Agrovoltaics Could Help Calm Fears About Renewables For Iowa Farmers
In Iowa, local farmers are worried about losing precious farm land to solar installations. But maybe solar is an opportunity, not a a threat.
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Wind Energy Is The Secret Superpower Behind US Steel Industry Survival
US President* Donald Trump rolled into office hating on wind energy and cheering on the steel industry, and you’ll never guess what happened next.
Greta Thunberg Leads Iowa Students In Pop-Up Climate Strike
When Greta Thunberg decided to visit a climate activist friend in Iowa City last week, 3,000 people showed up to greet her.
Voices Of 100%: Small Iowa Town Pushes For Energy Independence
How does a small city in southeastern Iowa plan to achieve energy independence and join the more than 100 cities across the country that are working toward ambitious goals to generate their electricity from renewable resources?
Other Nations Support Electric Cars. In The US, They’re Supposedly A Threat To Gas Tax…
Governments in Europe and China are trying to speed up the adoption of electric vehicles by offering subsidies and incentives, and it’s working. In Norway, EVs are exempt from taxes, and drivers receive perks such as free parking and reduced tolls. Almost 60 percent of new cars sold in the country in March were fully electric. China’s combination of incentives and mandates is acting as a magnetic force, sucking the global EV industry out of America and Europe and into China, where over a million electric cars were sold in 2018.
US Wind Development Pipeline Grew By 6 Gigawatts In First Quarter Of 2019
The total volume of US wind power construction and development activity grew to record levels in the first quarter of 2019, according to new figures published by the American Wind Energy Association, growing by 6,146 megawatts (MW).
US Wind Power Grew By 8% In 2018
United States wind power capacity increased by 8% in 2018, according to the American Wind Energy Association, reaching a cumulative total of 96.5 gigawatts (GW), and supporting an industry which now boasts a record 114,000 jobs, over 500 domestic factories, and more than $1 billion a year in revenue for states and communities.
Two Rural Electric Cooperatives Overcome Barriers To Clean, Local Energy
Originally published at ilsr.org. Rural communities formed rural electric cooperatives as a way to get energy where no one else would provide … [continued]
Wind Energy Prices Continue To Fall Due To Technology Advancements & Cost Reductions
A recent report published last week by the US Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found that wind energy pricing remains attractive due to technology advancements and cost reductions.
Murray Energy Bankrolls Opposition To Lake Erie Icebreaker Wind Farm — #CleanTechnica Investigation
Murray Energy, the largest private-owned coal company in the United States, has been quietly bankrolling opposition to the 20.7 megawatt (MW) Icebreaker Wind project set to be built on Lake Erie in a move that, while not illegal, can easily be described as deceptive.
