Mercedes-Benz will use the new plant to provide batteries for its EQE and EQS SUVs, which will be built at the nearby Tuscaloosa factory. Mercedes-Benz has opened a new battery factory in Bibb County, Alabama. It will assemble lithium-ion battery packs for the EQE and EQS SUVs, both of which will be built nearby at... Continue Reading →
An ambitious target of using hydrogen to partly power homes in the UK within three years has been set by the National Grid, the BBC has learned. On the east coast of Scotland, a small neighbourhood is playing a key role in this energy revolution. From next year, about 300 homes in Buckhaven, and Methil,... Continue Reading →
The neighbourhood leading a green energy revolution
Joe Biden Could Damage Putin Badly--and He Doesn't Have to Ask Joe Manchin It’s amazing to watch people across the planet rallying to the defense of brave Ukraine—choirs singing outside Russian embassies, soccer teams refusing to play Russian teams. And it’s wonderful to watch governments rise to the occasion: shutting off airspace to Russian airplanes,... Continue Reading →
Heat Pumps for Peace and Freedom
Strongly suggest giving this one a listen as Bill McKibben shares some viable Climate Adaptation updates... [...] We're joined today by the great environmental author, journalist and activist BILL MCKIBBEN of 350.org and ThirdAct.org to discuss the plan he recently spelled out in one of his "The Crucial Years" newsletters. It's based on an effort... Continue Reading →
This Machine Fights Fascism: ‘Heat Pumps for Peace and Freedom!’
Solar-powered electronics are one step closer to becoming an everyday part of our lives thanks to a “radical” new scientific breakthrough. In 2017, scientists at a Swedish university created an energy system that makes it possible to capture and store solar energy for up to 18 years, releasing it as heat when needed. Now the... Continue Reading →
Solar energy can now be stored for up to 18 years , say scientists
To most people, a solar farm or a geothermal plant is simply a power producer. Scientists and engineers see far more potential. They envision offshore wind turbines capturing and storing carbon beneath the sea, and geothermal plants producing essential metals for powering electric vehicles. Electric vehicle batteries, too, can be transformed to power homes, saving... Continue Reading →
These energy innovations could transform how we mitigate climate change, and save money in the process
Experts say criticism of oil and gas’s ‘climate-blocking activities’ cut from final draft, reflective of industry’s power and influence The fossil fuel industry and its influence over policy was the major elephant in the room looming over the release of the third and final report, out this week, from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,... Continue Reading →
IPCC: We can tackle climate change if big oil gets out of the way
The truth about hydrogen
Some say it's the fuel of the future that will soon power large parts of our economies. Others say it's just a hoax propagated by the oil and gas industry. But either way, EVERYONE in the energy world is talking about hydrogen. Can it really help us get to net zero? Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Camera:... Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden invoked the Defense Production Act on Thursday as part of his larger effort to accelerate the transition of the United States to renewable energy and drastically reduce the nation’s carbon emissions by the end of the decade. The Cold War-era law provides serious financial incentives for companies to develop a domestic supply... Continue Reading →
April 1, 2022 Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Boost Renewables
The skyrocketing cost of fire insurance foreshadows a larger confrontation over so-called managed retreat. If America wants to fight climate change—or enjoy the benefits of a modern economy—it must get much better at building electricity transmission. Yikes. A terrible thing happened to me recently. I started to care about electricity-transmission policy. In energy circles, the... Continue Reading →
Unfortunately, I Care About Power Lines Now
Key Points Swedish energy firm Vattenfall has been given a permit to build the project in the Netherlands. The idea of deploying solar panels on farmland has been around for many years. Swedish energy firm Vattenfall has been given a permit to build a project in the Netherlands that plans to combine solar power with... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 