Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress initiated the biggest reshoring initiative in US history. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) stimulated billions upon billions of dollars of battery production factories and other cleantech production facilities in the US. It also encouraged EV production in the US via stipulations on consumer EV … [continued]
Honda is turning its factory in Marysville, Ohio, into an EV manufacturing hub that will be able to produce almost any kind of vehicle.
When you think of leaders in the deployment of floating solar PV power, I’m sure you think of Ohio. Okay, no, that’s unlikely. You’re more likely to think of the myth that people in Springfield, Ohio, are eating their neighbors’ cats and dogs. However, it’s true. Not the eating cats … [continued]
Solar researchers have uncovered some tantalizing clues about the impact of agrivoltaic projects on the health and grazing habits of sheep, leading to a connection with improvements in wool quality.
There is a frenzy in America about electric cars made in China. The US has imposed a 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made vehicles and enacted an outright ban on the use of electronic systems for automobiles that rely on Chinese-made chips and software. The fear is that those items could … [continued]
When it comes to solar power, there are lots of places to put it. There are rooftops, carports, outbuildings and garages, vacant lots, and land that’s not being used (at least by humans) outside of the cities. Sure, you could use any of these places, but the further you go … [continued]
The race to build more data centers is putting a strain on utility companies. Data centers are voracious consumers of electricity and the boom in artificial intelligence is making the situation worse. An AI-powered internet search consumes about 10 times as much electricity as a normal search — although what … [continued]
Floating solar projects enable water treatment systems and other facilities to generate renewable energy within their property, without impinging on land needed for other uses.
Floating solar projects enable water treatment systems and other facilities to generate renewable energy within their property, without impinging on land needed for other uses.
The Kestrel high-performance computing system at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory accelerates energy efficiency and research at a pace and scale more than five times faster than NREL's previous supercomputer, Eagle. Finding ways to efficiently cool down data center facilities is important in a carbon-free future. Photo by Werner Slocum, NREL
A struggle over data centers is taking place in Ohio, where the local utility fears it will build more capacity then be deserted by Big Tech.
Vice President Kamala Harris said a thing about fracking, a key technology for the US geothermal energy industry as well as the oil and gas industry.
