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Accelerating Electrification: Freight Trucks Will Dominate In The US

December 20, 2024 admin batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, natural gas, Oil, renewable energy, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:02:33 +0000

Key Takeaways: Transportation is the highest emissions segment in United States Of rail, water, and road, only freight trucking can readily decarbonize Electric trucks are cost-effective and rapidly advancing The United States has unintentionally made itself into the country with the hardest to decarbonize transportation sector, and it matters. Transportation … [continued]

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Study Reveals Benefits Of Agrivoltaics In East Africa

December 19, 2024 admin africa, Agriculture, agrivotaics, clean power, east africa, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, solar power plants, University of Sheffield, us department of agriculture (usda), Water

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:29:53 +0000

More research shows that agrivoltaics — the combination of solar and agriculture — can pay big dividends for communities and farmers.

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JA Solar’s Bycium+ Cell Sets New Record For Open-Circuit Voltage — 748.6mV

December 19, 2024 admin clean power, ja solar, solar cells, Solar energy, solar records

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 03:24:47 +0000

JA Solar has disclosed that it has achieved a record-breaking open-circuit voltage for a solar cell using tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology. The Chinese PV module maker, based also in Arizona, noted that the finding was independently confirmed by Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin (ISFH). JA … [continued]

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Local Energy, Global Lessons: How Ranch Sereno Models the Future of Community-Centered Energy

December 19, 2024 admin California, clean power, green economy, green jobs, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar energy advantages, solar energy benefits, solar power benefits, solar power plants

Credit to Author: Letters to the Editor| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 01:30:31 +0000

Clean energy isn’t just about power — it’s about people. The Ranch Sereno project shows how solar developers can navigate community opposition by designing projects to serve multiple local needs. As a solar developer, I’ve experienced firsthand how renewable energy projects can struggle to address community opposition, navigate complicated permitting … [continued]

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HVDC Transmission Between Europe & North America Makes Fiscal Sense

December 18, 2024 admin Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electricity transmission, Energy, Europe, green economy, green jobs, grid, hvdc, hydroelectric, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, Smart Grid, Solar energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:29:02 +0000

As someone who spends a lot of time looking at HVDC electricity interconnectors globally, and holding the position that HVDC is the new pipeline, I’m very pleased with the latest Ember report, Security and efficiency: The case for connecting Europe and North America. Let’s step back. I’m sure many of … [continued]

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Solving The Silicon-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cell Puzzle

December 18, 2024 admin circular economy, clean power, fraunhofer institute, green economy, Manufacturing, perovskite solar cell, recycling, silicon solar cell, solar cells, Solar energy, solar panel recycling, solar records, sustainability, sustainable, tandem solar cells, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:53:50 +0000

Researchers have designed a new silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell to maximize solar conversion efficiency and lifecycle sustainability together.

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Yoshino B4000 — Ideal Portable Power Station?

December 18, 2024 admin batteries, battery energy storage system, clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, Energy Storage, energy storage systems (ess), lithium-ion batteries, portable solar, portable solar charger, portable solar generator, portable solar power, Solar energy, Sponsored, yoshino

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 02:35:28 +0000

Portable energy storage systems have improved massively in the past few years. As electric cars have become much more popular, battery production has ramped up enormously, and thanks to economies of scale, battery prices have come down. The benefits of that extend well beyond the electric car market, also bringing … [continued]

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Solar Power Booming All Around, Chinese EVs Expanding, US EV Charging Infrastructure Boom — Top Cleantech News

December 18, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, batteries, China, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev sales, floating solar power, floating solar power plants, grid, grid storage, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar power plants, tesla, tesla model y, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 22:45:23 +0000

December has been absolutely packed with big cleantech stories. The solar power and electric vehicle markets keep growing fast, evolving, and even surprising. To be honest, when I write these weekly and bi-weekly news highlights, there are ends up being far more big and noteworthy news than I expect. It … [continued]

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Giant Solar + Storage Project Turned on in California

December 18, 2024 admin arevon, batteries, California, california renewable energy, california solar, california solar energy, clean power, Energy Storage, Solar energy, solar power plants

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 15:51:42 +0000

Solar power and battery storage projects continue to grow strong around the world, in the US, and in California. A big project just commissioned in California adds to that story. The new project is from renewable energy developer, owner, and operator Arevon Energy. It is the Eland 1 Solar-plus-Storage Project … [continued]

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More Hydrogen Maritime Trials Surface From Sargasso Sea

December 18, 2024 admin boats, carbon emissions, cargo shipping, clean power, clean shipping, clean transport, climate change, container shipping, Energy, ferries, green economy, green jobs, green shipping, investment, Manufacturing, Norway, renewable energy, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 22:15:35 +0000

Recently I published a roundup of quite awful hydrogen maritime trial efforts, and ended with a request that if others knew of more, they should share. A few additional ones bubbled up and there were a couple of minor corrections and delightful additions. I encourage those who haven’t read the … [continued]

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