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Alfa Chemistry Launches Testing Services on Toys, Semiconductor Materials, and Plastic Films
Material testing is a way to examine the exact chemical composition of samples, which has become increasingly important and often serves as a strategy for failure identification while in use. Alfa Chemistry, a chemical product and service provider, has been conducting analytical testing for various materials utilizing its advanced research laboratory. Earlier this month, the company finally ...
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Kohler Co. Celebrates 150 Years of Bold Moves, Creativity, and Impact
Kohler Co., founded in 1873, has forged a legacy of creating industry-transforming innovations for kitchen and bath spaces, energy resiliency products, luxury hospitality experiences, and major championship golf. Creativity and leading-edge design are the heart and soul of the KOHLER brand ethos and mission of gracious living. Kohler’s teams of bold creators around the world are the ...
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Uk Electricity Generation To Be Fossil Fuel Free By 2035?
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, stated that removing gas as a power source will help protect against price surges (during Conservative conference).Johnson has also confirmed plans to eliminate fossil fuels from the UK’s electricity generation process by 2035.The UK generated 43% of its electricity from renewable sources in 2020 but gas-fired power plants still account for a significant ...
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Carbon Robotics Closes $27 Million in Series B Financing Round Led By Anthos Capital
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carbon Robotics, an agriculture robotics company, today announced it secured $27 million in Series B financing from Anthos Capital, Ignition Partners, Fuse Venture Capital, Voyager Capital, Bolt and Liquid2 Ventures to accelerate the company's growth. The funding will be used to scale production of the company’s products, grow its engineering team, establish ...
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Sunrun and PG&E Collaborate on Residential Battery-Powered Virtual Power Plant
Following a year of record-high summer temperatures in California, Sunrun and Pacific Gas and Electric Company this week (Feb 6) launched an innovative energy reliability program to provide meaningful and flexible support from residential solar and battery systems during the state's hottest months, when demand for energy is highest and energy supplies are tighter. Through the Energy Efficiency ...
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Duke Energy to Help Customers Go 100% Renewable
Duke Energy has proposed a major expansion to its Green Source Advantage (GSA) program, giving customers the option to supplement their power usage with 100% renewable power – and the ability to pair renewable projects with energy storage. Details for the GSA Choice program were outlined in a filing with the North Carolina Utilities Commission. “Many of our large business customers seek ...
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Northern Illinois Families and Businesses Experienced Record Electric Reliability in 2022
Investments in the power grid continued to pay reliability dividends for ComEd customers as the electric company delivered record reliability in 2022. Since grid improvements began in 2011, overall reliability has improved more than 80 percent. In that time, ComEd has avoided more than 19 million power outages for customers, saving more than $3.3 billion in outage-related costs. In 2022, 85 ...
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Form Energy Partners with Xcel Energy on Two Multi-day Energy Storage Projects
Form Energy, Inc., an American technology company developing and commercializing a new class of multi-day energy storage systems, announced this week (Jan 26) that it has entered into definitive agreements with Xcel Energy to deploy its iron-air battery systems at two of Xcel Energy's retiring coal plant sites. The storage technology will allow Xcel Energy to integrate more low-cost, renewable ...
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DOE Releases New National Requirements for Zero Energy Ready Single-Family Homes
DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program in EERE's Building Technologies Office (BTO) has released Version 2 of its national program requirements for single-family homes (ZERH V2), the most significant overhaul of DOE's energy and environmental performance benchmarks in history. Since 2013, the DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes program has consistently set the federal government's highest standards ...
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DOE Analysis Highlights Opportunities to Expand Clean, Affordable Geothermal Power
The U.S. Department of Energy this week released a new analysis quantifying the potential of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) as a widespread renewable energy option in the United States. Prepared by DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Enhanced Geothermal Shot Analysis for the Geothermal Technologies Office finds that the goal of significantly expanding EGS deployment by ...
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CPower Signs United Nations-Led 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact
CPower Energy, a national leader in unlocking the power of customer Distributed Energy Resources, this week (Jan 24) announced it has joined the 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact. The 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact is an ambitious effort coordinated by the United Nations, Sustainable Energy for All, and a growing list of signatories from companies, organizations, and governments around the world ...
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First-of-its-kind Cross-Collaborative Study Highlights Momentum for Geothermal Energy in Texas
After a multi-year, multi-disciplinary, cross-collaborative effort, researchers at five Texas universities, the University Lands Office, and the International Energy Agency published a landmark study, "The Future of Geothermal in Texas: The Coming Century of Growth & Prosperity in the Lone Star State." Collaborators include researchers from multiple research institutions across the State, ...
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CPower Signs United Nations-Led 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact
Company Commits to Helping Decarbonize the Grid by Maximizing the Value of its Customers Distributed Energy Resources Through a Customer-Powered Grid™ CPower Energy (“CPower”), the national leader in unlocking the power of customer Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), today announced it has joined the 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact. The 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact is an ...
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Rivian and Clearloop Celebrate New EV Charging Site Powered by 100% Renewable Energy in Tennessee
Rivian, an American builder of all-electric trucks, SUVs and commercial vehicles, and Clearloop, a carbon solutions platform helping to expand access to clean energy in the American communities that can benefit the most, held a "first charge" event this week (Jan 20) to unveil Rivian's new Waypoints electric vehicle charging site in Paris, Tennessee. This event follows Clearloop and Rivian's ...
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DOE and FEMA Release One-Year Progress Report on Joint Effort to Modernize Puerto Rico's Grid
The U.S. Department of Energy and the Federal Emergency Management Agency this week (Jan 23) released a one-year progress report for the Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable (PR100) Study. PR100, which launched in February 2022 with funding from FEMA, is a two-year study designed to help inform infrastructure investments that will provide Puerto Rico with clean, reliable, ...
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U.S. Department of Energy Launches $50 Million Program to Help Communities Meet Clean Energy Goals
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (Jan 18) launched a new up to $50 million program to help communities across the country transition to clean energy systems that are reliable, affordable, equitable, and reflective of local priorities. The Clean Energy to Communities program (C2C) will connect local governments, electric utilities, community-based groups, and others with the innovative ...
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Portland General Electric Partners with Expeto to Accelerate Grid Modernization
Expeto, Inc., which enables enterprise networking over private and public mobile networks, this week (Jan 11) announced a partnership with Portland General Electric (PGE) to accelerate grid modernization and renewable energy outcomes. The fully integrated energy company with operations across Oregon has chosen Expeto's NeXtworking platform for its commercial private wireless network deployment. ...
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Powering the Future: NREL Research Finds Opportunities for Breakthrough Battery Designs
In the 200 years after its invention, the extraordinary battery has undergone significant evolutions to meet modern applications. These self-contained energy sources are key to our increasingly connected society, powering our communication and transportation networks. With the shift to renewable energy, a new era of electrification is on the horizon, supported in large part by the breakthrough ...
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Evergy Seeks to Add Generation Resources
This week (Jan18) Evergy issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for generation resources to serve its customers. The all-source RFP solicits bids for Evergy’s purchase or contracting of up to 1,240 megawatts of energy resources that will be in service by 2026. The RFP is Evergy’s first since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Any savings achieved as part of the federal incentives would ...
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ComEd Issues Multi-Year Plans to Advance Region's Economic, Climate and Equity Goals
ComEd this week (Jan 17) filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) multi-year grid and rate plans that are designed to strengthen the region's infrastructure and economy and increase access to the benefits of clean energy and decarbonization under the state's Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA). The plans also are intended to ensure that the electric grid remains reliable and resilient ...
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