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SEIA Congratulates 16 Winning Congresspeople & Governors — 12 of Them Democrats

November 17, 2024 admin 0 Comments activism, angela alsobrooks, Bob Ferguson, clean power, hakeem jeffries, jacky rosen, john curtis, josh stein, lisa blunt rochester, martin heinrich, mike braun, policy & politics, ruben gallego, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:53:01 +0000

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) was tracking key solar and storage races in the 2024 US election, and went out of its way to congratulate winners who the organization saw as solar champions. As the solar advocacy organization noted, “there are many Senate, House, and gubernatorial elections that could shape … [continued]

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CATL Prepares To Add Grid Storage & EV Platforms To Its Portfolio

November 16, 2024 admin 0 Comments batteries, catl, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Energy Storage, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, Solar energy, tesla, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:28:17 +0000

Robin Zeng,. the founder and CEO of CATL, explained recently that he plans to take the company in important new directions.

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How Big Can Offshore Wind Turbines Go? 25 MW And More, That’s How Big

November 16, 2024 admin 0 Comments arpa-e, clean energy innovation, clean power, deb haaland, disruptive innovation, Energy, energy innovation, national renewable energy lab (nrel), nrel, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, renewable energy, research, SCIENCE, siemens gamesa, usa, wind energy, wind turbine blades, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:30:37 +0000

A new wave of supersized, morphing wind turbines will help cut costs for the US offshore wind industry, if it can survive the next four years.

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BYD Leadership Shining, EV Sales Booming, Toyota Nonsense — 10 Top Cleantech Stories

November 16, 2024 admin 0 Comments batteries, byd, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica top 10, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev sales, green economy, green jobs, grid, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, policy & politics, Smart Grid, Solar energy, toyota

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:15:14 +0000

Quite a lot has happened in the past 10 days. Aside from the demented elephant getting back into the china shop, there are various big stories you may have missed, or (like me) would just benefit from being reminded of. Scroll down below for the stories and some commentary. Note … [continued]

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USA a Solar Champion at COP29?

November 16, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, cop29, inflation reduction act of 2022., policy & politics, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 04:57:29 +0000

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) put out a story yesterday that caught my attention. The title of the organization’s article was “America’s New Role at COP29: Global Solar Champion.” My first thought was, “Great, the US is doing something good on solar at COP29.” My next thought was, “Wait, … [continued]

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Swiss Experiment Will Place Solar Panels Between Train Tracks

November 15, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, clean transport, research, Solar energy, solar panels, solar powered trains, sun-ways, Switzerland, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:05:59 +0000

Solar panels between the rails of train tracks is a new idea being tested in Switzerland by start-up Sun-Ways.

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The Tesla Ethicist: How Can I Reconcile My Tesla Stock Gains With Musk’s Skewed Self-Interest?

November 14, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, elon musk, green economy, investment, Solar energy, tesla

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:40:17 +0000

Today, CleanTechnica’s Tesla Ethicist columnist answers a question about the tensions among being true to one’s morals, Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s absolutist tendencies, and personal Tesla stock portfolios increases. Dear Tesla Ethicist: I’ve always prided myself on my personal wherewithal. I self-financed my own college education by working and extending … [continued]

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Global Installed Solar Capacity To Blow Past 2 Terawatts, USA Or Not

November 14, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, green economy, international renewable energy agency (irena), policy & politics, solar capacity, Solar energy, solar records, us solar capacity

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:40:48 +0000

The installed solar capacity of the global PV industry is poised for another round of rapid growth, with or without an assist from the US.

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Behind the Curtain: Power Grid Resilience for Data Centers

November 14, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, data centers, energy efficient data centers, green data centers, grid, s&c electric, s&c electric company, SC, Solar energy, Sponsored, wind energy

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:04:49 +0000

By Kyle Julian, Regional Director, Commercial & Industrial Sales, U.S. West Without data centers, life as we know it would collapse. That may sound like hyperbole, but our entire digital economy relies on data centers. But it turns out that data centers use a lot of electricity. In fact, the … [continued]

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US Air Force Pursues Green Hydrogen Via Geothermal Energy

November 13, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, Energy, enhanced geothermal, enhanced geothermal systems, geothermal energy, hydrogen, renewable energy, us air force, US Army, US Department of Defense, US Navy, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 16:55:28 +0000

The US Department of Defense is pursuing next-generation geothermal energy systems that can produce zero emission electricity and green hydrogen, too.

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