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NESPAK-led JV wins award for three small hydropower plants in Uzbekistan

Pakistan’s NESPAK, in a joint venture with Turkey’s DOLSAR, has won a contract for the Sustainable Hydropower Project in Uzbekistan, which involves the installation of three small hydropower plants on the Aksu River. Dr. Tahir Masood, managing director of NESPAK, said the plants will have a total capacity of 24 MW and will be located in…
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Black & Veatch to assess feasibility of world’s largest green hydrogen plant

Black & Veatch announced today that it has been selected by Enegix Energy to perform feasibility studies central to the development of the world’s largest green hydrogen plant. When operational the Base One facility, in Ceará, Brazil could produce more than 600 million kilogrammes of green hydrogen annually. The highly ambitious new-build electrolysis facility will be powered…
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18 March 2021 0

New Yorkers now eligible for solar + storage systems from Swell in aggregated DER plan

Swell Energy this week announced the start of a residential solar plus storage program for homeowners in Queens, New York. The program will be deployed in partnership with Con Edison and aims to deliver 500-kW of capacity in the form of solar-powered home batteries to eligible customers creating an aggregated network of distributed energy resources.…
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18 March 2021 0

The KBO Breeze Is A Solid Ebike At A Value Price (CleanTechnica Review)

KBO Bikes burst onto the scene last year with a goal of delivering affordable electric bikes packed with function and after spending a few weeks with the Breeze, it is clear they succeeded. The KBO Breeze is a commuter bike that comes from the factory packed with useful features, accessories, and range that you’d expect…
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18 March 2021 0

2020 U.S. Power Report Card: Solar & Wind Getting High Scores

Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists. By Christian Tae It’s official: renewable resources surpassed coal in 2020 to become the third-largest source of electricity nationwide according to new government data. Continuing their promising trends from 2019, solar and wind energy again made strong gains across multiple states, accompanied by a steep reduction in total power sector pollution.…
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18 March 2021 0

Chuck Schumer Stalls Climate Overhaul of Flood Insurance Program

Senator Chuck Schumer is objecting to a plan that would raise costs for some of his constituents by bringing flood insurance rates in line with climate risks.


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Tesla China May Hold Giga Shanghai Factory Tours

Tesla China might offer Giga Shanghai factory tours to Tesla owners very soon. If they do, this will most likely be similar to the Fremont factory tour. This news comes from Twitter user Ray4Tesla who shared a screenshot of Grace Tao, Tesla China’s VP, confirming this. “Will have it. Being planned now,” Ray translated the…
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18 March 2021 0

Joe Biden: A Chance to Save the Day

By Tim Echols Georgia leaders from both parties recognize that the supply chain for electric vehicles needs to go through our state. However, one ruling, by a little-known federal agency, has put the country’s green-energy goals and nearly 6,000 Georgia jobs at risk. The good news is that President Biden, who visits our state on…
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18 March 2021 0

Hey, NTSB, Where’s The Evidence Tesla’s FSD Beta Is Dangerous?

Last week, it was revealed that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was asking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to crack down on ADAS systems, specifically calling Tesla out for the supposed dangers of the FSD Beta program. The letter (like many other Tesla FSD criticisms) is bogus. I was going to get…
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18 March 2021 0

Audi Gives Up On Combustion Engine Development — This Is Awesome

Audi is abandoning its development of combustion engines, Electrive reported. The article cited an interview that Audi’s CEO, Markus Duesmann held with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), where he confirmed that Audi is no longer developing internal combustion engines. This is great news! In the interview, Duesmann said, “We will no longer develop a new combustion…
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