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Technology must be developed with care to improve health equity

  • April 18, 2023
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CHICAGO – At a panel discussion at the HIMSS Global Conference on Tuesday, panelists highlighted the importance of minority and historically marginalized populations having a seat at the table during the decision-making process to improve health equity using technology.  “Some have said technology can be the great equalizer in medicine by improving access to care […]

Hyundai teams up with itselectric to test curbside EV chargers for city use

  • April 18, 2023
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Soon you will be able to pull up and charge just about anywhere. Hyundai CRADLE, the open tech innovation unit from the Hyundai Motor Group, is partnering with Brooklyn-based EV charging firm itselectric and the New York City Economic Development Corporation to showcase curbside EV charging stations for city use. Launched in 2017, Hyundai CRADLE […]

The US has seen 5 years’ worth of clean energy investments in just 9 months – here are the highlights

  • April 18, 2023
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The US utility-scale clean energy sector has announced more than $150 billion in capital investment since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law last August – the American Clean Power Association breaks it down in a new report. US clean energy boom The American Clean Power Association’s new Clean Energy Investing in America study reports the statistical […]

Federal court strikes down a California city’s natural gas ban

  • April 18, 2023
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flames burn on a natural gas-burning stove. Scott Olson | Getty Images A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Berkeley, California, cannot enforce a ban on natural gas hookups in new buildings, saying a U.S. federal law preempts the city’s regulation. The ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco was a […]

Germany has shut down its last three nuclear power plants, and some climate scientists are aghast

  • April 18, 2023
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16 April 2023, Baden-Württemberg, Neckarwestheim: The Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant. The era of commercial power generation with nuclear power plants in Germany came to an end on Saturday with the separation of the Isar 2, Neckarwestheim and Emsland nuclear power plants from the power grid. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images As of […]

In world first, Gogoro’s EV battery swap stations becoming virtual power plants

  • April 18, 2023
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You may already be familiar with Gogoro’s battery swapping stations, known as GoStations, which have famously created the de facto standard in swappable light electric vehicle batteries. But now the company is expanding beyond just EV battery swapping by teaming up with Enel X to create virtual power plants (VPPs) from its GoStations. The Taiwanese […]