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Developing Boat-To-Grid Technologies In Order To Electrify Marine Environments

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:25:00 +0000

Using recreational boats that are simply taking up space for many months of the year to help back up the grid makes practical sense and provides a method to redirect leisure time to a productive asset for the grid. On the path to decarbonize at sea, Volvo Penta is employing … [continued]

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Largest Floating Solar Power Plant in India Turned On

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:16:38 +0000

As I wrote a couple of days ago, one of the big and fun trends in the solar industry globally is the expansion of floating solar PV power plants. There’s just something fun about floating anything, and in this case particularly floating solar arrays. Floating solar power systems are making … [continued]

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BCG Purchases 50,000+ Tonnes Of Carbon Removal Through ClimeFi

Credit to Author: Jonny Tiernan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:53:37 +0000

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has announced the purchase of 50,250 tonnes of carbon dioxide removals (CDRs) through ClimeFi, a portfolio manager specializing in permanent carbon removal. This transaction brings BCG’s total CDR purchases to nearly 200,000 tonnes, placing the firm among the top 10 global buyers of durable carbon removal … [continued]

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Giant Solar Power Project To Highlight Water Conservation, Grassland Restoration

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:25:03 +0000

A massive new 1.3 gigawatt solar power plant will feature thousands of acres of restored native grasslands while conserving water and reducing agricultural chemicals near a wildlife preserve.

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Great Lakes Shipping Grants Will Finalize Before Trump Takes Office

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:05:26 +0000

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to finalize more than $200 million in grant funding in the coming weeks to accelerate the clean energy transition at three Great Lakes shipping ports. That action will obligate the federal government to pay roughly $3 billion in grants under the program, even … [continued]

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US DOE — Flurry of Solar & Wind Power Announcements

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:58:00 +0000

As Joe Biden’s time leading the United States approaches an end, various government agencies have been sprinting to get things done before they are at risk of being dropped and forgotten. Rather than try to cover each of these separately, let’s quickly roll through some of the announcements, and you … [continued]

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Residential Energy Storage Installations Hit All-Time High in USA

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 03:58:10 +0000

It seems like yesterday that Ron Corio told me at a lunch with engineers that energy storage will be the next big thing since solar power. It was years ago. Well, development happened quickly, time went by, and now it’s here to stay. Residential energy storage installations just hit an … [continued]

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