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Alberta Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation Awarding C$37.5 Million in Funding for Renewable Energy Projects from Biofuels to Home Generation

Green Car Congress

Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCMEC) Corporation is awarding more than C$37.5 Since 2007, Alberta companies that annually produce more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions are legally required to reduce their greenhouse gas intensity by 12%. million (US$36.6

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

Cars That Think

In other words, an incremental efficiency improvement in heating will have a much bigger overall impact on energy demand and therefore climate change. Another reason is a problem every renter in the world has faced: the person who pays the energy bills isn’t the same as the person who selects and installs the appliances.

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The size of Washington State’s largest wind farm just got cut by 50%

Baua Electric

No 1 is cats, No 2 is windows, and ultimately it’s climate change. Washington is legally committed to achieving net zero by 2045, so they’ll ultimately have to figure it out. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and you share your phone number with them. Get started here. –

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Eliminate fuel vehicles in the UK to enlarge the move

Setec Powerr

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that the installation of electric car chargers for new buildings in England will be mandatory from 2022. At present, 250,000 charging station s have been installed in homes and workplaces across the UK. This means that by the end of 2030, the UK will have more than 1.55

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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

Cars That Think

Simple, effective solutions that can help lessen the impact of climate change already exist. Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change. The whole world is one grid.

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

Creative Greenius

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. solar installers. “ Idiots ! For 10 days apparently.

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California ARB Pulls the Plug on Cool Cars Regulation

Green Car Congress

After listening to this input and accounting for the legal deadline to finalize the rule, today we are announcing that the AB32 “cool cars” rulemaking will cease. When fully implemented, it would have required a 60% reduction in heat absorption through vehicle windows.