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U.S. Supercomputers Are Starting To Fall Behind China’s Less Efficient Builds

July 26, 2024 admin 0 Comments China, Computers, energy efficiency, policy & politics, supercomputers

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:12:41 +0000

For people who follow the geopolitical struggles of the western Pacific, it’s obvious that computer chips are a big deal. The world’s most advanced semiconductors come from Taiwan, an island off the coast of China. It’s under the control of its own government, but China claims to own the island. … [continued]

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Azerbaijan Calls For $1 Billion Fund To Address Global Warming — Is This A Joke?

July 26, 2024 admin 0 Comments Azerbaijan, climate change, cop29, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:59:46 +0000

Azerbaijan has a great idea to fix the climate crisis — a one billion dollar fund to help poor countries. So far, there have been no takers.

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Marjorie Greene Says The Dumbest Thing I Think I’ve Ever Heard About EVs

July 26, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, Electric vehicles, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:15:18 +0000

There’s a scene in the movie Dumb and Dumber, where Lloyd drives the dog van the wrong way for hundreds of miles. Then, in desperation, he trades the car for a moped that the pair must then use to get to Aspen, Colorado. “You know, Lloyd, just when I think … [continued]

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U.S. Department of Energy Announces Plans To Create Low-Carbon Cement & Concrete Center of Excellence To Reduce Industrial Emissions

July 25, 2024 admin 0 Comments buildings, cement, clean power, concrete, green economy, policy & politics, research, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 07:43:15 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) today announced its plan to create a Cement and Concrete Center of Excellence to accelerate the development and adoption of novel low-carbon cement and concrete technologies. U.S. national laboratories can receive up to $9 million through an upcoming competitive … [continued]

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Follow The Money: Kitemill Aims For Wind Energy With 90% Less Infrastructure

July 25, 2024 admin 0 Comments airborne wind energy, airborne wind turbine, clean power, Energy, Europe, green economy, investment, kitemill, Manufacturing, nrel, policy & politics, renewable energy, US Marine Corps, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:49:22 +0000

Despite skeptics, the airborne wind energy field is gathering momentum and attracting more investor dollars, both public and private.

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How Will Kamala Harris Embrace Federal Climate Action As A US Presidential Candidate?

July 25, 2024 admin 0 Comments California, carbon emissions, climate change, green jobs, kamala harris, policy & politics, us election 2024

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:05:31 +0000

She’s no longer relegated to appearances at rubber chicken luncheons. Or the designee for a difficult issue like southern border immigration — without possessing any teeth to enact substantive change. Now, as the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for President, US Vice President Kamala Harris will have a much more important … [continued]

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Red States Shower Incentives On Coal-Killing Thin Film Solar Factories

July 24, 2024 admin 0 Comments ALABAMA, clean power, Energy, esg, esg investments, first solar, green economy, green jobs, investment, Louisiana, Manufacturing, Ohio, perovskite, policy & politics, project 2025, renewable energy, Solar energy, thin film solar, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:25:21 +0000

First Solar is planning a thin film solar revolution in the US, and that is putting conservative politicians in red states on the spot.

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UK Solar Industry Rejuvenated By Labour Resurgence

July 24, 2024 admin 0 Comments Bill McKibben, clean power, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar power plants, uk, uk solar, uk solar energy, uk solar power

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:25:22 +0000

The UK under the Labour party is ready to begin a vigorous new program of rooftop and grid scale solar to lower its carbon emissions.

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US Election 2024: Industrial Decarbonization

July 24, 2024 admin 0 Comments biden, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, cement, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, Coal, crude oil, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, INDUSTRY, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, republican party (united states), steel, subsidies, us election 2024, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:55:21 +0000

Four years ago, things looked bleak for federal action in the industrial sector. Biden and Harris’ current plan is light on specific climate action for industry as well. The committed Kigali Amendment and Paris Accord ratifications will have flow-down impacts of course. There are research dollars for low-carbon concrete and … [continued]

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How Will A Republican President & Congress Affect US Auto Industry’s Pace Of Electrification?

July 23, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, policy & politics, republican party (united states), Republicans, subsidies, us election 2024

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 11:59:38 +0000

As a lifelong libertarian leaning Republican (never much of a Trump fan), I hope I can bring a different perspective to the election than my fellow writers from the other side of the aisle. Carolyn recently penned this look at Trump’s VP pick JD Vance. Most of the time, the … [continued]

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