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Escalante Solar Named Solar Project of the Year, Retired Coal-Fired Site Supplies Carbon-Free Electricity to 63,000 Homes

December 7, 2024 admin array technologies, clean power, gridworks escalante solar, NEW MEXICO, origis energy, rural electric cooperatives, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:50:14 +0000

The diligence of builders and installers, the ingenuity of engineers, the guidance of developers, and the commitment of numerous nearby companies, governmental organizations, and nonprofits have been recognized as a well-done collaborative accomplishment out west. Leaving coal behind and jumping into the solar future, the Escalante Solar project has just … [continued]

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Millions Of Stockpiled Solar Panels In US Face New Tariffs

December 7, 2024 admin China, china tariffs, chinese solar tariffs, clean power, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar tariffs

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:43:54 +0000

The United States has always had a certain schizophrenia about solar panels. Jimmy Carter installed some solar hot water panels on the roof of the White House, but Ronald Reagan had them ripped off as soon as he moved in. During the Obama administration, the federal government issued a $535 … [continued]

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BYD Sales Soaring, Tesla Demand Concerns, Japanese Auto Sales Crashing — Cleantech News Update

December 6, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, byd, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica videos, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Estonia, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, masdar, policy & politics, Solar energy, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 04:40:30 +0000

We’re looking to relaunch a regular, frequent cleantech news show on YouTube. It will improve as time goes on, more co-hosts and guests will be included, and we’re open to any feedback or requests. Overall, though, you have to start (or restart) somewhere, and this is where we’re starting again. … [continued]

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Finnish GTK Risks Credibility By Publishing Bad Minerals Study In Peer-Reviewed House Journal

December 6, 2024 admin batteries, battery minerals, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, grid, hydroelectric, lithium-ion batteries, natural gas, Oil, policy research, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, research, SCIENCE, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 03:02:17 +0000

A year ago I published an assessment of a quite remarkably bad, non-peer-reviewed paper by one of the Geological Survey of Finland’s (GTK) associate professors, Simon Michaux. The paper’s quite risible conclusions were that there wasn’t nearly enough metal in the ground to be able to electrify everything with renewables. … [continued]

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For Giving Tuesday, Perhaps Consider Solar, EVs, a Good Charity, and a Chance to Win Your Choice of a Rivian R1S or R1T — Or All of Them Combined!

December 6, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev raffle, ev raffles, Illinois, illinois solar energy, illinois solar energy association, isea, raffles, rivian, rivian stock, Solar energy, Sponsored

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:50:21 +0000

The Illinois Solar Education Association (ISEA) is a great organization. Since its inception in 1975, it has helped countless Illinoisans go solar, providing a directory of proven professionals in the solar energy and storage industries. More importantly, it’s helped create a stable set of regulations and incentives at the state … [continued]

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BYD Popping Sales, Agrivoltaics Winning, US Manufacturing Boom — Top 14 Cleantech Stories

December 5, 2024 admin agrivoltaics, batteries, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, green economy, grid, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, policy & politics, rivian, Smart Grid, Solar energy, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 04:55:22 +0000

It’s time to catch up on the most interesting and most exciting cleantech stories of the past week. As it turns out, some of the top stories were also top stories in other recent weeks. But that’s just how big these stories are. There are several new stories as well, … [continued]

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Small US State Launches Game-Changing Agrivoltaic Project

December 5, 2024 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaic, agrivoltaics, bifacial solar panels, clean power, community solar, Farmers, farming, farms, green economy, New Jersey, pollinators, rutgers university, soil moisture, Solar energy, solar panels, solar power plants

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:15:20 +0000

Space-saving bifiacial PV technology is a new addition to the dual-use agrivoltaic movement, which enables farmers to continue working their land while realizing income from solar projects.

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German Researchers Learn How To Store Solar Energy Chemically

December 5, 2024 admin chemical heat strorage, clean power, photoswitch, process heat, solar cells, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 20:36:54 +0000

A new process can store solar energy chemically for use weeks or even months later as a source of heat for homes and industry.

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Wellbots is running a major Cyber Monday sale on top rated power stations such as Ecoflow, Anker, and Bluetti

December 5, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, press releases, Solar energy, solar panels

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:41:00 +0000

If you’re in the market for portable power stations, there are some big discounts today for Cyber Monday. Have a look below. ECOFLOW • All Ecoflow prices can be found here 5% OFF the entire collection with code POWERSTATIONCM5 Special Deals (better discount than 5%): • EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra … [continued]

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Solar Project Converts Cranberry Bog Into An Efficient Power Source

December 4, 2024 admin Agriculture, batteries, clean power, community solar, community solar gardens, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, Solar energy, solar gardens, syncarpha capital

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 04:00:22 +0000

Repurposing airfields, building on landfills, and blending with cranberry bogs, Syncarpha Capital wants to change the energy scene. Syncarpha Capital’s aim is to transform the energy landscape by reducing or completely removing obstacles to the mass use of solar energy and energy storage in the United States. Recently, a couple … [continued]

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