Labor leaders worry that some federal incentives for renewable energy do not come with strict standards on pay. In Maine, they added their own

The New York Times

Unions fight in the States to make Biden’s climate agenda work for workers

It’s now possible to garner vast amounts of electricity from wind and solar power. However, the challenge lies in finding effective renewable energy solutions for storage. As described in a PBS NOVA1 article, Form Energy’s Yet-Ming Chang explains that electricity is basically just electrons flowing between atoms - “the ultimate perishable commodity” because if you don’t use it or store it, it’s lost

Electropages

How rust air batteries are transforming green energy storage

CNGR Advanced Material Co., a Chinese maker of battery components, is joining forces with African private investment fund Al Mada to build an industrial base in Morocco

Bloomberg

Chinese battery-parts maker, African fund plan $2 billion venture in Morocco

Over the last few years a “just transition” to electronic vehicles has become a buzzword among the corporate elite and UAW bureaucracy

World Socialist Web Site

The lie of a “just transition” under capitalism: EVs, critical minerals and the exploitation of the working class

Electric vehicles, renewable energy, alternatives to plastic and meat, carbon removal and storage, artificial intelligence-powered monitoring tools – the list of sustainability and clean tech areas that start-ups are innovating in is expanding rapidly. 



The Economist

What makes the best conditions for sustainability start-ups?

Fires sparked from lithium-ion batteries found in popular items like e-bikes, e-scooters and electric vehicles are on the rise - with two cars bursting into flames on the same day this week

Daily Mail Online

Electric vehicle fires: the little-known but terrifying reality about EV batteries

A team of researchers from Australia and China have found a way to make batteries safer and more efficient by using water and organic molecules

Interesting Engineering

A new battery tech that is safe, efficient, and non-toxic

The boom in solar power and electric vehicles this year is smashing the forecasts of the most bullish analysts, giving hope they are on the net-zero path the world needs. If only the same could be said of other forms of clean energy

The Washington Post

The rise of solar and batteries is upending our renewable future

The UK is facing a dilemma: should it fight the rising imports of Chinese electric cars with big new tariffs, in the same way the EU has threatened to do this week? Or should it allow them to continue? 



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