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August 29 Green Energy News

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“US Clean Energy Jobs Growing At More Than Twice The Rate Of Overall US Employment” • Clean energy employment increased by 142,000 jobs in 2023, accounting for more than half of new energy sector jobs and growing at a rate more than twice as large as that for the rest of the […]

August 28 Green Energy News

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“PV Floor’s Walkable Panels Put Solar Underfoot In Both Residential And Commercial Applications” • Turkey’s largest solar manufacturer, Ankara Solar, recently came out with a line of walkable solar panels, a building-integrated PV option with a durable non-slip glass surface, that can be installed in floors and open areas both inside and […]

August 27 Green Energy News

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“Topsoe Opens Danish PtX Plant” • Topsoe and its partners Skovgaard Energy and Vestas have opened a green ammonia plant in Ramme, Denmark. The plant will demonstrate how renewable power can be coupled directly to an electrolyser while taking the fluctuations in power production into account, to produce green ammonia. [reNews]

August 26 Green Energy News

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“40°C In August? A Climate Expert Explains Why Australia Is Ridiculously Hot Right Now” • It’s winter in Australia, but the weather is unusual, nearing 40°C (104°F) in one place. It’s no secret the world is warming, and 2024 may be the hottest year on record. Climate change is upon us. Historical […]

August 25 Green Energy News

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“‘We Need To Start Moving People And Key Infrastructure Away From Our Coasts,’ Warns Climate Scientist” • Ireland is going to have to move property and key infrastructure such as railway lines away from coastal areas due to climate breakdown, according to Prof Karen Wiltshire, Trinity College Dublin’s first chair of climate […]

August 24 Green Energy News

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“Danger Of Thwaites Glacier Collapse Less Likely Than Feared – For Now” • If rapid decomposition of the Thwaites Glacier happens, the increase in sea levels would be so rapid that there would not be time to protect coastal cities from flooding. A study published in Science Advances says the Thwaites Glacier […]

August 23 Green Energy News

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“Global Offshore Wind To Breach 520 GW By 2040” • Despite setbacks, global offshore wind installations grew 7% in 2023 and are projected to rapidly expand, surpassing 520 GW by 2040, excluding China, according to Rystad Energy. Rystad Energy said Europe will drive the growth as it heavily depends on floating wind […]

August 22 Green Energy News

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“No Solar Energy? No Problem! Gigantic Undersea Cable Will Make It Happen” • The Australian government green-lighted the massive Australia-Asia Power Link solar energy project. Under the purview of the startup SunCable, AAPowerLink will connect Australia’s vast solar resources to the energy-hungry island of Singapore by undersea cable. [CleanTechnica]

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August 21 Green Energy Times

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“US Power Grid Added 20.2 GW of Generating Capacity In First Half of 2024 – Almost Entirely Clean Energy” • According to the EIA’s Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, there were 20.2 GW of utility-scale electric generating capacity added in the US during the first half of 2024. Of that, 18.7 GW […]

August 20 Green Energy News

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“Federal Government Grants First Floating Offshore Wind Power Research Lease To Maine” • The federal government issued the nation’s first floating offshore wind research lease to the state of Maine. At about 23 square miles, the array will have up to a dozen turbines generating a total of up to 144 MW […]