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Energy Terminal Weekly Newsletter
April 9th 2024 | Issue #88 | Subscribe here
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Welcome back to ET weekly, Energy Terminal's weekly newsletter where we cover trends, opportunities, events and updates across the energy industry.
📝 This Week in Energy 🔁
1) 💰 $6 bil for Community Investment:
Part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) which has set aside $6 bil for communities in its Clean Communities Investment Accelerator. The goal is to bring the energy transition to the local level, specifically to the people and places disproportionately affected by climate change. Learn more here
2) 🔨 Reconductoring to Save the Grid:
New research surrounding reconductoring with advanced conductors could be the solution to the US's looming grid problem. As energy demand soars, the grid can't keep up, and delays in grid expansion are not promising. But, this new technology has the potential to quadruple grid rates of transmission, and save consumers $85 bil. Learn more here
3) 📈 Decade of Solar + Wind Growth:
Renewables account for almost 1/4 of the US grid. This growth has been quite staggering. In a decade solar grew from generating 0.5% to 4% of US electricity, and wind from 4% to 10%. Hydropower, geothermal and biomass fill the other generation gap for renewables. Learn more here
⭐ Startup Spotlight ⭐
We Recycle Solar, a company reselling and smashing old solar panels, may be the solution to the waste from old/retiring solar panels.
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🚨 Top 3 Job Opportunities 🚨
1) Power and Renewables Intern, Wood Mackenzie
Wood Mackenzie is the leading global provider of data and analytics solutions for the renewables, energy and natural resources sectors.
2) Global Markets Intern, EnergyHub
EnergyHub empowers utilities and their customers to create a clean, distributed energy future.
3) Knowledge Analyst - Low Carbon Energy & Infrastructure, BCG
BCG's energy practice works with clients to build sustainable, competitive energy solutions to achieve a net-zero energy world for all.
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