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CSIRO — Science Fights Back in Small Nuclear vs. Renewables Row!

March 24, 2024 admin Australia, clean power, csiro, nuclear energy, research, small modular reactors, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:22:38 +0000

In a rare move, CSIRO has defended itself against attacks by Australia’s conservative politicians and the Rupert Murdock media. The fossil fuel focused are reacting to the latest CSIRO GenCost report, which reaffirms yet again that renewables are the cheapest form of electricity generation. CSIRO is Australia’s premier science and … [continued]

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Who Had Green Hydrogen On Their Mississippi Bingo Card This Year?

March 24, 2024 admin clean power, Energy Storage, green economy, green hydrogen, hy stor energy, hydrogen, hydrogen economy, hydrogen storage, Mississippi, offshore wind energy, schneider, schneider electric, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:20:58 +0000

A massive new green hydrogen project will rocket Mississippi into a leadership role in the US energy transition, ready or not.

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The WindRunner Cometh: Game Over For Foes Of Wind Farms

March 23, 2024 admin aircraft, Aviation, clean power, distributed wind, Energy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, onshore wind farms, radia, repowering, rural electrification, startups, usa, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:15:19 +0000

A US startup has hatched a new plan to bring supersized wind turbines to onshore wind farms, opening up new opportunities for development.

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U.S. DOE Invests $44 Million to Advance a Clean, Reliable Electric Grid

March 22, 2024 admin clean power, grid, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, press releases, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 01:41:14 +0000

Funding Will Develop Tools to Clear Interconnection Queues and Improve Reliability During Extreme Weather Disruptions WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of eleven projects to receive $34 million for tools to advance a clean, reliable electricity grid run on wind and solar energy. DOE … [continued]

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300 Million Home Sales Prove It: Wind Turbines Don’t Kill Property Values After All

March 22, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, lawrence berkeley national laboratory (lbnl), national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), onshore wind farms, policy & politics, property values, university of california berkeley, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:15:16 +0000

Yet another study pulls the rug out from under the “property values” argument against wind turbines and utility-scale wind farms.

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World’s First Commerical Seaweed Farm In An Offshore Wind Farm

March 21, 2024 admin Agriculture, clean power, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, seaweed, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:54:10 +0000

The crowded waters of the North Sea will make room for a first-of-its kind seaweed farm, to be co-located with an offshore wind farm.

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Joint Statement by the U.S. & EU following 11th U.S.–EU Energy Council

March 21, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, energy security, EU, Europe, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, policy & politics, Russia, Solar energy, Ukraine, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:38:02 +0000

The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and European Union. The eleventh United States–European Union (EU) Energy Council (“Council”) met [on Friday] in Washington, chaired by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David M. … [continued]

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55 Cleantech Press Releases

March 20, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:00:47 +0000

As you most likely have seen, we recently launched a “Newswire Corner,” where we are publishing several cleantech press releases a day. Press releases may not give you the kind of flavor and color you get from one of our fantabulous writers, but they offer a way to catch more … [continued]

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India’s Report Card Against Short List Of Climate Actions Is Better Than Most Realize

March 19, 2024 admin air quality, biofuels, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev sales, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, hydroelectric, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, India, india solar power, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, motorcycles + scooters, natural gas, nuclear energy, Oil, policy & politics, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, Smart Grid, Solar energy, subsidies, trains / rail, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:59:51 +0000

For several years I’ve been iterating The Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. The work of organizations like Mark Z. Jacobson’s Stanford team around energy and Carbon Drawdown’s around everything are excellent in different ways, but also indigestible to most people. The short list really is that. It’s … [continued]

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Rio Tinto signs Australia’s biggest renewable power deal as it works to repower its Gladstone operations

March 18, 2024 admin clean power, press releases, rio tinto, wind energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:35:36 +0000

Rio Tinto has signed Australia’s largest renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) to date to supply its Gladstone operations in Queensland, agreeing to buy the majority of electricity from Windlab’s planned 1.4GW Bungaban wind energy project. The agreement, which follows the announcement last month of a PPA for the Upper Calliope solar … [continued]

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