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AllCell consortium launches Jordan solar EV project with Nissan

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A consortium of cleantech companies, led by AllCell Technologies, unveiled an off-grid solar charging station in Amman, Jordan. Jordan lacks fossil fuel resources and imports more than 90% of its energy. The station is located at the El-Hassan Science City, and will be open for public tours and educational programs in the near future.

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Study Finds that US Subsidies for Fossil Fuels Are Almost 2.5x Those for Renewables

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US subsidies for fuels and renewable energy, 2002-2008. The study, “Estimating US Government Subsidies to Energy Sources: 2002-2008”, found that fossil fuels benefited from approximately $72 billion over the seven-year period, while subsidies for renewable fuels totaled $29 billion. More than half the subsidies for renewables—$16.8

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Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

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For example, states in the western US (WUS) generally produce a larger fraction of their electricity from renewable and/or “emission-free” sources (i.e., —first author Jordan Schnell, a postdoc with the Ubben Program for Climate and Carbon Science in the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern. 2019.04.003.

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NREL modeling power requirements for regional air mobility

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How that happens exactly—whether from on-site renewables or grid supplied—is a site-by-site discussion. —Jordan Cox, the study’s lead researcher at NREL. NREL is using the REopt platform to match flight demand to site-specific factors like electricity tariffs and renewable energy supply. —Jordan Cox.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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Renewable energy is another solution. Renewables, particularly biomass for heat, provided 14.6% The European Union Renewable Energy Directive calls for sourcing one-quarter of Estonia’s gross final energy consumption from renewable sources. There are also significant reserves in Jordan, Morocco, Sweden, Syria and Turkey.

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“Inspiring Female Founder” – Jordan Brompton spotlighted in The Successful Founder

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Jordan Brompton, co-founder and CMO of myenergi, was recently spotlighted in The Successful Founder and spoke with them about myenergi and how we came to be. We’re best known for designing zappi – the first ever EV charger capable of using 100% renewable energy. myenergi is one of the world’s fastest-growing eco tech firms.

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Our Founders Story

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Jordan Brompton, CMO and co-founder of myenergi, explains how a conversation between her and Lee Sutton, CEO and co-founder of myenergi, a renewable energy technology company, led to becoming no. A talented electrical engineer, Lee had previously run a number of successful renewable energy tech companies. We weren’t sure.

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