Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Adden Energy, Inc., Primavera Capital Group led Adden Energy’s seed round, with participation by Rhapsody Venture Partners and MassVentures. It also features high energy density and a level of material stability that overcomes the safety challenges posed by some other lithium batteries. —Luhan Ye, now CTO of Adden Energy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2016

ExxonMobil will invest $15 million as a leadership member of the University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute to pursue technologies to help meet growing energy demand while reducing environmental impacts and the risk of climate change.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Global infrastructure company Ferrovial and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) just signed a five-year agreement, with Ferrovial joining the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative (MITEI) to support a range of research projects on transforming critical urban infrastructures of the future.

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Green Energy Consumers

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

For many years, there has been a lot going on in terms of Massachusetts energy and climate policy, but this year may top them all. We encourage you to comment on topics that interest you.

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Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 30, 2021

As mayors representing a diverse group of communities across Massachusetts, we are in a unique position to be on the front lines of how the big global issues manifest from block to block in our neighborhoods. One of the many ways we see this is in how our residents want to power their homes and businesses.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2013

Energy-related CO 2 emissions buy state, 2010. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released a new report, State-Level Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2000-2010. The report shows a significant variation of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions across states on both an absolute and a per capita basis.

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Green Energy Consumers

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In Rhode Island, that’s the Public Utilities Commission (PUC); in Massachusetts, that’s the Department of Public Utilities (DPU). In our work, we pay close attention to the agencies regulating the electric and gas utilities. Both commissions have always had a big job – regulating what economists call "natural monopolies."

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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 25, 2023

On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released it s most recent report , which states in no uncertain terms that we need to increase the pace of greenhouse gas emissions reductions. To avoid the worst effects of climate change, the IP CC report said we must reduce carbon emissions by two thirds by 2035.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Climate Change Climate 80

Green Energy Consumers

JANUARY 10, 2024

Clean Energy Standard (CES), which sets a minimum percentage of electricity sales that must come from new clean energy sources. Green Energy Consumers has reviewed the discussion document, is very pleased by the proposed changes, and encourages citizens to express support.

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Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 30, 2021

As mayors representing a diverse group of communities across Massachusetts, we are in a unique position to be on the front lines of how the big global issues manifest from block to block in our neighborhoods. One of the many ways we see this is in how our residents want to power their homes and businesses.

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Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 5, 2022

On November 30, the Massachusetts Clean Heat Commission released its long-awaited report with recommendations for “strategies and policies to achieve deep emissions reductions from heating fuels in the state.”

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

In the decision in Massachusetts v. In addition, more than 25 states have set energy efficiency targets, and more than 35 have set renewable energy targets. Climate Change Coal Emissions Natural Gas Policy Power Generation' Background.

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EPA Standards Emissions Powered 236

Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Utility-supplied natural gas (methane) is the primary heating fuel in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, supplying 52% and 54% of homes, respectively. Given their mandates to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, both states are exploring strategies to transition away from their prevalent gas distribution systems.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Gas Future 89

Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Now, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced who got awarded – and school districts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island are on the list! Earlier this summer, we wrote about applications being open for the Clean School Bus Program. GECA staff and partners with an electric school bus in Beverly, MA.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts EPA Electrical 88

EV Match

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Arcadia and EVmatch partner to offer customers a new and easy way to connect to clean energy at home. At EVmatch , we envision a distributed, equitable, and carbon-free clean energy economy that connects and elevates all people. Beginning in 2014, Arcadia set out to make clean energy an easy choice for anyone, even renters.

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Climate Change Clean Cleaning Climate 52

Green Energy Consumers

APRIL 27, 2022

In 2021, Governor Baker signed comprehensive climate legislation called An Act Creating a Next Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy.

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Green Energy Consumers

JANUARY 10, 2022

If you’re a Massachusetts or Rhode Island resident, there is an opportunity for you to take action in February in support of heavy-duty vehicle electrification. Medium- and heavy-duty trucks not only contribute to climate change but also release nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) which are hazardous to human health.

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Rhode Island Cleaning Clean Massachusetts 106

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Under this scenario, the estimated total health and climate change costs associated with passenger vehicle fleet pollution drops from to $37 billion annually to $15.7 The answer is to move to passenger vehicles that run on clean, renewable energy, and the Zero Emission Vehicle program that has been adopted by 10 states is key.

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Climate Cost Of Rhode Island Transportation 150

Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 8, 2022

Last week, with a resounding vote of 144-12, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed the Offshore Wind and Clean Ener g y bill. Dylan Fernandes, and the support of Speaker Ron Mariano and Energy Committee Chair Jeffrey Roy, our provisions were adopted! It will now go to the State Senate. With the championship of Rep.

