Green Hydrogen Bubbles Up Under US Distributed Wind Scheme
July 4th, 2020 | by Tina Casey
The green hydrogen trend could get help from an international effort aiming to blow the distributed wind sector out of the doldrums
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Plot Brewing To Blanket US In Solar Panels + Pollinator-Friendly Plants
July 2nd, 2020 | by Tina Casey
The field of agrivoltaics is blowing up with four significant new projects that combine solar panels and pollinator-friendly plants
New US Solar Power Scheme Aims At Invisible Middle
June 22nd, 2020 | by Tina Casey
COVID or not, it's full steam ahead for eight innovative solar power projects that apply never-been-tried solutions to solar access problems
Investment To Impact: The Next Decade Of Cleantech Innovation
June 16th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
As corporates across the globe become more serious about cleantech, they are also recognizing the barriers for getting impactful technology to market — and many are embracing the opportunity and challenge by partnering with outside experts in order to identify the most effective, long-term solutions
Wowzers — 2X More Electricity From Offshore Wind For USA
June 11th, 2020 | by Tina Casey
Whelp, so much for saving all those coal jobs. Regardless of the goings-on at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the US Department of Energy is determined to get the nation's offshore wind industry up and running. When it hits full speed, look out!
Biofuel Gets Another “Never Surrender!” Moment
June 1st, 2020 | by Tina Casey
New research on biofuel from cyanobacteria provides a glimmer of hope for biofuel fans in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis
Dream Big: 508 Gigawatts Of Offshore Wind Potential For COVID-19 Recovery
May 9th, 2020 | by Tina Casey
These five red states are sitting on 508 gigawatts of offshore wind potential -- and a ripe opportunity for economic recovery after COVID-19 crisis
Duck! Renewable Energy Is Coming At You Like An Open Source Rocket — CleanTechnica Interview
May 4th, 2020 | by Tina Casey
The dreaded duck curve is getting all bent out of shape by COVID-19, and a new open source renewable energy project aims to seize the moment
Shell Has A Bigger Clean Energy Plan Than You Think — CleanTechnica Interview
May 1st, 2020 | by Tina Casey
Shell's clean energy transition plan is going to wallop other oil and gas stakeholders, with an assist from the US National Renewable Energy Lab
US Launches “Game Changer” Perovskite Solar Cells At Natural Gas
April 30th, 2020 | by Tina Casey
A new effort to push perovskite solar cells into the market spells more trouble for fossil fuels with lower costs, superior grid services
US Scientists Create New Solar Cell That Blows Past Theoretical Limit, But Why?
April 14th, 2020 | by Tina Casey
A new record-setting solar cell isn't just another pretty PV face -- it could open up new opportunities for concentrating solar power, too
New Solar Energy Innovation Network Teams Announced
March 23rd, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Washington, D.C. — Today the U.S. Department of Energy announced that eight teams have been selected to participate in the second round of the Solar Energy Innovation Network, a program that supports multi-stakeholder teams pursuing new applications of solar energy and other distributed energy resources in unique locations and contexts
Squeezing More Solar Energy From Solar Panels, With Ground Albedo
March 2nd, 2020 | by Tina Casey
So much for all your coal jobs: new study aims to pump up the PV field by showing solar investors that bifacial solar panels give more bang for the buck.
What Is More Effective Emissions-Wise, Solar Panels Or Trees?
February 29th, 2020 | by Anand Upadhyay
There has been a lot of discussion on the web on choosing between solar PV systems or trees in order to reduce one’s carbon emissions. Even beyond comparison to solar systems, quantifying the value of a tree has been coming up consistently nowadays
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
Researchers In US & China Use Machine Learning To Make Better Solar Panels
January 25th, 2020 | by Michael Barnard
Machine learning is helping researchers find the highest probability combinations for more efficient and cheaper solar technology, something which will benefit everyone in the world
120 Gigawatts Of Energy Storage By 2050: We Got This!
January 3rd, 2020 | by Tina Casey
The next generation of energy storage is set to go far and beyond the capabilities of today's Li-ion technology, as federal energy experts eyeball a goal of 120 gigawatts in storage by
PSH FAST, Pt 1: US DOE FAST Competition For Pumped Storage Picks 4 Winners
December 30th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Pumped storage hydro has far more resource potential than required for a fully decarbonized grid and it's cheap per megawatt-hour (MWh) of storage. The downside is that it's slow to build, capital intensive, and heavily regulated right now in the United States. The Department of Energy FAST program aims to change that
All The Good (Under-the-Radar) News About Renewable Energy
December 15th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
The US is still looking at a renewable energy revolution, even though US President Donald Trump passed on (yet another) opportunity to lead at
COP25 Got You Down? “Impossible” Solar Cells To The Rescue!
December 14th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
The COP25 climate talks in Madrid have bogged down but a new "impossible" ultra-efficient solar cell could help accelerate global decarbonization anyways
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