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New openings at Sun Light & Power

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Various positions | Sun Light & Power. Sun Light & Power drives the total adoption of clean energy by designing, building, maintaining, and advocating for clean energy solutions so future generations inherit a healthy planet. The mission of our System Performance team is to maximize the uptime of our customers’ Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal systems. We prefer leaders with solar industry experience including: .

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Plugging into electricity’s energy challenge

Envirotec Magazine

How is technology helping to address the challenges faced by power grids? According to the International Energy Agency, global electricity demand rose by more than 6% in 2021, the largest increase since the recovery from the financial crisis in 2010. Energy

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A new love story: Electric vehicles and the electric grid

GreenBiz

A new love story: Electric vehicles and the electric grid. In the accelerating push to electrify transportation, one big obstacle always comes up: The grid. How will the electrical grid handle so many vehicles charging at once? Transportation & Mobility.

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American Electric Power, Sempra launch sustainable finance frameworks

Renewable Energy World

American Electric Power – operator of the nation’s largest electricity transmission system – announced on Monday the launch of a Sustainable Finance Framework (SFF) to support the funding of social and environmental projects.

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Electric dreams: Innovators step up at the Scottish Green Energy Awards in Edinburgh

Envirotec Magazine

The UK’s first all-electric intercity bus service drove off with a top prize at the Scottish Green Energy Awards on 1 December. Best Community Project Award, sponsored by Scottish Power Renewables: Aros An Rubha for Revitalisation of the Former Knock School.

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The Carmaker Putting Solar Panels on Its Electric Vehicles

GreenTechMedia

A German startup aims to sell a self-charging electric car covered in solar panels from 2022 after raising nearly $60 million in a recent 50-day crowdfunding campaign. But the most innovative feature is the presence of 248 solar cells spread across the outside of the car.

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A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis

Renewable Energy World

Then, beginning around 2009, first wind turbines and then solar photovoltaic panels decreased enough in cost to become competitive in electricity markets. will need to nearly triple its 2020 growth rate for the grid to be 80% powered by clean energy by 2030. (As

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Most innovative energy start-ups recognised in German awards

Envirotec Magazine

The winners of the 2023 Start Up Energy Transition Award are: Clean Energy & Storage Energy Dome S.p.A., The battery is based on a thermodynamic process that uses CO 2 to store electricity cost-effectively.

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Multi-array solar project directly powers interstate commuter train

Solar Power World

The PATCO Speedline is a 15-mile-long high-speed commuter train responsible for transporting millions of people between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden County, New Jersey, annually. A robust behind-the-meter solar portfolio is responsible for most of that power.

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Utilities must educate customers about their power to curb climate change

Renewable Energy World

The renewable energy industry and utilities have a unique opportunity to educate consumers about how that buying power can turn into climate action. Read more: The automated vessel designed to transport electricity from offshore wind farms to shore.

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10 reasons to reject NEM 3.0 in California

Renewable Energy World

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) postponed oral arguments on its proposed revisions to the state’s Net Energy Metering (NEM) rules, likely delaying a vote on the draft beyond the current January 27 date. Now consider D, a solar customer who pays $50 a month.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

I’ve known Mark for over ten years, even before I learned of his audacious roadmap for powering New York state with 100% renewable energy. states to be mapped for renewable energy by Mark and his team of students at Stanford University (see Mark’s abbreviated bio, below).

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Major Climate Bill Recommits Massachusetts to Climate Goals

Energy and Cleantech Council

The 2050 goal itself had already been adopted by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs under preexisting law. Not surprisingly, many of the levers the new act pulls are embedded within familiar state energy policies. The act makes several changes to net metering.

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Transportation hub in Sweden has a futuristic, floating solar roof

AGreenLiving

The “floating” solar roof in Sweden’s Västerås Travel Center may be just an illusion, but the power it generates is entirely real. Flow for public transportation and for the traveler, but also for the as shortcuts for the citizens of Vesterås.

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Solar panels may become mandatory on all new buildings in Europe

Envirotec Magazine

The European Commission announced on 18 May that it plans to make the installation of solar panels mandatory for all new public, commercial and residential buildings in the EU. Investors may now be wondering whether it is an ideal time to look to the solar industry. ” Solar

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Highlights from the J.D. Power Utility Client Conference: Bringing A Focused Approach to Our Clean Energy Future

Bidgely

Watch Bidgely CEO Abhay Gupta’s presentation from the JD Power Utility Conference to learn more about how Bidgely is able to help utilities partner with customers on our collective clean energy journey. Electric Vehicle Adoption is Opening Up New Customer Engagement Opportunities.

