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Reducing Data Center Peak Cooling Demand and Energy Costs With Underground Thermal Energy Storage

February 6, 2025 admin batteries, data centers, Energy Storage, geothermal technologies office, lithium-ion batteries, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, thermal energy storage, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:31:36 +0000

As US Data Centers Continue To Grow, Integrating Geothermal UTES Cooling Could Change the Game As the demand for U.S. data centers grows with the expansion of artificial intelligence, cloud services, and big data analytics, so do the energy loads these centers require. By some estimates, data center energy demands … [continued]

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Introducing GeoBridge, a New Launch Point for Geothermal Information

February 6, 2025 admin clean power, geothermal energy, geothermal technologies office, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:20:03 +0000

A New Web Portal Developed by NREL and DOE Connects More Communities to Geothermal If you have ever struggled to find geothermal degree programs, conferences, trade associations, tax incentives, or other geothermal information, you are not alone. “The geothermal industry has been around for decades and is a well-established community … [continued]

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“Mystery” Cold Climate Heat Pump To Be Unveiled Soon

January 28, 2025 admin air source heat pumps, buildings, cold climate heat pumps, consumer technology, electric heat pumps, Energy, energy efficiency, energy efficient appliances, energy efficient building, green economy, heat pumps, home energy management, inflation reduction act of 2022., Manufacturing, us department of energy (doe), worksport

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:25:47 +0000

A new generation of high performance, energy efficient cold climate heat pumps is coming to the US home appliance market, Trump or no Trump.

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Community Solar Still A Bright Spot Amid Trump Turmoil

January 25, 2025 admin clean power, community solar, community solar power, Energy, green economy, McDonalds, renewable energy, Solar energy, solar power plants, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 03:46:14 +0000

McDonald’s and Wendy’s franchises in Illinois are pushing the community solar envelope, Trump or no Trump.

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Energy Efficient Data Centers Are Coming For Your Fossil Fuels

January 24, 2025 admin batteries, clean power, concentrating solar power, data centers, Energy, energy efficiency, energy efficient data centers, Energy Storage, green data centers, heat pump, long-duration energy storage, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), parabolic trough csp, parabolic trough solar collectors, renewable energy, Solar energy, thermal energy storage, us department of energy (doe), usa, Water, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:11:54 +0000

New underground, long duration thermal energy storage systems can help manage skyrocketing energy demand from of data centers in the US.

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Sheep To Defend US Solar Industry With Agrivoltaic Projects

January 23, 2025 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaic, agrivoltaics, clean power, sheep, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), solar grazing, solar panels, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:08:40 +0000

The solar grazing phenomenon is taking off like a rocket as more developers incorporate agrivoltaic design into solar arrays on farmland.

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Donald Trump Reverses Joe Biden’s LNG Pause on Day 1

January 22, 2025 admin Donald Trump, Fossil Fuels, Joe Biden, lng, natural gas, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:55:55 +0000

Donald Trump has taken office. One of his first actions as president (again) has been to end the pause on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. More fossil fuels are allowed to flow again. Here’s the full statement from the US Department of Energy: “The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), effective … [continued]

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The End of the Green New Deal?

January 22, 2025 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, green new deal, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:42:52 +0000

The Biden era is over, and the second Trump era is here. While most of the talk about a “Green New Deal” came several years ago, and there’s been no specific “Green New Deal” legislation that has been passed or close to it, two big pieces of legislation that were … [continued]

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6 Organizations Join US Green Workforce Collaborative

January 22, 2025 admin Joe Biden, national energy technologies laboratory, national renewable energy laboratory, oak ridge national laboratory, steel, Uncategorized, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:36:54 +0000

The most critical resource needed in the ongoing transition to electric vehicles isn’t lithium, silicon, or nickel — it’s an adequate workforce. Training people for the green industrial workforce needed for the 21st century industrial revolution is critical, needed in high volume, and hard to get and keep at the … [continued]

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Using Commercial Freezers to Balance the Grid in Australia

January 21, 2025 admin arena, Australia, australian renewable energy agency (arena), Energy Storage, thermal energy storage, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 04:32:58 +0000

In the ongoing quest to move to a more stable grid, one underpinned by renewable energy, all options are being considered, whether it is the humble home hot water system or even commercial freezers. As one of our readers commented, “Brilliant, low hanging fruit. Bring it on.” In many ways … [continued]

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