October 24, 2024

NetZero Insider

University of Washington
Washington’s 2nd Cap-and-trade Reserve Auction Raises $259.5M
Washington's Nov. 8 cap-and-trade auction cleared all 5 million carbon emissions allowances put up for bid at a Tier 1 price of $51.90 the state's Ecology Department said. 
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DOE Offers $3.5B for Domestic Battery Manufacturing, $444M for Carbon Storage
DOE announced a pair of funding opportunities for battery manufacturing and carbon storage designed to spur grid storage, electrification and emission reductions.
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NJ Commits Millions for EV Vans, College Campus Decarbonization
NJ Transit, the state's mass transit agency, will spend $3.8 million on 19 electric vans as the agency pushes for modernization.
Ormat Technologies
Nevada Geothermal Auction Fetches $1M for BLM
As part of its efforts to lease land for renewable energy production, the Bureau of Land Management auctioned leases for 33 geothermal parcels in Nevada.
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Stakeholder Soapbox: Let the Market Determine the Fate of EVs
Economist Ken Costello says EVs are better off without mandates or subsidies — so that they are forced to compete with gas-powered vehicles on their own.
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Northeast States Detail Early Efforts on Interregional Tx Collaborative
Representatives from states working on the Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission spoke about the young effort, particularly about offshore wind connections.
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RMI Unveils Initiative to Lower Carbon Footprint of Homes
HomebuildersCAN, a new network to accelerate decarbonization of the residential construction sector, will encourage homebuilders to reduce embodied carbon in homes and improve reporting of indirect emissions.
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White House Releases Climate Assessment, $6B for Resilience Projects
DOE is opening the second round of funding for its Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership program, which will offer $3.9 billion from the IIJA for projects that will modernize the grid, increase capacity, and unlock renewable energy resources.
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Asia-Pacific Energy Leaders See Challenges, Opportunity in Green Goals
Policymakers must invest in scaling clean energy solutions if the Asia-Pacific region is to meet climate goals, experts said at a forum ahead of the APEC summit in San Francisco.
NREL
Will DOE’s Transmission Needs Study Spur New Regional, Interregional Lines?
The study is intended to identify pressing transmission needs without offering specific solutions or taking into account federal and some state regulations.

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