Wind Energy Archives https://cleantechnica.com/category/clean-power/wind-energy/ Clean Tech News & Views: EVs, Solar Energy, Batteries Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:22:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/download-150x150.png Wind Energy Archives https://cleantechnica.com/category/clean-power/wind-energy/ 32 32 13821326 More Than $7 Million to Bolster Clean Domestic Manufacturing in USA & Support Small-and Medium-Sized Businesses https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/27/more-than-7-million-to-bolster-clean-domestic-manufacturing-in-usa-support-small-and-medium-sized-businesses/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/27/more-than-7-million-to-bolster-clean-domestic-manufacturing-in-usa-support-small-and-medium-sized-businesses/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:22:58 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334688 Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Supports 37 New Small-and Medium-sized Manufacturers to Improve Energy Efficiency, Lower Costs, Increase Productivity, and Reduce Industrial Emissions WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $7.3 million from the Industrial ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/27/more-than-7-million-to-bolster-clean-domestic-manufacturing-in-usa-support-small-and-medium-sized-businesses/feed/ 0 334688 Record-Breaking Global Offshore Wind Capacity Rises 24% in 2023 https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/27/record-breaking-global-offshore-wind-capacity-rises-24-in-2023/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/27/record-breaking-global-offshore-wind-capacity-rises-24-in-2023/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:13:38 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334683 Strong 2023 offshore wind growth as industry sets course for record-breaking decade: By end of 2023, installed capacity in Asia and Europe totals 41 GW and 34 GW, respectively Offshore wind is poised for truly global growth after 2023 saw the second-highest annual installations as well as key policy developments ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/27/record-breaking-global-offshore-wind-capacity-rises-24-in-2023/feed/ 1 334683 Do Large-Scale Wind Projects Increase Local Employment? New US Study Says Yes, & Those Effects Last. https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/27/do-large-scale-wind-projects-increase-local-employment-new-us-study-says-yes-those-effects-last/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/27/do-large-scale-wind-projects-increase-local-employment-new-us-study-says-yes-those-effects-last/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:16:33 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334672 New Berkeley Lab study of more than 100 million US workers across 23 states finds clear evidence of increases in employment and earnings within 20 miles of existing wind projects that begin when project construction begins and continue for many years after. Black workers and those without a high school ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/27/do-large-scale-wind-projects-increase-local-employment-new-us-study-says-yes-those-effects-last/feed/ 0 334672 Avangrid Commissions Largest Operating Offshore Wind Farm in USA https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/26/avangrid-commissions-largest-operating-offshore-wind-farm-in-usa/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/26/avangrid-commissions-largest-operating-offshore-wind-farm-in-usa/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:35:51 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334602 Avangrid places 10 turbines into production, making Vineyard Wind 1 largest operating offshore wind farm in United States BOSTON, Massachusetts — Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a global leader in green energy investment and in offshore ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/26/avangrid-commissions-largest-operating-offshore-wind-farm-in-usa/feed/ 0 334602 LCOE of Solar & Wind Still Super Cheap — New Lazard Report https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/lcoe-of-solar-wind-still-super-cheap-new-lazard-report/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/lcoe-of-solar-wind-still-super-cheap-new-lazard-report/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:58:57 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334511 Lazard recently released its latests analysis of LCOE (levelized cost of energy) for different power sources. As has been the case for the past several years, solar and wind power remain highly competitive (aka cheap). However, estimates on the high end of the price range have come down a bit ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/lcoe-of-solar-wind-still-super-cheap-new-lazard-report/feed/ 0 334511 Utilities: Batteries Are Most Commonly Used for Arbitrage & Grid Stability https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/utilities-batteries-are-most-commonly-used-for-arbitrage-grid-stability/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/utilities-batteries-are-most-commonly-used-for-arbitrage-grid-stability/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:23:19 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334556 Electricity utilities increasingly report using batteries to move electricity from periods of low prices to periods of high prices, a strategy known as arbitrage, according to new detailed information we recently published. At the end