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Economy

Venture Funding Accelerates for EV Battery Startups: Workforce in EVs and Batteries Heats Up

Posted on April 1, 2022

The private sector is moving ahead rapidly with investments in batterries. In October, Toyota announced plans to build a $1.29 billion US battery factory. Ford will build three US battery factories in the US and an …

Posted in Economy, Featured Newsletter Blog Post

5 Midwestern governors agree to create a network to charge electric vehicles

Posted on December 1, 2021

Article originally published by NPR.org.  The governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin are joining forces to build a new network for charging electric vehicles. The bipartisan plan aims to improve the region’s economy …

Posted in Economy, Featured Newsletter Blog Post

Green Steel Powered by the Sun

Posted on December 1, 2021

EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel, a Pueblo Colorado steel mill, will receive 90 percent of its power from a 300 MW solar facility, the largest solar project on-site for a single customer in the US. The …

Posted in Economy, Newsletter Blog Post

Hertz aims to be EV powerhouse with 100K Tesla cars

Posted on December 1, 2021

Article originally published by Hertz.com.  Car rental company Hertz Corp. announced today [10/25/2021] it will buy 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla, making the Florida-based company the prospective owner of the largest EV rental fleet in …

Posted in Economy, Newsletter Blog Post

Solar Storage Market to Grow 20-fold by 2030

Posted on December 1, 2021

Global energy storage is estimated to grow to 358 GW/ 1 TW-hours or 20 times larger in the next 9 years according to the 2021 Global Energy Storage Outlook (November 2021) by Bloomberg New Energy …

Posted in Economy, Featured Newsletter Blog Post

Midwest Clean Energy Jobs Rebound Second Half of 2020, Wisconsin Ranks Fifth

Posted on August 1, 2021

The annual Clean Jobs Midwest report shows 677,919 clean energy jobs in 12 Midwestern states in 2020 with 69,343 in Wisconsin. This puts Wisconsin 5th in clean energy jobs following IL (115,133), MI (113,456), OH (103,437), and IN …

Posted in Economy, Featured Newsletter Blog Post, Newsletter Blog Post, Uncategorized

Energy Innovation Grant Recipients Receive $7 million

Posted on April 1, 2021

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) awarded $7 million for 32 projects that reduce energy consumption, increase the use of renewable energy and tran​sportation technologies, bolster preparedness and resiliency in the energy system, and …

Posted in Economy, Newsletter Blog Post

New Grant Program: EV’s for Good

Posted on April 1, 2021

EVs for Good is a new grant program for Wisconsin’s mission-based nonprofits that will reduce the upfront costs of purchasing an electric vehicle (EV). The program will be administered by RENEW Wisconsin with a donation from …

Posted in Economy, Newsletter Blog Post

Organic Valley Launches Loan Program For Clean Energy Projects On Farms

Posted on April 1, 2021

Article originally published by Wisconsin Public Radio. A Wisconsin-based organic cooperative is offering farms low-interest loans to invest in clean energy projects. Organic Valley announced their “Powering the Good” loan fund on Monday. Created through a partnership …

Posted in Economy, Featured Newsletter Blog Post, Newsletter Blog Post

Matthew Johnson: Renewable energy projects can help farmers through tough times

Posted on April 1, 2021

Article originally published by The Cap Times. Dear Editor: My name is Matt Johnson and I am a field director at the Wisconsin Land and Liberty Coalition. We are a nonprofit effort focused on protecting the …

Posted in Economy, Newsletter Blog Post
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