Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:21:24 +0000
Floating solar panels on hydropower dams and other reservoirs controlled by the US government could power tens of millions of homes, eventually.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:30:44 +0000
The Volkswagen ID.7 may not have won 2024 CleanTechnica Car of the Year in Europe, grabbing the silver medal instead, but it’s an extremely capable, compelling, and cool car that deserves more attention than it gets. The company is pulling in a little bit more of that attention today. A non-modified, … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 04:57:02 +0000
Ten teams receive a collective $1.5 million and Phase 3 opens to returning competitors. Latest Announcement The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) today announced the Phase 2 winners of the Re-X Before Recycling Prize, a competition to identify, prepare, and develop innovative ways to … [continued]
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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 03:55:56 +0000
In Queensland, Australia, Energex has partnered with Origin to trial community batteries in Ipswich, near where my daughter lives. We took a drive to find them. On the first try, we were able to locate and photograph one of the pole mounted community batteries. “Energex is connecting up to 30 … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 03:33:16 +0000
If you are following the EV revolution in China, you can be forgiven if you are confused. The latest headline from the Associated Press says, “China’s electric car sales grew in 2024 as sales of gasoline cars plunged.” The latest headline from CNBC says, “China’s electric car boom is expected … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 03:30:08 +0000
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced a Request for Information (RFI) to guide future planning of OE’s Applied Grid Transformation Solutions (AGTS) program. Stakeholder input will help enhance the AGTS program goal of facilitating innovative grid technology adoption, which will extend the … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: GearTechnica| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:39:06 +0000
Electrifying your home involves shifting from fossil energy sources to more sustainable electric alternatives, as well as optimizing home energy usage and efficiency, all of which reduces your carbon footprint. As the urgency to adopt more sustainable living solutions grows in response to climate change, many homeowners (and renters) are … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:30:23 +0000
Two years ago this month, I saw my first Amazon Prime Rivian electric delivery van (lead figure of this article) just across my street. The driver said he loved the new van and was kind enough to pose for pictures and show me inside. He said Amazon already had ~100 … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:30:54 +0000
Global climate change has had a significant impact on the way the world grows its food. Climate change introduces a suite of ominous factors, such as greenhouse gas emissions, elevated temperature, increased carbon dioxide concentrations, nitrous oxide and methane ozone depletion, and deforestation. All of these intensify environmental stresses on … [continued]
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