 Over Green Task Force

Creative Greenius

For the past two decades I’ve been one of the top freelance pros in the United States doing this kind of work for my multinational corporate clients. I bring the same level of focus, dedication and work ethic to the pro bono work I’m now doing. But I also bring something more on top of all that.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. You pay your corporate taxes on-line. By power do you mean specifically renewable power? right now -. The environment?

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

Green Car Congress

Of the lead recipients, 43% are small businesses, 35% are educational institutions, and 19% are large corporations. Carbon Capture (5 projects). Renewable Power (4 projects). Planar Na-beta Batteries for Renewable Integration and Grid Applications. Biomass Energy (5 projects). Direct Solar Fuels (5 projects).

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