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Energy Vid Week 5 August 2021: Ford to Double EV F150 Lightning Output by 2024
1) Leading resi solar and storage co SunRun will offer a wide range of online courses to its workers to address skills gap issue.
2) EPA sends letters to FERC asking it to consider social costs of carbon in gas infrastructure permit review process (Columbia Gulf Transmission's Louisiana gas facilities w/est'd $205 million in annual climate damages and Iroquois Gas Transmission's Northeast project at $144 million.
3) Generac announces resi home equipment is now smart grid ready, capable of monetizing across the Enbala Concerto platform (Generac bought DER tech company Enbala in 2020).
4) Toyota to manufacture H2 fuel cell modules for Class 8 semi trucks in U.S. by 2023.
5) China now has over 2 million EV charging units, w/334,000 added in first seven months of 2021.
6) Ford will double production targets for electric F-150 Lightning truck to 80,000 by 2024 (from original 40,000 target).
7) China's Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) to offer a sodium-ion cell with plans for producing by 2023. No cobalt, lithium, or nickel needed.
8) Sakuú Corporation initiates construction of 2.5 MWh pilot line for printing solid-state batteries.
9) In Australia, rooftop and utility scale solar generated more power than coal for the first time in that country's history, on Sunday, August 22nd. #PKayDee #theenergyswitch #hydrogeneconomy #sustainability #EVs#batteries #Ford #Generac
Energy Vid Week 5 August 2021: Ford to Double EV F150 Lightning Output by 2024
SunRun begins offering courses to educate and up-skill workers; EPA urges FERC to consider social cost of carbon in gas infrastructure decisions; Generac's customers can now sell services back to grid across smart grid ready platform; Toyota to make H2 fuel cell modules in U.S. for Class 8 semi-trucks by 2023; China now w/over 2 mn EV chargers in public and private locations; Ford doubling output target for its F-150 Lightning from 40K to 80K by 2024; CATL going after lower cost sodium batteries; Sakuu to establish initial pilot production line for 3-D printing of solid state batteries; solar whips coal in Australia for first time (on a Sunday afternoon).
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