As part of a strategic alliance, BASF and Norilsk Nickel aim to meet growing demand for battery materials for electric vehicles.
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https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/10/23/basf-to-build-battery-material-factory-in-finland/
Australia unveils another big battery
The 30 MW/30 MWh Ballarat Battery Energy Storage System, the first big battery brought online in the state of Victoria, has been officially commissioned by the Victorian Labor government, as the first of the two grid-scale batteries that will provide support to the state’s grid by the start of this summer Down Under.
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https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/10/24/australia-unveils-another-big-battery/
Northvolt to open battery assembly plant in Poland
Swedish battery supplier Northvolt has announced plans for a manufacturing plant in Gdansk, Poland. The company says that the plant will have an initial capacity of 10,000 battery modules per year and will begin production in 2019.
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https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/10/24/northvolt-to-open-battery-assembly-plant-in-poland/
Distributing knowledge on shared solar energy
IREC has released its National Shared Renewables Scorecard to give insight into various states programs.
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https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2018/10/30/distributing-knowledge-on-distributed-community-solar-energy/
Duke to create solar leasing program for North Carolina C&I customers
Duke Energy has filed for lessor certification in North Carolina, in hopes to start leasing solar to the state’s largest nonresidential customers.
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SunCast: Lisa Ann Pinkerton on media and women in clean technology
This latest edition of Nico Johnson’s SunCast podcast brings you one of the most interesting and effective communicators in clean energy, Lisa Ann Pinkerton.
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Just 16 countries on track for climate goals
New research from institutes at the London School of Economics has found a significant gap between what countries declared they would be doing in compliance with the Paris Agreement, and what they have translated into national law three years later. As officials from around the world will flock to Poland next month to negotiate the implementation pathway of the Paris Agreement, this and other new studies draw a dark picture of current performance.
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https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/10/29/just-16-countries-on-track-for-climate-goals/
Green New What?
A poll by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication found strong bipartisan support for the concept of a Green New Deal, with 81% of voters in support. But 82% did not know that this policy is being proposed.
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New York Governor Cuomo calls for 100% carbon-neutral electricity by 2040 via Green New Deal
Cuomo is stealing the Sunrise Movement’s thunder, and could one-up California.
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IEEFA Arizona: ‘Post-coal reclamation economy’ seen after closure of Navajo Generating Station and Kayenta Mine
Site remediation will involve thousands of acres and require hundreds of skilled workers; public pressure on Peabody may be required for ‘proper cleanup’; responsible repurposing of NGS infrastructure will include development of utility-scale solar and emerging electricity-storage technology.
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