Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 20:14:56 +0000
California-based Clearway Energy Group said it has closed financing and started construction of standalone solar and energy storage projects in Hopkins County, Texas. The company on October 2 said the […]
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Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:15:18 +0000
Human-made enhanced geothermal energy systems can make 24/7, baseload, zero emission geothermal resources available across a wider range of geological conditions.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:29:09 +0000
I just wrote about how battery energy storage is massively helping to extend the usefulness of solar energy into the evening in California. It is quickly transforming the California electricity grid. Then I saw this news from ENGIE, thanks to one of our content curators. ENGIE has now reached more … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 16:38:06 +0000
I was going through the new Integrating Solar and Wind: Global experience and emerging challenges report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), and I noticed an interesting graph. Well, there are at least a few interesting charts, but this one chart is something I don’t think I’ve ever seen. The … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 03:57:25 +0000
Showing how much the solar industry is both 1) a major source of jobs in the US and 2) a fast growing segment of the economy, the 14th annual National Solar Jobs Census by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) was just published and includes two big stats: 15,564 solar jobs … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 15:20:29 +0000
Regular crashes, injuries, and even fatalities plague the traffic sector, highlighting the potential benefits of self-driving cars. When my daughters and I decided to take a Waymo to get to the museum across the city from us in San Francisco, we had no idea how safe we would or wouldn’t … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:08:23 +0000
The rooftop solar and home energy storage trends are pushing the case to replace gas peaker plants with zero emission “virtual” power plants.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 22:55:35 +0000
Texas oil tycoon H.L. Hunt was one of the richest men in America. According to some online sources, he was allegedly a white supremacist or supported white supremacy. H.L. Hunt is one of the Texas oil billionaires mentioned here. “On a scale not always appreciated, the Texas oil billionaires nurtured the … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 13:50:35 +0000
The energy the Earth gets from the sun every day could generate enough electricity to meet the needs of humanity for a year. All we have to do is harvest it wisely and efficiently. [Note: that assumes we don’t use it all to power data centers.] The tools we use … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:40:56 +0000
About a month ago, Octopus Energy shared some details with us about its collaboration with Texas Rivian owners where they can charge with 100% clean electricity without needing to buy a home solar power system. They can just sign up with Octopus Energy. It turns out that separately from the … [continued]
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