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Category Archives: Solar
Iron, Rust & Huge 100 Hour Batteries
PBS’s NOVA recently ran a story entitled: How iron-air batteries could fill gaps in renewable energy Adding: Rust Belt cities could be the perfect place to develop this renewable energy solution. The chemical reaction between iron and oxygen, which creates … Continue reading
Posted in Climate News, Solar
Tagged batteries, Clean Energy News, End of Fossil Fuel, Green Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar array
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Sandwich, NH: A Solar Array and Saving Taxpayer Money
Nov. 1, 2022 As energy prices are soaring around the globe, the Town of Sandwich, NH, took a step today to minimize costs for its municipal buildings. A few weeks ago a request for proposals (RFP) was sent out to … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Inspiration, Solar
Tagged energy predictions, Hollis Heichemer, Joanne Haight, Katherine Thorndike, Leonard Witt, renewables, Solar array, Ted Vansant, Tim Miner, Todd Horn, Wharton Sinkler
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The Fight to Curtail Rooftop Solar
California, the leader in renewable energy policy, is in the midst of a political, corporate power struggle that might well determine the fate of the state’s rooftop solar, distributive energy future. Since California is a renewable trend setter, this is … Continue reading
Posted in Solar
Tagged batteries, Biden, California, PG&E, Renewable Energy, rooftop, solar predictions
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Rural Solar, Pros and Cons Discussion
The Sandwich Climate Action Coalition (SCAC) in October 2021 held two rural solar community discussions lead by Sandwich, N.H. residents. The first was with residents who live off the grid with solar. It’s not for everyone, learn the pros and … Continue reading
Posted in Climate News, Solar
Tagged green renewables, lithium-ion battery, NH., Off the Grid, On the Grid, Rural Solar, Sandwich, Solar array
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Hanover Debuts NH’s Largest Municipal Solar Array
The New Hampshire Bulletin reports: Hanover debuted a new solar array on Thursday that will produce enough energy to power almost all of the municipality’s electrical needs. The array, which is on 8 acres, is made up of 4,560 solar … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Climate News, Solar
Tagged Community Power, Hanover, Municipal Power, Ready for 100, Solar array
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National Report: All Renewable Transition Possible by 2050
Inside Climate News, summarizing the final report of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Electrification Futures Study, concludes that by 2050: a transition to mostly renewable energy is possible, but will require households and businesses to be flexible in how they consume … Continue reading
Posted in Climate News, Solar
Tagged electric grid, electric vehicles, Ella Zhou, End of Fossil Fuel, energy predictions, Environment, EVs, green renewables, Joe Biden, NREL, Trieu Mai, wind power
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Clean Energy Focus of Biden’s $4 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
The New York Times reports that “climate change has become the centerpiece” of President Biden’s $3 trillion to $4 trillion infrastructure rebuilding plan and no longer a side issue as in the past. Administration officials say they view averting catastrophic warming … Continue reading
Posted in Climate News, Resources, Solar
Tagged Biden, electric grid, electric vehicles, End of Fossil Fuel, Global Warming, Infrastructure, renewables
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Nice Solar, Wind, EV, Battery Surprises in Covid Relief Bill
There were several climate friendly provisions in the Covid-19 relief bill that Congress passed in December, 2020, including extending tax credits for solar and wind power projects and plenty of research and development (R&D) funding. EnergySage reports: The 2020 spending … Continue reading
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Tagged batteries, Biden, ITC, offshore wind, R&D, US Congress
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Experts: Era of big battery storage has arrived
A lithium-ion battery that cost $1,183 in 2010 cost just $137 in 2020, the age of competitive big battery storage has arrived, according to Eric Gimon, a policy adviser for the think tank Energy Innovation. Speaking of two large battery projects, … Continue reading
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Tagged lithium-ion battery, Monterey Bay, storage
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Solar, Wind Power Boosted by Stimulus Bill
The Covid 19 Stimulus Bill, waiting for President Trump’s signature, has excellent Holiday Season news for clean energy and greenhouse reduction advocates. Here is what Inside Energy News writes: In what Senate leaders are hailing as the single biggest victory … Continue reading
Posted in Climate News, Solar
Tagged Democrats, hydrofluorocarbons, nonpartisan, offshore wind, Republicans, Stimulus Bill, Vineyard Wind 1, wind power
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