of 2023, electricity utilities in the United States reported operating 575 batteries with a collective capacity of ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/utilities-batteries-are-most-commonly-used-for-arbitrage-grid-stability/feed/ 0 334556 Plug Into Newly Released 2024 US Electricity Sector Data https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/plug-into-newly-released-2024-us-electricity-sector-data/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/plug-into-newly-released-2024-us-electricity-sector-data/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:39:53 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334553 10th Annual Technology Baseline Features New Data on Offshore Wind Energy, Nuclear Power, Pumped Storage Hydropower, and More Today—nicknamed “ATB Day” by a superfan—marks the release of the 10th annual electricity sector data for the Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB). “For a decade, the Electricity ATB has been supporting consistent, ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/plug-into-newly-released-2024-us-electricity-sector-data/feed/ 0 334553 Blockchain’s Uses in Renewable Energy https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/blockchains-uses-in-renewable-energy/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/blockchains-uses-in-renewable-energy/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:50:28 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334542 Blockchain and renewable energy technologies have been two of the most discussed technological and economic advances in the recent years. However, until now there has not seemed to be much of a crossover. New uses for blockchain technology are allowing small-scale investment in renewable energy. Rather than limiting utility-scale wind ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/blockchains-uses-in-renewable-energy/feed/ 0 334542 924-Megawatt Sunrise Wind Project Receives Final Approval from U.S. Department of the Interior https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/924-megawatt-sunrise-wind-project-receives-final-approval-from-u-s-department-of-the-interior/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/924-megawatt-sunrise-wind-project-receives-final-approval-from-u-s-department-of-the-interior/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 05:00:46 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334507 Offshore Construction on New York’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm to Begin Later this Year Sunrise Wind, New York’s largest offshore wind project, has received approval of its Construction and Operations Plan (COP) from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which is the final decision ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/924-megawatt-sunrise-wind-project-receives-final-approval-from-u-s-department-of-the-interior/feed/ 0 334507 Huge Solar Power Boom, Tariffs on Chinese Electric Cars — Top Cleantech Stories https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/24/tariffs-on-chinese-electric-cars-huge-solar-power-boom-top-cleantech-stories/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/24/tariffs-on-chinese-electric-cars-huge-solar-power-boom-top-cleantech-stories/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:13:37 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334455 I’ve been traveling for summer vacation with the family and skipped a week or two, but here’s another roundup of some top CleanTechnica articles from the past two weeks. Enjoy! And let us know if there are any favorites I missed here. The European Union (EU) announced tariffs on Chinese ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/24/tariffs-on-chinese-electric-cars-huge-solar-power-boom-top-cleantech-stories/feed/ 0 334455 Fixing Industrial Process Emissions — India Utility Seminar Transcript & Slides https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/22/fixing-industrial-process-emissions-india-utility-seminar-transcript-slides/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/22/fixing-industrial-process-emissions-india-utility-seminar-transcript-slides/#respond Sat, 22 Jun 2024 19:44:09 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334316 Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/22/fixing-industrial-process-emissions-india-utility-seminar-transcript-slides/feed/ 0 334316 How To Power the South Pole With Renewable Energy Technologies https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/22/how-to-power-the-south-pole-with-renewable-energy-technologies/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/22/how-to-power-the-south-pole-with-renewable-energy-technologies/#respond Sat, 22 Jun 2024 12:13:33 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334336 An opportunity exists at the bottom of the world to show the planet the importance and reliability of renewable energy. Researchers at two U.S. Department of Energy laboratories—the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Argonne National Laboratory—looked at how a combination of solar modules, wind turbines, and battery storage could ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/22/how-to-power-the-south-pole-with-renewable-energy-technologies/feed/ 0 334336 EV Charging Initiatives in Vietnam & Utah, 1.5-GW Offshore Wind Farm — Cleantech News Roundup https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/21/ev-charging-initiatives-in-vietnam-utah-1-5-gw-offshore-wind-farm-cleantech-news-roundup/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/21/ev-charging-initiatives-in-vietnam-utah-1-5-gw-offshore-wind-farm-cleantech-news-roundup/#respond