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A beginner’s guide to the different types of heat pumps
Sep 19, 2023 · Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Canary thanks Lunar Energy for its support of the column. Heat pumps have been around since the 1850 s, but it’s only recently that they’ve started attracting so much buzz. ...
11 winners from the US’ $7B investment in 'clean… | Canary Media
Oct 18, 2023 · The Department of Energy laid down its bets Friday in the first phase of its effort to instigate an American clean-hydrogen economy. The agency selected seven regional winners of a collective $ 7 billion in funding allocated by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to get a series of “ hydrogen hubs” up and running. Now negotiations will begin to finalize the proposals.
One of the biggest battery recycling plants in the US ... - Canary …
Apr 10, 2023 · Getting rid of old batteries can be a hassle. But for recycling startup Ascend Elements, other people’s garbage is basically a gold mine, if not better.. The Massachusetts-based company opened a recycling plant in Covington, Georgia in late March that it says is the largest electric-vehicle battery recycling facility in North America.
Puerto Rico could soon build its biggest solar and… | Canary Media
Jul 22, 2024 · Utility-scale solar in Puerto Rico has just received an $ 861 million boost from the federal government. On Thursday, the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office announced a conditional commitment to finance new solar and battery storage facilities on the southern coast of the island. The two solar farms under the project are expected to provide 200 megawatts of solar capacity total ...
Chart: Which country dominates the solar supply chain?
Dec 23, 2022 · Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format.. China has deployed a little more than one-third of the solar photovoltaic capacity in the world, but it controls a much larger share of the solar supply chain, according to a report released earlier this year by the International Energy Agency.
Huge EV battery recycling facility comes online in Ohio
Aug 23, 2024 · The Inflation Reduction Act, the keystone of U.S. climate policy, includes additional provisions to incentivize domestic battery recycling, including the 45 X advanced manufacturing production tax credit. The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office has also made a $ 2 billion conditional loan commitment to Redwood Materials to build a $ 3. 5 billion lithium-ion battery recycling plant in ...
Chart: Which countries are leading the green hydrogen race?
Feb 2, 2024 · Sweden, which opened its largest electrolyzer facility last year, is up next, and fellow European Union members Germany and France also make the top 10.The EU has plans to “ produce 10 million tonnes and import 10 million tonnes” of “ renewable hydrogen” by 2030, and it has set ambitious targets to boost hydrogen use in industry and transport, positioning itself as a leader in demand ...
A small modular nuclear reactor just got - Canary Media
Jan 23, 2023 · NuScale Power, a pioneer in small nuclear reactors, cleared the ultimate U.S. regulatory hurdle in civilian advanced nuclear last week — and in doing so provided some hope for the long-heralded nuclear renaissance.. In a historic ruling, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission certified the design of NuScale’s 50-megawatt power module, the first small modular reactor and just the seventh reactor ...
Energy Storage News - Canary Media
Oct 7, 2024 · Energy storage solutions, including battery plants and long-duration storage systems, can make solar and wind energy available when it’s needed most.