Carbon-Free Electricity

I-10 to become first electric corridor network of electric heavy-duty charging centers

October 20, 2022

TeraWatt Infrastructure, a company powering electrified fleets with the most reliable network of charging centers, today announced it is developing the first network of high-powered charging centers for heavy-duty and medium-duty electric trucks along the Interstate 10 (I-10) highway, stretching from the Port of Long Beach – Los Angeles, California to the El Paso, Texas area. By investing in the necessary charging infrastructure, TeraWatt is enabling and accelerating the transition to zero-emission long-haul freight.

Atlis Motor Vehicles shares get a huge jolt on first day of Nasdaq trading

October 3, 2022

Atlis Motor Vehicles, a Mesa-based electric truck company, debuted on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Tuesday, and its shares soared. Under ticker symbol “AMV,” the company’s shares opened at $27.50 and saw its trading halted five times as the price shot upward. Shares closed out at $82.12, a 198% gain for the day. The shares continued to climb in early after-market trading as high as $94. Click here to follow the stock.

SRP gets Climate Registered™ platinum status distinction, first named for 2020 reporting year

July 28, 2022

Salt River Project (SRP) has been awarded Climate Registered™ Platinum Status for the 2020 reporting year. The Climate Registry, a nonprofit organization, is North America’s largest voluntary registry for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. SRP earned this recognition, awarded on behalf of The Climate Registry, by setting and disclosing a public GHG reduction goal as well as a public base year, in addition to publicly reporting a third-party verified GHG emissions inventory for its operations. This data will enable SRP to track its climate initiatives and GHG reductions credibly over time.

UArizona researchers working on nontoxic battery to store renewable energy

July 12, 2022

Researchers at the University of Arizona have formed a startup with plans to use a metal-free electrolyte they’ve developed to make nontoxic batteries that can store large amounts of electricity. CarbeniumTec LLC was launched by a team from UArizona’s College of Science and College of Medicine-Tucson with the idea of addressing the need to develop more methods to store and deliver large amounts of electricity for long periods of time.

Science needs data to solve problems. Climate change is making that harder

March 31, 2022

Sometimes science becomes too hot to handle. That’s what researchers at the University of Arizona found recently when they tried to test a new air pollution monitoring system around Tucson. The scientists set out to install new equipment and implement a standardized protocol for monitoring levels of NO2, NOx, PM-2.5 and PM-10, four common air pollutants, that is already being used in 16 European countries. By adopting the same method of air quality evaluation used in ongoing studies elsewhere, they hoped to be able to improve comparisons of Tucson’s air pollution with levels in other environments and to test the accuracy of data from existing instruments around Tucson that are operated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

As gasoline prices tick up in Arizona, stoked by war abroad, demand for electric vehicles could grow

March 7, 2022

Gasoline prices have risen steadily for the past 15 months, buoyed by the reopening of the economy and now pushed by concerns about the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Average gasoline prices in the Phoenix area have risen from about $2.23 a gallon in late November 2020 to about $3.80 Friday and have increased steadily so far in 2022, according to Gasbuddy.com.

Tech institute partners to prepare nation’s future technicians for electric vehicle repair and maintenance

February 25, 2022

Universal Technical Institute (UTI) is rolling out new curriculum in its Ford FACT (Ford Accelerated Credential Training) program to prepare its students to keep the next generation of vehicles on the road. Automotive technicians are in demand, and as the electric vehicle (EV) market continues to grow, those with knowledge of high voltage batteries and electric vehicles have become essential to automakers like Ford.

KORE Power signs multi-year supply agreement to provide batteries for fleet electrification solutions

February 7, 2022

KORE Power, Inc. and Zero Electric Vehicles, Inc. have signed a supply agreement that ensures the availability of KORE’s certified e-mobility battery modules through 2030 to be used in ZEV’s electric powertrain kits.

4 ways to create a carbon-neutral Arizona

February 1, 2022

As climate risks from ongoing drought and rising urban heat continue to grow, Arizona will need to find innovative ways to significantly reduce CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Many of the state’s electric utilities, industries and cities are planning actions to nearly eliminate their own emissions by 2050. But reaching carbon neutrality for all of Arizona’s economy will require greater effort.

Silicon Valley Bank pledges $5B for cleantech investments, says it will be carbon neutral by 2025

January 14, 2022

Silicon Valley Bank on Monday said it plans to provide at least $5 billion by 2027 in loans, investments and other financing to support sustainability efforts.

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