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

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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Your Questions About Montana Renewables, (Partly) Answered

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 02:41:57 +0000

Montana Renewables is planning to expand their sustainable aviation fuel footprint with an assist from the US Department of Energy.

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More Headaches For Natural Gas: Next-Gen Heat Pump Water Heaters Are Here

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 23:10:47 +0000

The building electrification movement is getting another shot of adrenaline from new energy-efficient heat pump water heater technology.

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Stakeholder Collaboration Powers Charging Microgrid & Expansion

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:46:26 +0000

Key Takeaways: Those benefiting from charging microgrids must spearhead their build Stakeholders must collaborate to share growth and revenues Use federal and state-level incentives to enhance bankability Edward Freeman, an American philosopher and scholar, is best known for his work in the field of business ethics and strategic management. In … [continued]

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Critical Minerals Are A Gold Rush The West Lost Sight Of

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 02:35:02 +0000

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Gavin Mudd, director of the centre for critical minerals intelligence with the British Geological Survey. He’s been doing leading research with global collaborators on how much of what resources we can actually get at. Below is the first half of our … [continued]

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Avoiding Collateral Damage From Trump’s War On Wind, Small Wind Turbine Edition

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:55:56 +0000

The US small wind turbine industry is finally on track to hit mainstream agricultural and rural markets, after years of playing second fiddle to gigantic, utility-scale turbines.

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Trump Vows To Crush Booming US Wind Industry, Or Maybe Just Windmills

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:02:53 +0000

The modern US wind industry deploys many different kinds of wind turbines, none of which are anything like the windmills of olden days.

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Charging Ahead: Key Geographical Clusters For Electric Trucks

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:40:46 +0000

Key Takeaways: Focus on high-potential corridors with strong GDP, climate action, and low-carbon electricity Drill down to county-level data to align charging infrastructure with local needs Start with collaborative pilots and scalable microgrids to drive adoption When rolling out electric truck charging microgrids for depots and truck stops, a key … [continued]

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Three Interesting Ways To Leverage Railways For Solar Power

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:55:46 +0000

Innovators are leveraging new technologies to install solar panels on sound barriers and other railroad infrastructure.

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EV Demand Management Aggregation Is Commercializing

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 03:34:15 +0000

Four years ago, I published one of my first (absurdly arrogant) projection decades into the future, on three pathways for exploiting electric vehicle batteries for grid stability and cost efficiency. Today, it’s worth returning to it and seeing what’s happening in the space. The trigger for this was a conversation … [continued]

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