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Report says lithium from California’s Salton Sea can anchor US battery supply chain

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New Energy Nexus is an international non-profit that supports clean energy entrepreneurs with funds, accelerators, and networks. Some experts estimate that the known lithium resource in the Salton Sea can meet more than one-third of today’s global lithium demand. Source: New Energy Nexus. Earlier post.).

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Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

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They used the model and the data to estimate the life cycle air pollution, greenhouse gas, and traffic externality benefits and costs of serving rides based on Chicago TNC trip data from 2019 to 2022 with fully electric vehicles. The authors acknowledge funding from Carnegie Mellon University’s Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation.

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Canada, US and Mexico commit to align light- and heavy-duty fuel efficiency and GHG standards out to 2025 and 2027, respectively

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They further agreed to reduce air pollutant emissions by aligning air pollutant emission standards for light- and heavy-duty vehicles and corresponding ultra low-sulfur fuel standards by 2018. 50% clean power target. Short-lived climate pollutants.

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Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

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is shown with both UK and French grid mixes. Renault recently made public the findings of an internal study, published first in October 2011, detailing and comparing the lifecycle assessments (LCAs) of the battery-electric and two internal combustion engined versions (gasoline and diesel) of the Renault Fluence. consumption. ?.

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California ARB holding two workshops on developing measure to reduce emissions from TRUs

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is developing a measure to reduce emissions from Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) by transitioning to zero-emission technologies. TRU gensets are typically engine-powered generators designed to provide power to electrically driven refrigeration units.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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These investments are one reason why the International Energy Agency (IEA) in September insisted that there’s still hope to hold global temperature rise to 1.5 °C Well, they’re really making a scenario that’s internally consistent with a set of assumptions. power-grid transmission. In the past two years, the U.S.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $1.8M additional funding to further UCSD microgrid project; energy storage, EV charging and V2G services are components

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The goal is to show the benefits of coordinated resources in a microgrid system. The individual resources will be operated together in an integrated fashion to maximize their contribution as a resource and the aggregated response will be observed by the CAISO. MW of fuel cells in operation. MW of fuel cells in operation.