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Trump’s Tariffs Are Wrecking America’s Supply Chain for Critical Minerals

March 11, 2025 admin aerospace, Aviation, batteries, carbon emissions, China, clean transport, climate change, critical materials, Electric vehicles, fossil fuel, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, petrochemicals, policy & politics, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 02:20:48 +0000

The Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs is drawing scrutiny, but the real concern isn’t just the cost of Chinese EVs—it’s the impact on the materials those tariffs affect. Nickel, cobalt, and platinum-group elements (PGEs) are indispensable to the U.S. economy, yet the country is overwhelmingly reliant on imports, often … [continued]

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Debunking The Myth: Hydrogen Is Not A Practical Or Cost-Effective Fuel

March 11, 2025 admin buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:00:53 +0000

Hydrogen has often been hailed as a fuel of the future, promising a clean and versatile energy source capable of decarbonizing multiple sectors. However, a closer look at the technical, economic, and infrastructure challenges associated with hydrogen reveals that these claims may be overstated. While hydrogen can indeed be used … [continued]

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The US Is Losing The Clean Steel Race, Too

March 11, 2025 admin arcelormittal, Canada, Carbon Capture, clean hydrogen, clean steel, Energy, energy efficiency, green economy, green jobs, green steel, green steelmaking, hydrogen, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, steel, steel carbon emissions, steelmaking, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:39:10 +0000

The Texas-based startup Utility Global is offering a reactor-based, non-electric, hydrogen-producing blast furnace waste gas conversion system to the global clean steel movement.

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US Startup Brings New Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Platform To The World

March 11, 2025 admin clean power, Energy, floating offshore wind, floating wind, floating wind turbine platform, offshore wind energy, offshore wind leasing, offshore wind turbine platforms, renewable energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2025 14:57:47 +0000

A new floating offshore wind turbine platform will help streamline offshore wind farm construction all around the world, with the notable exception of the US.

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New Zinc Battery Delivers 3–12 Hours Of Utility-Scale Energy Storage

March 11, 2025 admin batteries, clean power, Energy, Energy Storage, eos energy storage, long-duration energy storage, renewable energy, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy, zinc

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2025 03:03:41 +0000

The US startup Eos Energy Enterprises is scaling up production of its nonflammable, “Z3” zinc battery for long duration, utility scale energy storage.

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The Great American Insurance Retreat: Climate Change, Uninsurable Homes, & The Future Of Real Estate

March 11, 2025 admin buildings, California, carbon emissions, climate change, Florida, green economy, insurance, policy & politics, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 17:20:16 +0000

The United States insurance industry is in crisis. And if you’re a homeowner or business owner in certain parts of the country, your ability to get coverage — let alone afford it — may soon disappear entirely. This isn’t some far-off projection for the 2040s. It’s happening now. From 2017 … [continued]

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Fossil Fuelers Bet $10 Million On Long-Duration Energy Storage

March 11, 2025 admin clean power, Energy, Energy Storage, hunt energy, investing, investors, long-duration energy storage, pumped hydro storage, quidnet energy, renewable energy, Solar energy, usa, water battery, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 15:37:28 +0000

The energy storage startup Quidnet Energy is ready to bring its long duration, underground “water battery” system to market.

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Trump’s Tariffs Are An Economic & Environmental Boomerang

March 11, 2025 admin air quality, batteries, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, tariffs, trump tariffs, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 20:20:52 +0000

The first Trump trade war was a disaster for US cleantech, and it looks like 2025 is setting up to be an encore performance. Between 2018 and 2020, Trump’s tariffs on solar panels cost the US an estimated 10.5 GW of lost solar capacity, delaying the transition to clean energy … [continued]

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