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The Great Grid-Scale Battery Boom Comes To The US

November 25, 2024 admin 0 Comments batteries, California, clean power, element energy, Energy Storage, ercot, grid, grid-scale storage, lg energy solution, second life batteries, texas, usa

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:53:03 +0000

The United States is rapidly installing grid-scale batteries that are helping to prevent power blackouts, known in German as Dunkelflaute, according to The Guardian. From barely any just a few years ago, the US has now installed 20 GW of grid-scale battery storage for its electric grid — equivalent to … [continued]

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Texas Sends A Renewable Energy Love Letter To Massachusetts…And Sweden

November 24, 2024 admin 0 Comments agrivoltaics, apex clean energy, clean power, green economy, policy & politics, power purchase agreement (ppa), Solar energy, texas, texas solar, texas solar energy, texas solar power, usa, vppa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:30:00 +0000

A climate action consortium in Massachusetts deployed renewable energy credits to support a new 208-megawatt solar project in Texas.

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Texas Mandates Cryptomining Registration, Power Demand Reporting, to Bolster Grid Reliability

November 23, 2024 admin 0 Comments Business, cryptocurrency mining, energy demand, energy security, ercot, full coverage, Gas, large flexible load, Markets, news, Power Demand, power grid management, puct, reliability, renewable energy integration, texas, texas energy policy, trends, virtual currency mining

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 15:09:36 +0000

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has adopted a rule for reliability purposes requiring cryptocurrency mining facilities in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region to register with […]

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Massive 1-Gigawatt Virtual Power Plant Created From Thin Air

November 11, 2024 admin alphabet, clean power, consumer technology, Energy, google cloud, grid, home energy management, Nest, NRG Energy, renewable energy, smartphone apps, Solar energy, texas, virtual power plants, vivent, vpp, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:13:47 +0000

The virtual power plant movement is scaling up, powered by smart thermostats that enable utilities and ratepayers to collaborate on grid resiliency and affordability.

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Texas Wind Energy Industry Makes Friends With Oil & Gas Producers

November 3, 2024 admin clean power, Fossil Fuels, green economy, natural gas, Oil, onshore wind farms, permian basin, sandia national laboratory, texas, texas wind energy, texas wind farms, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:55:35 +0000

Wind energy investors are finding a friendly home in Texas, partly on account of the rising demand for electricity from oil and gas operations.

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DOE Loan Programs Office Publishes Community Benefits Plans for Energy Projects

October 29, 2024 admin biden, bipartisan infrastructure law, community benefits plans, DOE, equity, harris, holtec, inflation reduction act, Labor, loan programs office, news, Nuclear, palisades, power, texas

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:26:56 +0000

The U.S. Dept. of Energy’s (DOE’s) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has published Community Benefits Plans (CBPs) for several projects that recently finalized financing from the agency. The projects include the […]

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A First Ride In The Navier N30 Electric “Flying” Boat

October 27, 2024 admin AUSTIN, boats, clean transport, electric boats, navier, texas

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:08:47 +0000

Electrifying boats is no small challenge, but thanks to years of consistent advancements in electric motors, onboard control systems paired with hydrofoil technology stemming from the America’s Cup racing series and more, the dream is coming closer to reality. One company pushing the envelope in that space is Navier Boats. … [continued]

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A Deep Dive Into Pirelli’s Journey To A More Sustainable Tire

October 26, 2024 admin AUSTIN, claudio zanardo, clean transport, Electric vehicles, f1, formula 1, Fossil Fuels, green economy, Manufacturing, Oil, pirelli, pirelli p zero, pirelli scorpion xtm, texas, tires

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:40:02 +0000

Pirelli is perhaps best known for racing tires and the high performance consumer products built using that technology, the P Zero lineup. The company brought CleanTechnica out to Austin, Texas, ahead of the Austin Grand Prix to get a firsthand look at its sustainability efforts as it continues the transition … [continued]

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Major Texas Solar Project Will Power Google’s Data Centers, Cloud Operations

October 20, 2024 admin ares climate infrastructure, blattner, cloud, Dallas, data centers, DOE, first solar, gerdau, Infrastructure, jennifer granholm, modules, news, nextracker, orion solar belt, power, renewable energy, Renewables, softbank group, Solar, steel, texas

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 21:56:59 +0000

A company backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group and Ares Climate Infrastructure said three solar power of its projects are now online in Texas. SB Energy, a renewable energy group focused […]

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