Building & Transportation Electrification
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Novonix secures $755M DOE loan for Tennessee synthetic graphite facility
The company has signed battery material supply deals with Panasonic Energy, Stellantis and PowerCo from an existing facility in Chattanooga.
By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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GM, ChargePoint partner to deploy 500 ultra-fast EV chargers
The chargers will support electric vehicles equipped with either CCS or NACS charging ports without the need for an adapter.
By Eric Walz • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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TrendlineBuilding Electrification
Decarbonization goals are spurring building electrication efforts across the U.S. While the use of heat pumps and other technologies is expanding, some policies are facing legal challenges.
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StarPlus Energy finalizes $7.5B DOE loan for two battery plants in Indiana
The Stellantis and Samsung SDI joint venture will produce enough batteries to power 670,000 electric vehicles annually.
By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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Stellantis, Zeta Energy ink deal to develop lithium-sulfur EV batteries
Zeta Energy's lithium-sulfur batteries do not require critical raw materials, such as cobalt, nickel manganese or graphite.
By Eric Walz • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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DOE closes on $9.6B loan to Ford’s BlueOval SK battery joint venture
The funds will finance construction of up to three electric vehicle battery plants in the U.S., two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee.
By Eric Walz • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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OpinionSaving the IRA won’t save residential electrification
The incumbent residential energy model — built on pushing a single product rather than building broad demand — is badly failing both investors and customers and is in structural decline.
By Steve McBee • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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OpinionThe key to successfully deploying heat pump water heaters? Funding innovation.
The impact of small grants on spurring testing of new technologies and approaches underscores exactly why programs like TECH Clean California are vital to scaling climate solutions.
By Chris Badger • Dec. 16, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Franklin EnergyWhy utilities should align with IRA funding and expand to whole-home DSM
Discover how aligning utility programs with IRA-funding for whole-home DSM programs cuts costs, provides opportunities for stacked funding and streamlines electrification.
By Jonathan Budner • Dec. 16, 2024 -
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OpinionThe EV transition is taking time. That’s expected.
If all new car sales right now were EVs — a target for more than a dozen states by 2035 — it would still take at least a decade, and likely far longer, to fully transition to electric vehicles.
By Trey M. Gowdy • Dec. 13, 2024 -
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California approves $1.4B to deploy 17,000 EV chargers, hydrogen fueling infrastructure
California has about 152,000 public and shared private chargers installed today, and it expects that number to reach 250,000 in the next few years.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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EVs leap to almost 9% of US light duty vehicle sales in Q3: EIA
Hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles combined were 21.2% of new-vehicle sales in the quarter, EIA said.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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Rivian to open its charging network to all EV drivers
The move follows Tesla’s decision to open its Superchargers to other automakers to improve public access and promote EV adoption.
By Eric Walz • Dec. 9, 2024 -
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GM sells stake in Ultium Cells joint venture battery plant
The plant is one of three U.S. facilities that the automaker planned to operate as part of its joint venture with LG Energy Solution.
By Eric Walz • Dec. 5, 2024 -
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Deep DiveWhen TOU rates aren’t enough: BGE, other utilities expand active managed charging for rising EV load
With over 3 million electric vehicles on U.S. roads, managed charging pilots need to be scaled before infrastructure upgrade costs start rising, analysts and utility executives agree.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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Tennessee university to receive federal funding for EV battery recycling project
Tennessee Tech University will develop a mobile preprocessing hub for EV batteries as part of a $4.8M DOE grant. It’s part of a larger federal effort to improve EV battery recycling economics, a priority for the Biden administration.
By Megan Quinn • Dec. 3, 2024 -
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Deep DiveEPRI, Kraken advance DER interoperability standards to boost virtual power plant deployment
“Without interoperability standards, VPPs cannot reach scalability, affordability, and reliability as soon or as efficiently as they will be needed,” said Arshad Mansoor, CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute.
By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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Rivian lands conditional $6.6B loan from the Department of Energy
The funds would revive construction of the company’s electric vehicle factory in Georgia.
By Larry Avila • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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2024 Elections2024 election: US electric power sector impacts
The U.S. energy transition continues, but the shape and pace of change will be significantly impacted by the results of the federal election — for some issues more than others.
By Larry Pearl , Diana DiGangi , Robert Walton , Ethan Howland • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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North Carolina microgrid EV charging hub is a model for fleet electrification, Duke Energy says
The microgrid, which includes solar, hydrogen, battery storage and other types of generation, includes six total fleet charging stations, ranging from 120 kW to 300 kW, and two level 2 chargers.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 22, 2024 -
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Thermal energy networks can decarbonize neighborhoods. Meet the US cities giving them a shot.
With federal dollars, cities want to leverage heat from waste sources and the ground to move buildings away from burning fossil fuels on-site.
By Brian Martucci • Nov. 20, 2024 -
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USGBC releases tool to bridge gap between sustainability targets and outcomes in buildings
The digital platform is intended to help organizations meet reporting requirements and sustainability goals related to emissions, energy, water and waste, the U.S. Green Building Council said.
By Nish Amarnath • Nov. 20, 2024 -
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Heat pumps could save these Texas households money, reduce grid strain: ACEEE
The state should focus on deploying heat pumps in homes that currently use inefficient electric resistance heaters, say the authors of a paper from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Nov. 13, 2024 -
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Rivian locks in 5-year battery deal with LG Energy Solution
The U.S.-based electric vehicle maker’s agreement shores up its domestic supply chain.
By Larry Avila • Nov. 12, 2024 -
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2024 ElectionsWhat Trump’s energy plans could mean for commercial building efficiency and sustainability
Building operators using Inflation Reduction Act tax incentives “will be talking with their senators and representatives to express the need to keep these in place,” a U.S. Green Building Council official said.
By Nish Amarnath • Nov. 12, 2024 -
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DOE earmarks nearly $150M for 67 clean tech projects at federal facilities
The Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies program grants will save a combined $41.7 million in energy and water costs annually, the Energy Department said.
By Brian Martucci • Nov. 11, 2024
