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3-D Printed Concrete Enlisted For Futuristic Subsea Energy Storage Demonstration

November 7, 2024 admin 3D PRINTING, clean power, concrete, Energy, Energy Storage, GERMANY, grid, long-duration energy storage, pumped hydro, pumped hydro storage, pumped storage, renewable energy, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:17:17 +0000

A new US energy storage project will adapt the power of pumped storage hydro to subsea locations near offshore wind farms and energy-hungry coastal cities, leveraging 3-D printing and the natural force of water pressure.

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What If Trump Pulls Off A Win? He’ll Have To Eat Clean Technology

November 7, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, Republicans, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:27:42 +0000

With the election coming up tomorrow, I’m seeing a lot of fear out there. Some of it is very much justified. For example, businesses in Washington, DC, are boarding up to prepare for the possibility of rioting. Many people on all sides are preparing for a nasty election battle that … [continued]

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Mice Vote To Bell Cat: Climate Terror In Alberta

November 6, 2024 admin Alberta, alberta oil (tar sands), alberta tar sands, Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Energy, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, heat pumps, natural gas, Oil, oil sands, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:32:45 +0000

Headlines out of Canada are making palms meet faces around the world. In Canada, the faces are often red with embarrassment about other Canadian’s actions. Other faces are red with anger. But it’s all theatrics during the inevitable dissolution of the oil sands. What are the headlines? Alberta’s ruling party … [continued]

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US DOE Funding Rolls Out For Energy Efficiency, Net-Zero Projects, & More

November 6, 2024 admin clean power, policy & politics, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 03:50:01 +0000

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funding has been rolling out constantly for a large variety of cleantech, manufacturing, and infrastructure projects. It’s hard to keep up with all of the announcements and all of the projects and programs. Frankly, there’s too much to keep it … [continued]

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Wind Energy Wins As Trump Campaign Winds Down On (B)low Note

November 6, 2024 admin bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, Donald Trump, donald trump wind energy, Energy, floating wind, green economy, maine, offshore wind energy, policy & politics, renewable energy, usa, virginia offshore wind, wind energy, Women

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 20:13:35 +0000

The US offshore wind energy industry has survived, and thrived, despite attempts by former President Trump and others to blow it off.

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Enbridge Renewable Natural Gas A 1% Greenwashing Rounding Error

November 5, 2024 admin Agriculture, air quality, biofuel, biofuels, biomass, Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, heat pumps, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 18:50:43 +0000

One of the amusing side notes of my recent foray into the challenges that the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) is having was the tone deaf and counterproductive social media responses of their board member from Enbridge, the biggest natural gas firm in North America. When that … [continued]

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Wind Energy Meets Recycling In The Cargo Shipping Industry

November 5, 2024 admin cargo ship sails, cargo shipping, cargo ships, circular economy, clean power, clean transport, Energy, green economy, norsepower, recycling, renewable energy, rigid sails, rotor sails, Shipping, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:55:59 +0000

Wind energy is making a comeback in the shipping industry, along with new opportunities to make an impact on the circular economy.

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China Will Electrify & Decarbonize Much Faster Than Europe Unless EU Puts Act In Action

November 3, 2024 admin carbon emissions, China, clean power, climate change, Energy, Europe, events, green economy, green jobs, hydroelectric, India, investment, Manufacturing, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:15:47 +0000

This week I had the privilege of speaking in Brussels, steps from the European Parliament, among a group of speakers that included the Belgian energy minister and a member of European parliament, then participating in a panel discussion. The event was a launch of the second edition of Supergrid Super … [continued]

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Texas Wind Energy Industry Makes Friends With Oil & Gas Producers

November 3, 2024 admin clean power, Fossil Fuels, green economy, natural gas, Oil, onshore wind farms, permian basin, sandia national laboratory, texas, texas wind energy, texas wind farms, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:55:35 +0000

Wind energy investors are finding a friendly home in Texas, partly on account of the rising demand for electricity from oil and gas operations.

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7 Huge Reasons Donald Trump Should Not Be President Again

October 31, 2024 admin air quality, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, Democrats, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, ev charging, kamala harris, policy & politics, Republicans, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:47:06 +0000

It’s shocking that 70 people would vote for Donald Trump for president of the United States a second time around, let alone 70 million. Unfortunately, we are completely awash with misinformation and information echo chambers these days. We are not living in a shared reality in the United States — … [continued]

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