7 Solar Stories You Should See: Largest Solar PPA in South America, 2-Gigawatt First Solar Order …

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 03:03:27 +0000

There are hundreds of solar power news stories a day. We can’t cover the vast majority of them. Below are a few top solar power stories that we didn’t quite cover but thought shouldn’t be missed. Enjoy. Largest solar PPA in South America The longest term and largest solar PPA (power purchase agreement) was recently […]

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What’s The Best Way To Allocate Colorado River Water Rights?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:05:09 +0000

water rightsThe Colorado River runs 1,450 miles and serves 40 million people across 7 western US states. It reaches tribal lands and continues on into Mexico. Its waters make a multi-billion-dollar agricultural industry possible. For decades, drought in the West has been intensified by climate change, rising demand, and overuse; the result has been previously unseen […]

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Geothermal Heat Pumps — Clean Energy 101

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:55:04 +0000

Geothermal heating and coolingGeothermal heat pumps are a time-tested clean heating & cooling technology with untapped potential. The age of the electric heat pump is well underway. This clean heating and cooling technology has been in use for decades and is widely adopted across Asia and parts of Europe such as Norway where heat pumps heat and cool […]

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Confused About The Inflation Reduction Act? A Former US Vice President Can Help You With That

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 15:05:54 +0000

US Vice PresidentAl Gore’s Climate Reality Project will be leading online training events open to the public to pull the curtain away from the nuances of the IRA, beginning in April.

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Home Electrification Incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 13:00:15 +0000

The signing of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 created a wide range of home electrification incentives in addition to increasing the solar and battery tax credit to 30%. See how these incentives work, how much they’re worth, and which home upgrades they apply to.

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Mercedes-Benz Expands Lithium Production in Germany

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:05:52 +0000

There has been a lot of concern about battery materials and global geopolitical risks. In some ways, it would be easy to just keep relying on China for rare earth minerals, lithium, and other things we need for the energy transition. But, as we’ve learned in the past, depending on somebody too much gives them […]

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More Green Batteries for Europe & USA — From Norway’s FREYR

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 03:57:07 +0000

I recently spoke with FREYR CEO Tom Jensen for our CleanTech Talk podcast. We discussed FREYR’s plans for battery gigafactories in Europe and the USA, and particularly these regions catching up to China in EV battery production (including the battery supply chain). We also talked innovation in EV battery development and production. You can find […]

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