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Startups like Parity use software to make building HVAC systems more energy efficient — and to shift power demand to help relieve utility grids during heatwaves. Here's the story: https://ow.ly/1Apm50Tq5vG #energyefficiency #HVAC #powerdemand #heatwaves

The market for sustainable aviation fuel is small but growing. Brooklyn-based startup AIR COMPANY intends to use its new funding to expand production of its SAF. “In order to really fight climate change, we need to build plants that are the size of refineries. Getting up to that level of scale is what a lot of this funding is going toward.” Here's the story: https://ow.ly/e7tW50Tq6E7 #SAF #aviation #sustainableaviationfuel

It’s possible to produce steel in a more climate-friendly way, but neither company seems ready to adapt. Here's the story: https://ow.ly/Ov7250TpkAR #steel #greensteel #USsteel

Startup Exowatt has an ambitious goal of providing cheap, around-the-clock clean power to data centers. Its plan? String together a bunch of old energy technologies. Here's the story: https://ow.ly/ZwSW50Tp5Um #startup #AI #datacenters #cleanenergy #powerdemand

Despite its rapid growth, knowledge about the components of battery energy storage systems and their application varies considerably. This white paper from Ameresco explores BESS components, applications, and the IRA’s impact ?? https://ow.ly/8O2350ToA9W #batteries #energystorage #BaterryEnergyStorageSystems

Can California start switching over entire neighborhoods from fossil gas to all-electric heating and appliances? This bill awaiting Governor Newsom’s signature could launch up to 30 "zonal decarbonization" projects to try it out. Here's the story: https://ow.ly/Ul9750ToiL6 #california #electrification

More people are turning to the power of the sun for hot showers. Here’s what to know about solar water heaters: https://ow.ly/lpCB50Togyp Canary thanks EnergySage for its support of the #ElectrifiedLife column. #carbonfreebuildings #solarwaterheaters #electrification #solar

Aluminum bonus facts: Though it's naturally abundant in Earth's crust, making aluminum into a usable metal is a laborious process. Smelting is the most energy- and CO2-intensive stage—hence the push for a green smelter—but other steps need cleaning up too. Learn more in Maria Gallucci's two-part reporting project on decarbonizing aluminum production: https://ow.ly/7IEg50TmPw7 #aluminum #kentucky #decarbonization #cleanindustry

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Data Center Ridge is the first phase in a state-endorsed plan to advance test sites for solar, wind, pumped hydro, small nuclear, and other clean energy innovations. “Southwest Virginia was the energy capital of the East Coast, and I believe it will be again,” says Glenn Davis, director of the Virginia Department of Energy. Here's the story from Energy News Network: https://ow.ly/Um5450TmP8n #DataCenterRidge #Virginia #cleanenergy