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What’s Next for State Climate Action in the US? 7 Areas to Watch

February 10, 2021 admin 100% clean electricity, biden administration, buildings, California, california air resources board (carb), california low carbon fuel standard, carbon pricing, clean air act, clean power, clean transport, climate change, co2 emissions, COLORADO, consumer technology, decarbonization, decarbonization of buildings, district of columbia, Electric vehicles, Fossil Fuels, green economy, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, maine, MARYLAND, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, nevada, New Jersey, NEW MEXICO, New York, Oregon, oregon clean fuels program, policy & politics, Rhode Island, Solar energy, US, Virginia, virginia clean economy act, Washington, weatherization, wind energy, wisconsin, zero emission vehicles, zev mandates

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2021 22:43:10 +0000

Originally published on WRI’s Blog. By Devashree Saha, Tom Cyrs and Alex Rudee The Biden administration has committed to a historically ambitious climate agenda. We can expect a profound shift in U.S. federal climate policy — from one of continued domestic rollbacks and international disengagement, to one of forward progress and cooperation. This is critical, as it is not possible […]

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2020’s Top Wind Energy R&D Achievements

January 7, 2021 admin aqua ventus i, avangrid renewables, bureau of ocean energy management (boem), central maine power company, clean power, diamond offshore wind, distributed wind, ge, green economy, green jobs, grid, idaho national laboratory, investment, lidar, maine, maine aqua ventus i, MARYLAND, Massachusetts, microgrids, miracl, mitsubishi corporation, montana state university, national offshore wind r&d consortium, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), new england aqua ventus, new york state energy research and development authority (nyserda), nrel, oak ridge national laboratory, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, onshore wind farms, pacific northwest national laboratory (pnnl), policy & politics, policy research, research, rwe renewables, sandia national laboratories, SCIENCE, siemens gamesa renewable energy, Smart Grid, the california independent system operator, transmission, Virginia, weg energy corporation, wind energy, wind grid integration, wind turbines

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:31:05 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) provides global leadership in fundamental wind energy science research, development, and validation activities that enable low-cost wind energy. The office pursues opportunities across all U.S. wind sectors — land-based utility-scale wind, offshore wind, distributed wind — as well as addressing market barriers and system integration

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Scotland’s Green Hydrogen Scheme Trumps Blue H2 BS

December 24, 2020 admin aberdeen, blue hydrogen, clean power, DOE, Electricity, Energy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, irena, maine, marine energy, offshore wind energy, renewable energy, scotland, United States, US, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 23:45:42 +0000

Scotland’s new hydrogen policy mirrors the green hydrogen trend in the USA: not much wiggle room left for fossils in the new H2 supply chain

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2020: Watt a Year for Building Electrification!

December 22, 2020 admin building codes, California, california air resources board (carb), california public utilities commission (cpuc), cities, clean power, clean transport, climate change, co2 emissions, Connecticut, consumer technology, Electric vehicles, electrify everything, energy codes, energy efficiency, green economy, grid, heat pumps, maine, MARYLAND, Massachusetts, Michigan, missouri, nevada, New Jersey, New York, US, Washington, waste reduction, wisconsin

Credit to Author: Rocky Mountain Institute| Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2020 21:29:01 +0000

While 2020 brought a host of challenges to the country, many states and cities still forged ahead with actions to address the climate impacts of a stubborn sector: buildings. Across the United States, local leaders are acknowledging the climate, economic, and health impacts of burning fossil fuels in buildings and accelerating the transition to modern, clean electric appliances

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More Green Hydrogen In US / Netherlands Offshore Wind Hookup

December 10, 2020 admin cf industries, clean power, crosswind, DOE, Electricity, Energy, equinor, EU, Europe, gasunie, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, Louisiana, maine, netherlands, north2, offshore wind energy, power-to-gas, rwe, shell, United States, US, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:45:38 +0000

A new offshore wind / green hydrogen project takes shape in the Netherlands, with implications for deep decarbonization across the globe

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After Scotland Tour, Maine Hatches Offshore Floating Wind Turbines Plot

November 25, 2020 admin clean power, department of commerce, diamond offshore wind, DOE, Electricity, Energy, maine, maine aqua ventus, Mitsubishi, new england aqua ventus, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, rwe renewables, scotland, United States, university of maine, US, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 19:05:44 +0000

Weirdly, the Trump administration has been promoting a new offshore wind farm that will put Maine on the map for floating wind turbines

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Take Me Home, Country Roads: New Study on Clean Transportation Strategies in Rural Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

November 19, 2020 admin batteries, clean transport, co2 emissions, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev subsidies, lithium-ion batteries, maine, MARYLAND, northeast, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, subsidies, US, vermont, Virginia

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:41:54 +0000

A new study from M. J. Bradley & Associates, together with Union of Concerned Scientists, shows how rural communities in four states, Maine, Maryland, Vermont and Virginia, can benefit from clean transportation solutions, resulting in significant economic gains and reduced global warming emissions

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Oil-Killing Bioeconomy Plan Catches Trump Administration Napping

October 26, 2020 admin aalto university, afwerx, batcircle, bioeconomy, clean power, co2 emissions, dod, DOE, dolea, Electricity, Energy, Finland, green economy, kotkamills, maine, Michigan, nrel, plastic pact, renewable energy, steponetech, sulapac, u.s. air force, United States, university of delaware, US

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2020 18:05:07 +0000

Having lost the fight to save coal jobs, the Trump administration is twiddling its thumbs as the bioeconomy threatens oil and gas jobs

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Offshore Wind: Latest News on Turbines, State Action, & Markets from Coast to Coast

October 20, 2020 admin clean power, dogger bank, equinor, ge, maine, market research, Massachusetts, New Jersey, offshore wind energy, research, Rhode Island, rhode island offshore wind energy, rhode island wind energy, uk, US, us offshore wind, Virginia, virginia offshore wind energy, virginia wind energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 02:29:42 +0000

While other news is capturing plenty of the public’s attention these days, there are some headline-worthy happenings in the world of offshore wind, including the first turbines in US federal waters. If you could use a splash of good news (and non-other-stuff news) at a time like this, here are a few updates