US Air Force Pursues Green Hydrogen Via Geothermal Energy

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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Can The Sun Become A Form of Universal Basic Income?

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:14:54 +0000

I recently came across a social media post that puts solar energy in an interesting perspective: energy that everyone can possibly harness. This not only applies to most of the planet, but provides a very simple way to visualize a way forward to providing everyone with needed energy. Sunlight is … [continued]

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Renewables Gallop Ahead Down Under — A Queensland Sample

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 22:58:54 +0000

As I sit at my computer tapping out this article, the sun is shining in beautiful Brisbane, capital of Queensland, Australia. We are moving into summer and the sun is up long before I am. When I awake, the house battery is filling up and charging the car. Soon, the … [continued]

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A 30-Megawatt Space Solar Power Plant Is Scheduled For 2030

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 17:00:05 +0000

Innovators in the field of space solar power are outperforming expectations for commercial application, motivated by the potential for harvesting solar energy on a 24/7 basis, unimpeded by weather or climate.

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Solx Will Manufacture Solar Panels In Puerto Rico

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 16:48:57 +0000

Puerto Rico has been in the news lately after a so-called comedian at a Republican campaign event referred to it as cesspit of human garbage floating in the Atlantic Ocean. Nearly a decade ago, after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, a US president gave Puerto Rico the back of his … [continued]

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Massive 1-Gigawatt Virtual Power Plant Created From Thin Air

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:13:47 +0000

The virtual power plant movement is scaling up, powered by smart thermostats that enable utilities and ratepayers to collaborate on grid resiliency and affordability.

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Fossil Gas Shortage Tells Us Alaska Should Turn to Renewable Energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 04:30:02 +0000

This is an interesting story, and I have to say I knew nothing about this region’s electricity grid before today. The US Department of Energy has the full, long story, but I’m going to summarize it and cut to the chase in parts. The focus is Alaska’s Railbelt electric grid, … [continued]

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Drought Causes Renewable Energy Generation to Drop Again

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 03:26:04 +0000

Climate change grows year after year. Climate disruption becomes the norm, and then more disruption comes. We’re in a race against time, and time is winning. The good news is that renewable energy dominates new power capacity installations and new electricity generation. However, sometimes, renewable energy generation goes down, because … [continued]

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Aircraft Attracts US Army, Navy, & Air Force, Too

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:54:29 +0000

The US military is supporting new drop-in hydrogen fuel propulsion systems for quiet-running zero emission aircraft and stationary energy generation.

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How Is China’s Relationship With USA (& Tesla) Going To Change On Cleantech?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:05:46 +0000

Let’s just start this off by saying that Donald Trump doesn’t have a lot of deep longstanding beliefs on topics that don’t directly concern him. And he’s one of the most transactional politicians I’ve ever seen, in a world of course where politicians are exceptionally transactional. We assume many things … [continued]

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