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Renewable Tuesday: How About an Electric Hospital?! [1]

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Date: 2025-07-01

The new campus includes a 144-bed hospital and an ambulatory care center (ACC). The hospital and ACC are connected at the lower level to create an integrated inpatient and outpatient interventional services platform, consolidating staff, operations and support space. One level above, an entry level plaza serves as a focal point of the campus, accommodating healing gardens, respite, dining and gathering areas with views to the natural preserve. A new all-electric central plant supports the hospital and ACC, a national first in carbon reduction.

So no toxic natgas for heating or cooking, no diesel uninterruptible power. You can see the solar panels on the parking garage roof, but not the battery backup power system or the air source heat pumps.

Country's first all-electric hospital opens in California

x Hospitals contribute up to 8% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions... but they sure as heck don't have to! Congrats to @ucirvine.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZaW...



[image or embed] — Jane van Dis (@janevandis.bsky.social) June 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM

Country's first all-electric hospital opens in California

x #Investment in North America’s #geothermal sector surged to a record US$1.7 billion in the first quarter of 2025, marking an 85% increase over the full-year total for 2024, driven by breakthrough #technologies that expand geothermal potential beyond traditional locations: Wood Mackenzie



[image or embed] — Saur Energy (@saurenergy.bsky.social) June 30, 2025 at 6:11 AM

More money at lower cost per panel.

x Solar PV Panel Market: $250B (2024) ➜ $439B (2029) ⚡

CAGR 11.9%, driven by AI, monocrystalline tech & global green goals 🌱

India investing billions in solar infra ☀

Free report sample: bit.ly/solarpanel2499

#SolarEnergy #GreenGrowth #PVPanels



[image or embed] — Anwar (@anwartbrc.bsky.social) June 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM

x EVs to account for nearly all UK vehicle production by 2035, according to new demand report from the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK 👉 buff.ly/VR0aIx1 #ElectricDrives | #ElectricVehicles | #EV | #Emobility | #Sustainability | #ElectricCars | #AutomotiveIndustry | #CarSales | #EVSales | #UK



[image or embed] — electricdrives.bsky.social (@electricdrives.bsky.social) June 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM

x 🚌 Did you know 90%+ of the world’s electric buses are located in China? GCA #SystemsChangeLab outlines what it will take to electrify the world’s bus fleets & which countries are leading the way: www.wri.org/insights/cou... #ElectricVehicles #EVs @wriclimate.bsky.social @wrirosscities.bsky.social



[image or embed] — Global Commons Alliance (@globalcommonshq.bsky.social) June 30, 2025 at 6:37 AM

China, the Netherlands, Finland, Switzerland and Denmark are in the lead on electric buses.

x Windpower Monthly rounds up the latest patents for wind power technology granted and applied for in the last week

#windpower #renewables #energytransition

tinyurl.com/35r8x4mw



[image or embed] — Windpower Monthly (@windpowermonthly.bsky.social) June 30, 2025 at 4:33 AM

Major traffic restrictions to be implemented in Lyon from June

It will become the fifth French city to implement a limited traffic zone. We review which vehicles will be exempt from rules

x At 60 mph, the Cadillac Escalade IQ was expected to manage 550 miles on a single charge. It did way more than that. Here's why slowing down matters when you're going the distance in an EV: insideevs.com/news/764253/...



[image or embed] — InsideEVs (@insideevs.com) June 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM

x German government debates household electricity tax cut in U-turn following public outcry Budget plans include electricity price reductions for industry but not for households or small businesses www.cleanenergywire.org/news/german-...



[image or embed] — Clean Energy Wire | CLEW (@cleanenergywire.bsky.social) June 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM

How about this? The UK has far more than enough wind and solar resources to go 100% renewable on its own, so it doesn’t need power from the Sahara Desert. So how about they get on with it?

Oh, wait, they are.

x Delighted to say that the UK's government-industry Solar Roadmap was published this morning, describing dozens of practical measures to boost the supply of cheaper, greener power, deliver new industries and create skilled jobs. #solarsky #solarenergy solarenergyuk.org/news/roadmap... #solarenergy



[image or embed] — Gareth Simkins (@garethsimkins.bsky.social) June 30, 2025 at 6:34 AM

LFP = Lithium iron phosphate

NMC = Nickel manganese cobalt

x How should we manage retired EV batteries?

This study compares reuse vs. recycling strategies using a dynamic optimization model.

