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Big battery splurge sets cracking pace for 2025, as wind and solar investment has best year since 2018

Renew Economy

The post Big battery splurge sets cracking pace for 2025, as wind and solar investment has best year since 2018 appeared first on RenewEconomy. New quarterly data details a flying start to what promises to be a big year for big battery investment, and the investment in wind and solar is also rebounding.

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Battery storage failure incident rate dropped 97% between 2018 and 2023

Energy Storage News

Battery storage failure incidents have dramatically decreased in frequency in the last few years, but the industry still needs to be more transparent and share data when incidents occur.

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How HP Inc. uses sustainability to drive commercial sales

GreenBiz

It first started trumpeting this information in 2018. For the past two fiscal years, HP Inc. has generated more than $1 billion in commercial business tied directly to sustainability considerations.

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California now has more than 13GW of battery storage

Energy Storage News

Installed battery storage capacity in California has grown from just 500MW in 2018 to more than 13,300MW at the latest count.

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Chemicals used in plastic food packaging linked to 10% of preterm births in 2018

Grist

A class of chemicals commonly used in plastic food containers and cosmetic products may have caused about 10 percent of the United States’ preterm births in 2018, according to a study from environmental health experts at New York University. Phthalate exposure is just one way the plastics industry externalizes harms.

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Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus is back

GreenBiz

After quietly dissipating in 2018, the bipartisan congressional committee is back and ready to reach across the aisle in regards to climate policy.

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Tata Steel UK and JCB sign MOU for supply of low-emissions ‘green’ steel

Envirotec Magazine

The firm claims many industry milestones, such as developing the first-ever electric mini-digger in 2018, creating the first hydrogen-powered machine in 2021 and ongoing expansion of its range of fully electric-powered equipment.