First Fully Adaptive E-Bike Trail System Opens in Vermont

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:22:11 +0000

A recent article at Bike Mag shared the story of the United States’ first trail system that’s fully compatible with adaptive bikes, or bikes that cater to the needs of the disabled. It features a total of 11 trails, and a total distance of three miles. Even more importantly, nobody loses out, as the new trails are equally enjoyable by both abled and disabled.

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“Liquid Air” Energy Storage Could Save The Day for Offshore Wind Industry

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:21:32 +0000

The leading offshore wind stakeholder Ørsted is betting on “liquid air” long duration energy storage to build the business case for wind.

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Vermont Group Offers Customers Energy Storage to Avoid Blackouts

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 03:06:02 +0000

A Vermont utility has filed a plan with state regulators that would enable the power company to offer more customers battery energy storage to keep the lights on during outages. […]

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Happy New Year for Climate & Cleantech, New England?

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:39:53 +0000

Happy New Year! According to the science, over the next 7 years we must focus on reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases significantly to halve emissions by 2030 and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Getting there requires an all-of-society approach; getting there requires leadership at all levels of government. Inauguration Week We all settled […]

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Which State Has the Most EV Chargers Per Resident? (Hint: It’s not California)

Credit to Author: Chris Boylan| Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:15:31 +0000

For EVs to gain critical mass in the United States, the public needs to believe the infrastructure is there to support them. As an EV owner myself, I know most EV owners charge their cars at home and have little need for public or private charging stations. But for long distance trips and for those […]

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Vermont’s New ‘Replace Your Ride’ Funds Cleaner Transportation Options

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 19:30:21 +0000

Through the FY2022 and FY2023 Transportation bills, funding was approved for a new incentive program, “Replace Your Ride,” to encourage owners of older, higher polluting vehicles to switch to cleaner transportation options.

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Vermont University & FEMA Provide Drone Training For Public Safety

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:50:37 +0000

In a recent post here at CleanTechnica, I covered an online panel the FAA held about best practices for public safety personnel (whom they incorrectly called “first responders”). It was a very informative event, and anybody looking to create a drone program for police, fire, or emergency management should seriously check it out. Today, we […]

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Vermont and ISO-New England Provide an Interesting Renewable Energy Transition Case Study

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:14:00 +0000

Vermont doesn’t get a lot of attention outside of Bernie Sanders, but the state’s power system is worth taking a look at as it has undergone a notable shift toward renewable energy. About 80% of

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