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Using Commercial Freezers to Balance the Grid in Australia

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In the ongoing quest to move to a more stable grid, one underpinned by renewable energy, all options are being considered, whether it is the humble home hot water system or even commercial freezers. As one of our readers commented, “Brilliant, low hanging fruit. Bring it on.” In many ways … [continued]

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Musk & Right Wing Trumpsters Are Already At Odds

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The Economist says that petty spats among billionaire Elon Musk, other tech tycoons, and the MAGA crowd may be “a sign of a much deeper rift” within the right wing incoming US executive office. The policy team of once-and-future President Donald J. Trump has “disparate, sometimes contradictory goals,” with the … [continued]

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The All-New Mazda6e Looks Great, Brings Back Fond Memories

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I have fond memories of Mazdas. Mazda had a significant footprint in Zimbabwe’s vehicle assembly sector during the heydays of auto assembly in Zimbabwe. During its peak era (from the 1980s to the late 1990s), vehicle assembly plants assembled about 20,000 vehicles per year. One of the main plants during … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Announces $996 Million Loan Guarantee to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge to Advance Domestic Production of Lithium Carbonate, Boost U.S. Battery Supply Chain

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Rhyolite Ridge will process lithium carbonate to support the domestic EV battery supply chain. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $996 million loan guarantee (including $968 million of principal and $28 million of capitalized interest) to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge LLC … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Announces $15 Billion Loan Guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric Company to Expand Hydropower Generation, Battery Energy Storage, & Transmission

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Section 1706 Loan Guarantee Will Maintain Affordability for Customers and Improve System Resilience and Reliability As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $15 billion loan guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric Company … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Announces $584.5 Million Loan Guarantee to Subsidiaries of Convergent Energy and Power Inc. to Build Solar PV and Energy Storage in Puerto Rico

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Convergent will build and operate utility-scale solar-plus-storage in Puerto Rico, improving grid resilience and reducing costs for ratepayers. The U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office (LPO) today announced the closing of a $584.5 million ($559.4 million in principal and $25.1 million in capitalized interest) loan guarantee to subsidiaries of … [continued]

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