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Renewables Or Fossil Fuels: Which Are, Ultimately, More Efficient?

March 1, 2025 admin clean power, climate change, Coal, fossil fuel subsidies, Fossil Fuels, global heating, natural gas, Oil, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 01:11:04 +0000

Definitions for “efficiency” vary depending on the context of energy discussions. Opinions range widely. Which is more efficient for a nation: renewables or fossil fuels? For advocates of fossil fuel power, global primary energy consumption hit historic highs in 2023, the hottest year on record, with oil and coal dominating … [continued]

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Leapting’s AI-Powered Robot Is Transforming Solar Panel Installation In Australia

March 1, 2025 admin AI, Australia, clean power, leapting, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:22:23 +0000

Automation is making its way into every industry, and the solar sector is no exception. Chinese automation company Leapting has just announced that its Intelligent Automatic Navigation PV Module Installation Robot will be deployed at a large-scale solar farm in Australia. The robots, which have already been shipped from Leapting’s … [continued]

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Arizona Solar Advocates Challenge APS “Grid Access Charge” In Court: A Fight For Fair Energy Policy

March 1, 2025 admin Arizona, arizona public service (aps), clean power, rooftop solar, Solar energy, vote solar

Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:25:19 +0000

In a significant legal development, a coalition of advocacy organizations has filed an appeal challenging the Arizona Corporation Commission’s (ACC) decision to uphold a fee imposed on Arizona Public Service (APS) customers who utilize rooftop solar panels. The appeal, lodged on January 28, 2025, contends that the so-called “Grid Access … [continued]

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Utah’s Clean Solar Energy & Storage Boom: Why?

February 10, 2025 admin clean power, Energy Storage, Solar energy, Utah

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:15:36 +0000

Near some of the most beautiful spots in the world, the San Rafael Swell and Arches National Park (as shown in the two photos in the figure below) Moab, the Green River and the Colorado River, there is a massive new green energy project, the Green River Energy Center, which … [continued]

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Experts Anticipate Renewable Energy Will Overrun Trump’s Dopey “Energy Dominance” Policy

February 10, 2025 admin biomass, clean power, Energy, federal energy regulatory commission, geothermal energy, green economy, hydroelectric, policy & politics, President Trump, renewable energy, Solar energy, trump administration, us department of energy (doe), us energy information administration, us solar industry, us wind industry, usa, wind energy

Credit 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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Tiny House From Mesocore Comes Complete With Solar, A Battery, & A Heat Pump

February 10, 2025 admin batteries, buildings, clean power, Energy Storage, green economy, heat pumps, mesocore, Solar energy, tiny house

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2025 16:54:48 +0000

Mesocore is a Florida company that designs and manufactures factory-made homes, including models intended for off-grid living.

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Study Highlights Challenges To The Electrification Of Homes In The US

February 10, 2025 admin clean power, electrify everything, energy efficiency, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2025 03:00:07 +0000

Electrification strategies for homes in the US need to take into account local factory such as weather and climate impacts.

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Science Purge Is Part of United States’ Echoing Of Mao’s Cultural Revolution

February 10, 2025 admin Canada, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Energy, Europe, events, Fossil Fuels, green economy, heat pumps, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2025 02:32:57 +0000

As Mark Twain is reported to have said, history doesn’t repeat but it rhymes. Trump 2.0’s actions are very much rhyming, albeit discordantly, and with a dismal period from the past of the United States’ proclaimed great enemy, China. Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, launched in 1966 and lasting until 1976, … [continued]

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You Can Help To Support Climate Action Through Sport

February 10, 2025 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, events, soccer, Solar energy, Sports

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2025 02:16:16 +0000

With the Super Bowl leading many US media headlines, climate activists are curious how much chat there will be this year about climate emissions reductions among football team owners, sponsors, players, and fans. That’s because an increasing number of people in universities, think tanks, NGOs, and citizen initiatives have started … [continued]

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Energy Companies & Investors Mobilize Lobbying Blitz on Clean Energy Tax Credits

February 10, 2025 admin clean energy tax credits, clean power, green economy, Manufacturing, policy & politics, policy research, press releases, research, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), solar panels, solar tax credits, tax credits, wind energy, wind tax credits, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:50:04 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A broad coalition of energy groups and their member companies are joining forces to hold over 100 meetings with members of Congress and staff from both parties about the critical role of clean energy tax credits for supporting a robust American energy and manufacturing economy. Participating groups … [continued]

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