Tag: Energy
Bruce Power joining forces with Toronto Sceptres PWHL team
Bruce Power is now an official partner of the Toronto Sceptres hockey team. “Hockey is a big part of our community fabric here in the Clean Energy Frontier Region of Huron, Bruce and Grey counties and we’re thrilled to be joining forces with the Toronto Sceptres to promote women’s hockey and to show young girls […]
Leaking valve on oil pipeline spills nearly 70K gallons of oil in Jefferson County | Great Lakes Now
By Rob Mentzer, Wisconsin Public Radio
This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.
A valve failure on an Enbridge Energy oil pipeline in Wisconsin caused a spill that dumped some 69,000 gallons of oil into the ground.
The spill happened on the morning of Nov.
Safe Drinking Water Act turns 50
Fifty years ago, on December 16, 1974, Ford clinched a public health victory when he signed a bill that joined the pantheon of federal environmental protection laws enacted that decade.Today, the country still reaps the benefits from the Safe Drinking Water Act. Most Americans are provided high-quality water from their taps.
HVDC Transmission Between Europe & North America Makes Fiscal Sense
As someone who spends a lot of time looking at HVDC electricity interconnectors globally, and holding the position that HVDC is the new pipeline, I’m very pleased with the latest Ember report, Security and efficiency: The case for connecting Europe and North America. Let’s step back. I’m sure many of … [continued]
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Solving The Silicon-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cell Puzzle
Researchers have designed a new silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell to maximize solar conversion efficiency and lifecycle sustainability together.
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BYD Enters Peru
Continuing the trend of rolling out its electric vehicles in a new market every week (or, at least, that’s what it feels like), BYD has entered Peru with 5 plugin vehicle models (“new energy vehicle” models as they call them in China). The 5 models BYD is initially launching in … [continued]
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Exclusive — Benzina Zero Teams Up with BeamWell to Provide Gaza Relief
BeamWell and Benzina Zero recently announced the integration of the BeamWell™ water desalination and delivery platform with Benzina Zero’s Duo e-moped. “The BeamWell™ system, a transportable water desalination and delivery platform designed to provide clean water and renewable electricity in crisis zones and remote areas, includes four Benzina Zero Duo … [continued]
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Yoshino B4000 — Ideal Portable Power Station?
Portable energy storage systems have improved massively in the past few years. As electric cars have become much more popular, battery production has ramped up enormously, and thanks to economies of scale, battery prices have come down. The benefits of that extend well beyond the electric car market, also bringing … [continued]
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Northvolt Bankruptcy May Delay Porsche And Audi Electric Models
Porsche is on the back foot after Northvolt filed for bankruptcy recently and is facing a steep decline in sales in China,
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The NLRB Is Now Aligned With Trumpsters — How Can The UAW Stand Strong For Workers’ Rights?
Earlier this week, two US Senators blocked a Democrat’s attempt to hold a second term on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In past years, that might not have seemed so serious. However, with once-and-future President Donald J. Trump already holding court from Mar-a-Lago, the Trumpsters’ effect on worker rights … [continued]
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