Sat, 22 Jun 2024 02:08:46 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334213 The last few days have shown that EV charging is becoming the new normal, with progress being made on a daily basis, all throughout the world. As one example, Vietnam will be getting an extensive EV charging network courtesy of Porsche and Charge+. On the other side of the world, ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/21/ev-charging-initiatives-in-vietnam-utah-1-5-gw-offshore-wind-farm-cleantech-news-roundup/feed/ 0 334213 Principle Power Signs MoU with Shipyard HSG Sungdong to Advance Manufacturing of WindFloat® Floating Wind Foundations in Korea https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/21/principle-power-signs-mou-with-shipyard-hsg-sungdong-to-advance-manufacturing-of-windfloat-floating-wind-foundations-in-korea/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/21/principle-power-signs-mou-with-shipyard-hsg-sungdong-to-advance-manufacturing-of-windfloat-floating-wind-foundations-in-korea/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:00:17 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334242 Principle Power has signed a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HSG Sungdong to cooperate on engineering developments for mass production and assembly of WindFloat® technologies. The agreement furthers the development of a sustainable domestic supply chain in South Korea and supports the country’s ambition to achieve 14.3 GW of ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/21/principle-power-signs-mou-with-shipyard-hsg-sungdong-to-advance-manufacturing-of-windfloat-floating-wind-foundations-in-korea/feed/ 0 334242 Green Hydrogen To Rescue “Stranded” Offshore Wind Resources https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/20/green-hydrogen-to-rescue-stranded-offshore-wind-resources/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/20/green-hydrogen-to-rescue-stranded-offshore-wind-resources/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:10:24 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334171 Offshore wind farms don't require an onshore grid connection, if they can produce green hydrogen efficiently and economically.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/20/green-hydrogen-to-rescue-stranded-offshore-wind-resources/feed/ 0 334171 U.S. DOE Leads Effort to Improve the Cybersecurity of Energy Supply Chains https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/19/u-s-doe-leads-effort-to-improve-the-cybersecurity-of-energy-supply-chains/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/19/u-s-doe-leads-effort-to-improve-the-cybersecurity-of-energy-supply-chains/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:35:53 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334199 Major Manufacturers Tout the Effort as Critical for Strengthening Global Energy Systems  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released new Supply Chain Cybersecurity Principles, developed in collaboration with Idaho National Laboratory. The principles establish best practices for cybersecurity throughout the supply chain that supports energy infrastructure. Developed ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/19/u-s-doe-leads-effort-to-improve-the-cybersecurity-of-energy-supply-chains/feed/ 0 334199 One City, Two Offshore Wind Hubs, 9000 Megawatts https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/19/one-city-two-offshore-wind-hubs-9000-megawatts/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/19/one-city-two-offshore-wind-hubs-9000-megawatts/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 19:19:25 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334138 The City that Never Sleeps will host two key offshore wind farm construction hubs, aiming at 9,000 gigawatts and beyond.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/19/one-city-two-offshore-wind-hubs-9000-megawatts/feed/ 0 334138 New Report Breaks Down State-Level Renewable Energy Siting Policies & Permitting Authorities Across the USA https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/18/new-report-breaks-down-state-level-renewable-energy-siting-policies-permitting-authorities-across-the-usa/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/18/new-report-breaks-down-state-level-renewable-energy-siting-policies-permitting-authorities-across-the-usa/#respond Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:45:26 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334050 State and/or local government involvement in renewable energy development varies widely across the United States. A new report funded by DOE, in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the Regulatory Assistance Project, Clean Air Task Force, and others, inventories and simplifies the complex state-level policies of all 50 states, plus ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/18/new-report-breaks-down-state-level-renewable-energy-siting-policies-permitting-authorities-across-the-usa/feed/ 0 334050 Distributed Wind Top Photo Contributors Are Here https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/18/distributed-wind-top-photo-contributors-are-here/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/18/distributed-wind-top-photo-contributors-are-here/#respond Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:39:46 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334057 Each year, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) launches