U.S. EIA Extends 5 Key Energy Forecasts through December 2026

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 04:44:57 +0000

In our January 2024 Short-Term Energy Outlook, which includes data and forecasts through December 2026, we forecast five key energy trends that we expect will help shape markets over the next two years. Electricity consumption will start growing, driven by new demand sources After almost two decades of relatively little … [continued]

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New Interagency Study Finds Further Expansion of Renewable Energy Production on Federal Lands Could Power Millions More American Homes by 2035

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 04:30:14 +0000

Massive Potential for Additional Solar, Geothermal, and Onshore Wind Power Growth on Federal Lands to Boost American Energy Production WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in coordination with the U.S. Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Defense, today released a study showing that there is significant … [continued]

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BYD Has Obtained 538 New Patent Authorizations This Year Already (2025)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 04:59:52 +0000

One of our readers who follows BYD closely dropped a comment under an article earlier today, referencing an article from China. “BYD has obtained 538 new patent authorizations this year, an increase of 216.47% over the same period last year,” he quoted (using machine translation). I initially couldn’t believe that … [continued]

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Greenlash And The Enshittification Of America

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 03:06:18 +0000

Enshittification is a work coined by Cory Doctorow in 2022. It seems to perfectly capture the mood of the United States today.

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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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USA Can Recycle 90% of Wind Turbine Mass

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:50:50 +0000

Report suggests investing in strategies and innovations to process the remaining 10%, improving sustainability and supporting a circular economy. A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) outlines recommendations that could increase the recycling and reuse of decommissioned wind energy equipment and materials to create a more circular … [continued]

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New Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling Ban: Implications For Clean Hydrogen

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:12:44 +0000

The new offshore drilling ban could help the US Department of Energy achieve its mission of diversifying the US hydrogen supply chain beyond natural gas, and into more sustainable sources.

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9 Organizations for Groundbreaking Program to Foster Collaboration Between Communities & Stakeholders in the Energy Transition

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 03:06:14 +0000

Regional Energy Democracy Initiative Pilot Underscores DOE’s Commitment to Equity and Justice for Communities in the Gulf South The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today the selection of nine organizations to participate in the groundbreaking Regional Energy Democracy Initiative (REDI) Consortium in Texas and Louisiana. This inaugural consortium will … [continued]

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Fossil Fuel Interests Ramp Up Their “Solar Makes Electricity More Expensive” Falsehood

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:25:34 +0000

Two news stories recently claim solar power makes the cost of electricity increase. It their any truth to those claims?

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