Clean Power Professionals Group
This special interest group is for professionals to connect and discuss all types of carbon-free power alternatives, including nuclear, renewable, tidal and more.
Shared Link
Energy Video Week 3 January '22: Plagued by Bolt Recall, GM Sells Only 26 EVs In Q4
1) CA earmarks $22 bn in budget (added to $15bn from last yr) to address climate change, w/focus on LMI and disadvantaged communities.
2) EPRI says we'll have to triple grid capability in order to address Biden Admin's carbon reduction goals, going from meeting 20% of total overall U.S. energy needs to about 60% by 2050.
3) Researchers at Stanford & DOE's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory discover method to extend life of li-ion batteries by as much as a third.
4) GM's EV business suffers rough quarter, owing to impacts of massive Bolt recall, and sell only 26 EVs.
5) 2021 US EV sales (pure electrics and PHEVs) estimated at 647,000 up 103% over 2020 approx 4.3% of 15 million total light vehicles sold. Tesla accounted for over half.
6) China EV sales rocket to 3.3 million pure EVs and hybrid plug-ins, w/mkt share of 15.7% of vehicles sold in the country. Of that number, Tesla sold 473,000, coming in only behind BYD.
7) US govt announces offshore wind lease auction next month for over 488,000 acres off NY and NJ w/potential of between 5.6-7 GW of capacity.
8) Canadian compressed air storage company Hydrostor garners $250 million investment from Goldman Sachs's private equity branch.
#PKayDee #offshorewind #sustainability #energytransition #EVs#electromobility #GM #batteries #climatechange #California#Theenergyswitch
Energy Video Week 3 January '22: Plagued by Bolt Recall, GM Sells Only 26 EVs In Q4
CA budget proposal adds $22bn to last yr's $15 bn to focus on climate, w/ emphasis on disadvantaged communities; EPRI says grid must expand 3x to meet ...
Discussions
No discussions yet. Start a discussion below.
- Energy Vid Week 5 Jan 2023: JFK Airport to Get 11 MW Microgrid
- Energy Video Week 4 Jan 2023: 19-Seat hydrogen fuel-cell powered airplane in first successful test flight
- Energy Video Week 3 January 2023: PJM to Fine Generators up to $2 bn for Non-Performance During Winter Storm Elliott
- Energy Video Week 2 Jan 2023; FERC/NERC to Investigate SE U.S. Power Outages During December Deep Freeze
Get Published - Build a Following
The Energy Central Power Industry Network is based on one core idea - power industry professionals helping each other and advancing the industry by sharing and learning from each other.
If you have an experience or insight to share or have learned something from a conference or seminar, your peers and colleagues on Energy Central want to hear about it. It's also easy to share a link to an article you've liked or an industry resource that you think would be helpful.
Your access to Member Features is limited.
Sign in to Participate