Growing the Geothermal Energy Workforce — 1st Cohort in US DOE’s INTERN Program
U.S. Department of Energy and National Science Foundation Announce First Cohort in the INTERN Program to Support Growth of the Geothermal Energy Workforce
South Dakota
Has Your State’s Governor Rejected Climate Funding? Mine Has, & I’m Pi$$ed
Four state’s governors have decided not to apply for the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.
South Dakota Cures The Renewable Energy Blues
South Dakota’s renewable energy resources are quickly expanding beyond hydropower, with wind as frontrunner and solar bringing up the rear.
MISO Lets Renewable Energy Genie Out Of Bottle With Biggest Ever Transmission Project
In a brilliant case of epic timing, MISO announced a new transmission line plan for more renewable energy in the US midsection earlier this week, just two days before Senate Democrats reached an agreement on the new climate bill.
DOE Releases New Reports Highlighting Record Growth & Declining Costs of Wind Power
2020 sees record for land-based wind generation, 24% increase in pipeline of offshore wind energy — laying the foundation for rapid growth in years to come.
ENGIE Installed Nearly 2 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy in US in 2020
ENGIE has more power capacity installed globally than any other country. In recent years, it has made a strong shift to renewable energy. In North America, almost 100% of its installed power capacity comes from renewable energy or other low-carbon power (i.e., nuclear).
Top US States for Percentage of Electricity from Solar
This report ranks US states according to the percentage of their electricity that comes from solar.
Top Solar States Per Capita 2012 vs. 2020 — CleanTechnica Report
After digging into an old spreadsheet to create a new report on top solar power states per capita, it crossed my mind to compare the results from the first half of 2020 with the results from 2012, which is the last time I had published such a report before today.
Top Solar Power States Per Capita — CleanTechnica Report
If you’ve been reading CleanTechnica long enough, you know that 8 to 10 years ago, I used to publish reports on solar power capacity per capita — for both US states and countries around the world. I’m returning to these, starting with this one on the top solar states.
Wind = 1st Choice For New Power Capacity In America
The American Wind Energy Association’s latest report says wind is now the number 1 choice for new energy generation capacity in America.
