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New York Reaches 6 Gigawatts of Solar Power One Year Early!

October 28, 2024 admin clean power, New York, new york solar, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar power plants

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:55:36 +0000

New York has been on a cleantech blitz. The latest news in that regard is that the state has reached 6 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar power capacity. Even better, it achieved that milestone a year earlier than it had targeted, as enshrined in its Climate Leadership and Community Protection … [continued]

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The Real Danger Of Politicizing Everything

October 28, 2024 admin climate change, global weirding, meteorologists, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:50:08 +0000

Recently, a fellow writer here told us about the death threats that meteorologists are facing. In a time when politics has wormed its way into everything, enlightened discussions about public policy in the face of a global threat get swept out of the way in favor of hatred, disinformation, and … [continued]

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US Solar Manufacturing Tax Credit — Updated, To Create More Jobs

October 28, 2024 admin clean power, Democrats, green economy, investment tax credit (itc), Joe Biden, kamala harris, Manufacturing, policy & politics, seia, solar cells, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), solar investment tax credit, solar investment tax credit (itc)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:43:21 +0000

I know, it’s hard to keep track of all these cleantech tax credits. The US is now offering tax credits for solar panels, solar cells, electric cars, batteries, wind turbines, heat pumps, and more. The Inflation Reduction Act created some new ones, extended others, and is stimulating a lot more … [continued]

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New Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Awardees in USA

October 28, 2024 admin clean power, education, policy & politics, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:40:12 +0000

Societal progress comes through the hard work of individuals. All groups, organizations, governments, and societies move forward in a positive way through the hard work and vision of individuals, and leaders are always needed. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s … [continued]

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Voters in 3 Swing States Love Solar — But Does It Matter?

October 28, 2024 admin Arizona, clean power, nevada, Pennsylvania, policy & politics, polls/surveys, research, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), us election 2024

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:31:13 +0000

The US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) put out an interesting story today, including the graphic above (and below). It’s a fun topic with uplifting findings, and we’ve reported on similar surveys for about 15 years. This is always the case: most people support solar energy, and support government support … [continued]

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How Many Hydrogen Transit Trial Failures Are Enough?

October 28, 2024 admin clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:13:50 +0000

In the past few days I’ve been going deep on some very odd results out of a Canadian transit think tank’s research and reports for client municipalities, finding that bad assumptions and worse scenarios resulted in $1.5 billion being taken off of hydrogen bus costs. Discussion around this led to … [continued]

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Monitoring Methane Better — Finally

October 27, 2024 admin Donald Trump, Fossil Fuels, Joe Biden, methane, methane emissions, methane gas, methane leaks, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 02:15:58 +0000

The Biden–Harris administration has dished out a $162.4 million loan guarantee to help address an issue that really doesn’t get enough attention, or solutions. The issue is methane emissions, and specifically not tracking them well enough in this case. The loan guarantee, which is part of the administration’s Investing in … [continued]

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$28 Million More For US Clean Energy Workforce Development

October 27, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:57:31 +0000

The Biden–Harris administration’s work getting major clean energy legislation passed continues to deliver. Aspects of that legislation continue to roll out. The announcement today is that $27.98 million in Investing in America agenda funding for clean energy workforce development is being distributed. This is happening under the Energy Auditor Training … [continued]

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Armstrong International’s New Industrial Heat Pump Manufacturing Facility to Help Light Industry Manufacturers in the U.S. Meet Net-Zero Goals and Cut Primary Energy Demand by up to 80%

October 27, 2024 admin energy efficiency, heat pumps, policy & politics, press releases

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:54:25 +0000

The 29,000-square-foot project was assisted by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Defense Production Act Program Major efforts are underway to advance America’s energy transition and move away from fossil fuels. This is especially true in the industrial sector, which accounts for more than one-third of all energy … [continued]

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