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HydrogenPro to supply Mitsubishi Power with electrolyzer systems

Renewable Energy World

Mitsubishi Power inked an agreement with HydrogenPro for the delivery of 40 electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen for power generation, transportation and industrial uses. That single stack system will have a capacity of 1100 normal cubic meters per hour.

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Rush to clean energy prompts demand for ammonia analysers

Envirotec Magazine

The global stampede to develop clean energy sources has prompted a demand for ammonia analysers from the developers of engines that will be capable of using ammonia as a fuel. The two predominant sources of renewable energy are wind and solar.

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New Oregon Energy Policy Simulator Modeling Shows Major Benefits Of Accelerating Climate Policies

Energy Innovation

This week, Energy Innovation launched the Oregon Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) , our newest state-specific, open-source, peer-reviewed, and nonpartisan model that estimates the environmental, economic, and public health impacts of hundreds of climate and energy policies.

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DISTRIBUTECH International announces Host Utility, partnerships to support navigation of the energy transition

Renewable Energy World

DISTRIBUTECH will be co-located for the first time with POWERGEN International, the world’s largest power generation event. SECC will also host a co-located event around Smart Energy and Consumers. CESA is the definitive voice of energy storage in California.

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DSM and Lightyear join forces on integrated solar roofs for EVs

Charged

Lightyear and Royal DSM have signed an agreement to jointly scale the commercialization of Lightyear’s solar-powered roof for the EV market. The companies are teaming up to assess the market, starting with pilot projects for customers from the automotive and public transport sectors.

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Renewables set to gain as 3 initiatives advance clean energy goals in Wales

Renewable Energy World

Design and installation of the first off-grid solar PV system, installation of the first 10-metre-high wind monitoring masts and the world’s first solar powered vaccine refrigeration system for use in developing nations. Welsh tidal energy. Solar

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Should California Link Electricity Bills to Customer Incomes?

GreenTechMedia

California already has some of the highest electricity rates in the country. Those costs could rise even faster over the next decade, as utilities harden their grids against wildfires, grow their share of net-metered rooftop solar, and add other costs being passed through to utility customers.

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Unlocking the value of energy communities

Renewable Energy World

Local community solar projects enhanced by one-stop shop digital systems are set to play a crucial role in the global energy transition. The History of Civilization is in many ways the History of Energy. Energy and history are thus deeply intertwined. Solar

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Strategies for reducing the fossil-fuel impact of electric vehicles

Renewable Energy World

The impact of electric transportation on pollution and reduced carbon emissions and fossil-fuel consumption is complicated. On the one hand, well-designed electric vehicles (EVs) use much less energy per mile than conventionally-fueled vehicles. Contributed by Philip T.

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How Geothermal Energy Might Be the Answer to Energy Eating Heatwaves

GreenTech Gazette

But some experts claim that unprecedented “extended heatwaves” are causing significant strain on the nation’s aging energy grid. This also places enormous pressure on America’s fragile electricity grid and forces you to consider renewable energy solutions.

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Electrical Engineer/Product Manager – Energy Services

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Electrical Engineer/Product Manager – Energy Services | Chanje Energy, Inc. Chanje is a California-based OEM delivering medium duty electric vehicles and turnkey energy infrastructure for the last mile industry. We are focused on creating sustainable solutions that improve how companies move people and packages from transportation hubs to their final destinations. Our opportunity is bigger than simply replacing fossil fuel vehicles with electric.

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Electrical Engineer/Product Manager – Energy Services

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Electrical Engineer/Product Manager – Energy Services | Chanje Energy, Inc. Chanje is a California-based OEM delivering medium duty electric vehicles and turnkey energy infrastructure for the last mile industry. We are focused on creating sustainable solutions that improve how companies move people and packages from transportation hubs to their final destinations. Our opportunity is bigger than simply replacing fossil fuel vehicles with electric.

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Think tank outlines possible clean energy industrial strategy for the UK

Envirotec Magazine

Accelerating the build-out of clean energy will reduce costs and make the UK more secure, write Josh Freed and Isabelle Chan of US think tank Third Way, which released a new policy paper on the topic on 29 September. Industrial strategy is useful because the world is moving to clean energy.

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Government and private funding – we need both for the energy transition

Renewable Energy World

Despite COVID-19 and the economic downturn, clean energy investment did surprisingly well in the United States last year. billion on deployment of low-carbon technology in 2020, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance ( BNEF ). Think procurement of clean energy for federal facilities.

