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Green Construction Technology Investments Surge

Environment + Energy Leader

The post Green Construction Technology Investments Surge appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Using bio-based and other low-carbon materials could help create urban sinks in the built environment.

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General Motors Invests in EV Battery Recycling Technology

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General Motors and Lithion Recycling have announced that GM Ventures, the automaker's investment arm, has made a strategic investment in Lithion's Series A financing round, supporting a new GM-Lithion strategic partnership agreement to pursue a circular battery ecosystem using Lithion's advanced battery recycling technology.

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Ask a Scientist: How Close Are We to a Clean Energy Transition?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Are there any other technological breakthroughs on the horizon in the world of energy storage? But over the past few years, a handful of long-duration energy storage companies have been breaking onto the scene, creating energy storage technologies that can discharge for twice as long, if not days.

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Toyota Plans Bold Next-Gen Battery, Hydrogen Technology

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Toyota plana to develop more advanced batteries for electric vehicles and advanced hydrogen technologies for cleaner transportation

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Technology Key to Making Waste Management Sustainable

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The post Technology Key to Making Waste Management Sustainable appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Digital systems can help track and reduce waste, increase recycling, and lower operational costs.

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We Need to Change Our Assumptions About Gas Plant Reliability

Union of Concerned Scientists

But in the long-term, the jury is still out, and clean energy technologies such as long-duration energy storage could play a major role in meeting grid reliability needs if we accredit gas capacity more accurately.) But for this analysis, there was one key difference: we decreased the capacity credit for coal and gas plants from 95% to 80%.