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• Toyota doubles battery plant investment

• The shocking climate impact of lawn maintenance

• $41M for tiny homes startup

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⚡️ Clean Energy

• US to award up to $440 million for Puerto Rico rooftop solar power - The Biden administration is launching talks with solar energy companies and nonprofit groups in Puerto Rico on awards of up to $440 million for rooftop solar and battery storage systems in the commonwealth where storms have wiped out the grid in recent years, the Energy Department said on Thursday. (via Reuters)

• Ørsted cancels two offshore wind projects along New Jersey coast - The projects had become financially unworkable due to supply chain problems and increased interest rates, the company said. (via Utility Dive)

• Biden Administration Approves Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Yet, in Virginia - The decision comes as other projects to build wind farms along the Atlantic Coast have run into trouble. (via NYT)

• AI threats are here. Are Biden and the energy industry ready? - The administration is outlining an executive order on artificial intelligence as the energy sector monitors the benefits and downsides of AI. (via E&E News by POLITICO)

• Energy Dept. Pours Billions Into Power Grids but Warns It’s Not Enough - America’s electric grids may need to expand by two-thirds by 2035 to handle future growth in clean energy, the agency said. The nation isn’t on track. (via NYT)

🚙 Mobility & Transport

• Toyota more than doubles investment and job creation at North Carolina battery plant - Toyota will invest an additional $8 billion in the hybrid and electric vehicle battery factory it’s constructing in North Carolina (via ABC News)

• Stellantis-UAW deal will bring $5B investment to Belvidere - Stellantis has committed nearly $5 billion to retool Belvidere for a new midsize truck, build an adjacent electric vehicle battery plant and create a “megahub” parts distribution center. (via Chicago Tribune)

• Autoworkers’ Historic Victory Is a Turning Point in the Climate Culture War - By ensuring electric vehicles produce high-wage union jobs, Shawn Fain has robbed the GOP of some of its talking points. (via The New Republic)

• From race cars to cement mixers, hydrogen combustion gains interest for decarbonization - Work on hydrogen combustion engine development illustrates how — after more than a century of burning fossil fuels for transportation — motor-vehicle powertrains are splintering toward many technologies. (via Automotive News)

• This EV startup was going to revolutionize how cars were made – now, it’s on life support - Arrival set out eight years ago to make electric vehicle production "radically more efficient." (via TechCrunch)

🏠 Buildings & Cities

• Toxic Pesticides Are Sprayed Next to Thousands of US Schools - Inside Climate News - Young children go to schools within just 200 feet of farms where pesticides are likely to be sprayed, a new analysis of farms across the country has found. (via Inside Climate News)

• How cities can decarbonize delivery in the era of online orders - A new action guide by the National League of Cities points to emerging policies and technologies to combat increasing air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion. (via Smart Cities Dive)

• Lawn equipment spews ‘shocking’ amount of air pollution, new data shows - “Really inefficient engine technology is, pound for pound, more polluting than cars and trucks.” (via Grist)

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