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Senate Finance Committee adds inverters, trackers to BBB manufacturing incentive list

The Senate Finance Committee released its draft version of the Build Back Better Act on Dec. 11 and added domestic manufacturing incentives for inverters and trackers. SEIA has been working to get those technologies included in the bill. The inverter incentives in this version include: Central inverters (>1 MW capacity): 2.5¢/W Utility inverters (>170 kW, ≤1 […]

Infineon and MCI supply sensors for air quality measurement to schools in Carinthia and Tyrol

Written on {{ “2021-12-13T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-12-13T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Five Higher Technical Schools (Höhere Technische Lehranstalten, HTLs) in Carinthia and six in Tyrol received high-precision CO 2 sensors from Infineon Technologies Austria AG and MCI in Innsbruck. The teams of students will use them to build CO 2 alarm lights […]

Particularly accurate measurement with reduced form factor: XENSIVTM PAS CO2 sensor from Infineon at Rutronik

smartbuildingmag.com 13 {{ “2021-12-13T00:00:00+00:00” | date “MMM” }} ’21 Written on {{ “2021-12-13T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-12-13T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Rutronik News Less susceptible to interference: the XENSIVTM PAS CO2 sensor uses the principle of photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS), which enables a significant reduction in form factor and at the same time a […]

Case Energienetz Bayern GmbH& Co. KG – The greatest security & access control requirements

Written on {{ “2021-12-13T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-12-13T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} The requirements of gas network operators are among the highest in the critical infrastructure sector. Energienetze Bayern GmbH & Co. KG, part of the Energie Südbayern GmbH (ESB) Group selected iLOQ S50 as its new access management system because it […]

The Achilles’ Heel of Biden’s Climate Plan? Coal Miners.

All of that has raised the stakes for courting coal miners. “Our guiding principle is the belief that we don’t have to choose between good jobs and a clean environment,” said Jason Walsh, the executive director of the BlueGreen Alliance, which has united labor and environmental groups to marshal support for initiatives like Mr. Biden’s. […]

Manatees, Facing a Crisis, Will Get a Bit of Help: Extra Feeding

The manatee feeding will be experimental and limited, officials said, and will likely provide leafy greens such as cabbage and lettuce. That’s similar to what manatees are given to eat when taken into captivity for rehabilitation, said Patrick Rose, the executive director of Save the Manatee Club, a nonprofit group that pushed for the supplemental […]

Edelman Criticized for Work With Oil Companies

After last month’s United Nations-sponsored environmental conference in Glasgow, the public relations giant Edelman praised the participants for reaching “a new level of international consensus that climate change is an existential threat to humanity.” In a statement posted on its website, Edelman also called for “more scrutiny on corporate climate lobbying efforts” and argued that […]

GM’s EV Efforts Reportedly Include a Bigger Michigan Presence

General Motors intends to spend several billion dollars to set up production of batteries and electric pickup trucks at two locations in Michigan, giving the company’s home state an economic boost, a person with knowledge of the plans said Friday. The automaker has started sketching out proposals to convert an electric car plant in Orion […]

Namasté Solar raises $43,900 to make solar energy more accessible to 176 families in Colorado

Namasté Solar and the community donate community solar subscriptions to 176 low-income families Boulder, Colorado, United States –  Namasté Solar announces that it has raised $43,900 through the Keep the Lights on Colorado campaign to make solar energy more accessible this winter to 176 Colorado families that are unable to keep up with utility payments. […]