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Home & Utility Upgrades to Support Electrification & Clean Local Resources – CleanTechnica

Advances in electric appliances, electric vehicles (EVs), rooftop solar and energy storage — plus incentives from utilities and governments — are attracting growing consumer interest in these technologies. Consumer investments may include upgrades for electric service panels, especially when installing multiple electrification measures in older homes (see photo). In some … [continued]

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Making Hay (and Solar Power) While the Sun Shines – CleanTechnica

Farmworker Appreciation Day is a celebration of the men and women whose labor feeds America, sustains our global leadership in agricultural exports, and produces many of the fuels and materials that are driving our transition to a clean energy economy. At the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), … [continued]

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Wireless EV Charging Would Go Perfectly With Solar Highways – CleanTechnica

A modest-looking, road-embedded wireless EV charging demonstration project could vault Indiana into the EV charging history books.

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Conservation of ‘Umbrella Species’ Works for Ecosystems — Especially in Southeast Asia • The Revelator

Science says many types of animals can serve as “umbrella species.” But donors and the public pay the most attention to tigers, orangutans and other charismatic megafauna.

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Making Hay (and Solar Power) While the Sun Shines – CleanTechnica

Making Hay (and Solar Power) While the Sun Shines – CleanTechnica

Farmworker Appreciation Day is a celebration of the men and women whose labor feeds America, sustains our global leadership in agricultural exports, and produces many of the fuels and materials that are driving our transition to a clean energy economy. At the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), … [continued]

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The Stark Differences Between Wind & Oil Industry Accidents – CleanTechnica

The Stark Differences Between Wind & Oil Industry Accidents – CleanTechnica

Two recent accidents in the energy sector — an oil spill in Louisiana and a wind turbine failure in New England — have generated starkly different responses from the impacted communities and government agencies that regulate the industries. The distinctions, so far, are separated by geography, culture and wealth, among … [continued]

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$2.2 Billion for U.S. Grid to Lower Costs, Protect Against Extreme Weather, Prepare For Growing Demand – CleanTechnica

$2.2 Billion for U.S. Grid to Lower Costs, Protect Against Extreme Weather, Prepare For Growing Demand – CleanTechnica

Projects Funded by the Investing in America Agenda Will Add Nearly 13 GW of Capacity to Support Increased Manufacturing, Data Centers, And Renewable Power While Catalyzing Nearly $10 Billion In Public-Private Investments, and Creating Thousands of Jobs RALEIGH, N.C. — In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, … [continued]

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New England’s Offshore Wind Resource Is A Winter Powerhouse – CleanTechnica

New England’s Offshore Wind Resource Is A Winter Powerhouse – CleanTechnica

It was a bitter cold day on January 5, 2018, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker had no choice. An Arctic air mass had descended on New England, causing temperatures in Boston to remain below 20 degrees Fahrenheit for a week. Outside, the windchill was negative 15 degrees, and the regional … [continued]

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