a search for the best distributed wind energy photos across the United States and its territories for PNNL’s Distributed Wind Photo Gallery. The annual photo search aids PNNL’s efforts to highlight distributed wind technologies and the customers they serve. Check out 2024’s photo selections—including ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/18/distributed-wind-top-photo-contributors-are-here/feed/ 0 334057 Green Wave Of Renewable Energy To Crash The Red State Party https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/17/green-wave-of-renewable-energy-to-crash-the-red-state-party/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/17/green-wave-of-renewable-energy-to-crash-the-red-state-party/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:20:45 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333930 ESG or not, two entrepreneurs aim to make Tennessee a renewable energy powerhouse, with a proposed 5 gigawatt solar factory in the works.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/17/green-wave-of-renewable-energy-to-crash-the-red-state-party/feed/ 0 333930 Is It The Death Knell For Thermal Coal? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/17/is-it-the-death-knell-for-thermal-coal/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/17/is-it-the-death-knell-for-thermal-coal/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 07:42:25 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333439 Coal will move further into decline as an energy producer in Australia, after several superannuation companies announced that they will no longer support investing in companies that derive 10% or more of their income from thermal coal production. As a former government employee, my superannuation is invested with QSuper. Over ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/17/is-it-the-death-knell-for-thermal-coal/feed/ 0 333439 On the Road to Increased Transmission: High-Voltage Direct Current https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/16/on-the-road-to-increased-transmission-high-voltage-direct-current/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/16/on-the-road-to-increased-transmission-high-voltage-direct-current/#respond Sun, 16 Jun 2024 21:52:39 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333968 How High-Voltage Direct Current Lines Could Better Connect Solar and Wind to the Current Grid Comparing the Routes: HVAC Versus HVDC It is a question on the minds of grid planners throughout the United States: How can we tap into the nation’s best renewable resources at the lowest cost? That ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/16/on-the-road-to-increased-transmission-high-voltage-direct-current/feed/ 0 333968 Renewable Energy Provides 99% of New Generating Capacity in Both April & YTD https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/15/renewable-energy-provides-99-of-new-generating-capacity-in-both-april-ytd/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/15/renewable-energy-provides-99-of-new-generating-capacity-in-both-april-ytd/#respond Sat, 15 Jun 2024 22:30:48 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333921 Solar + Wind Now Exceed 20% of Total U.S. Generating Capacity A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that the mix of renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) provided nearly all new U.S. generating capacity ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/15/renewable-energy-provides-99-of-new-generating-capacity-in-both-april-ytd/feed/ 0 333921 Vattenfall & Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Awarded IJmuiden Ver Beta 2GW Offshore Wind Farm https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/14/vattenfall-copenhagen-infrastructure-partners-awarded-ijmuiden-ver-beta-2gw-offshore-wind-farm/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/14/vattenfall-copenhagen-infrastructure-partners-awarded-ijmuiden-ver-beta-2gw-offshore-wind-farm/#respond Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:46:42 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333780 Zeevonk, a joint venture of Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Energy Transition Fund, has been awarded a permit to build wind farm IJmuiden Ver Beta in the Netherlands. This 2 GW offshore wind project will include a 50 MWp floating offshore solar farm on site and a ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/14/vattenfall-copenhagen-infrastructure-partners-awarded-ijmuiden-ver-beta-2gw-offshore-wind-farm/feed/ 0 333780 Ice-Cold Long Duration Energy Storage System Ready For Takeoff https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/14/ice-cold-long-duration-energy-storage-system-ready-for-takeoff/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/14/ice-cold-long-duration-energy-storage-system-ready-for-takeoff/#respond Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:25:30 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333842 New long duration energy storage system leverages "liquid air" -- and investor dollars -- to solve wind curtailment woes.