Tina Casey, Author at CleanTechnica

Billion-Dollar Hydropower Plant Gets An “Invisible” Makeover

August 17th, 2018 | by Tina Casey

A new hydropower plant makeover in South Carolina shows how the US can leverage energy storage to squeeze more electricity out of renewable resources

If You Blinked, You Missed The Big Offshore Wind News — Almost!

August 8th, 2018 | by Tina Casey

The White House has been notably silent on the topic of offshore wind and American Wind Week, but the Energy Department takes note

How Wyoming Wind Farms Help Idaho Replace Coal

August 6th, 2018 | by Tina Casey

Idaho could be impacted when out-of-state coal power plants shut down, but not if new wind farms in Wyoming move ahead as planned

More Signs That Renewable Energy Is Winning

August 2nd, 2018 | by Tina Casey

The political bias against renewable energy shows signs of wilting at the state and municipal levels, despite President Trump's pro-coal rhetoric

Yet Another Coal-Killing Solar Cell, Bookworm Edition

July 31st, 2018 | by Tina Casey

Coal power plants are already dying off, and a new solar cell with the potential for 60% conversion efficiency could deal the final death blow

From Coal Mines To Solar Farms: It’s Complicated, But Doable

July 26th, 2018 | by Tina Casey

The idea of using abandoned surface coal mines for new utility scale solar farms has been tossed around for awhile [&hellip

Damn The US Solar Tariffs, Full Speed Ahead! (#CleanTechnica Interview)

July 25th, 2018 | by Tina Casey

President* Trump’s tariff actions have sent the US solar industry spinning into a deep well of uncertainty, so CleanTechnica sat [&hellip

Ancient Solar Cell Technology From Mars Gets New Life On Earth

July 19th, 2018 | by Tina Casey

Researchers are deploying 50-year-old technology to make a low cost solar cell with the same super-expensive materials used by the 2003 Mars rovers

Don’t Get Too Excited About That $1.2 Billion Texas Wind Farm…Yet

July 17th, 2018 | by Tina Casey

The biggest onshore wind farm in the US could get under way in Texas to the tune of 800 megawatts and $1.2 billion, but don't get too excited -- yet

Shell Gets An Electric Vehicle Charging Network, Just In Time For New ZEV Challenge

July 10th, 2018 | by Tina Casey

Just in time for the ZEV Challenge, Royal Dutch Shell suggests that the electric vehicle revolution should happen sooner rather than later

How Energy Storage Could Destroy Coal But Not Save The Planet

July 5th, 2018 | by Tina Casey

Low cost energy storage is the key to the renewable energy future, but natural gas is throwing a giant global warming monkey wrench in the works

Variable Speed Is Key To World’s Biggest Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Project, China’s Fengning Plant

July 4th, 2018 | by Tina Casey

China nails down the world's largest pumped hydro energy storage project -- so far -- with a high tech twist from GE Power Conversion

Move Over, Boaty McBoatface, There’s A New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research Vessel In Town

July 3rd, 2018 | by Tina Casey

Hydrogen fuel cell seacraft are bursting onto the scene with ferry boats and research vessels, so cargo and cruise ships could come next

How One Data Center Company Leverages Energy Efficiency As A Marketing Tool (CleanTechnica Exclusive)

June 29th, 2018 | by Tina Casey

Energy efficiency improvements can be a challenge when it comes to enlisting tenants in a building, but the company Sabey has a winning strategy

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vessels Leap From Prototype Sub To Full-Scale Catamaran Ferry

June 28th, 2018 | by Tina Casey

San Francisco, California, will host the first ever full-scale fuel cell vessel in the US, powered by renewable hydrogen from water.

IRS Gifts US Solar Developers A 30% Tax Break — No Taksies Backsies!

June 26th, 2018 | by Tina Casey

Solar developers in the US finally have something to cheer about after the IRS clarifies its position on a key tax break and the trade war heats up

Trump Or Not, Pollution From US Power Plants Is Going Down

June 26th, 2018 | by Tina Casey

Energy efficiency is not a sexy beast like solar cells and wind turbines, but it factors in to the retirement of coal power plants in the

US Offshore Wind Upends Plans For Saving Coal & Nuclear Power Plants

June 18th, 2018 | by Tina Casey

Energy Dept. shrugs off Trump's plan for saving for old power plants, awards $18.5 million to accelerate new low cost offshore wind tech instead

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

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