$81 Million For Gigantic Energy Storage Showcase In Kentucky
Pumped hydropower is the basis for 96% of utility-scale energy storage capacity in the US, and it is ripe with potential for expansion.
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Democrats Get Stuff Done — Vote Wisely!
… And They’re USA’s Only Hope For Competing With China There’s no doubt about it — China is absolutely demolishing the US on the clean technology economy, and the world is a clean technology economy more and more every day
BYD’s Massive Growth, Sunrun’s Dominance, Waymo Popping — 11 Top Stories of the Week
Cleantech industries are flying, and the past two weeks show more evidence of that. Check out some of the biggest recent stories in the update below. Note that this is part of CleanTechnica’s weekly newsletter. Sign up for the newsletter here!
Toyota to buy clean power from a $1.1 billion solar farm in Texas
Enbridge, a Canadian energy company, just announced it’s moving forward with an 815-megawatt (MW) solar project called Sequoia in Texas. When it’s done, it’ll be one of the largest solar farms in North America. The project’s price
Voters in 3 Swing States Love Solar — But Does It Matter?
The US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) put out an interesting story today, including the graphic above (and below). It’s a fun topic with uplifting findings, and we’ve reported on similar surveys for about 15 years. This is always the
Don’t Let Election Nastiness Affect The Future Of Decarbonization
What will it take to reduce the emissions of the formidable power, buildings, transportation, and agriculture industries? It will require hundreds of wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles, and storage batteries. The production of these industries, in turn, will require
Soaring Cleantech Manufacturing, EV Sales Records, Hurricanes — Top Cleantech Stories
Our operations here at CleanTechnica got quite disrupted by a couple of recent hurricanes — Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene. As a result, we’ve got a lot of news to catch up on for our regular roundups on top cleantech
How Solar and Battery Kept An Appalachian Farm Going
No matter how many transcontinental trips people take, no matter how many severe weather events are survived with an EV’s battery, and no matter how many other things clean technology does—there’s a persistent myth that it’s not up to the
Utility-Scale U.S. Solar Electricity Generation Skyrocketing in 2024
In August 2024, utility-scale generation of solar electricity averaged 63.1 gigawatthours between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. each day in the Lower 48 states, 36% more than for the same hours in August 2023. Additions of solar generating capacity outpaced
How Do People Get Tricked Into Believing Anti-EV, Anti-Solar, Anti-Wind Myths? – CleanTechnica
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Reading through Scott’s long exchange with an Extinction Rebellion activist, and especially seeing the activist repeat clear misinformation regarding wind turbines, solar panels, and electric