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  1. PT


    Solar industry, which employs 250,271 workers—more than fossil fuel industries like coal and natural gas combined —lost 9,800 jobs in 2017, according to a report published by the...
      

  2. CMOP


     Wind energy now supplies more than 30% of the electricity in four states — Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. Wind power generated 6.3% of...
      

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  3. NW


    Interesting. Study shows output only drops 13% after 17 years in operation. https://cleantechnica.com/2020/05/25/us-wind-power-plants-show-little-decline-with-age/ Subsidy only for the first 10 years so thereafter farms only get wholesale price. 

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  4. ES


    Natural gas knocked coal down far enough that renewables as a group were able to pass it up. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=44277  

  5. MP


    I've blanked out the name of the vendor, however it wouldn't take much keyword searching to find the vendor. They're located in Arizona, in the...

  6. MP


    Note that the minimum order quantity is one shipping container, which may be a 20' or 40'. This isn't made clear.
      

  7. MP


    Screen shot of an ad by a company warehousing these in Miami. Solar farms that get trashed by weather events or warranty issues (think of...
      

  8. Jay McKinsey


    Commercial electric trucks ranging from regional delivery vans to big rigs will have places to plug in when they’re transporting goods up and down...

  9. Jay McKinsey


    Vectren announced this week it plans to slash the use of coal-generated electricity in its system from 78% to just 12% over the next...

  10. Tom Kirkman


    News flash: batteries do not *generate* electricity. Did California actually think this through?  Removing / retiring natural gas plants for generating electricity and creating a huge...

  11. NW


    Vestas over take siemens and GE Vestas to Launch Giant 15MW Offshore Wind Turbine (oedigital.com) no doubt Higher capacity factors & availability. 
      

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  12. Jay McKinsey


    “If Tesla sets up three factories where 300,000 to 500,000 cars can be produced, then we are talking about a number of units between...

  13. JT


    The Washington Post reported that the White House will ask Congress next month for a 72 percent cut to research programs on clean energy...

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  14. TB


    Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee jumped into the 2020 Democratic presidential primary Friday with a promise to put climate change front and center in...
      

  15. Marina Schwarz


    “The process is rather simple and works like a human body. You feed the digester with organic waste, animal excrement (such as chicken droppings)....
      

  16. ML


    When it comes to throwing taxpayer's money away the Americans and the Europeans may consider themselves to be in a class of their own,...

  17. OS


    Trump has reportedly called a meeting to discuss biofuels policy because a Pennsylvania refiner went bankrupt, allegedly because of the tough regulations .. This...
      

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  18. BW


    Engineers from the University of Edinburgh and from several universities in Italy have designed, developed, and tested a device that costs less than conventional...
      

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  19. ML


    Let’s give a big shout out to the government of South Africa which has managed to completely mismanage the country’s state-owned power grid over...

  20. cv


    We Shouldn't Be Surprised Renewables Make Energy Expensive Since That's Always Been The Greens' Goal https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2019/05/27/we-shouldnt-be-surprised-renewables-make-energy-expensive-since-thats-always-been-the-greens-goal/?fbclid=IwAR2whcbvAD1DJ5a5q_pTAMbppzZndvBksnOdLRbgZknFV96J_rbSirHB4mk#39ed29c64e6d  
      

  21. Marina Schwarz


    SunPower's CEO has told Reuters the glut following China's change in solar subsidy rules has benefited buyers of PV panels. So, Trump slams 30%...
      

  22. Marina Schwarz


    What if Canada had backed wind energy instead of the oil sands? Let the discussion begin.
      

  23. Marina Schwarz


    Some are planning to simply move their production to the US to avoid the tariffs. Then what?
      

  24. ronwagn


    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/great-energy-challenge/2013/10-myths-about-geothermal-heating-and-cooling/#close Why are we not hearing more about geothermal heating and cooling, especially for very cold and hot areas? Mass use would reduce prices. It...
      

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  25. MP


    https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53450688 Includes picture of solar panels piled three stories high in a market in Lashkar Gah. Growth in solar utilization is doubling every year.
      

  26. Marina Schwarz


    I want to tap the knowledge of people here on this question. I recycle. I don't mind it and I like reusable things. But:...
      

  27. hemanthaa@mail.com


    Both the UAE and Saudi Arabia, two countries without an issue of crude oil supply, are in an accelerated mode to embrace renewable energy,...
      

  28. Marina Schwarz


    The renewable energy industry is as heavily reliant on fossil-fuelled vehicles and installations as Saudi Arabia is on oil. Is anyone working to change this?...
      

  29. PP


    Australia has a good chance to be the world  leader in solar renewable. Last year, this country installed  3.5. millions panels. That's 9,500 installed...
      

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  30. AN


    Amid the solar doom and gloom ... anyone have any idea where we really are with perovskite, or super crystals? I see a lot...
      

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