Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

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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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Starting a company to develop an energy technology that fights climate change is hard—a lot harder than starting a software company. That’s what John Hennessy, Stanford professor (and former president) and chairman of Alphabet , told attendees at the Stanford Global Energy Forum , held in-person this month on the Stanford University campus.

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Electrek

MAY 5, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): 98% of GE’s shareholders yesterday demanded it take climate action, and its board said it would comply. Great Britain’s wind farms set a new clean energy record by generating 48.5% of the electricity system.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus Source: Daimler Truck North America The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced nearly $1 billion in grant funding for electric school buses across the US – enough for more than 2,700 clean buses. Get started here. –ad* ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

Sunpower Corporation’s VP of public policy, Julie Blunden, will be sharing her views on how incentives and laws shape & drive demand for solar energy. UCI’s solar energy research center will be presenting their advice on partnering with the private sector to leverage research in the pipeline & to commercialize it.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2018

The state’s latest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory shows that California emitted 429 million metric tons of climate pollutants in 2016—a drop of 12 million metric tons, or three percent, from 2015. They fell 23% from a peak of 14 metric tons per person (roughly equal to driving 34,000 miles) in 2001 to 10.8

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. Therefore, it is critical that the next generation of climate policies be designed to deliver steeper reductions. from the year before, with solar jumping 40.3% —Adam Fowler.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Katie Jackson, the president of National Grid Ventures, which runs National Grid’s interconnector business, said: As we deploy more wind power to meet our climate and energy security targets, connections to our neighboring countries will play a vital role [in] increasing [the] security of supply and reducing prices for consumers.

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EV Match

MARCH 15, 2022

This post introduces our new partnership with YellowTin and talks about practical ways you can electrify your lifestyle and reduce personal emissions. Perhaps you’re a renter and don’t feel empowered to make changes in your rental unit, or, if you own your place, might have limited funds to make clean energy improvements.

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EV Match

APRIL 14, 2022

This year, they are holding a combination of online and in-person events, often tied to larger Earth Day Celebrations. From the organizers: Join Ride and Drive Clean (rideandriveclean.org) to view EVs and Ebikes, meet owners, ask questions — live and in person! Time : 4 PM – 6 PM (PDT). Balboa Park Earth Fair 2022.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 26, 2016

.” He always was so ahead of the curve… Like I say, I live in Torrance, home of the exploding Exxon Mobil refinery where our Air Quality Management District just gave the refinery operators exemptions to exceed pollution limits while they restart the aging climate wrecker back up. . County powered by renewables by 2026.

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EV Match

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Personally, I have been an EV driver for nearly a decade, and am the proud owner of a 2012 second generation Toyota RAV-4 EV, a trusty car that has been with me through many life experiences and of which fewer than 2,500 were produced (this makes me feel especially cool). Photo courtesty of dot.LA. Edison Future. Photo courtesy of dot.LA.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The past five years have seen an average of $266 billion per year invested in clean energy worldwide. There could be a question mark over Saudi Arabia’s plan, announced in 2012, to invest $109bn in 41GW of solar power by 2032. The share is less than 1% now. Oil at $60/barrel could mean a natural gas price as much as $0.90/MMBtu

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2010

X PRIZE’s Energy & Environment Prize Group intends to catalyze a new era of clean, renewable, cost-effective energy with minimal impact on the climate and environment. Areas of consideration include breakthroughs in climate change, water resource management, energy distribution & storage, clean energy, energy efficiency/use.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 4, 2023

To solve the climate crisis, we need to cut this in half by 2030, and get to zero by 2050. billion more solar panels. To accelerate this progress, Congress has recently passed the Inflation Reduction Act , which includes billions of dollars for clean-energy projects. My personal experience confirmed those observations.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

After a decade in the solar power installation business, Bradley Bartz is tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. He’s filed suit against Torrance, the proud home of Exxon/Mobil’s refinery, for stopping him from installing solar panels in the Hillside Overlay district. “ Idiots ! “ Idiots !&#

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Teslarati

JULY 12, 2022

In Tesla’s Impact Report, Tesla shared that in 2021, its global fleet of vehicles, energy storage, and solar panels combined avoided the emissions of 8.4 So Is Clean Energy. million metric tons of CO2e. The study in Nature Communications , titled The Mortality Cost of Carbon , was published in 2021. average Americans, 146.2

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2023

Capstone provides sustainable energy alternatives with microturbines, EV charging, solar, battery energy storage and generators for prime and standby power. It fits perfectly with the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 as it addresses climate warming. CFR : Other than the clean power source, what else do you sell on?

