US Army Wants Better Energy Storage, US Lab Delivers 3x Better
June 15th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
The US Army is one of the funders behind new iron-based energy storage research that has huge implications for wind and solar grid integration
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Massive FERC Flop For Plan To Save Coal & Nuclear Power Plants
June 13th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
A new plan for saving the nation's aging fleet of coal and nuclear power plants is going over like a lead balloon with FERC, but it ain't dead yet
New GM Sustainability Report Charts Path To More EVs + Renewables (CleanTechnica Interview)
June 12th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
The new GM sustainability report is packed with good news for EV fans, autonomous driving fans, and renewable energy fans, and other clean tech lovers
How Concentrating Solar Power Is Gearing Up For The Age Of Nickel (CleanTechnica Interview)
June 11th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
As if concentrating solar power isn't complicated enough already, now they have to go and add more bells and whistles? Glad you asked! CleanTechnica has been contacting some of the funded projects to get the insider perspective on the Energy Department's high temperature strategy. In this installment, researchers John Shingledecker and Cara Libby of EPRI, the Electric Power Research Institute graciously took some time for a phone interview
Carbon Engineering Pinpoints “Easy” Way To Decarbonize Transportation (CT Exclusive Interview)
June 8th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
The company Carbon Engineering introduces a system that leverages carbon capture and renewables to decarbonize the transportation sector in a jiffy.
Oil & Gas Industry Not Giving Up On Atlantic Coast Offshore Drilling
June 7th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
Offshore oil and gas drilling has some fans on the Atlantic coast, and and they are rallying behind API's new "Explore Offshore" campaign
Thank A Rare Fungus For The Sustainable Solar Cell Of The Future
June 6th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
The next generation of low cost, low impact solar cells could come from a fungus that transforms ordinary wood into a blue-hued source material for artists and artisans
Hi-Temp Concentrating Solar Power On Mars!? Tell Us Why — Or Why Not (CleanTechnica Interview)
June 3rd, 2018 | by Tina Casey
Sandia National Laboratories got the green light to pursue a "falling particle" system for ramping up concentrating solar power to the next level
A New Energy Storage Solution For A Massive Railway System
May 31st, 2018 | by Tina Casey
Russian Railways is exploring a first-of-its-kind energy storage strategy that could open the door for more renewables on the sprawling railway grid
New Next-Gen Manufacturing Report Shows How Solar Jobs Can Grow, Even Without The Sun
May 28th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
Tariff or not, US solar jobs can continue to grow even where solar resources are less than optimal -- if state policies accelerate 3-D printing, IOT and other next-generation manufacturing methods
Kingo Looks For 500 Million Off-Grid Solar + Storage Users — Are They Dreaming? (CleanTechnica Interview)
May 28th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
Five hundred million off grid solar plus storage users is a lofty coal, but the Guatemala-based company Kingo has an ambitious plan to make it happen
New Wind Farm Activity In Missouri Shows How States Can Leapfrog Over Natural Gas
May 28th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
Missouri is finally shaking off its coal dependency, and its newest wind farm demonstrates how states can leapfrog over natural gas replacement and go straight to renewable energy
Bitcoin Or Not, Here’s Why Concentrating Solar Power Is The New Nuclear
May 23rd, 2018 | by Tina Casey
The US Department of Energy is betting on new cutting edge concentrating solar power technology to make renewable energy more efficient and less expensive, but the bigger question is can renewables keep up with the bitcoin explosion
When Perovskite Solar Cells Are Cheap As Glass, What Then?
May 17th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
A new business model for perovskite solar cells leans on glass manufacturing, and that spells good new for the US glass industry
Concentrating Solar Power Gets A $72 Million “Never Give Up, Never Surrender” Moment
May 16th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
A new $72 million round of funding for high temperature concentrating solar power R&D means the US nuclear energy sector will face stiff competition for zero emission, baseload electricity generation
No Electricity? No Problem! UK Hopes To Solve Diesel Train Problem With Hydrogen
May 15th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
Hydrogen could help the UK overcome a financial roadblock in its ambitious plans to ditch diesel in favor of an electrified rail transport system
The Renewable Energy Money Train: Mainstream Investors Can Climb On Board (#CleanTechnica Interview)
May 14th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
Big-dollar investors can bet their assets on renewable energy in new low risk environment, according to new report from the sustainable investment organization Ceres
Why We Don’t Need To Wait For Long Duration Energy Storage
May 12th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
Even without the benefit of long duration energy storage, the US grid is doing a great job of integrating wind and solar energy
How US Shale Gas Could Torpedo UK’s Hydrogen “Gas Battery”
May 10th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
Renewable hydrogen could be the UK's best bet for growing its wind and solar sectors, but US shale gas could throw a monkey wrench into the works
Why The Energy Storage Problem Won’t Be A Problem For Long
May 8th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
The US Department of Energy is looking for new cutting edge, bulk energy storage technology to boot fossil fuels out of the power generation picture
The US Marine Energy Industry Gets A $23 Million Assist From US Dept. of Energy
May 1st, 2018 | by Tina Casey
A newly announced $23 million round of funding aims at shepherding in the next generation of low cost, high efficiency marine energy technology
Solar Energy Can Save The Family Farm, But Trouble Looms
April 30th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
Everybody talks about saving the family farm, but when family farmers turn to solar energy for economic sustainability, not everybody is a fan
Unpacking All The Bad News About Renewable Energy & Energy Storage
April 30th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
Despite a spate of bad news about renewable energy and energy storage, the transition to wind and solar is not reversible
In A Win For The Robots, First Solar To Open New US Factory
April 27th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
How Trump's new solar tariff enabled First Solar to leverage its thin film PV technology over the competition, company plans gigantic new factory in Ohio
Psssst, Got A Protective Coating For The Solar Cell Of The Future?
April 24th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
First graphene, then perovskites, now lanthanide metals are making waves as the wonder material for solar cell innovation -- if only somebody could figure out how to make them survive
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