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B2U CEO: US second-life BESS can compete with ‘China price’
Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Freeman Hall, CEO of second-life BESS firm B2U Storage Solutions. Source: Energy Storage News.
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- Tesla files permit for Semi service center in Las Vegas as ramp begins
Tesla is preparing a dedicated Tesla Semi service center in Las Vegas, according to a new building permit filed with Clark County, Nevada. It’s one of the first concrete signs of the service network…
- Pre-COP draws attention to Pacific’s climate plight and 1.5C goal
After witnessing and hearing stories of Pacific islands’ vulnerability to climate change, senior climate officials have promised to strengthen efforts to limit global warming to 1.5C, despite an expected overshoot, and to help the…
- Monterey Bay area in California is investing in climate change resiliency and training a workforce
Colleges and universities in the area are teaching people skills like habitat restoration and piloting drones to monitor coastal changes. Source: Yale Climate Connections.
- The political climate for climate politics
15 books on the rise and rule of Trump, the oil barons, and the tech bros, and the political winds that could lead to their fall. Source: Yale Climate Connections.
- A new group to help US small towns lead the clean energy transition
As the mayor of tiny Enfield, North Carolina, Mondale Robinson has huge clean energy ambitions . Among them: building a solar farm to power the entire town of about 2,000, replacing the town’s decrepit…
- How a reluctant Iowa farming county undid a ban on battery storage
The soil in northwest Iowa is so fertile it’s referred to as “black gold.” “It’s incredibly rich, wonderful topsoil from thousands of years of silty deposits from the Missouri River,” said Luke Seaberg, a…
- Making Room for an Electricity Monitor
Adding circuit-level monitoring to a heat-pump subpanel required a separate enclosure, an additional breaker, and a lot more work than expected Source: Green Building Advisor.
- Australia: Eku Energy locks community deals for 2.76GWh Queensland BESS duo as Valo wins 1.6GWh contract
Eku Energy has signed CBAs with Gladstone Regional Council and Western Downs Regional Council for two BESS projects in Queensland. Source: Energy Storage News.
- Planning for EV charging site success: cable pulling considerations and CIC alternatives
Sponsored by Southwire. By Kevin Wahl, Lead Consulting Engineer, CableTechSupport Services, Southwire Company. Source: Charged EVs.
- Port of Helsingborg scores two new electric reach stackers from Kalmar
The world’s ports operators work in confined spaces, moving massively heavy loads with incredible precision in perilous conditions with razor-thin margins. It’s no wonder, then, that they’re moving to electric equipment – and the Port…
- Shore power dramatically cuts emissions at ports – but will anyone use it?
Portsmouth International Port has taken a huge step towards reducing the air pollution caused by idling marine engines with the launch of the UK’s first high-voltage, multi-berth shore power system that allows docked ships…
- 1 In 4 New Mercedes Cars Sold Last Quarter Had A Plug
Mercedes-Benz's EV sales skyrocketed in the third quarter, increasing 61% year-over-year. Source: InsideEVs.
- Australia says COP31 co-presidency will work on a cover decision
Australia and Türkiye have agreed to take forward a “presidency-led decision for COP31” after consulting with different countries and groups, Australia’s climate change and energy minister said on Wednesday at the pre-COP meeting in…
- She had unexplained blood pressure fluctuations and bouts of pneumonia. It took years to learn why
For years, North Carolina resident Tami McGraw struggled with unexplained medical problems. McGraw: “I kept getting sick. Source: Yale Climate Connections.
- Connecticut’s solar ambitions hit skepticism from a major utility
Connecticut is trying to clean up its grid with more solar energy. But a major utility’s reluctance to commit to buying power from some projects is raising questions about the prospects for success.
- California amps up pressure on grid buildouts that take too long
This is California Wire , a weekly newsletter from Jeff St. John on the state’s clean energy transition. Source: Canary Media.