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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. The laws mostly paved the way for new solar generation development.

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Energy Provisions In The Inflation Reduction Act

R-Squared Energy

Let’s discuss the energy provisions in the bill. Before reading through the bill, I like to get a feel for the kinds of energy programs it addresses. For example, a big part of our energy policy over the past decade has been ramping up the nation’s biofuel programs. The bill provides direct consumer incentives to buy energy efficient and electric appliances, clean vehicles, rooftop-solar systems, and invests in home energy efficiency.

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Kansas City’s new airport terminal celebrates sustainability in a big way

Greenability Magazine

The project met sustainability benchmarks for energy efficiency, water conservation, material selection, waste reduction, and more to achieve the Leadership in Energy and Design (LEED) certification. “The Electric Vehicles KCI is now the first U.S.

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Solar Commercial Project Developer

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Solar Commercial Project Developer | Sun Light & Power | Berkeley, CA. Company Profile: For over 44 years, Sun Light & Power (SLP), based in Berkeley, CA, has provided industry leading solar energy and storage solutions for commercial and residential customers throughout California. Sun Light & Power has gained a reputation for quality, safety and B-Corporation values, by transitioning to 100% collaborative employee-ownership.

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Opens Positions at Amply Power

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Various Positions | Amply Power | Mountain View, CA. Amply Power is looking to fill the following positions: 1. We are building the next level of charging as a service, taking complete ownership and control of the charging infrastructure, the scheduling of the vehicles, the cloud platform and the utility meter – in order to provide the highest availability and resilience in the market. We offer our customers a per mile driven usage rate.

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Which will be the First Hydrogen-Powered Inland Vessel in Rotterdam?

Mr. Sustainability

The race is on for the first hydrogen-powered inland vessel in Rotterdam! Harm Lenten is captain of the MS Antonie, a diesel-powered cargo ship between Delfzijl and the Rotterdam Botlek. Now it is time for a hydrogen-powered vessel. The container ship, 110 meters long and 11.45

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Open Positions at AMPLY Power

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Various Positions | AMPLY Power. AMPLY Power is looking to fill the following roles: Director of Marketing. Amply Power is a clean energy technology company going after an emerging $100B market opportunity. We serve public sector and commercial businesses with fleet vehicles – electric buses, trucks, and passenger fleets. Familiarity with industries including EV charging space, solar, energy, sustainability, utility, renewables, and emerging associated trends.

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Which will be the First Hydrogen-Powered Inland Vessel in Rotterdam?

Mr. Sustainability

The race is on for the first hydrogen-powered inland vessel in Rotterdam! Harm Lenten is captain of the MS Antonie, a diesel-powered cargo ship between Delfzijl and the Rotterdam Botlek. Now it is time for a hydrogen-powered vessel. The container ship, 110 meters long and 11.45

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Rethinking Sustainability

Green Technology

Now, battery power adds another facet to our sustainability story. The next steps for powering offices and office equipment are both practical and meaningful for the way businesses impact the electrical grid. Generate power in a distant location.

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The Energy Transition Principles (ETPs)

Mr. Sustainability

It was during a “CO2 Conference” in Rotterdam and I was listening to a presentation about “the Energy Transition”. Every single one of them stated that the energy transition is difficult. The complexity of the energy transition is enormous.” Are we not simply pretending that the energy transition is difficult, because we simply do not want to transition as it hurts our current business models? And what does “Final Energy” mean? That is all we use energy for.

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Natel Energy announces $20 million funding to further deploy Restoration Hydro Turbine

Renewable Energy World

Natel Energy announced a $20 million funding round, led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and supported by Chevron Technology Ventures, to build momentum in deploying its flagship product, the Restoration Hydro Turbine (RHT). “As

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The Energy Transition Principles

Mr. Sustainability

The fundamental incentives to create a sustainable world by self-organizing behavior are electrification of final energy, energy mortgage and the Turntoo Model. It was during a “CO2 Conference” in Rotterdam and I was listening to a presentation about “the Energy Transition”. Every single one of them stated that the energy transition is difficult. The complexity of the energy transition is enormous.” And what does “Final Energy” mean?

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The Energy Transition Principles

Mr. Sustainability

The fundamental incentives to create a sustainable world by self-organizing behavior are electrification of final energy, energy mortgage and the Turntoo Model. It was during a “CO2 Conference” in Rotterdam and I was listening to a presentation about “the Energy Transition”. Every single one of them stated that the energy transition is difficult. The complexity of the energy transition is enormous.” And what does “Final Energy” mean?