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Clean energy news: June 2022

June 21, 2022

Arizona lawmakers have passed 275 bills, only 1 relates to climate change; climate change is not your fault, but that doesn’t mean you’re off the hook; electric vehicles not only drive down fuel costs, they drive up job growth; lithium mining company plans to open research facility in Valley and create hundreds of jobs; Arizona to get millions to build electric car charging stations along interstates; Arizona can save billions by converting to electric vehicles by 2035; investing in clean energy creates more Arizona jobs and market stability; ADOT making plans for electric vehicle charging stations along Arizona freeways; here’s why sustainability innovators are planting roots in Arizona; clean energy and electric vehicles will help Arizonans’ pocketbooks and national security; Arizona universities and energy providers unite for planned regional hydrogen hub; and more Phoenix school districts adding electric buses to their fleets.

BIRD Energy announces opportunities for funding U.S.-Israel cooperation for clean energy, energy efficiency, and technologies that reduce carbon emissions

June 17, 2022

BIRD Energy announced its next funding cycle for U.S.-Israel joint project proposals with a focus on Renewable Energy, Efficiency, and technologies that reduce carbon emissions. To be considered, a project proposal must include joint R&D cooperation between two companies or between a company and a university/research institution (one from the U.S. and one from Israel). […]

Lithium mining company plans to open research facility in Valley, create hundreds of jobs

June 15, 2022

Phoenix Business Journal Arizona Lithium Ltd. revealed plans to open a technologically advanced research and processing facility in the Valley and create hundreds of jobs. Arizona Lithium, an Australian company that’s working on the Big Sandy open-pit lithium mining project in northern Arizona, said it has committed to the state for its new facility, which will […]

Arizona universities, energy providers unite for planned regional hydrogen hub

May 31, 2022

Phoenix Business Journal Arizona’s largest universities and energy providers have set out to create more carbon-neutral economic opportunities in the state, starting with plans for a massive regional hydrogen hub. Leaders from Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project, Tucson Electric Power and Southwest Gas recently announced […]

Clean energy news: May 2022

May 24, 2022

Li-Cycle opens lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Gilbert Li-Cycle Corp., an industry leader in lithium-ion battery resource recovery and the leading lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, today announced that its previously announced Arizona Spoke facility located in Gilbert, Arizona has commenced commercial operations. Arizona presents a significant opportunity for lithium-ion battery recycling due to the […]

Clean energy news: April 2022

April 28, 2022

Queen Creek is new home for high-tech battery facility; Arizona lawmakers pass bill to restrict competition in electricity market; how businesses can cash in on infrastructure dollars coming to Arizona; utility company makes progress on infrastructure for Taiwan Semiconductor project in north Phoenix; federal infrastructure funds are flowing into Arizona — how local businesses tap in; study looks at attitudes toward plastic, sustainability and climate change; Valley solar services company plans further push into rental market after $20M raise; how the Phoenix East Valley is transforming electric vehicles industry; recycling solar panels is complicated — here’s how one Yuma company does it; energy companies engage Utilicast to oversee strategic improvement planning; science needs data to solve problems — climate change is making that harder; how high gasoline prices are affecting transportation across Arizona; how EVs will revolutionize transportation needs for small businesses; and Intel pledges net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.

Energy companies engage Utilicast to oversee strategic improvement planning

April 1, 2022

The Western Markets Exploratory Group (WMEG) announced the hiring of Utilicast, an energy consulting company, to evaluate regional market structures to improve affordability, reliability, and decarbonization opportunities across the West.

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.

Clean energy news: March 2022

March 23, 2022

Battle Approved Motors proves health of electric vehicle market during tumultuous time for investors; local opinion: the climate crisis now – we need to invest in solutions; we need a statewide plan for an EV charging network; Environmental Protection Agency awards Arizona schools $320k to purchase cleaner buses; solar co-op launches for Maricopa County businesses and homeowners to go solar; the Russian oil embargo proves we need a clean energy revolution; Universal Technical Institute enlists help in effort to expand electrical vehicle training; under the hood at Legacy EV, a Tempe startup that helps convert classic cars to electric vehicles; Erthos raises large sum of money for earth-mounted solar panels and cleaning robot; what it means to hold businesses accountable for climate change; as gasoline prices tick up in Arizona, stoked by war abroad, demand for electric vehicles could grow; and ElectraMeccanica – which is building Valley factory – gets initial fleet order from restaurant franchise.

Clean energy news: February 2022

February 24, 2022

As Arizona-built electric cars win praise, Lucid ramps up hiring and seeks workforce to help from state; Build Back Better Plan gives Arizona 55,000 new clean tech jobs, Anheuser Busch delivers new era of beer with Nikola and BYD Motors zero-emission fleet; East Valley mayors ask Sinema for support in expanding electric vehicle sector and infrastructure; Arizona to get millions to develop EV-charging network; Arizona’s future depends on climate action; groundwater and electric school buses are among environmental issues at the Legislature; how governors races may change energy, from EVs to renewables; hydrogen fuel supplier proposes Casa Grande facility; Kore Power signs multi-year supply agreement to provide batteries for fleet electrification solutions; 4 ways to create a carbon-neutral Arizona; Atlis Motor Vehicles opens $10M crowdfunding campaign; and in surprise vote, Arizona Corporation Commission rejects clean energy rules.

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