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Solar & Wind Cheaper & Cheaper — New Reports

October 31, 2024 admin clean power, lcoe, lcoe solar, lcoe wind, market research, research, Solar energy, solar prices, wind energy, wood mackenzie

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:55:54 +0000

Why are solar power and wind power dominating new power installations? Because they’re cheaper. The problem with some big purchases people make, and plenty of little purchases, is we look at the upfront cost of something instead of the long-term, lifetime cost. The good thing about purchases of big power … [continued]

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New Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Awardees in USA

October 28, 2024 admin clean power, education, policy & politics, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:40:12 +0000

Societal progress comes through the hard work of individuals. All groups, organizations, governments, and societies move forward in a positive way through the hard work and vision of individuals, and leaders are always needed. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s … [continued]

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$28 Million More For US Clean Energy Workforce Development

October 27, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:57:31 +0000

The Biden–Harris administration’s work getting major clean energy legislation passed continues to deliver. Aspects of that legislation continue to roll out. The announcement today is that $27.98 million in Investing in America agenda funding for clean energy workforce development is being distributed. This is happening under the Energy Auditor Training … [continued]

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No Bird Collisions At Offshore Wind Site, Study Determines

October 27, 2024 admin carbon emissions, Norway, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, research, siemens, siemens gamesa, siemens gamesa renewable energy, wind energy, wind farms birds, wind turbines birds

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:37:32 +0000

For more than two years, the floating offshore wind turbine TetraSpar at METCentre off the coast of Norway has been monitored by a bird camera. No bird collisions have been recorded. The Norwegian company Spoor that is responsible for the bird monitoring. Since January 2022, they have mapped bird activity … [continued]

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Don’t Let Election Nastiness Affect The Future Of Decarbonization

October 26, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, decarbonization, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:55:06 +0000

What will it take to reduce the emissions of the formidable power, buildings, transportation, and agriculture industries? It will require hundreds of wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles, and storage batteries. The production of these industries, in turn, will require water, energy, rare earth elements, and critical metals to produce, … [continued]

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AI, Data Centers, Direct Air Capture, and Renewables

October 25, 2024 admin clean power, cleantechnica, cloud, Cloud computing, consumer technology, data centers, datacenters, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:30:26 +0000

3% of the world’s electricity is used by data centers. That’s up from, well, zero, not too long ago. It’s everything from iCloud to websites to cat videos to Instagram reels to Facetime calls. A blog post uses a lot less data than a podcast, which uses less than a … [continued]

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$430 Million for US Clean Energy Manufacturing in Coal Communities

October 25, 2024 admin clean power, Coal, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, investing in america, Joe Biden, kamala harris, Manufacturing, policy & politics, Solar energy, us coal, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 04:55:48 +0000

Once upon a time, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made the horrible mistake of telling people that coal power wasn’t coming back in the US, was going to continue to shrink, and people living in coal communities would need to be retrained in clean energy careers. Sacrilege! As bad as a … [continued]

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The Magnus Effect & Rotor Sails Reducing Greenhouse Gases

October 24, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Finland, green economy, International Maritime Organization, norsepower, Shipping, Water, wind energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:50:04 +0000

Harnessing more wind dramatically enhances clean power and propulsion. On that topic, more maritime shipping businesses are noticing and embracing added efficient technologies. Seriously. A few are giving sails a contemporary twist—literally—on an idea that was somewhat dormant for over 100 years. H.G. Magnus, a German scientist and chemist, conducted … [continued]

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The Wild Wind Turbines Of Wyoming Are Coming For Your Fossil Fuels

October 24, 2024 admin aerodynamics, airloom energy, clean power, green economy, investment, onshore wind farms, united states department of defense, us department of energy (doe), wind energy, wind turbine technology, wind turbines, Wyoming, wyoming wind power

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:15:27 +0000

Wind turbines that resemble model airplanes will run around an oval track in Wyoming to generate electricity, in a pilot project supported by private, state, and federal investors.

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Get Valuable Intel On The Clean Technology Tax Environment — New Podcast

October 20, 2024 admin clean energy tax credits, clean power, inflation reduction act of 2022., Solar energy, solar tax credits, tax credits, wind energy, wind tax credits, withum

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:10:05 +0000

A few days ago, CleanTechnica’s Scott Cooney talked with two experts from Withum, a top 25 advisory, tax, and accounting firm that specializes in renewable energy tax credits (among other important topics) and the cleantech industry. The resulting episode of CleanTech Talk, our podcast, taught us a lot about the … [continued]

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