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| | | | Renewables and EVs. Water conservation. Decarbonization. Big data. And so much more. At Itron Inspire, we bring together leaders from across the energy, water, IIoT and smart city communities to share knowledge, learn from one another and discover how we can create a better connected, sustainable and more resourceful future. Join us in Marco Island, Florida this September as we explore how more intelligence opens the door to more possibilities for us all. | | |
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| | | | | Since passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, First Solar announced plans to invest $1B in a new U.S. factory and Hanwha QCells said it intends to double U.S. manufacturing capacity, while other members of the value chain have made equally-important commitments. | | |
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| | | It may seem like a chicken or the egg problem, but the decarbonization of steel and our power systems must be tackled simultaneously. | | |
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| | | In Episode 14 of the Factor This! podcast, Terabase co-founder and CEO Matt Campbell shared how his company is using software and automation to redefine how gigantic solar farms get built and are managed. | | |
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| | | It’s no secret that the U.S. electricity generation system is desperately in need of reliable energy storage to back up the vast amount of intermittent renewable resources being added. It’s also a fact that pumped storage hydropower is the single largest source of this backup storage, at well over 90% of total available utility-scale energy storage. | | |
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| | | The partners plan to start construction in early 2023 and enter production by 2025. | | |
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| | | The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a Request for Information to help guide the implementation of $335 million in investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for lithium-ion battery recycling programs. | | |
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| | | From Sep. 2021 to May 2022, wind turbines in the UK produced 1,300 GWh of energy that went to waste because it exceeded the needs of the grid at the time. | | |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS  During this webinar, the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) will provide a refreshed look at American consumers and what they think about energy. They will discuss what consumers know about energy efficiency (and where they get that info), their awareness of how their actions impact the grid, their interest in smart home technologies and more. Register for free! |
 Submit your content by September 19, 2022, and take advantage of the opportunity to share your insight with more than 3,000 hydropower and dams colleagues and to become a prospective participant in this exciting program! |
 Episode 14 of Factor This!™ is now available wherever you get your podcasts. Give it a listen & download today! |
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| | | Amazon has signed a green hydrogen supply deal with Plug Power as part of the company's effort to achieve net-zero carbon operations by 2050. | | |
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| | | Turbine manufacturer Vestas has completed the V236-15.0 MW prototype nacelle at the factory in Lindø, port of Odense, Denmark. | | |
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