Bitcoin Carbon Emissions Not A Problem — For Nuclear Power Fans
June 17th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
You can bet your bottom dollar that nuclear power stakeholders will be happy to solve the bitcoin carbon emissions problem
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Tina Casey specializes in military and corporate sustainability, advanced technology, emerging materials, biofuels, and water and wastewater issues. Tina’s articles are reposted frequently on Reuters, Scientific American, and many other sites. Views expressed are her own. Follow her on Twitter @TinaMCasey and Google+.
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Acid Test For Hydrogen Versus Battery Electric Transport
June 14th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
A classic east coast - west coast battle is brewing with battery and hydrogen going mano a mano in New York City and San Francisco
US Climate Action Movement Could Squash ALEC Like Bug
June 11th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Dozens of leading US companies hit Capitol Hill last month to advocate for climate action, and a new survey shows that's just the tip of the iceberg
Follow The Money: Global Investors Flee Coal Power Like A Hot Potato
June 11th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
The renewable energy transition gathers steam as global investors ditch coal power, but natural gas and nuclear stakeholders want a piece of the pie, too
Wind Energy Transmission Slugfest In Missouri Over Grain Belt Express
June 10th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Wind energy transmission fans go mano a mano with foes over Grain Belt Express whack-a-mole approval process in Missouri, and Illinois, too
US Solar Cell Innovators Tackle US Manufacturing Challenges
June 9th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
In the latest development, the agency's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has just launched the next stage of a national competition aimed at ramping up US solar cell manufacturing, which will chase even more coal out of the picture even more quickly
Where Nuclear Energy & Renewable Energy Collide: QIS
June 7th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Renewable energy could win the workforce recruiting race for the next generation of top innovators, with help from quantum information science (QIS)
US Offshore Wind Race Heats Up, Now Connecticut In The Mix
June 6th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Steady as she goes: Connecticut, aka the "Land of Steady Habits," seeks clean offshore wind energy to the tune of 2,000 megawatts by
US Energy Dept. Looking For A Few Good Clean Energy Women
June 6th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Just in time for the latest wave of fetal fetishism to sweep across the US, the Department of Energy has embarked on a renewed push to recruit more women into the clean energy field. That's going to be a little tricky considering the complications that arise for working women when lawmakers insert the cold, probing eye of unscientific public oversight into personal decisions on ubiquitous matters of health care (well, ubiquitous for women of birthing years). Nevertheless, let's take a look and see what's going on here
The Hot Zone: Where Ebola Meets Climate Change (#CleanTechnica Interview)
May 30th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
The fight against Ebola and the case for climate change: science flexes its super powers against conspiracy theories, power plays and outright lies
The Renewable Energy Revolution Is Over (Now It’s A Mop-Up Operation)
May 29th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
New activity in the rural electric cooperative sector indicates that "real" America wants more renewable energy, and is figuring out how to get it
1.6 Gigawatts Of New Solar Energy Potential From The Grassroots
May 28th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
A grassroots solar energy revolution is bubbling up across the country among hundreds of nonprofits, with help from -- shocker! -- the US Dept. of Energy
Will Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Really Get The US To More Wind & Solar?
May 25th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
The Energy Dept. is looking for a few good science based facts to show that pumped hydro energy storage will funnel more wind and solar into the grid
World’s Fifth-Largest Bank Drops Stink Bomb On US Coal Industry
May 22nd, 2019 | by Tina Casey
The US coal industry has been banking on overseas buyers to make up for its ever shrinking share of the US power generation sector, but the world's fifth-largest bank has just tossed a banana peel in its path. That would be Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., otherwise known as MUFG. Last week MUFG set the Intertubes on fire when it announced that it will no longer finance the construction of new coal power plants -- but that's not what should really worry US coal stakeholders
Perovskite Solar Cell Fever Reaches Fever Pitch
May 18th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
EU lines up all the heavy hitters to nudge perovskite solar cells out of the lab and lead them through the Valley of Death into the global market
What’s Not To Love About Floating Solar Farms? (#CleanTechnica Interview)
May 13th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
If the idea of floating solar panels out on a body of water is such a dumb one, then why is it starting to catch on so fast
US Offshore Wind Industry Sucking Up Talent From Oil & Gas
May 13th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Oil and gas are riding high now, but the US offshore wind industry is sucking talent and supply chain interest out of the fossil fuel balloon
Hostile Planet: Life Imitates Life In The Age Of Climate Change — #CleanTechnica Interview
May 6th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
New National Geographic series highlights species that adpated to extraordinarily harsh environments, only to face the new threat of climate change
Carbon Capture Or Not, Coal Goes Under Energy Storage Bus
May 2nd, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Energy Secretary Rick Perry won't pick sides, but it sure looks like he's banking on anything but coal to power the green grid of the future
Keystone State Goes Full Climate Change With New Action Plan
May 1st, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Pennsylvania is one of the nation's top-producing coal states, so what are the odds it will follow through on a new climate change action plan
US Energy Dept. Says: Let’s Science The #%@*! Out Of This (#CleanTechnica Interview)
April 30th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
A new US innovation accelerator is changing the game on energy storage and power systems, and now it's gunning for fast charging and grid control, too.
Coal Losing Death Grip On Yet Another Coal State
April 29th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
As the era of coal draws to a close, solar stakeholders in the Mountain State hope to stake out turf in the Mountain State -- on flat ground, that is
Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Free-For-All Hits California Coast
April 26th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Don't tell the Commander-in-Chief, but a massive wave of floating offshore wind turbines -- and thousands of new jobs -- are coming to California
#PruittFail: Indiana Nixes Coal & Natural Gas, Too
April 25th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Despite the *best* efforts of newly minted coal lobbyist Scott Pruitt, Indiana is charting a path to renewable energy and smaller, more flexible power
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