Most States Flunk Community Power Scorecard

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 03:33:58 +0000

The 2025 Community Power Scorecard shoes which states are doing the best job of allowing local control over electricity.

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Renewables Or Fossil Fuels: Which Are, Ultimately, More Efficient?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 01:11:04 +0000

Definitions for “efficiency” vary depending on the context of energy discussions. Opinions range widely. Which is more efficient for a nation: renewables or fossil fuels? For advocates of fossil fuel power, global primary energy consumption hit historic highs in 2023, the hottest year on record, with oil and coal dominating … [continued]

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US Cultural Revolution: Bonfire of NASA, NOAA, EPA, CDC, & USDA Climate Programs

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:52:20 +0000

China’s Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) was a decade-long political campaign led by Mao Zedong to reinforce communist ideology by purging capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society. One of its most devastating aspects was its assault on science and academia. Universities were shut down, intellectuals were persecuted, and scientific research was … [continued]

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Perpetual Hydrogen Money Loser FuelCell Energy, Like Ballard, Pivoted From Batteries

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:51:24 +0000

How can a company never make a profit for over 50 years and still be around? How can it still find investors? FuelCell Energy is that company, and its continuing existence, like that of other perpetual money losing hydrogen fuel cell firms Ballard Power and Plug Power, is deeply perplexing. … [continued]

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Leapting’s AI-Powered Robot Is Transforming Solar Panel Installation In Australia

Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:22:23 +0000

Automation is making its way into every industry, and the solar sector is no exception. Chinese automation company Leapting has just announced that its Intelligent Automatic Navigation PV Module Installation Robot will be deployed at a large-scale solar farm in Australia. The robots, which have already been shipped from Leapting’s … [continued]

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BlueFloat CEO Steps Down

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 04:30:12 +0000

Carlos Martín Rivals has announced his decision to step down as CEO of BlueFloat Energy. He made the announcement in a Linkedin post. “After careful thinking, I’ve concluded that it is the right moment to turn the page on my role in the company I founded with the support from … [continued]

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Plug Power Has Lost $3.12 Billion Since 2010, Never Turned A Profit, Stock Collapsing

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 03:40:15 +0000

This is the year that the hydrogen bubble pops, especially for transportation, but increasingly for all hydrogen for energy plays. One of the firms on my hydrogen death watch is Plug Power, which has managed to lose $3.12 billion of other people’s money since 2010, about $200 million a year … [continued]

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Arizona Solar Advocates Challenge APS “Grid Access Charge” In Court: A Fight For Fair Energy Policy

Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:25:19 +0000

In a significant legal development, a coalition of advocacy organizations has filed an appeal challenging the Arizona Corporation Commission’s (ACC) decision to uphold a fee imposed on Arizona Public Service (APS) customers who utilize rooftop solar panels. The appeal, lodged on January 28, 2025, contends that the so-called “Grid Access … [continued]

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Utah’s Clean Solar Energy & Storage Boom: Why?

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:15:36 +0000

Near some of the most beautiful spots in the world, the San Rafael Swell and Arches National Park (as shown in the two photos in the figure below) Moab, the Green River and the Colorado River, there is a massive new green energy project, the Green River Energy Center, which … [continued]

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Leading Philippines EV Company Energizes More Charging Stations, Launches Membership Program

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:47:25 +0000

More charging stations, innovative energy solutions, and multi-brand vehicles are all part of ACMobility’s plan to hasten EV adoption in the Philippines. Led by the country’s biggest conglomerate, the Ayala Corporation, the EV solutions company is implementing its plans, first presented in 2023, at a faster pace by prioritizing the … [continued]

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