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Horizon Europe’s future energy R&I to focus on European Green Deal

Smart Energy International

Clean and sustainable transition of energy and transport sectors towards climate neutrality R&I activities will develop more performant, safe, affordable, sustainable and circular battery technologies and other storage solutions according to sectoral needs.

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Big wins for renewable energy in the ‘Build Back Better’ bill

Renewable Energy World

For wind, solar, geothermal, landfill gas, and qualified hydropower projects commencing before 2032, the production tax credit provides a base credit rate of.5 1, 2027, with battery capacity greater than or equal to 40 kWh, and for vehicles with a battery capacity of no less than 50-kilowatt hours thereafter.

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Green goals for heavy industries in the energy transition

Renewable Energy World

Our emissions crisis is often defined in simplistic terms, often focusing on the more obvious carbon-intensive sectors of oil and gas production, shipping and aviation or the ‘carbon footprint’ of the individual. Wind, solar, hydropower or green hydrogen would radically and rapidly reduce the emissions impacts of steel.

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Global Briefing: Australian Government agrees to cap greenhouse gas emissions

Business Green

Wind and solar accounted for 14 per cent of US electricity, with hydropower accounting for six per cent, and geothermal sources just under one per cent. Aviation will become a larger proportion of emissions as other sectors abate, so the country will need to see true zero emission air travel that goes beyond combustion fuels.

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November 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Infrastructure | Corporate Buying Coalitions | NET Power

Clean Energy Trust

The First Movers Coalition is committing to buying volumes of climate friendly solutions in steel, trucking, shipping, and aviation. we’ve probably seen this the most in sustainable aviation fuels so far. We’ve talked about the action Stripe and Microsoft have taken to help jumpstart the market for verifiable carbon offsets.

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Solar, Wind Tax Credit Extensions and Energy R&D Package in Spending Bill Before Congress

GreenTechMedia

Geothermal energy research will get $850 million, and hydropower and marine power will get $933 million. Targets include multihour-duration distributed batteries and control systems to manage their interaction with the grid, plus long-duration storage technologies such as pumped hydro and compressed-air energy storage. Another $2.36

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Study Mission 3.0: Quebec: Airplane reading

Low Carbon Prosperity

This year’s rise is in response to reduced availability of hydropower generation and a corresponding increase in fossil fuel generation to meet demand. Things happening in Québec: Hydro-Québec posts record $4.56-billion million Energy sources Quebec: [link] 94% hydro, 5% wind, 0.7% biomass/geothermal 212.9 MMT CO2e in 2018 to 21.9