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New Jersey governor announces state interagency electric vehicle partnership; 330K ZEVs by 2025

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced the New Jersey Partnership to Plug-In, a statewide partnership to build out the necessary infrastructure to support electric vehicle ownership. The New Jersey Partnership to Plug-In will be ratified under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). —Governor Murphy.

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New Jersey launches Large Scale CHP/Fuel Cell Program

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The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) launched the Large Scale Combined Heat and Power (CHP)/Fuel Cell Program. New Jersey-based government (federal, state or local), commercial, institutional or industrial entities advancing these projects are eligible.

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SunPower ceases residential installations, lays off 1,000

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SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) just sent an email to its employees saying that it will “wind down” residential solar installations and lay off 1,000 employees. SunPower is one of the largest residential solar installers in the US. We are also reducing our workforce to better align our business with our new focus.

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Velodyne Lidar acquires AI software company Bluecity

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The solution is deployed across four continents with 74 installations, including systems rolled out domestically in California, Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, Maryland, Texas, Nevada and Michigan and internationally in Canada, China, UAE, India, Finland, Germany and Australia.

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Estes just offset nearly 100% of its energy needs with rooftop solar

Baua Electric

The largest privately owned freight carrier in North America has finished installing rooftop solar panels at its 4th and 5th trucking terminals, and announced plans to add solar installations at two more of its locations, furthering its commitment to solar transformation.

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Lightning eMotors partners with Soderholm Bus & Mobility to sell electric commercial vehicles in Hawaii

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Soderholm will be installing Lightning eMotors’ fully electric powertrain systems in repowered applications in Hawaii, as well as buying new Lightning eMotors’ vans and shuttle buses. Elemental Excelerator, a commercialization catalyst for growth-stage climate technology companies, facilitated and contributed funding to the venture.

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Berkeley Lab report finds installed cost of solar PV systems in the US dropped sharply in 2010

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According to the report, the decline in PV installed costs seen by customer-owners of such systems in 2010 follows a significant drop in the wholesale cost for PV modules in 2009. As report co-author Galen Barbose explains, “ Based on our data, average installed costs held steady at $7.50/W Click to enlarge.

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