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/14/ice-cold-long-duration-energy-storage-system-ready-for-takeoff/feed/ 0 333842 “Moderate” Is the New “Extreme”: Weather’s Impact on Growing Renewable Grid Operations https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/14/moderate-is-the-new-extreme-weathers-impact-on-growing-renewable-grid-operations/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/14/moderate-is-the-new-extreme-weathers-impact-on-growing-renewable-grid-operations/#respond Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:28:22 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333844 How Shifting Our Perception of Extreme Weather Can Aid Planning for a Reliable Wind- and Solar-Rich Power System From severe storms to recent unprecedented cold and heat waves, extreme weather events are impacting electric utilities, grid operators, and ultimately customers like never before. At the same time, the energy sources ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/14/moderate-is-the-new-extreme-weathers-impact-on-growing-renewable-grid-operations/feed/ 0 333844 DER: Yet Another Reason Why Renewable Energy Wins https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/12/der-yet-another-reason-why-renewable-energy-wins/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/12/der-yet-another-reason-why-renewable-energy-wins/#respond Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:36:15 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333667 Small-scale solar arrays, wind turbines, and other distributed resources are turning ratepayers from consumers into renewable energy heroes.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/12/der-yet-another-reason-why-renewable-energy-wins/feed/ 0 333667 U.S. Department of Interior’s Clean Energy Progress in Nevada https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/11/u-s-department-of-interiors-clean-energy-progress-in-nevada/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/11/u-s-department-of-interiors-clean-energy-progress-in-nevada/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 21:24:31 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333632 BLM issues final environmental analysis for Greenlink West transmission line LAS VEGAS — Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis visited Las Vegas today to highlight the Biden-Harris administration’s significant progress in meeting President Biden’s ambitious clean energy goals. She joined Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada State Director Jon Raby to announce ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/11/u-s-department-of-interiors-clean-energy-progress-in-nevada/feed/ 0 333632 New Steps to Advance Offshore Wind Progress in Maryland https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/07/new-steps-to-advance-offshore-wind-progress-in-maryland/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/07/new-steps-to-advance-offshore-wind-progress-in-maryland/#respond Fri, 07 Jun 2024 22:47:30 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333326 Memorandum of Understanding between BOEM and Maryland will strengthen efforts to meet President Biden’s historic clean energy goals ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to expand offshore wind opportunities and advance an all-of-government approach to address the climate crisis while creating good-paying jobs, the Department of the ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/07/new-steps-to-advance-offshore-wind-progress-in-maryland/feed/ 0 333326 Texas Finally Finds A Reason To Love BlackRock, Renewable Energy And All https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/06/texas-finally-finds-a-reason-to-love-blackrock-renewable-energy-and-all/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/06/texas-finally-finds-a-reason-to-love-blackrock-renewable-energy-and-all/#respond Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:55:59 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333177 Renewable energy makes strange bedfellows, as illustrated by the hookup between Texas, the proposed new TXSE exchange, and the ESG-friendly financial powerhouse BlackRock.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/06/texas-finally-finds-a-reason-to-love-blackrock-renewable-energy-and-all/feed/ 0 333177 How Do Wind Turbines Survive Severe Storms? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/how-do-wind-turbines-survive-severe-storms/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/how-do-wind-turbines-survive-severe-storms/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 01:33:10 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333075 June starts hurricane season, an unsettling time for some people living near our nation’s shorelines. For the next 6 months, communities will be on watch for severe storms and high winds that could potentially knock out power or damage homes and businesses. Strong winds also put America’s growing fleet of ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/how-do-wind-turbines-survive-severe-storms/feed/ 0 333075 Data Centers & AI Are Sucking Up Huge Amounts Of Renewable Energy https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/data-centers-ai-are-sucking-up-huge-amounts-of-renewable-energy/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/data-centers-ai-are-sucking-up-huge-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#respond Tue, 04 Jun 2024 15:08:51 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333024 Mention electric cars, and some people will go off on a tirade about how there is not enough electricity to charge them all, and if they happened to be charging at the same time, the electrical grid will implode as transmission wires melt and transformers self-destruct in a shower of ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/data-centers-ai-are-sucking-up-huge-amounts-of-renewable-energy/feed/ 0 333024 Flower Turbines & The Potential Of Small-Scale Wind