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USA Can Recycle 90% of Wind Turbine Mass

January 7, 2025 admin 0 Comments clean power, recycling, us department of energy (doe), wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:50:50 +0000

Report suggests investing in strategies and innovations to process the remaining 10%, improving sustainability and supporting a circular economy. A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) outlines recommendations that could increase the recycling and reuse of decommissioned wind energy equipment and materials to create a more circular … [continued]

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The Inside Scoop On The First Ever Electric Vehicle To Hit The Rose Bowl Parade

December 28, 2024 admin California, circular economy, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, COLLEGE, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev parade, ev parades, events, football, lithium iron phosphate, lithium iron phosphate battery, recycling, repurpose, reuse, rose bowl, usa, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:27:41 +0000

For the first time ever in Rose Bowl history, an electric vehicle will power a float in the 136th annual Rose Bowl Parade on January 1, 2025.

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Solving The Silicon-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cell Puzzle

December 18, 2024 admin circular economy, clean power, fraunhofer institute, green economy, Manufacturing, perovskite solar cell, recycling, silicon solar cell, solar cells, Solar energy, solar panel recycling, solar records, sustainability, sustainable, tandem solar cells, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:53:50 +0000

Researchers have designed a new silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell to maximize solar conversion efficiency and lifecycle sustainability together.

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US DOE — Flurry of Solar & Wind Power Announcements

December 16, 2024 admin batteries, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, grid, heat pumps, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, lighting, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, Puerto Rico, recycling, Smart Grid, Solar energy, subsidies, us department of energy (doe), wind energy, wind energy technologies office (weto), wind turbines

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:58:00 +0000

As Joe Biden’s time leading the United States approaches an end, various government agencies have been sprinting to get things done before they are at risk of being dropped and forgotten. Rather than try to cover each of these separately, let’s quickly roll through some of the announcements, and you … [continued]

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SOLARCYCLE’s New Georgia Facility Will Recycle 5GW Of Solar Panels Per Year

November 23, 2024 admin clean power, Georgia, green economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., Manufacturing, recycling, Solar energy, solar panel recycling, solar panels, solarcycle

Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 22:07:46 +0000

SOLARCYCLE’s recently announced 5GW solar panel recycling facility in Georgia will be able to recover “up to 90%” of the materials, some of which will end up as feedstock for the company’s nearby solar glass factory. The new recycling plant will initially have the capacity to recycle 2 million solar … [continued]

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This E-Bike Is Powered By Discarded Single-Use Vape Batteries

November 21, 2024 admin batteries, bicycles, clean transport, electric bikes, electric micromobility, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, micromobility, recycling, repurpose

Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:00:22 +0000

And now for something completely different… A creative YouTuber recently picked up a whole bunch of discarded single-use (disposable) vapes at a music festival, disassembled them, and then used their battery cells to build a functional e-bike battery pack. As lithium-ion batteries get smaller and cheaper, their inclusion into more … [continued]

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Oklo’s $25M Move into Radioisotope Production to Expand Advanced Nuclear Revenue Stream

November 14, 2024 admin atomics alchemy, finance, Fuel, Markets, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, oklo, radioistotopes, recycling, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:54:21 +0000

Oklo has moved to acquire Atomic Alchemy, a U.S. firm specializing in high-value radioisotopes, in a $25 million all-stock transaction. The acquisition will add radioisotope production capabilities to Oklo’s advanced […]

The post Oklo’s $25M Move into Radioisotope Production to Expand Advanced Nuclear Revenue Stream appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Wind Energy Meets Recycling In The Cargo Shipping Industry

November 5, 2024 admin cargo ship sails, cargo shipping, cargo ships, circular economy, clean power, clean transport, Energy, green economy, norsepower, recycling, renewable energy, rigid sails, rotor sails, Shipping, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:55:59 +0000

Wind energy is making a comeback in the shipping industry, along with new opportunities to make an impact on the circular economy.

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The World Is Your Oyster: Efforts Speed Up To Reduce Waste Streams By Reestablishing Oyster Filtration Reefs

September 27, 2024 admin Agriculture, Aquaculture, climate change, green economy, Massachusetts, New England, oyster, recycling, waste reduction, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 22:44:00 +0000

What is it like to recycle oysters? First, shuck the hearty bivalves and suck out their nutty yumminess. Then place the empty oyster shells (called cultch) in piles as high as an adult in an outside garbage and recycling area. The shells need to rest and absorb nature’s elements; in … [continued]

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NREL Advances Method for Recyclable Wind Turbine Blades

August 28, 2024 admin clean power, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, recycling, research, SCIENCE, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 22:10:22 +0000

Resin Made From Biomass Enables Chemical Recycling at End of Useful Lifespan Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) see a realistic path forward to the manufacture of bio-derivable wind blades that can be chemically recycled and the components reused, ending the practice of old … [continued]

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