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Sierra Club Endorses Report Revealing Pension Funds Failing to Stop Asset Managers Backing Fossil Fuel…

PARIS — Pension funds and other asset owners are exposing clients and beneficiaries to growing climate-related financial risks by failing to stop asset managers supporting fossil fuel expansion, according to new analysis published today by Reclaim Finance and endorsed by AnsvarligFremtid, Fossielvrij NL, Sierra Club, SOS UK, and Urgewald. Read … [continued]

Developers typically use several computer models to assess new technology designs. Now, NREL researchers are building an all-in-one tool that makes it faster and easier to evaluate their designs in one platform. Photo by Gregory Cooper, NREL.

Can Your Wave Energy Technology Survive the Ocean?

How a Forthcoming Modeling Tool Could Help Developers Rapidly Assess the Potential of Any Floating Device Can your technology triumph in the ocean? Ask SEA-Stack. True to its name, this one-of-a-kind, free, open-source tool combines (or stacks) multiple wave energy modeling capabilities into one user-friendly package. With SEA-Stack, wave energy … [continued]

A team searches for seaweed samples on the shore of Moira Bay, Alaska. Photo by Stefanie Van Wychen, NREL.

A Phyto Finish: Could Seaweed Be Mined for Critical Minerals?

Some Seaweeds Accumulate Critical Minerals. NREL Scientists Are Studying Which Ones Do It Best Seaweed: the phyto(mining) frontier? Puns aside, seaweed is emerging as a surprising mining source. NREL chemist Stefanie Van Wychen and a team of five departed Juneau, Alaska, on an early spring—and surprisingly green—April morning. The crew … [continued]

3 Startups Join New IN2 Cohort Advancing Reliability in Built Environment

This Year’s Startups Are Focused on Energy Efficiency and Reliability in Buildings Efficient buildings are the focus of this year’s Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) cohort. The $55 million energy technology program—funded by Wells Fargo & Company and coadministered by NREL—welcomed three startups to its next cohort in the Emerging Tech … [continued]

Warsaw's MZA has added 50 electric buses from Solaris. Warsaw has one of the largest electric bus fleets in Europe. (Photo from MZA.)

How Polish Cities Are Wasting EU Funds on Hydrogen Buses — Ignoring Energy Efficiency First

My comparative review of eight Polish municipal projects purchasing hydrogen buses under the EU-funded Green Public Transport program reveals a systemic failure to apply the Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle. Seven out of eight cities skipped any energy or cost-efficiency comparison with battery-electric buses (BEVs), even though EU law explicitly … [continued]

Domestic Solar Manufacturing Booms During Trump Administration with Entire Solar Supply Chain Reshored

America’s Solar and Storage Manufacturing Renaissance Is at Risk if Administration’s Energy Policies Aren’t Corrected WASHINGTON D.C. — New data from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) shows that the entire solar supply chain has been reshored and U.S. manufacturing capacity has grown across every segment of the solar and … [continued]

Worksport Hits Record Growth as It Prepares to Launch Solar Truck Covers and Clean-Energy Systems

Worksport Ltd. (NASDAQ: WKSP) has reported its best financial quarter in company history, showing that its transition from truck accessories to distributed clean-energy systems is gaining serious traction. For the third consecutive quarter, Worksport recorded both record revenues and expanding margins, underscoring how domestic manufacturing and renewable integration are beginning … [continued]