https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/03/flower-turbines-the-potential-of-small-scale-wind/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/03/flower-turbines-the-potential-of-small-scale-wind/#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:15:03 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332989 When thinking of small-scale renewable energy solutions, particularly for off-grid projects, solar is the first thing that comes to mind. Whether a ground-mount or roof-mounted system, the availability, falling costs, and simplicity of the solution has thus far been attractive for customers. Wind, on the other hand, is often still ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/03/flower-turbines-the-potential-of-small-scale-wind/feed/ 0 332989 New Energy Storage Systems From Thin (Compressed) Air Can Compete With Li-Ion Batteries https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/03/new-energy-storage-systems-from-thin-compressed-air-can-compete-with-li-ion-batteries/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/03/new-energy-storage-systems-from-thin-compressed-air-can-compete-with-li-ion-batteries/#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:53:56 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332866 A new analysis indicates that compressed air energy storage systems can beat lithium-ion batteries on capex for long duration applications.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/03/new-energy-storage-systems-from-thin-compressed-air-can-compete-with-li-ion-batteries/feed/ 0 332866 Solar Passes 100% of Power Demand in California! [UPDATED] https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/02/solar-passes-100-of-power-demand-in-california/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/02/solar-passes-100-of-power-demand-in-california/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2024 14:21:54 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332917 California has been a leader in the installation of solar power plants and wind power plants for many years now (despite its recent anti-rooftop solar shift via “Net Metering 3.0”). That has led to more and more of its electricity generation coming from renewables. The trend has been going on ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/02/solar-passes-100-of-power-demand-in-california/feed/ 0 332917 Driving On Electricity Is Now Much Cleaner Than Using A Gasoline Car https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/02/driving-on-electricity-is-now-much-cleaner-than-using-a-gasoline-car/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/02/driving-on-electricity-is-now-much-cleaner-than-using-a-gasoline-car/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2024 04:46:18 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332902 [Editor’s note: After reading Dave Reichmuth’s most recent piece, I started thinking about a comparable study on Wisconsin land use. Land use and solar power, which generates clean electricity that many increasingly use to power EVs and homes, are topics of complaints we hear from time to time. However, a ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/02/driving-on-electricity-is-now-much-cleaner-than-using-a-gasoline-car/feed/ 0 332902 Director of NREL’s Alaska Campus Ice Breaker: Q&A With Director of NREL’s Alaska Campus https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/01/director-of-nrels-alaska-campus-ice-breaker-qa-with-director-of-nrels-alaska-campus/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/01/director-of-nrels-alaska-campus-ice-breaker-qa-with-director-of-nrels-alaska-campus/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2024 03:57:54 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332888 Originally a mechanical engineer, Bruno Grunau now spends his days testifying before Congress, meeting regularly with the Alaska governor’s office, and learning from Alaska’s utilities, communities, and Indigenous people whose ancestors have lived here for thousands of years. Grunau is the regional director of Applied Research for Communities in Extreme ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/01/director-of-nrels-alaska-campus-ice-breaker-qa-with-director-of-nrels-alaska-campus/feed/ 0 332888 Science Never Sleeps, Green Hydrogen & Biochar Edition https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/31/science-never-sleeps-green-hydrogen-biochar-edition/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/31/science-never-sleeps-green-hydrogen-biochar-edition/#respond Fri, 31 May 2024 15:07:00 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332801 Researchers are deploying biochar to boost energy efficiency and cut the cost of green hydrogen from water electrolysis.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/31/science-never-sleeps-green-hydrogen-biochar-edition/feed/ 0 332801 New Study: U.S. Wind & Solar Generation Provided $249 Billion In Climate & Air Quality Health Benefits From 2019–2022 https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/30/new-study-u-s-wind-solar-generation-provided-249-billion-in-climate-air-quality-health-benefits-from-2019-2022/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/30/new-study-u-s-wind-solar-generation-provided-249-billion-in-climate-air-quality-health-benefits-from-2019-2022/#respond Thu, 30 May 2024 17:33:39 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332685 We are pleased to announce a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Reports Sustainability that focuses on the air quality and climate benefits of wind and