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Shell plans to invest $10-$15 billion across 2023-2025 to support the development of low-carbon energy solutions including e-mobility, low-carbon fuels, renewable power generation, hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage.

Shell building 100MW electrolyzer to generate 97,000 pounds hydrogen daily

Virginia Beach, VA

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!. Dominion Energy remains on target to install between 70–100 monopile foundations by end of October. Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind remains on budget and on schedule to complete construction in late 2026. More than...

Dominion Energy Hits Milestone in Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Construction — Installation of 50th Monopile Foundation

With the proliferation of solar panels and wind turbines an unusual phenomenon is becoming more and more frequent: wholesale electricity prices turn negative. Prices turn negative on the spot wholesale electricity market when production is strong while demand is weak.

Renewables overproduction turns electricity prices negative

Georgia State

Cartersville, GA

The Independent

 The federal government is making its first loan to a crystalline silicon solar plant, loaning $1.45 billion to support a South Korean company's bid to build up key parts of the solar supply chain inside the United States.The loan from the U.S. Energy Department, announced Thursday, will be key to funding a $2.2 billion complex that Qcells, a unit of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, is building. The company plans to take polysilicon refined in Washington state and make ingots, wafers and solar cells — the building blocks of finished solar modules — in Cartersville, Georgia, northwest of Atlanta.President Joe...

US government will loan $1.45 billion to help a South Korean firm build a solar plant in Georgia

Texas State

Elevate Renewables™ is a national renewable energy development company focused on strategically deploying battery energy storage electric resources to decarbonize existing fossil-fuel-powered... The growing fleet of big batteries in Texas has stepped in to the market after another “always on” baseload power generator tripped in the middle of the...

Batteries Step in as Coal Plant Trips Amid Heatwave and Near Record Demand in Texas

Walmart isn't alone in investing in zero-emissions vehicles like hydrogen fuel cell and electric battery powered vehicles. When it comes to electrifying the commercial shipping sector, Walmart is walking the walk by deploying an electric semitruck powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. Walmart Canada has plans to reach a 100%...

Walmart makes history with game-changing decision about its fleet of delivery vehicles: 'A major milestone'

SunPower was originally going to be GM's installer for home energy storage systems. A decade ago SunPower was the most popular choice amongst companies for solar installations. Solar company SunPower, which was once set to be the designated installer for General Motors home energy storage systems, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S.

SunPower files bankruptcy, was to be GM's Ultium Energy home installer

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

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NewsNinja

"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

BGR.com

More and more people are buying electric cars or considering one as their next purchase, but EVs do have a problem: the battery. The range for most cars isn’t where manufacturers and consumers would want it to be. Also, charging times can differ in speed, which can be a problem depending on what sort of trips you’re taking.
Then there’s the actual battery health to consider, as the battery will degrade in time, requiring an expensive replacement. That’s assuming buyers won’t rather buy a brand-new EV car.
The lifespan of an electric car’s battery also opens up environmental concerns. Ideally, that EV...

EV batteries with a 600-mile range and fast charging speeds are coming

Those working at the Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, can reach it by train, strictly electric. The Giga Train, although not built directly by Tesla, has just been inaugurated and connects the station in Erkner (a town of 11,970 inhabitants in Brandenburg) to what is now called Tesla Süd.

Tesla's electric train is up and running

TIME

SunPower, of the nation's leading solar installers, is no longer selling leases:

A Big Solar Company May Be Collapsing

One of the main sticking points to the wider adoption of electric vehicles in the United States and beyond is the high cost of a new EV. According to Kelley Blue Book, the average transaction price of a new combustion car in the U.S. in June was $48,644, while new EVs had an average MSRP of $56,371.

EVs May Get Cheaper Than Gas Cars As Early As Next Year. Here’s Why

An 8.6 MWh battery pack consisting of secondhand batteries powered a soccer game in the Dutch national league using sustainable energy.

Dutch soccer match entirely run on wind and solar power in a historic first

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

We're in the middle of a massive summer heatwave -- Monday, July 22 was the hottest day in recorded history, and Tuesday almost beat that record. All that summer heat leads to more air conditioning -- and higher electricity bills. If you're trying to save money on your utility bills...

Want to Cut Your Energy Bills by 10 Percent? Set Your Thermostat to These Temperatures

North Carolina State

Winston-salem, NC

Town Talks

A North Carolina restaurant serves fried chicken in a “spicy, savory” sauce — and fans can’t get enough. So much so, the restaurant now ranks as the state’s No. 1 place to eat fried chicken.

Best fried chicken in North Carolina is at this restaurant, Yelp says. Why it’s No. 1

The Guardian

Drax received £22bn in subsidies despite being UK’s largest emitter in 2023, though company rejects ‘flawed’ research

Biomass power station produced four times emissions of UK coal plant, says report

Editor's Note: This article is part of Area Development's Auto/Aero Special Coverage for Q3 2024. It was commissioned and edited by editor Dennis Cuneo who served as guest editor for the special coverage. A key variable in finding a suitable site for an electric vehicle battery plant is the availability of electric power. A battery cell factory may require more than 200 megawatts of electricity, enough to power a small city. As noted in a recent Washington Post article, AI and the boom in clean tech manufacturing are pushing America’s power grid to the brink.

The Challenge of Securing Sufficient Electrical Power for Battery Cell Plants

Oregon State

Choosing a company that sells clean energy … can result in even lower electric bills and less polluted air — a win-win for you and the planet. Electricity prices are soaring in many areas, but if you live in a state with a deregulated energy market, you could find some relief by switching to a cheaper utility provider. Choosing your energy supplier is one of the best ways to save money while contributing to a healthier environment.

As energy prices go up, here's how to ditch your expensive provider

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U.S. Wind Generation Hit Record in April, Beat Coal!

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U.S. Wind Generation Hit Record in April, Beat Coal!

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