Rural Electric Co-op Blows Up Energy Storage Race With “Secret” Battery
May 8th, 2020 | by Tina Casey
Socialism! A rural electric cooperative will be the first to install a mysterious cutting-edge energy storage system for wind and solar
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USA Braces For Tsunami Of Microgrids As Defense Dept. Wades In — CleanTechnica Interview
February 22nd, 2020 | by Tina Casey
The Defense Department is taking steps to accelerate the microgrid revolution by tapping the analytic power of rural electric cooperatives
The Next Big Solar Technology? #Intersolar2020
February 6th, 2020 | by Charles W. Thurston
Disruptive advances in solar technology are unusual, with industry-wide design improvements often taking place in very small increments. These small changes create the buzz at solar trade shows like Intersolar North America, which is wrapping up this week in San Diego
More & Better Electric Vehicles For US Auto Industry: Your Taxpayer Dollars At Work
January 30th, 2020 | by Tina Casey
Coal is out, oil and natural gas on the run as Energy Department launches aggressive new push for electric vehicles and electrification -- wait, what
Energy Storage 2020: It’s Not Just About Lithium-Ion Batteries Any More
January 5th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Energy storage will be critical to the transition to zero emission electricity, but which storage system is best? ARPA-E wants to find out.
For The Sake Of Our Biofuel, We Must Stop This Feral Hog Menace
August 7th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Feral hogs are rampaging through Texas and other parts of the US, tearing up cornfields, soybeans, and other biofuel crops
US Department Of Energy Catalyzes Clean Energy Innovation in All 50 States
April 1st, 2019 | by NRDC
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made clean energy research and development (R&D) investments in every U.S. state over the past two years, sending more than $1.8 billion to the national laboratories and to hundreds of private-sector and academic researchers last year alone. Unfortunately, the Trump administration recently unveiled a proposal to slash the Energy Department’s budget next year. If enacted, this would have devastating impacts on American innovation
US Aims To Disrupt Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Field
February 10th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Trump or no Trump, the US is forging ahead with a next-generation floating offshore wind turbine project that will kick fossil power plants to the curb
DOE Stalls Clean Energy R&D, Risking Jobs & US Competitiveness
December 31st, 2018 | by NRDC
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) may be sitting on approximately $600 million in Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) funding for clean energy research and development (R&D), despite clear and strong congressional guidance to invest public dollars in new technologies and innovation that will pave the way for America to be a leader in a clean energy future
Sunfolding’s Unique Solar Bellows Selected for CA Project
December 20th, 2018 | by Charles W. Thurston
The ancient air bellows has been repurposed once again, to drive solar tracker arrays created by Sunfolding, of San Francisco, in a 39 megawatt installation at an undisclosed California location. The cost-saving design has attracted the attention of the ARPA-e program, DOE’s SunShot program, and several venture capitalists
The Future of Clean Energy: Storage News Roundup
September 23rd, 2018 | by Sponsored Content
Recent developments in this energy and storage sectors are bringing new light to emerging technologies. We’re looking at a few of the most interesting energy storage technology developments below.
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
Trump Wants To Cut Clean Energy Research Funding In Half
March 10th, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
President Trump is pushing to slash spending on clean energy research, even as America’s chief economic rivals aim to double public funding for the same. In doing so, experts say, the president is threatening to undermine US competitiveness
Avangrid Pursuing Huge Offshore & Onshore Wind Projects In US
December 28th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
Avangrid Renewables is investing in a large wind farm in New Mexico and one of three bidders to supply 800 MW of offshore wind power off the coast of Massachusetts.
A $100 Million Shot At Glory For US Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency
December 26th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
Trump or no Trump, US Energy Dept. to pour $100 million into "transformational" renewable energy and energy efficiency projects
Trump Admin. Pitches Seaweed For Biofuel-Powered Car Of The Future
September 21st, 2017 | by Tina Casey
Despite the President's happy talk about oil and gas, his own Energy Dept. foresees replacing them with renewables including a big dose of seaweed biofuel
Go Army! US Army Researchers Develop New “Water Battery” For On-The-Go Energy Storage
September 11th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
The US Army has been focusing on wearable electronics and advanced lithium-ion batteries to power the fighting force of the future, and they’ve come up with a new approach to energy storage that is tailor-made for your home electronics, too.
Researchers Create New Passive Cooling Material That Uses No Energy Or Water
August 15th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers at the University of Colorado - Boulder have created a new material that uses passive cooling to lower the temperature of any surface it is applied to, whether the roof of a building or a solar panel.
IKEA Teams With LG Chem As Storage Battery Prices Plunge
August 3rd, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
IKEA has teamed up with LG Chem to offer customers solar panel and storage battery packages. Meanwhile, a new study says government support of storage battery research is essential to driving down prices in the future.
After The Trump Paris Pullout, US Energy Dept. Comes Through With $$ For The Clean Cars Of The Future
June 8th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
Energy Secretary Rick Perry has been pursuing renewables and other clean tech with gusto and the good news just keeps rolling in, Paris or no Paris
The Embattled ARPA-E Program Is Delivering Next-Gen Innovations — For Now
May 12th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
While Congress plans to increase the budget of the program by $15 million for 2017, President Trump called for the elimination of ARPA-E in his proposed budget for 2018. Scientists and business leaders fear they will lose an essential source of research funding
Energy Dept. Seeks A Few Good (Really, Really Good) Seaweed Farmers
January 17th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
Got robots? The US Energy Dept. is seeking computer-driven, automated systems to ramp up ocean based macroalgae production for biofuel
For Carbon Sequestration, ARPA-E Banks $35 Million On The Crops Of The Future
December 19th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
ARPA-E is banking that a $35 million investment in crop-based carbon sequestration will pay off with bonus points for healthier soil
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