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Buoyant Design & Adaptable Mooring Mechanisms Help Floating Solar Remain Intact Through Hurricane Milton

October 24, 2024 admin buildings, clean power, climate change, grid, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, solar panels, Water

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:28:58 +0000

Last month, Super Typhoon Capricorn struck Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China, and was one of the most severe typhoons to hit the region since 1949. In this wild weather with torrential gusts and gigantic waves, the floating Mibet solar panels pounded by the typhoon remained incredibly buoyant and sturdy. Soon after, on … [continued]

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EV Sales Trends, Tesla, and BYD in Chile

October 24, 2024 admin byd, chile, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, tesla, tesla superchargers

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:03:56 +0000

One of our readers, “Mateo from Chile,” wrote in with the following note the other day: “I saw Zach’s good article on Tesla’s Superchargers in Chile earlier this week. I live in Chile, and noticed that the latest Chilean EV sales report was published yesterday (for the Jan–Sep 2024 period). … [continued]

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How Much Does Hydrogen Leak And How Much Does It Matter?

October 24, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Energy, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:46:40 +0000

Hydrogen is the gas that’s the second best escape artist in the universe. Helium has it by an edge because while helium is four times the mass of hydrogen per unit, it comes in atoms, not molecules. Hydrogen only comes with another hydrogen atom in the hydrogen molecule, which ends … [continued]

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BYD — Leading In Electric Vehicles More Than You Think

October 24, 2024 admin batteries, byd, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, tesla

Credit to Author: Letters to the Editor| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 22:44:21 +0000

I didn’t know what to expect when I wrote “Our Stance On Covering Tesla,” but I had realized that I really needed a post to explain that there are different people covering Tesla with different opinions and also that some Tesla news is positive while some Tesla news is negative. … [continued]

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How The US Can Solve Its Lithium Supply Problem In One Fell Swoop

October 24, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, dle technology, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium brine extraction, lithium supply, lithium-ion batteries, research, SCIENCE, US geological survey, us lithium, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 22:27:06 +0000

The USGS has surveyed a small portion of the Smackover Formation for a potential role in the domestic lithium supply chain, and it likes what it sees.

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University Of Toronto School Of Environment Says No To Fossil Fuel Money

October 24, 2024 admin Fossil Fuels, green economy, irving institute, policy & politics, University of Toronto

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:59:37 +0000

You might think this is a no-brainer, but the School of Environment at the University of Toronto has decided it will no longer accept funding from fossil fuel companies. According to a report by The Guardian, it has committed to stop taking funds from the fossil fuel sector for research, … [continued]

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Soaring Cleantech Manufacturing, EV Sales Records, Hurricanes — Top Cleantech Stories

October 24, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica top 10, climate change, electric cars, electric motorcycles, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev sales, green economy, green jobs, hurricanes, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, market research, policy & politics, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:39:08 +0000

Our operations here at CleanTechnica got quite disrupted by a couple of recent hurricanes — Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene. As a result, we’ve got a lot of news to catch up on for our regular roundups on top cleantech stories. In this edition, I’m going to break the highlights … [continued]

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Fervo Energy’s Update Shows Enhanced Geothermal Is Hot (Literally)!

October 24, 2024 admin clean power, enhanced geothermal, fervo energy, geothermal energy

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:35:55 +0000

Fervo Energy is shaking things up in geothermal energy, showcasing some big wins over the last month, bringing some cool, next-gen tech to the heat beneath our feet. At CleanTechnica, we have been covering Fervo Energy for over 4 years, but this is my first article about the company. If … [continued]

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The Wild Wind Turbines Of Wyoming Are Coming For Your Fossil Fuels

October 24, 2024 admin aerodynamics, airloom energy, clean power, green economy, investment, onshore wind farms, united states department of defense, us department of energy (doe), wind energy, wind turbine technology, wind turbines, Wyoming, wyoming wind power

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:15:27 +0000

Wind turbines that resemble model airplanes will run around an oval track in Wyoming to generate electricity, in a pilot project supported by private, state, and federal investors.

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DOE Commits $3 Billion To Boost Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply

October 24, 2024 admin Aviation, clean transport, ethanol, green economy, policy & politics, saf, sustainable aircraft fuel

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:00:24 +0000

The jet engine is a marvelous thing. It can push a 300-passenger aircraft through the air at speeds of 600 miles per hour or more. Today’s engines are so efficient that commercial aircraft can remain in the air long enough to fly from New York City to Sydney, Australia, without … [continued]

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