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Green Energy Consumers

JULY 6, 2021

Recently I was asked by the Boston Globe to write 350 words on why the Mass Save energy efficiency program should phase out rebates for new oil-fired systems for heat and hot water. Another writer took the opposite view and readers were invited to vote for their preferred argument.

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Water Oil Massachusetts Boston 118

Green Energy Consumers

JULY 22, 2022

In the nearly seven years since we launched Drive Green , Green Energy Consumers has interacted with tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents through a combination of in-person events and online offerings. We have helped nearly 1,000 drivers get an electric vehicle (EV).

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Green Massachusetts Climate Change Personal 82

Green Energy Consumers

OCTOBER 29, 2024

As the presidential election approaches, we are grounded in the work that has been done in the first half of this decade to advance clean energy policy and jobs, reduce household energy costs, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

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Rhode Island Climate Cleaning Clean 79

Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 12, 2023

Through the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA), Massachusetts is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the entire economy, including the transportation, electricity, and building sectors (45% by 2030 and net zero by 2050). The building sector, of course, includes about 73,000 public housing units in the Commonwealth.

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Climate Massachusetts Standards Clean 121

Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 27, 2024

If you’re a New Englander concerned about climate change, you’re likely anxiously awaiting the results of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island’s joint offshore wind solicitation.

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Green Energy Consumers

JULY 9, 2024

At Green Energy Consumers Alliance, we’re all about that “think globally, act locally” thing. So it hurts to report that our beloved states, Massachusett s and Rhode Island, have carbon emissions going up, not down as their laws and the planet require. Unfortunat el y, this is true at a global and national level as well.

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Rhode Island Emissions Transportation Massachusetts 100

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2021

The research, reported in Nature Materials , is the latest result from a collaboration between Stanford, SLAC, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Toyota Research Institute (TRI). —Will Chueh. The team observed the behavior of cathode particles made of nickel, manganese and cobalt (NMC).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2016

Doing this also enables our team to remain a meaningful part of the solution to climate change—a mission we’ve held as individuals for decades. The cells can use all state-of-the-art chemistries to optimize power or energy. Lampe-Onnerud. Cylindrical jelly rolls. Click to enlarge.

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 2, 2008

So, it’s kind of hard to fulfill my global destiny as the pied piper of solar energy, the impassioned Solangelist preaching from my SunPowered pulpit at the big renewable revival meeting when my rooftop is still covering with nothing but asphalt shingles and raccoon scat. The county of L.A. was far more responsive.

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Los Angeles Tax Credit Solar Tax 150

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 11, 2023

According to the science, over the next 7 years we must focus on reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases significantly to halve emissions by 2030 and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Getting there requires an all-of-society approach; getting there requires leadership at all levels of government.

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Climate Climate Change Emissions Rhode Island 117

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2012

Also exempt are units looking to renew permits that are part of a Department of Energy (DOE) demonstration project, provided that these units start construction within 12 months of this proposal (i.e., On 2 April 2007, in the Massachusetts v. transitional” units); new units located in non?continental burn biomass only). Background.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2013

(The authors noted that Cyprus will have sufficient resources for developing export capabilities regardless of the extent of domestic gas substitution in the coming years, given its rather small energy consumption profile.) —Sergey Paltsev, an author of the study and a principal research scientist at the MIT Energy Initiative.

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Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Our non-profit organization is committed to educating people about climate-friendly behaviors and technologies. We're also advocates for excellent climate policies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Here are our most useful and popular blogs and webinars of 2021.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Green Energy 72

Green Energy Consumers

JULY 29, 2024

Conducted by Hart Research between June 7-16, this poll surveyed over 1,200 registered voters in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, showcasing strong regional support for transitioning to clean, renewable energy sources.

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Green Energy Consumers

JULY 7, 2023

Rhode Island has committed to combating climate change by adopting one of the strongest climate policies in the nation: An Act on Climate , committing the state to 45% emissions reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050. While Rhode Island is at the forefront of aggressive climate policy, it is not alone.

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Green Energy Consumers

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

On February 8, Massachusetts energy officials proposed regulations that would require new residential and commercial buildings to be significantly more energy efficient. The proposal would establish a new energy code statewide, in addition to a more rigorous “stretch code” that cities and towns can adopt.

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Building Massachusetts Emissions Energy 75

Green Energy Consumers

MAY 20, 2021

If you’re like 9 9 % of Massachusetts and Rhode Island drivers, the car you own no w has an internal combustion engine (ICE) that runs on gasoline. N ow might be a smart time to trade in your gas-powered car for an EV. Here’s why.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Electric Cars Cars 102

Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Rhode Island and Massachusetts both have mandates to reduce statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels: 50% for Massachusetts and 45% for Rhode Island.

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