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9 Organizations for Groundbreaking Program to Foster Collaboration Between Communities & Stakeholders in the Energy Transition

January 4, 2025 admin clean power, jennifer granholm, policy & politics, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 03:06:14 +0000

Regional Energy Democracy Initiative Pilot Underscores DOE’s Commitment to Equity and Justice for Communities in the Gulf South The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today the selection of nine organizations to participate in the groundbreaking Regional Energy Democracy Initiative (REDI) Consortium in Texas and Louisiana. This inaugural consortium will … [continued]

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Oil & Gas Frackers Love New Enhanced Geothermal Energy Systems

January 4, 2025 admin clean power, enhanced geothermal, enhanced geothermal systems, fervo energy, Fossil Fuels, geothermal energy, green economy, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe), usa, Utah

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:57:04 +0000

The emerging field of enhanced geothermal energy is providing oil and gas frackers with an opportunity to use their power for decarbonization, not extraction.

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British Columbia Shows Norway How To Decarbonize Ferries

January 3, 2025 admin biofuels, boats, British Columbia, Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric ferry, Electric vehicles, Energy, ev batteries, ferry, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Oil, renewable energy, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:28:05 +0000

Moving people and vehicles across short distances is a no-brainer for batteries and electric motors. The only problem, as with most electrification of transportation, is getting electricity at sufficient power levels to the point of charging. British Columbia has a very obvious and straightforward strategy for its ferries. British Columbia … [continued]

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Avoiding the Uniqueness Bias In Charging Microgrids

January 3, 2025 admin batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, Oil, renewable energy, Solar energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:44:26 +0000

Key takeaways: No truck stop or distribution center is unique Establish corporate control and management of the program Optimize the mix of vendors and staff for different phases of the program The uniqueness bias is a finding of Professor Bent Flyvbjerg, global megaprojects expert and author of the 2023 business … [continued]

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Geothermal Research Funding Opportunity in USA

January 3, 2025 admin clean power, geothermal energy, policy & politics, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:52:15 +0000

The DOE’s SBIR and STTR programs have announced funding for FY25 Phase I Release 2 projects focused on geothermal heating, cooling, and enhanced geothermal systems. On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs released the FY25 Phase I … [continued]

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Fossil Fuel Interests Ramp Up Their “Solar Makes Electricity More Expensive” Falsehood

January 3, 2025 admin clean power, ercot, mark z. jacobson, policy & politics, research, Solar energy, solar prices, texas, wind energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:25:34 +0000

Two news stories recently claim solar power makes the cost of electricity increase. It their any truth to those claims?

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Equinor Shields Self Against Trump Offshore Wind Threat, Nails $3 Billion For New Wind Hub In Brooklyn

January 3, 2025 admin clean power, Donald Trump, Energy, equinor, green economy, New Jersey, new jersey offshore wind, New York, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, policy & politics, renewable energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 03:59:02 +0000

Equinor has taken steps to ensure that work continues on its new offshore wind hub in Brooklyn, regardless of uncertainty posed by the incoming Trump administration.

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Redefining Energy 2025 Predictions: Transportation, Energy, Electricity, & Investments

January 2, 2025 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Media, Oil, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:41:33 +0000

For years, Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid have had an annual predictions episode, where they rank the previous year’s predictions and make new ones. Last year I joined them and made a couple of predictions of my own, and now the annual episode is out. Here it is with a … [continued]

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UK Engine Manufacturers Report Hydrogen Engines Essential For Solving Climate Change

January 2, 2025 admin Agriculture, air quality, buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, policy research, united kingdom (uk)

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 02:33:55 +0000

The hydrogen for transportation community is all abuzz about a late-year report from a working group of the UK’s Hydrogen Delivery Council and the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. The working group, made up almost entirely of professionals whose entire career, livelihood, and indeed the future of the … [continued]

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