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Cars instead of cables: V2G’s potential to enhance a flexible energy system

Smart Energy International

Although the electrification of road transportation represents a significant challenge to our energy systems, adding pressure on power grids at the national and local levels, V2G provides immense potential as a source of flexibility to support the energy system of tomorrow, explains Francesco Nobili of Charles River Associate (CRA) Energy.

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

Charged

The Ram ProMaster is a Fiat design dating to 2014, but it now offers an up-to-date electric powertrain. In January, Stellantis said its Ram truck brand would start selling the ProMaster EV, a battery-electric model of the ProMaster van that it restyled and updated for 2023. Got all that?

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Sustainability Guide For Commercial Landscaping And Lawncare Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Sustainable Commercial Landscaping and Lawn Care. Lawncare and landscaping businesses that are eco-friendly and practice sustainability are realizing real benefits including cost savings, new customers, and sales growth. Now more than ever consumers are using their purchasing power to push companies to be more sustainable.

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The Energy Act 2023: What it is, what it means and when it will take effect

Envirotec Magazine

Eleni Diamantopoulou is Practice Development Lawyer (Energy) at Womble Bond Dickinson. Eleni Diamantopoulou writes The Energy Act 2023 (the Act) is finally here. Energy Storage : The Act brings the missing clarity that was blocking investment by adding a clear definition for energy storage.

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Truth or Consequences

Low Carbon Prosperity

Last September, in an article titled “ Do Climate Commitment Act allowance prices get passed through to the pump? ” we established a fact-based, dependable baseline expectation for monitoring the price signal of the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) at the pump. To start 2024, it has been even lower: 20.6 So, what is the truth?

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What Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Gets Wrong About Heat Pumps

DeSmogBlog

A major cold snap led to record electricity usage in the Canadian province of Alberta over the weekend, culminating in demands from provincial utilities to limit consumption. The extreme cold and record-setting electrical consumption has reignited local debates about whether heat pumps are a viable option in the province.

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Amid a flood of solar applications, Maine seeks a more targeted approach

Renewable Energy World

This comes after the legislature in 2019 lifted project size limits for the state’s net metering program and implemented other policies that led to a crush of new project applications awaiting utility approval. Central Maine Power, the larger of Maine’s two investor-owned utilities, this year recorded annual peak demand of 1,810 megawatts.