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US President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual meeting with governors, mayors and local officials on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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Biden’s next climate hurdle: enticing Americans to buy green – EQ Mag

January 24, 2023 Anand Gupta

WASHINGTON : President Joe Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change. Now comes another formidable task: enticing Americans to buy millions of electric cars, heat pumps, solar panels and more efficient appliances. It’s a public relations challenge that could determine whether the country meets Biden’s ambitious […]

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Tesla Slashed Prices on Its EVs with a Nearly 20% Drop for Model Y in the US – EQ Mag

January 17, 2023 Anand Gupta

On January 14, Tesla officially slashed prices on its EV models in the US, with the long-range Model Y costing only $52,990 now, almost 20% ($13,000) cheaper compared to its price a day ago. The EV maker has largely cut prices for all models from the most affordable Model 3 to the most lavish Model […]

Gates raises $1 billion as Satya Nadella, others join race to scale clean tech

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Bill Gates: We will overshoot 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming, nuclear can be ‘super safe’ and fake meat will eventually be ‘very good’ – EQ Mag

January 16, 2023 Anand Gupta

The world will not be able to avoid overshooting the goal established in the 2015 Paris Climate Accord to limit global warming to, ideally, 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-Industrial levels, Bill Gates told Reddit users on Wednesday. While it’s “great” if people want to be vegan, Gates doesn’t think most people will do that […]

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Toward a more orderly US energy transition: Six key action areas – EQ Mag

January 13, 2023 Anand Gupta

The US drive to decarbonize is at an inflection point. Critical actions could accelerate the transition while enhancing energy affordability and supporting inclusive economic growth. The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—as well as the commitments made by the federal government to cut greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions by 50 to 52 percent by 2030 and […]

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GDG grows US team – EQ Mag

January 6, 2023 Anand Gupta

Principal Engineer Mohamed Mekkawy will be based in the company’s California office Engineering consultancy Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) has expanded its footprint to the US West Coast with the appointment of Mohamed Mekkawy. Mekkawy, a Principal Engineer with 14-years’ experience, is a technical expert in site investigation and the design of coastal and offshore […]

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Nanoflocell Wants to Sell Flow Battery Cars in the US – EQ Mag

January 2, 2023 Anand Gupta

nanoFlowcell is a European company headquartered in London that focuses on flow battery technology. Flow batteries are an intriguing concept. Unlike lithium batteries or fuel cells, they store electricity in two liquid chambers separated by a membrane. They hold enormous potential for low cost, environmentally friendly energy storage because the basic materials are cheap and […]

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The U.S. Will Need Thousands of Wind Farms. Will Small Towns Go Along? – EQ Mag

December 31, 2022 Anand Gupta

In the fight against climate change, national goals are facing local resistance. One county scheduled 19 nights of meetings to debate one wind farm. MONTICELLO, Ill. : Depressed property values. Flickering shadows. Falling ice. One by one, a real estate appraiser rattled off what he said were the deleterious effects of wind farms as a […]

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As Extreme Cold Troubles Charging, EV owners in the US Complain “Driving in Winter is a Big Challenge” – EQ Mag

December 29, 2022 Anand Gupta

Countries around the world are trying to solve the problem of EV charging by accelerating the construction of charging stations, with EV makers striving to advance battery technologies. However, extreme cold can cause trouble to EV owners as freezing conditions affect the performance of Li-ion batteries—a crucial component powering their vehicles. The historic winter storm […]

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Tesla Accelerates Mass Production of 4680 Batteries to 1,000 Model Y Each Week – EQ Mag

December 29, 2022 Anand Gupta

Tesla’s new in-house batteries are finally on track, and can now supply 1,000 units of Model Y in the most recent week. It has been more than two years since they first announced the concept of this battery. Tesla’s 4680 battery, the company’s first in-house battery cell, has a diameter of 46mm and a height […]

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Scala Data Centers is the first in its industry to neutralize 100% of the Scope 3, covering indirect carbon emissions – EQ Mag

December 24, 2022 Anand Gupta

SÃO PAULO : Scala Data Centers, the leading Latin American platform of sustainable data centers in the Hyperscale market, is the first company in its sector to measure 100% of the Scope 3, as recommended by the GHG Protocol, the main tool used worldwide by companies and governments to understand, quantify, and manage their emissions. […]