Distributed Energy Resources, Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions, Solar, Sourcing Renewables  -  September 14, 2024

Weekend Reads: America's Search for Uranium; USPS Goes Electric

It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web:

The US is dismantling nuclear warheads to power the next generation of reactors (AOL/CNN)  Inside a highly classified facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee — the same facility that enriched uranium for the first atomic bomb in the era of the Manhattan Project — workers are turning old, unexploded warheads into fuel that will power cities.

A new ‘green bank’ could bring solar power and electric buses to Appalachia (Grist)  Thanks to $500 million in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency, a new initiative called the Green Bank for Rural America could help channel money to nonprofit lenders like the Mountain Association to support community solar arrays, apprenticeships in renewable energy fields, electrified public transit, and other projects.

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Scientists achieve breakthrough that could revolutionize renewable energy production — here's what you need to know (The Cool Down)  In a significant breakthrough in sustainable energy producing green hydrogen, which uses renewable energy sources like wind and solar, scientists have created a new age electrode.

The impacts of climate change on deeply decarbonized energy systems: A New York case study (Utility Dive)  This analysis of the impacts of climate change in New York State finds that investments in building decarbonization, including measures such as energy efficiency and heat pumps, can have additional climate resilience benefits that are often overlooked.

USPS’ long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers (Associated Press)  The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest ... Odd appearance aside, the first handful of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles that rolled onto postal routes in August in Athens, Georgia, are getting rave reviews from letter carriers accustomed to cantankerous older vehicles that lack modern safety features and are prone to breaking down — and even catching fire. Within a few years, the fleet will have expanded to 60,000, most of them electric models, serving as the Postal Service’s primary delivery truck from Maine to Hawaii.

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