U.S. DOE Reduces Regulatory Hurdles For Solar, Energy Storage, & Transmission Projects

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:42:36 +0000

Revisions to DOE’s Environmental Review Rule Will Cut Costs and Delays for Key Grid Resilience and Clean Energy Projects WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending DOE’s list of categories of projects which, because they typically do not have significant environmental impacts, qualify for the simplest … [continued]

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The Sun Shines in South America: Colombia & Brazil Give Large Boost to Solar Deployment

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:34:28 +0000

South America has a lot of sun and a lot of space, and solar energy has grown from a small player to the main driver of generation growth in several countries in the region (making their already clean grids even cleaner). Today we look at the grids of Chile, Brazil, and Colombia, all of which have already made solar a cornerstone of their generation or are working to do so in the near future.

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Green Energy: Let’s Do The Quickest, Smartest Things First

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:45:14 +0000

What are the quickest, smartest things regarding green energy that society should do first? In short, the quickest, smartest, greenest, most economical way to produce electricity is now from wind, water, and solar. See: Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything by Mark Z. Jacobson. However, in developed countries, no additional large-scale hydroelectric dams can be […]

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