Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:37:45 +0000
The US shut itself out of the floating offshore wind turbine industry when President Trump abruptly suspended the federal offshore lease area program.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 23:45:54 +0000
With Mark Carney stepping in as the new leader of the federal Liberal Party, Canada’s carbon pricing system faces a critical juncture. Long a proponent of market-driven climate policy, Carney inherits a system designed to reduce emissions while maintaining economic competitiveness. The current framework consists of a consumer-facing fuel charge, … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2025 14:57:47 +0000
A new floating offshore wind turbine platform will help streamline offshore wind farm construction all around the world, with the notable exception of the US.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2025 03:03:41 +0000
The US startup Eos Energy Enterprises is scaling up production of its nonflammable, “Z3” zinc battery for long duration, utility scale energy storage.
The post New Zinc Battery Delivers 3–12 Hours Of Utility-Scale Energy Storage appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 15:37:28 +0000
The energy storage startup Quidnet Energy is ready to bring its long duration, underground “water battery” system to market.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 20:20:52 +0000
The first Trump trade war was a disaster for US cleantech, and it looks like 2025 is setting up to be an encore performance. Between 2018 and 2020, Trump’s tariffs on solar panels cost the US an estimated 10.5 GW of lost solar capacity, delaying the transition to clean energy … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2025 14:56:14 +0000
Researchers are zeroing in on the value of utility-scale energy storage systems as a replacement for gas peaker plants and other grid services.
The post In Solar vs. Gas Matchup, It Was Energy Storage That Killed The Beast appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2025 03:05:12 +0000
New geothermal energy technology is enabling reliable, 24/7 renewable energy to boldly go where no geothermal systems have gone before.
The post Geothermal Energy Vs. Natural Gas: The Biggest Loser Is Trump appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:52:20 +0000
China’s Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) was a decade-long political campaign led by Mao Zedong to reinforce communist ideology by purging capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society. One of its most devastating aspects was its assault on science and academia. Universities were shut down, intellectuals were persecuted, and scientific research was … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 04:06:51 +0000
So much winning! Renewable energy in general, and solar energy in particular, will overrun the dopey “energy dominance” policy expressed by President Trump.
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