solar energy. Though past studies have demonstrated that wind and solar generation provide substantial health and climate benefits, this research provides an ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/30/new-study-u-s-wind-solar-generation-provided-249-billion-in-climate-air-quality-health-benefits-from-2019-2022/feed/ 0 332685 Startup Gets $10 Million To Pump More Energy Storage Into Texas Grid https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/30/energy-storage-pumped-hydro-texas-startup-investor/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/30/energy-storage-pumped-hydro-texas-startup-investor/#respond Thu, 30 May 2024 16:05:26 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332696 The US startup Quidnet Energy is leveraging oilfield know-how to bring a new underground pumped hydro energy storage system to Texas.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/30/energy-storage-pumped-hydro-texas-startup-investor/feed/ 0 332696 US Floating Offshore Wind Industry To Tackle Maine https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/29/us-floating-offshore-wind-industry-to-tackle-maine/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/29/us-floating-offshore-wind-industry-to-tackle-maine/#respond Wed, 29 May 2024 15:16:24 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332653 The rough-and-tumble coast of Maine is about to get a renewable energy makeover with an assist from new floating offshore wind technology.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/29/us-floating-offshore-wind-industry-to-tackle-maine/feed/ 0 332653 5 Million US Solar Installations, Low Tesla Model Y Interest Rates, New Electric Cars — Top Cleantech News https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/5-million-us-solar-installations-low-tesla-model-y-interest-rates-new-electric-cars-top-cleantech-news/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/5-million-us-solar-installations-low-tesla-model-y-interest-rates-new-electric-cars-top-cleantech-news/#respond Tue, 28 May 2024 21:57:03 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332568 What were the biggest cleantech news stories and analyses in the past couple of weeks? Below, put into a handful of core groupings, are the ones that stood out to me. Solar Power in the USA: California, the largest US solar market by far, has thrown the solar industry into ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/5-million-us-solar-installations-low-tesla-model-y-interest-rates-new-electric-cars-top-cleantech-news/feed/ 0 332568 Veriten Leads Latest Funding Round For Aeromine Technologies’ Innovative Distributed Power Wind Energy Solution https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/veriten-leads-latest-funding-round-for-aeromine-technologies-innovative-distributed-power-wind-energy-solution/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/veriten-leads-latest-funding-round-for-aeromine-technologies-innovative-distributed-power-wind-energy-solution/#respond Tue, 28 May 2024 14:09:18 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332493 Pioneering Energy Technology-Investment Firm Leads $9M Capital Raise; Advances Urgent Sustainable Solutions for a Changing World IRVINE, California & HOUSTON, Texas — Rooftop wind energy innovator Aeromine Technologies announced that it has closed an approximately $9 million funding round to accelerate the roll out of its breakthrough, motionless, on-site wind ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/veriten-leads-latest-funding-round-for-aeromine-technologies-innovative-distributed-power-wind-energy-solution/feed/ 0 332493 Voluntary Carbon Markets: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Joint Policy Statement & Principles on Voluntary Carbon Markets https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/voluntary-carbon-markets-biden-harris-administration-releases-joint-policy-statement-principles-on-voluntary-carbon-markets/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/voluntary-carbon-markets-biden-harris-administration-releases-joint-policy-statement-principles-on-voluntary-carbon-markets/#respond Tue, 28 May 2024 14:08:33 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332540 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Senior Advisor for International Climate Policy John Podesta, National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard, and National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi announced the publication of a Joint Statement of Policy and ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/voluntary-carbon-markets-biden-harris-administration-releases-joint-policy-statement-principles-on-voluntary-carbon-markets/feed/ 0 332540 Gathering Data to Understand the Interactions Between Wildlife & Offshore Wind Energy https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/gathering-data-to-understand-the-interactions-between-wildlife-offshore-wind-energy/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/28/gathering-data-to-understand-the-interactions-between-wildlife-offshore-wind-energy/#respond Tue, 28 May 2024 13:41:35 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332499 In the summer of 2023, a marine research vessel called the Song of the Whale spent many mornings off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard keeping an eye (and ear, or hydrophone) out for fin whales. Each time they spotted a pod of whales, the researchers aboard the boat began prepping their specialized ... [continued]

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