US Moves to Reduce Emissions by 45% | Corporates Going Solar | Robotic Ships | CPH E57

Clean Power Hour E57Aug 27, 2021 with Tim Montague and John WeaverCorporates are going hard after renewable energy but hourly energy tracking is necessary Robotic Electric Ships are taking on cargo shipping Used Solar Panels Are Powering the Developing WorldThe US moves towards 45% emissions reduction by 2030Reconciliation bill moving forward - this will hopefully contain direct pay 30%/ten year/ITC extension https://www.rollcall.com/2021/08/24/house-budget-resolution-vote/Here's the chart Schumer's office sent out on how they'd get to this 45% emissions reduction number. The vast, vast majority comes from reconciliation and a Clean Electricity Payment Program (a CES) + clean energy tax incentives for wind, solar & other renewables. https://twitter.com/ella_nilsen/status/1430502940553453574 Robot Ships - pure electric - are the future of cargo shipping Yara Birkeland could be the future of cargo vessels (cool photo of wind powered vessel in that link) https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/electric-cargo-ship-autonomous-yara-birkeland/Companies and cities are taking the lead on clean energy purchases. When will market rules catch up? From Canary Media / Jeff St. John https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/companies-and-cities-are-taking-the-lead-on-clean-energy-purchases/Used Solar Panels Are Powering the Developing World https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-25/used-solar-panels-are-powering-the-developing-worldEnergy Storage integrator FlexGen raises US$150m equity investment (Yann Brandt will be joining us in the coming weeks to discuss how FlexGen is making waves in the ESS space)https://www.energy-storage.news/us150m-equity-investment-raised-by-energy-storage-system-integrator-flexgen/ EV’s were a thing 100 years ago and here’s a map! A map found on reddit of “EV charging stations in Chicago in…. wait for it: 1916”https://twitter.com/stekkerauto/status/1430788436571656193World’s largest wind turbine under development: MingYang Launches 16 MW Offshore Wind Turbine https://www.offshorewind.biz/2021/08/20/mingyang-launches-16-mw-offshore-wind-turbine/Perovskite solar panels being deployed - maybe the first time for a commercial installation - ‘the premiere of solar sun blinds, sun breakers with perovskite solar cells on the Aliplast factory facade in Lublin. We are proud to complete the first part of the project – sunblinds with over 32 m2 of perovskite solar modules.’ https://sauletech.com/the-world-premiere-of-sun-breaker-installation/ Support the showConnect with Tim  Clean Power Hour  Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email [email protected] Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsThe Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Contact us by email:  [email protected] sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America’s number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance and service. The CPS America product lineup includes 3-phase string inverters from 25kW to 275kW, exceptional data communication and controls, and energy storage solutions designed for seamless integration with CPS America systems.  Learn more at www.chintpowersystems.com