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Electric Auto Association

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Kansas City EAA chapter members challenge government regulation as part of their efforts to support clean energy. You buy your own solar panels, you power your house and your car, and the utility wants to get paid for your doing that.” When the meetings are in person, it gives me an excuse to go to Kansas City.”

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

proposal is quite extraordinary, as it involved the combined efforts of companies such as Tesla and environmental organizations such as The Climate Center and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) , to name a few. shocked climate advocates due to its proposed changes to the state’s rules on residential solar solutions.

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Solar Tax California Climate 98

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Every neighborhood deserves clean air and the transition to EVs is the quickest way to get there.” In-person makes a comeback, virtual stays on course Localities around the country returned to in-person National Dirve Electric Week events, several including ribbon-cutting ceremonies at new charging stations.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 31, 2009

I contributed the following to the World Wildlife Climate Witness site last week and it was published this morning. What we’re not breathing is clean air, because the smoke from the La Canada-Flintridge fire, about 38 miles from here, is still making air quality hazardous and people in the L.A.

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Climate Change Los Angeles Climate Water 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

In the same way an MRI can record a series of image slices over time to capture changes in moving tissue, such as the inflation of a lung while a person is breathing, NDP can measure how the composition of a slice of material changes over time.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Every neighborhood deserves clean air and the transition to EVs is the quickest way to get there.” In-person makes a comeback, virtual stays on course Localities around the country returned to in-person National Dirve Electric Week events, several including ribbon-cutting ceremonies at new charging stations.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 23, 2009

It’s because all the buses and generators involved in the Fiesta will be fueled with clean-burning biodiesel, made from used vegetable oil donated by local restaurants Patrick Molloy’s, Sangria, and Café Boogaloo. Solar Homes Tour A Big Hit. Bravo, Mr. Montgomery. Tough Talk in Torrance Town.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 30, 2023

These devices offer features that go beyond the capabilities of traditional thermostats, allowing users to have greater control over their home’s climate and energy consumption. Because they usually sit for a long period of time, their charging can be shifted to periods when either solar generation is high or electricity prices are low.

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MyEVOnline

AUGUST 3, 2020

The charging operator, be it you or some business person, decides how long to charge the EV, what time to charge it, and even the rate. Not only is it an energy-efficient way to save up money, but the bidirectional charging of EV can also provide clean, eco-friendly energy for your homes. Energy-efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. Solar ADEPT: Solar Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology ($14.7 Description.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 31, 2009

Our group was an interesting and friendly mix of unemployed construction workers looking for new careers; electricians, iron workers and other licensed contractors looking to expand into solar installation; and three or four guys who were there to learn how to do a self install of solar for their home, shop or cabin.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The integration of EVs aligns with the global imperative to mitigate climate change and reduce the environmental footprint of urban transportation. As smart cities embrace EVs, they play a pivotal role in achieving climate goals by decreasing reliance on fossil fuels and minimizing the carbon footprint associated with conventional vehicles.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 2, 2014

And you would think that would be especially true for anyone running to become our United States representative from the 33rd Congressional District – the person who will be following the great Henry Waxman in that position. Without Henry Waxman as our Representative we lose a giant.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

As our climate change crisis worsens and spins out of control with each passing day there’s no time to spare for those of us whose job it is to educate and motivate our fellow citizens to actions that cut our greenhouse gas emissions. SOLAR FINANCING – WHO GETS IT AND WHO DOESN’T. Most have no idea.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Honda CR-V e:FCEV fuel cell EV Still, Honda is keeping hope alive, and is using the clean tech in power stations and construction machinery as well as commercial and retail vehicles. Photos: Courtesy of Honda If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. Get started here.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Neil Auerbach is a Managing Partner at Hudson Clean Energy Partners which is a global private equity firm investing in renewable power, alternative fuels, energy efficiency and storage. The sponsor is the person who is responsible for the overall execution and has the greatest risk/reward. Earlier post.). Cap and Trade Disappointment.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

It was always a personal passion, and I was already working on green transportation, so that was a natural intersection. Right around that time, it started to be apparent that ground mobility was well on the way to cleaning up, and the power sector was already moving in that direction. That has its own problems.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2015

The drop in hydropower has now been completely replaced by in-state wind and solar power. tons per person in 2001 to 12.0 tons per person in 2013, a 14% decrease overall. These climate pollutants the potential to warm the atmosphere hundreds and even thousands of times more than CO 2. overall during the same period.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2014

Although population-dense cities contribute less greenhouse-gas emissions per person than other areas of the country, these cities’ extensive suburbs essentially wipe out the climate benefits, according to a new study by Christopher Jones and Daniel Kammen at UC Berkeley. Credit: ACS, Jones and Kammen. Click to enlarge.

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