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REE Automotive Debuts P7-B, An Electric Class 3 Box Truck

REE Automotive Ltd., an automotive technology company and provider of electric vehicle (EV) platforms, has announced P7-B, a class 3 box truck built on a P7 cab chassis, following intensive customer evaluations at REE’s UK Engineering Center. The new P7-B is part of a fleet of vehicles available to prospective customers to evaluate, test, and experience the unique agility, performance, and design enabled by REE’s novel REEcorner x-by-wire technology.

NineDot Energy Launches Community-Scale Bronx Battery Energy Storage Site

NineDot Energy, a leading developer of community-scale clean energy projects backed by global investment firm Carlyle, unveiled its first battery energy storage site in the Bronx, New York City. With a 3.08 MW (megawatts)/12.32 MWh (megawatt-hours) Tesla Megapack system, a solar canopy, and infrastructure ready for bi-directional electric vehicle chargers, this NineDot Energy site is a model for how to develop future urban clean energy projects. 

Experts Optimistic About Converting Coal Plants to Production Of Geothermal Energy

As the world moves away from fossil fuels in the battle against climate change, could coal plants be repurposed to produce renewable geothermal energy? Panelists addressing the topic at PIVOT2022, a recent weeklong geothermal conference, were excited about that potential, citing the number of enabling technologies that are coming online and the escalating interest in the heat beneath our feet.

Forto and Hapag-Lloyd Partner to Deliver Biofuel Alternative for Customers

Through a new partnership with Hapag-Lloyd, a leading global liner shipping company, Forto has launched a biofuel program for ocean shipping customers who seek to reduce their transport emissions. Customers booking full container load (FCL) sea freight shipments with Forto can now add the use of advanced biofuel to their bookings, effectively reducing 100% of their transport’s greenhouse gas emissions. As Hapag-Lloyd has extended their biofuel strategy to work with selected key partners, Forto has delivered the first customer in Hapag-Lloyd’s biofuel program.

Weltec Biopower Presents its Biogas Technologies at International Biomass Expo

For the first time Weltec Biopower will exhibit at the International Biomass Expo at the Makuhari Messe near Tokyo. From August 31 to September 2, 2022, the manufacturer will present its proven plant technologies, services and processes for the energetic utilization of biogas from sewage sludge, waste and agricultural residues to the trade public there. Together with its Japanese partner Katonoki, the German biogas specialist will be represented at stand 17-53.

UK Government Provides £3.3 Million in Funding to Miscanthus Upscaling Project

A project to facilitate more planting of the perennial bioenergy crop, Miscanthus, has been awarded over £3.3 million in funding through the second phase of the government’s Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Program, to contribute to 2050 net zero targets.

Western Australia's First Commercial-Scale Green Hydrogen Powers Ahead

Infinite Green Energy has made significant progress in delivering Western Australia’s first commercial-scale renewable hydrogen, including a hydrogen refueling station, at its MEG HP1 project in Northam. 

Programs Making Solar Available to Low-Income Communities

With several factors impacting the cost of utilities, groceries and other household essentials, saving money has become the top priority for homeowners across the United States. 

NREL Releases Comprehensive Databases of Local Ordinances for Siting Wind and Solar Projects

State and local zoning laws and ordinances influence how and where wind and solar energy projects can be sited and deployed—which can have a measurable impact on U.S. renewable energy resource potential. For example, previous National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) research found that total U.S. wind energy technical potential is seven times greater under the least restrictive siting regimes as compared to the most restrictive siting regimes.

Network Rail Signs Solar Power Agreement with EDF Renewables UK

In another stride towards a greener, more sustainable railway for Britain, Network Rail has signed an agreement with EDF Renewables UK which will see enough solar energy to power 20,000 homes used in offices, depots and railway stations across the country.

MIT Unveils Method to Boost Wind Farms’ Energy Output, Without New Equipment

Virtually all wind turbines, which produce more than 5 percent of the world’s electricity, are controlled as if they were individual, free-standing units. In fact, the vast majority are part of larger wind farm installations involving dozens or even hundreds of turbines, whose wakes can affect each other.

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