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Qcells Solar Factory in Georgia Gets $1.45 Billion Loan Guarantee

December 23, 2024 admin clean power, Georgia, green economy, hanwha, hanwha group, hanwha q cells, investing in america, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, policy & politics, qcells, solar cells, Solar energy, solar panels, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:05:39 +0000

The Qcells facility will enable deployment of PV energy systems and domestic capability for critical parts of the solar supply chain. As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $1.45 billion loan guarantee … [continued]

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US DOE SOLVE IT Prize Awards $1.5 Million To Communities Driving Clean Energy Projects

December 23, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, grid, grid storage, lithium-ion batteries, microgrids, office of energy efficiency and renewable energy (eere), Solar energy, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:09:04 +0000

DOE announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure Technologies (SOLVE IT) Prize, awarding winning teams $150,000 each for their proposed community-driven clean energy solutions. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure … [continued]

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Saving the Day in Disaster — Solar Microgrid in New Orleans, Louisiana

December 22, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, community solar, Energy Storage, grid, lithium-ion batteries, Louisiana, microgrids, New Orleans, rooftop solar, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:59:04 +0000

We write about solar microgrids all the time, but we seldom feature specific projects and how they are helping real, live humans. The video below does a great job of highlighting a small project in New Orleans, Louisiana. “What do solar panels and battery-powered microgrids have to do with protecting … [continued]

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Big Tata Power Clean Energy Projects in Bhutan & India

December 20, 2024 admin Bhutan, clean power, green economy, hydroelectric, India, investment, Solar energy, tata power, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:42:03 +0000

India has been a major market for clean energy deployment — solar energy and wind energy deployment. It’s been much less successful stimulating the electric vehicle market. Tata Group is India’s largest business conglomerate. It’s enormous, selling various products and services in more than 160 countries. One of its companies … [continued]

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Accelerating Electrification: Freight Trucks Will Dominate In The US

December 20, 2024 admin batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, natural gas, Oil, renewable energy, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:02:33 +0000

Key Takeaways: Transportation is the highest emissions segment in United States Of rail, water, and road, only freight trucking can readily decarbonize Electric trucks are cost-effective and rapidly advancing The United States has unintentionally made itself into the country with the hardest to decarbonize transportation sector, and it matters. Transportation … [continued]

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Study Reveals Benefits Of Agrivoltaics In East Africa

December 19, 2024 admin africa, Agriculture, agrivotaics, clean power, east africa, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, solar power plants, University of Sheffield, us department of agriculture (usda), Water

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:29:53 +0000

More research shows that agrivoltaics — the combination of solar and agriculture — can pay big dividends for communities and farmers.

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JA Solar’s Bycium+ Cell Sets New Record For Open-Circuit Voltage — 748.6mV

December 19, 2024 admin clean power, ja solar, solar cells, Solar energy, solar records

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 03:24:47 +0000

JA Solar has disclosed that it has achieved a record-breaking open-circuit voltage for a solar cell using tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology. The Chinese PV module maker, based also in Arizona, noted that the finding was independently confirmed by Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin (ISFH). JA … [continued]

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Local Energy, Global Lessons: How Ranch Sereno Models the Future of Community-Centered Energy

December 19, 2024 admin California, clean power, green economy, green jobs, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar energy advantages, solar energy benefits, solar power benefits, solar power plants

Credit to Author: Letters to the Editor| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 01:30:31 +0000

Clean energy isn’t just about power — it’s about people. The Ranch Sereno project shows how solar developers can navigate community opposition by designing projects to serve multiple local needs. As a solar developer, I’ve experienced firsthand how renewable energy projects can struggle to address community opposition, navigate complicated permitting … [continued]

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HVDC Transmission Between Europe & North America Makes Fiscal Sense

December 18, 2024 admin Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electricity transmission, Energy, Europe, green economy, green jobs, grid, hvdc, hydroelectric, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, Smart Grid, Solar energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:29:02 +0000

As someone who spends a lot of time looking at HVDC electricity interconnectors globally, and holding the position that HVDC is the new pipeline, I’m very pleased with the latest Ember report, Security and efficiency: The case for connecting Europe and North America. Let’s step back. I’m sure many of … [continued]

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