Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:10:44 +0000
Wind energy returns to the global shipping industry, with a futuristic assist from motorsports and yacht racing.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 05:00:40 +0000
Two recent accidents in the energy sector — an oil spill in Louisiana and a wind turbine failure in New England — have generated starkly different responses from the impacted communities and government agencies that regulate the industries. The distinctions, so far, are separated by geography, culture and wealth, among … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:29:26 +0000
It was a bitter cold day on January 5, 2018, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker had no choice. An Arctic air mass had descended on New England, causing temperatures in Boston to remain below 20 degrees Fahrenheit for a week. Outside, the windchill was negative 15 degrees, and the regional … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 15:55:31 +0000
Ember, a European clean energy group, says renewables displaced fossil generation in the EU in the first half of 2024.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:34:43 +0000
Recently I sat down with Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid, European cleantech investors, on their podcast Redefining Energy to talk about Breakthrough Energy Venture’s big misses. This followed our conversation about the cognitive biases of the billionaires such as Bill Gates which have persisted due to a bubble of confirmation … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 21:14:53 +0000
The Good Jobs in Clean Energy Prize will bring together local coalitions to promote “High Road” economic and workforce development strategies and ensure that clean energy programs and investments result in accessible, good jobs. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a new prize that will award over $3.3 … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2024 13:25:12 +0000
NREL Wind Researchers Undertake Sweeping Validation Study of a Downwind Turbine Most wind turbines face the wind—and there is a good reason for that. Since the 1980s, wind turbine developers have been using what is called the “Danish concept” for their designs—three blades, positioned upwind (i.e., facing the wind), that … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:00:54 +0000
Instead of getting more natural gas from elsewhere in the US, New Jersey is growing its own offshore wind industry and a new clean hydrogen hub, too.
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Read moreCredit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:26:14 +0000
In 2020, Joe Biden ran for president on the most ambitious climate action platform of any major presidential candidate in U.S. history. As President Biden finishes his term, it’s time to take stock of what his administration accomplished, what is still a work in progress, and what is off track. … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:37:17 +0000
Renewable energy developers are facing more community opposition fueled by fossil energy stakeholders, but help is on the way.
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