Enhanced Geothermal Technology Cracks The 24/7 Energy Code
The sleeping giant of geothermal energy in the US is about to get a wake-up call.
The sleeping giant of geothermal energy in the US is about to get a wake-up call.
We say it here at CleanTechnica all the time — The Future is Now. We have all the solutions we really need to fix the climate crisis. The tech, the economics, the “curb appeal” … it’s all there. So why isn’t it happening everywhere, all the time? One of the … [continued]
Just in time to avert a climate catastrophe, US geothermal energy industry shakes self out of slumber with an assist from oil and gas experts.
In November, the CleanTechnica team traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland, to cover the 2018 Climate Launchpad Global Grand Final event. This event, bringing together hundreds of participants from as many countries, is billed as the “global green business competition.” It’s a fascinating event, full of energy and innovation from climate-focused entrepreneurs and experts.
We’ve made enormous progress — going from 6% renewable generation in 2008 to over 25% in Hawaii today. Just a decade ago, solar energy and electric vehicles were virtually nonexistent here. Now, in 2018, we have the most rooftop solar and the second most electric cars per capita in the nation.
Amber Kinetics and Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) announces the installation of the world’s first commercially available, four-hour flywheel energy storage system at a power generation site on Oahu, Hawaii.
Hawaii’s Elemental Excelerator just announced its 2018 cohort, with companies focused on water, grid, solar, mobility, and ag solutions for Hawaii and beyond.