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Here’s A Hint So Your Company Can Get Climate Federal Funding: Call It “Defense Tech”

January 5, 2025 admin climate tech, investment, Manufacturing, national security, policy & politics, united states department of defense

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 19:25:12 +0000

An interesting twist of logic is taking place at the highest levels of global governments. You’d think that the need to address the climate issues would stand alone, right? After all, the effects of a warming planet are destroying ecosystems, threatening critical infrastructure, intensifying weather, and creating conditions incompatible with … [continued]

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US Solar Manufacturing Is Soaring — New Facts

January 4, 2025 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., Manufacturing, policy & politics, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), subsidies

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:57:41 +0000

I wrote about it a handful of times last year — US solar manufacturing got a big boost from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (aka IRA) and has provided a lot more blue collar (or “green collar”) jobs in the country again. Overall, the IRA has been the biggest … [continued]

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9 Organizations for Groundbreaking Program to Foster Collaboration Between Communities & Stakeholders in the Energy Transition

January 4, 2025 admin clean power, jennifer granholm, policy & politics, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 03:06:14 +0000

Regional Energy Democracy Initiative Pilot Underscores DOE’s Commitment to Equity and Justice for Communities in the Gulf South The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today the selection of nine organizations to participate in the groundbreaking Regional Energy Democracy Initiative (REDI) Consortium in Texas and Louisiana. This inaugural consortium will … [continued]

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Illinois Carbon Capture Project Captures Almost No Carbon

January 4, 2025 admin carbon capture (ccs), carbon dioxide, ethanol, green economy, Illinois, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:05:42 +0000

Carbon capture holds tremendous promise — if it works. But in the real world, it doesn’t and is costing taxpayers billions.

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Oil & Gas Frackers Love New Enhanced Geothermal Energy Systems

January 4, 2025 admin clean power, enhanced geothermal, enhanced geothermal systems, fervo energy, Fossil Fuels, geothermal energy, green economy, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe), usa, Utah

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:57:04 +0000

The emerging field of enhanced geothermal energy is providing oil and gas frackers with an opportunity to use their power for decarbonization, not extraction.

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Tesla Cybertruck, Hyundai & Kia EVs Now Qualify for US EV Tax Credit — But For How Long?

January 3, 2025 admin clean transport, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, genesis, genesis gv70, Hyundai, hyundai ioniq 5, hyundai ioniq 9, Kia, kia ev6, kia ev9, policy & politics, subsidies, tesla, tesla cybertruck, us ev tax credit

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:59:40 +0000

News has broken in the last couple of days that the Tesla Cybertruck is now eligible for the $7,500 US EV tax credit. A very big BREAKING NEWS to now share! The Cybertruck now qualifies for the $7500 IRA credit as of today, January 1st 2025!https://t.co/qW09N2Qxwy pic.twitter.com/LQFpnuFFn2 — Greggertruck (@greggertruck) … [continued]

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Geothermal Research Funding Opportunity in USA

January 3, 2025 admin clean power, geothermal energy, policy & politics, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:52:15 +0000

The DOE’s SBIR and STTR programs have announced funding for FY25 Phase I Release 2 projects focused on geothermal heating, cooling, and enhanced geothermal systems. On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs released the FY25 Phase I … [continued]

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Fossil Fuel Interests Ramp Up Their “Solar Makes Electricity More Expensive” Falsehood

January 3, 2025 admin clean power, ercot, mark z. jacobson, policy & politics, research, Solar energy, solar prices, texas, wind energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:25:34 +0000

Two news stories recently claim solar power makes the cost of electricity increase. It their any truth to those claims?

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Equinor Shields Self Against Trump Offshore Wind Threat, Nails $3 Billion For New Wind Hub In Brooklyn

January 3, 2025 admin clean power, Donald Trump, Energy, equinor, green economy, New Jersey, new jersey offshore wind, New York, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, policy & politics, renewable energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 03:59:02 +0000

Equinor has taken steps to ensure that work continues on its new offshore wind hub in Brooklyn, regardless of uncertainty posed by the incoming Trump administration.

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