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U.S. EIA Extends 5 Key Energy Forecasts through December 2026

January 17, 2025 admin clean power, Fossil Fuels, lng, market research, Oil, research, Solar energy, us oil, us solar, us solar power, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 04:44:57 +0000

In our January 2024 Short-Term Energy Outlook, which includes data and forecasts through December 2026, we forecast five key energy trends that we expect will help shape markets over the next two years. Electricity consumption will start growing, driven by new demand sources After almost two decades of relatively little … [continued]

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Another Day, Another Solar Factory Opens In The US

January 16, 2025 admin boviet solar, clean power, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, North Carolina, Oklahoma, solar cells, Solar energy, solar manufacturing, solar module, solar panels, texas, us solar manufacturing, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:55:18 +0000

Yet another new solar factory is launching in the US, attended by hundreds of new permanent jobs and an estimated $2.9 billion in economic activity for its host state.

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China Has Plans For A Gigantic Solar Array In Space

January 16, 2025 admin China, clean power, Solar energy, space solar, space-based solar power

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:39:10 +0000

China is proposing an orbiting solar power station that would beam energy down to Earth 24 hours a day, every day.

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Trump Inherits A Floating Solar Bonanza

January 16, 2025 admin clean power, Energy, ferc, floating solar, national renewable energy lab (nrel), renewable energy, reservoirs, Solar energy, solar panels, solar power plants, us department of energy (doe), usa, usace

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:21:24 +0000

Floating solar panels on hydropower dams and other reservoirs controlled by the US government could power tens of millions of homes, eventually.

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New Interagency Study Finds Further Expansion of Renewable Energy Production on Federal Lands Could Power Millions More American Homes by 2035

January 16, 2025 admin clean power, jennifer granholm, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, policy & politics, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 04:30:14 +0000

Massive Potential for Additional Solar, Geothermal, and Onshore Wind Power Growth on Federal Lands to Boost American Energy Production WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in coordination with the U.S. Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Defense, today released a study showing that there is significant … [continued]

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8 Effective Approaches & Solutions For Electrifying Your Home

January 15, 2025 admin buildings, clean power, consumer technology, electric home, Electric vehicles, electrify everything, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, ev charging, led, rooftop solar, Solar energy

Credit to Author: GearTechnica| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:39:06 +0000

Electrifying your home involves shifting from fossil energy sources to more sustainable electric alternatives, as well as optimizing home energy usage and efficiency, all of which reduces your carbon footprint. As the urgency to adopt more sustainable living solutions grows in response to climate change, many homeowners (and renters) are … [continued]

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Did Aptera Make A Splash At CES?

January 15, 2025 admin aptera, ces, clean power, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:28:54 +0000

If you’ve been following Aptera at all, you’ve probably heard a lot of pessimism from mainstream EV fans and investors, while also hearing a lot of enthusiastic things from Aptera fans. I’ve been on both sides of this myself. Initially, I was very excited about the vehicle’s planned unique features, … [continued]

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BYD Has Obtained 538 New Patent Authorizations This Year Already (2025)

January 14, 2025 admin byd, clean power, patents, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 04:59:52 +0000

One of our readers who follows BYD closely dropped a comment under an article earlier today, referencing an article from China. “BYD has obtained 538 new patent authorizations this year, an increase of 216.47% over the same period last year,” he quoted (using machine translation). I initially couldn’t believe that … [continued]

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Poland’s Hydrogen Bus Plans Run Into High Hydrogen Prices

January 14, 2025 admin air quality, buses, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel, investment, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Poland, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, subsidies

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:31:28 +0000

Recently 21 municipalities in Poland sent a joint letter to the federal government begging for big subsidies for hydrogen for energy. Reports indicate that the cities that had already contracted for hydrogen buses hadn’t bothered to include realistic costs of hydrogen in their cost cases. The ones that have them … [continued]

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USDA Strikes Again: $6 Billion For Rural Clean Energy Projects

January 13, 2025 admin clean power, Democrats, Energy, Energy Storage, green economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, long-duration energy storage, national rural electric cooperative association, policy & politics, renewable energy, Republicans, rural electric co-ops, rural electric cooperatives, Solar energy, solar power plants, us department of agriculture (usda), usa, usda

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:29:16 +0000

A new $6 billion round of clean energy funding will benefit rural communities in about two dozen US states, unless the incoming Trump administration figures out a way to stop it.

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