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$24 Million to Further Expand America’s Clean Energy Workforce & Enhance Manufacturing Efficiency

August 2, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, investing in america, investment, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:26:56 +0000

Supported by the Investing in America Agenda, 21 Projects Across 20 States will Increase Workforce Training Opportunities, Strengthen Union Labor, and Help Small Businesses Save Money, Reduce Energy Waste WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 21 … [continued]

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Bill Gates And Energy — Redefining Energy Podcast Transcript

August 2, 2024 admin Bill Gates, breakthrough energy ventures, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, green economy, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, india solar power, investment, nuclear energy, Richard Branson, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:18:46 +0000

Breakthrough Energy Venture’s odd investments, a mixture of sensible, venture-capital aligned start ups focused on climate action with a higher percentage that make no sense, have come under my scrutiny for years. Similarly, trying to figure out why the climate-aware billionaire oligarchs who founded it, including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, … [continued]

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BOEM Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for Wind Energy Project Offshore Maryland (2,679 Jobs)

August 1, 2024 admin boem, bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, department of the interior (doi), Joe Biden, MARYLAND, maryland offshore wind, maryland wind energy, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, us offshore wind energy, us offshore wind farms, us wind, us wind energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 01:09:19 +0000

In support of the Biden–Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the availability of its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed wind project offshore Maryland. BOEM has now completed environmental reviews for … [continued]

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Green Hydrogen Could Make Texas Offshore Wind Happen, Finally

August 1, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean hydrogen, clean power, electrolysis, green economy, green hydrogen, hecate energy, hydrogen, offshore wind energy, renewable energy, scotland, texas, texas wind energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:08:08 +0000

Like a bolt out of the blue, the US firm Hecate Energy reached out and tapped the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management last week, requesting the right to develop two federal offshore wind energy areas assigned to Texas. The surprise move was, well, surprising. BOEM has been trying, and failing, … [continued]

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The Grid Can Handle More Renewable Energy, But It Needs Some Help

July 31, 2024 admin clean power, florida state university, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, the ohio state university, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 23:23:33 +0000

New Testbed Could Advance Novel Grid Technologies To Build a Resilient Renewable Energy-Based Power System The grid needs to change. To electrify everything from vehicles to heating systems to stovetops, the U.S. grid must expand by about 57% and get more flexible, too. Solar and wind energy are the renewables most likely … [continued]

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Panels, Presentations, & Posters: NREL Plays Key Role at Premier Wind Energy Conference

July 31, 2024 admin clean power, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, onshore wind farms, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 23:14:57 +0000

NREL’s Wind Expertise Highlighted at Biannual TORQUE Conference In May 2024, amidst ancient marble statues and sweeping centuries-old frescoes, a group of researchers came together to talk about something decidedly more modern: wind energy technologies. The biannual TORQUE Conference, organized by the European Academy of Wind Energy and held this year … [continued]

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South Africa Now Has Over 12 Gigawatts of Wind & Solar Generation Capacity!

July 31, 2024 admin africa, clean power, market research, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, South Africa, south africa solar, wind energy

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 15:08:53 +0000

South African homes and businesses have added 3,526 MW of rooftop solar in just two years! It is just wonderful to see how fast electricity generation capacity can be added from rooftop solar. According to data from South Africa’s national electricity utility company, Eskom, there were about 2,264.5 MW of … [continued]

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Wind Energy & Infrasound — More FUD Debunked, or “Why Is My Sheep Dog Ignoring Me?”

July 30, 2024 admin Australia, clean power, fud, renewable energy myths, wind energy, wind energy myths

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2024 17:34:23 +0000

In a testament to the longevity of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) and the ability of the internet to encourage stupidity, a legal action against the building of the Tilt Renewables Palmer Wind Farm in South Australia has gone all the way to the South Australian Supreme Court and lost. … [continued]

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Funding Notice: Nearly $50 Million Funding Opportunity for Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and Development

July 30, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, us offshore wind, us offshore wind energy, us wind, us wind energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 22:18:09 +0000

Office: Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) FOA Number: DE-FOA-0003334 Link to Apply: Apply on EERE Exchange FOA Amount: $48.6 million The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) announced the Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and Development Funding Opportunity, which will award $48.6 million for projects that address several … [continued]

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Drive A Rivian On 100% Clean Electricity In Texas With Octopus Energy

July 28, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, INTERVIEWS, octopus energy, rivian, Solar energy, texas, wind energy

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:33:59 +0000

Octopus Energy and Rivian recently announced a joint program for Rivian owners in Texas that allows them to sign up for Octopus 100% clean electricity to charge their electric vehicles at home. Rivian owners in Texas do not need to get their own home solar power systems to charge their electric … [continued]

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