Sat.Sep 03, 2022

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All-Electric bZ4X Production Model Announced in Japan

Green Living Guy

Contribution to SDGs based on the concept of “home planet” As a leader in electrification, Toyota’s introduction of bZ4X represents the first of a global series of battery-electric vehicles to be introduced under the global “Toyota bZ” brand umbrella. Once the rubber hits the road, bZ4X will have a manufacturer-estimated range of up to 250 miles for XLE front-wheel drive models.

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The KJ Show Episode 14: California Dreamin'

Energy Central

Every week, I host 'The KJ Show,' which offers a mix of breaking news and practical advice on how the energy industry affects the consumer. During this fast-paced show, I combine weekly energy updates with conversations with leaders in the energy efficiency community. After each show, I'll share it here with the Energy Central Community in case you were.

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Edge computing algorithms to enhance overhead line inspections

Smart Energy International

eSmart Systems is partnering with AISPECO to develop edge computing algorithms for the improvement and automation of the image capture process for overhead line inspections. The company, which provides AI services and solutions for the inspection and maintenance of critical energy infrastructure, is partnering on the project with AISPECO, which manufactures advanced geo-spatial platforms.

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The long, leguminous quest to give crops nitrogen superpowers

Grist

This story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. If crops could feel envy, it’d be for legumes. Bean plants have a superpower. Or more accurately, they share one. They’ve developed symbiotic relationships with bacteria that process atmospheric nitrogen into a form that’s usable for those plants — an essential element for building their tissues, photosynthesizing, and generally staying healthy.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Collision Course: Automakers & Utilities in the EV Age

Energy Central

They've barely interacted for a century but will define each other's businesses. How can we avoid a nasty collision between automakers and electric utilities?

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Offshore Energies UK calls for offshore wind planning revamp

Business Green

Trade body warns UK's 50GW offshore wind goal is at risk if government does not speed up planning and permitting processes. The rate of offshore wind installations must double or even triple if the government is to meet its 2030 renewable energy targets, a new report from Offshore Energies UK has warned. The trade association, which was known as Oil and Gas UK until January this year, has published a study this morning detailing how half the offshore wind projects needed to reach the government'

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3-Year Review of Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+)

CleanTechnica

We’ve had our Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+) for a little more than 3 years. It’s sitting at 28,698 miles, or about 9,500 miles a year. (True, we’re not road warriors. Part of the low mileage compared to the US average is that the car hardly moved during the covid lockdowns. Part of […].

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A Roadmap to CCS Success

Energy Central

A critical Step by Step Approach is needed for Successful CCUS Project -Key learning from recent CCUS project was effort should be focused on Successful CCUS project, not just Permitting or regulatory approval. Other learnings are: A step by step apache from site screening to Site selection and then Site Characterization Managing uncertainty is key; range of subsurface.

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$750 Million Program To Strengthen Clean Energy Manufacturing & Recycling — Request For Information

CleanTechnica

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden–Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has announced a Request For Information (RFI) seeking public input for a new $750 million Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program. Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the program will support small and medium-sized manufacturers to produce or recycle clean […].

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Social Cost of Carbon 3X+ Higher

Energy Central

My inbox is blowing up - on the Friday before a long weekend, to boot - about the new story at the Washington Post that says researchers published in the journal Nature. It says that the social cost of carbon emissions is not $7/ton as used by the Trump administration, and not $51/ton as used by the Obama and Biden administration, but a whopping $185/ton.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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Wave Energy Converter Passes First Test, Now It’s Off To Oregon

CleanTechnica

The US wave energy startup CalWave is determined to solve the global warming crisis, one little blue box at a time.

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Six Days To Rivian Truck Raffle! Stunning Odds. Get The Keys THIS Friday! Only 700 Tickets Left.

CleanTechnica

Don’t Want A Rivian? Pick A Tesla Model S Plaid Instead. Enter Today. Support A Climate Nonprofit.

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Redwood Materials Ponders Location For European Battery Recycling Factory

CleanTechnica

Redwood Materials Is close to choosing a location for its first battery recycling factory in Europe. The cost of electricity will be a key factor.

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V2L Tech Proving That It Is No Longer Just A Nice To Have Feature For The Occasional Camping Trip

CleanTechnica

The Beauty of V2L, Urologist Performs Vasectomy Powered By A Rivian R1T Pickup! South Africa could finally get an EV with vehicle-to-load technology (V2L), the Kia EV6! I am very excited about this. A while ago, I had written about how South Africa, with all the load-shedding going on, really needs some EVs with V2L. […].

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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It’s The End Of The Car As We Know It, And We Feel Fine (With Video)

CleanTechnica

The Car is a new book by Bryan Aopleyard that charts the rise and fall of the private passenger car era in America.

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How Tesla Got the Jump on the Rest of the Auto Industry — Way Back in 2006

CleanTechnica

By James Morton Turner.

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Chinese Province of 9 Million+ to Ban Fossil Fuel Car Sales by 2030

CleanTechnica

It’s easy to pass over new policies on the city level or province level since cities and provinces are “small” relative to states and countries. That said, some are huge. The province of Hainan may not be a household name in the United States or Europe, but it is indeed a jurisdiction of more than […].

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U.S. DOE: $70 Million to Improve Supercomputer Model of Earth’s Climate System

CleanTechnica

The projects will be led by researchers at DOE’s Los Alamos National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory as well as the University of New Mexico.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?

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Ford F-150 Lightning’s Top Conquest Sales: Ram Pickup and Tesla Model 3 & Model X

CleanTechnica

The Ford F-150 Lightning is a hot new electric offering. However, while one would assume it would compete with the Tesla Cybertruck, I think that not many people would expect it to be competing with the Tesla Model 3, or even the Model X. Nonetheless, it ends up that those two Tesla models are two […].

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Clever Low-Cost Way To Improve & Increase Biking In The City

CleanTechnica

Electric vehicles are great, but there is no better transportation option than a bicycle. Bicycles provide much needed exercise (also saving emissions from a trip to the gym), are more energy efficient than any other vehicle (even an electric car), are enjoyable to ride (fun is permitted), and can save their rider an enormous amount […].

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Cruise Issues Robotaxi Recall (Software Recall) After Passenger Injured

CleanTechnica

Cruise, one of the first robotaxi companies in the world, has been operating in the San Francisco area for a couple of months. The service hasn’t always been smooth sailing, but there also hasn’t been any dramatically bad or concerning news. This past week, though, Cruise (which GM is the majority owner of) rolled out […].

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Polestar 6 Roadster Sells Out in One Week!

CleanTechnica

If the Polestar 6 stole your heart, you'd better get ready to steal someone else's reservation -- they're sold out!

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Round Two: Illinois Electric Motorcycle Rebate

CleanTechnica

Want some of that sweet, sweet incentive cash to go towards your new electric motorcycle? If you live in Illinois, we have great news!

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After Banning Gas Cars, California Tells EV Drivers to Hold Back on Charging

CleanTechnica

California says you should try to avoid charging your EV this weekend.