An Electric Vehicle (EV) Purchasing Collaborative was just launched for Mayors that have joined the Climate Mayors coalition, a bipartisan, peer-to-peer network of mayors committed to accelerate meaningful action to meet the goals of the Paris …
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Racine to Get Six Electric Buses from VW Settlement
The city of Racine will receive $6.19 million of the $32 million in grants to municipalities from the Volkswagen Capital Assistance Grant Program that they will use to buy at least six new electric buses. This will …
Philanthropy Advances Wisconsin Solar
RENEW Wisconsin has completed the third round of the Solar for Good program, which extends funding for solar PV projects to mission-based nonprofits, houses of worship, and, in the latest round, to housing authorities and public schools. …
PSC to Review 550MW Natural Gas Plant Site
In 2019, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) will evaluate the proposed site near Superior, WI for the 550MW, $700 million combined-cycle natural gas plant, Nemadji Trail Energy Center, recently approved by Minnesota’s utility commission. …
La Crosse Energy Challenge Successful and Equitable
There was a huge response to the La Crosse Mayor’s Home Energy Challenge. Launched in September, (see EnergyOnWI Sept news) by Mayor Kabat with Xcel Energy and Focus on Energy as partners, the goal was to encourage …
Lieutenant Governor to Keynote Powering Local Leadership Summit
In our fourth annual local leadership summit on energy and resilience, the Wisconsin Academy, UW- Madison Extension, Office of Energy Innovation and other partners are honored to announce that Lieutenant Governor-elect Mandela Barnes will be …
Researchers develop an artificial photosynthesis system that generates hydrogen fuel and electricity at the same time
…Now researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP), a DOE Energy Innovation Hub, have come up with a new recipe for …
Jaguar EV
Jaguar plans to launch an electric vehicle (EV) in 2019, the Jaguar I-Pace. The I-Pace will come to market at around $69,500, about $10,000 below the price of the Tesla Model X. The EPA estimates a similar 234-mile …
Electric Pickup Trucks Coming to Market
Rivian Automotive, an electric vehicle (EV) start-up, unveiled its upcoming electric pickup truck, the R1T at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Set for release in 2020, the R1T is targeted to the consumer market. Rivian purchased …
Big Oil Green Spending
Reports show that top, publicly listed oil and gas companies around the world spent around one percent ($2.6 billion) of their combined 2018 budgets on clean energy. While they have nearly doubled wind, solar, and battery …