LFP: +58% profit, -18% emissions

NMC: +19% profit, -18% emissions 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#BatteryRecycling #EV #CircularEconomy



[image or embed] — IREES (@irees-research.bsky.social) June 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM

Impact of climate change on arsenic concentrations in paddy rice and the associated dietary health risks in Asia: an experimental and modelling study

x Researchers at Caltech have created a small-scale system that pulls carbon dioxide (CO₂) directly from the air and turns it into strong, industrial-grade plastics. #Caltech #CarbonCapture #Polyketone #CO2Recycling #CleanTech #CircularEconomy #SustainablePlastics #GreenInnovation



[image or embed] — Tech Explorers (@techexplorerszone.bsky.social) June 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM

x Energy storage 'essential' for renewable energy, minister says as BESS factory opens in Karnataka, India

->Energy Storage News | #EnergyStorage #RenewableEnergy | More info from EcoSearch



[image or embed] — Climate, Ecology, War and More by Dr. Glen Barry (@bigearthdata.bsky.social) June 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM

x Local leaders are pushing for agrivoltaics to ensure solar projects like Carriger coexist with agriculture, arguing that the future of farming depends on it. Learn more here! #WA #CitizenPortal #CommunityInvolvement #AgriculturalInnovation #SustainableEnergy



[image or embed] — Citizen Portal News Washington (@citizenptnewswa.bsky.social) June 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM

x African women are key to fighting climate change - these are the green skills they will need

->The Conversation | #ClimateChange | More info from EcoSearch



[image or embed] — Climate, Ecology, War and More by Dr. Glen Barry (@bigearthdata.bsky.social) June 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM

Everyday painkiller made from plastic — by E. coli

Denial, Obstruction, and Resistance

x Elon #Musk ripped into the Senate’s massive #domestic #policy package on Saturday, calling it “utterly insane” and destructive,” pointing to provisions in the bill that would raise taxes on many #solar, #battery, #geothermal, #wind and #nuclear energy projects.



[image or embed] — [The Great War & Modern Memory] (@ps9714.bsky.social) June 30, 2025 at 7:04 AM

x “It’s a kill shot. This new excise tax on wind and solar is designed to fully kill the industry,”

@michael-thomas.bsky.social www.distilled.earth/p/urgent-the...



[image or embed] — Jane van Dis (@janevandis.bsky.social) June 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM

x Sudden loss of key US satellite data could send hurricane forecasting back ‘decades’ Scientists left scrambling amid hurricane season after irreplaceable program is slotted to be shuttered. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...



[image or embed] — Climate News Now (@climatenewsnow.bsky.social) June 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM

x Will Scotland become the first UK nation to criminalise ecocide?

->Green Alliance | #Ecocide | More info from EcoSearch



[image or embed] — Climate, Ecology, War and More by Dr. Glen Barry (@bigearthdata.bsky.social) June 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM

x Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas could see a surge in its order intake from the US in 2025 and 2026 ahead of possible government cuts to federal wind and solar subsidies, according to senior analyst at Sydbank, Jacob Pedersen

#windpower #renewables #energytransition

tinyurl.com/3ubhxhjk



[image or embed] — Windpower Monthly (@windpowermonthly.bsky.social) June 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM

x Republicans want to tax people for NOT destroying the planet. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/c... They are imposing taxes on clean energy. And the jerks wonder why people don't want to have kids.



[image or embed] — Dean Baker (@deanbaker13.bsky.social) June 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM

ITC = Investment Tax Credit

FEOC = Foreign Entity of Concern

If enacted as currently drafted, the Senate Finance Committee’s FEOC restrictions are likely to significantly limit investment into clean energy projects, resulting in decreased U.S. manufacturing and increased Chinese dominance in these supply chains, contrary to their goal.

x Quick takes for #EnergyStorage in the Senate's bill:

* ITC unchanged, available to 2030s

* FEOC content test stricter, now prohibitive of projects w/ FEOC-linked cells from 2026

* FEOC remains onerous and likely unfinanceable Unless FEOC is fixed, is an effective phase out at end of 2025 #energysky



[image or embed] — Jason Burwen (@jburwen.bsky.social) June 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM

Global Warming

This fact is not news to those who have been paying attention for the last 50 years, but it’s clearly getting worse, with more instances appearing in the MSM.

x Global warming is speeding up — now rising 0.27°C (0.49°F) per decade, up from 0.2°C (0.36°F) in the 1970s. Cleaner air means fewer aerosols to block heat, while clouds may be making things worse. The result? More extremes, faster. It’s not theory anymore. It’s daily life. #climate #globalwarming



[image or embed] — Flâneur Mondial (@flaneurmondial.bsky.social) June 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM

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