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Want Your Community To Take Action On Ambitious Climate Goals? Follow What Maine Does

May 27, 2024 admin air quality, carbon emissions, climate change, green economy, maine, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 20:25:58 +0000

I live in Florida, where the governor has banned speaking the words “climate change” — well, at least when it comes to governmental affairs. In reaction, a local meteorologist has vocalized his dismay. We on the ground know what’ll happen next to Steve MacLaughlin — he’ll be out on his … [continued]

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Resilience at the Edge: City of Eastport Considers Harnessing Tidal Power for Island Microgrid

May 20, 2024 admin clean power, grid, maine, marine energy, microgrids, research, tidal energy, Water

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 19:15:44 +0000

The 1,300 people who call Eastport, Maine, home live in the easternmost point in the continental United States. The bridged island, connected to the mainland by a single causeway, faces powerful Atlantic Ocean winds and is susceptible to disruptive power outages. But it was not always that way. The city … [continued]

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US Offshore Wind Industry Readies Self For Another Round

May 4, 2024 admin boem, bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, green economy, green hydrogen, grid, hydrogen, Louisiana, maine, Manufacturing, New Jersey, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, Oregon, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 14:54:16 +0000

US offshore wind stakeholders are ready for a comeback in 2024 after suffering a series of blows last year.

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Offshore Wind Area Detailed for Gulf of Maine; New York Project Delivering Power

March 18, 2024 admin atlantic shores, edf renewables, eversource, gulf of maine, maine, New Jersey, New York, news, nyserda, offshore wind, Ørsted, Renewables, shell, south fork wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:59:46 +0000

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its designation of an offshore wind energy area in the Gulf of Maine. The BOEM, in a notice published in […]

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Maine Lawmakers Back Transmission Project for Renewable Energy

June 26, 2023 admin biomass, Distribution, hydropower, iso-ne, maine, news, northeast, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, substations, T&D, transmission, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:00:33 +0000

A project to build more than 100 miles of transmission lines, along with multiple substations, to enable the use of more renewable energy in Maine has received support from state […]

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Heat Pump Mania Is Sweeping The World

February 24, 2023 admin alaska, buildings, consumer technology, energy efficiency, Europe, green economy, heat pumps, maine

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 19:30:42 +0000

Heat pump installations are booming all around the world as people and businesses fight the rising cost of heating.

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Do We Have The Mechanics Needed For The Electric Boat Revolution?

February 16, 2023 admin boats, clean transport, electric boats, Electric vehicles, green economy, maine, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:06:05 +0000

Electric cars have grown by leaps and bounds in the past decade, and a large network of mechanics who can service those electric cars has grown up around this new electric car market. We often write about other, much more nascent electric vehicle markets — electric airplanes, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and electric […]

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Heat Pump Wars In Maine

February 12, 2023 admin buildings, consumer technology, energy efficiency, green economy, heat pumps, maine

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:05:57 +0000

Oil and propane dealers in Maine are mounting a disinformation campaign designed to scare people who are considering installing a heat pump.

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Happy New Year for Climate & Cleantech, New England?

January 14, 2023 admin clean power, clean transport, climate change, Connecticut, Electric vehicles, maine, Massachusetts, new hampshire, policy & politics, Rhode Island, Solar energy, vermont, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:39:53 +0000

Happy New Year! According to the science, over the next 7 years we must focus on reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases significantly to halve emissions by 2030 and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Getting there requires an all-of-society approach; getting there requires leadership at all levels of government. Inauguration Week We all settled […]