Wind Energy Archives https://cleantechnica.com/category/clean-power/wind-energy/ Clean Tech News & Views: EVs, Solar Energy, Batteries Tue, 29 Apr 2025 03:51:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/download-150x150.png Wind Energy Archives https://cleantechnica.com/category/clean-power/wind-energy/ 32 32 13821326 SunTrain Re-Imagines Battery Storage & Clean Energy https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/28/suntrain-re-imagines-battery-storage-clean-energy/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/28/suntrain-re-imagines-battery-storage-clean-energy/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 03:51:34 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352407 SunTrain is an idea that deserves serious consideration. It may seem silly at first but it is just another way of moving energy by rail.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/28/suntrain-re-imagines-battery-storage-clean-energy/feed/ 0 352407 What Happens When US Electricity Demand Craters? https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/28/what-happens-when-us-electricity-demand-craters/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/28/what-happens-when-us-electricity-demand-craters/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:00:47 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352285 CleanTechnica reader BigWu recently brought an interesting thought experiment to my mind. He brought up the ramifications for fossil fuel power sources if the economy crashes and electricity demand drops more or less commensurately. “We’re about to see US electricity demand crater due to the malignant and willful ignorance of ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/28/what-happens-when-us-electricity-demand-craters/feed/ 0 352285 Solar Power Surges Around The World https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/26/solar-power-surges-around-the-world/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/26/solar-power-surges-around-the-world/#respond Sat, 26 Apr 2025 20:08:41 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352342 Solar power is experiencing strong growth in countries around the world, despite furious push back from the fossil fuel industry.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/26/solar-power-surges-around-the-world/feed/ 0 352342 Highlights & Lowlights of the Worldwide Renewable Energy Revolution https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/21/highlights-lowlights-of-the-worldwide-renewable-energy-revolution/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/21/highlights-lowlights-of-the-worldwide-renewable-energy-revolution/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 03:40:37 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352117 I was catching up on reader comments from the past several days earlier today, and as it goes, a few comments jumped out at me as interesting comments that could stand alone as individual articles — or at least inspire more. The comment below, graphs included, comes from Amos Batto. ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/21/highlights-lowlights-of-the-worldwide-renewable-energy-revolution/feed/ 0 352117 Fossil Fuels Were Less Than Half of US Electricity in March! https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/fossil-fuels-no-longer-majority-of-us-electricity/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/fossil-fuels-no-longer-majority-of-us-electricity/#respond Sun, 20 Apr 2025 03:57:37 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352027 The cleantech revolution continues on — every … single … day. It seems like such a short time that we’ve gone from the huge milestone of solar and wind power providing more than 50% of new power capacity additions in the US to solar and wind power now providing almost ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/fossil-fuels-no-longer-majority-of-us-electricity/feed/ 0 352027 Zero-Emissions Electricity Surpasses 40% of World Electricity https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/zero-emissions-electricity-surpasses-40-of-world-electricity/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/zero-emissions-electricity-surpasses-40-of-world-electricity/#respond Sun, 20 Apr 2025 01:10:44 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=352024 Solar and wind power have been dominating new power installations all around the world. Renewables accounted for 92.5% of new power capacity globally in 2024, a stunning achievement, even if it’s been expected for the past decade. All of that new power capacity from clean, renewable energy is also gradually ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/zero-emissions-electricity-surpasses-40-of-world-electricity/feed/ 0 352024 The Great Realignment: What Global Investors Must Know About China in 2025 https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/18/the-great-realignment-what-global-investors-must-know-about-china-in-2025/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/18/the-great-realignment-what-global-investors-must-know-about-china-in-2025/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:53:08 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351954 The world is in the middle of a structural reset—one where global capital can no longer pretend geopolitics, climate, and industrial policy are background noise. From liquefied gas to lithium, from advanced chips to artificial intelligence, the foundations of the global economy are now strategic terrain. It’s in this moment—when ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/18/the-great-realignment-what-global-investors-must-know-about-china-in-2025/feed/ 0 351954 There Is More To Equinor Than The Empire Wind Offshore Wind Project https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/18/there-is-more-to-equinor-than-the-empire-wind-offshore-wind-project/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/18/there-is-more-to-equinor-than-the-empire-wind-offshore-wind-project/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:11:17 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351933 Quick question: What does the Empire Wind offshore wind project have in common with the Penn Station Reconstruction Project? Wrong answers only.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/18/there-is-more-to-equinor-than-the-empire-wind-offshore-wind-project/feed/ 0 351933 More Green Buses for Australia https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/17/more-green-buses-for-australia/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/17/more-green-buses-for-australia/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 01:32:25 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351774 The trials are over and more green buses are on order for Australia! We’ll look at the progress in three states — South Australia, New South Wales, and Queensland. Then, we’ll look at the newest offerings from bus companies. With the majority of electricity produced in the state of South ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/17/more-green-buses-for-australia/feed/ 0 351774 New Stop Work Order The Last Straw For US Offshore Wind Industry…Not https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/17/new-stop-work-order-the-last-straw-for-us-offshore-wind-industry-not/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/17/new-stop-work-order-the-last-straw-for-us-offshore-wind-industry-not/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:17:53 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351883 The Trump administration issued a stop work order on the Empire Wind offshore wind project, potentially putting onshore jobs at risk as well.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/17/new-stop-work-order-the-last-straw-for-us-offshore-wind-industry-not/feed/ 0 351883 Solar Industry Statement on Texas Senate Passing Bill that Will Harm Needed Energy Generation https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/16/solar-industry-statement-on-texas-senate-passing-bill-that-will-harm-needed-energy-generation/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/16/solar-industry-statement-on-texas-senate-passing-bill-that-will-harm-needed-energy-generation/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 02:00:38 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351882 AUSTIN, Texas — [This week], the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 819 by a 22-9 vote, restricting new clean energy projects in a way that will harm much-needed energy generation in the state. The legislation adds onerous requirements to new solar projects that would not apply to other energy sources ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/16/solar-industry-statement-on-texas-senate-passing-bill-that-will-harm-needed-energy-generation/feed/ 0 351882 Trump Or No Trump, Coal Is Out And Renewable Energy Is In https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/trump-or-no-trump-coal-is-out-and-renewable-energy-is-in/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/trump-or-no-trump-coal-is-out-and-renewable-energy-is-in/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:45:20 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351713 The global outlook for renewable energy is looking rosy, while coal continues its slide into the dustbin of history.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/15/trump-or-no-trump-coal-is-out-and-renewable-energy-is-in/feed/ 0 351713 TMX’s C$3B/Year Oil & Gas Subsidy Lesson: Design Energy Corridor For Electrons Not Oil https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/14/tmxs-c3b-year-oil-gas-subsidy-lesson-design-energy-corridor-for-electrons-not-oil/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/14/tmxs-c3b-year-oil-gas-subsidy-lesson-design-energy-corridor-for-electrons-not-oil/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 02:59:25 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351704 Canada is once again flirting with the idea of an east-west energy corridor. The vision sounds big and bold: a designated path across the country to carry everything from crude oil to natural gas, hydrogen to electricity. In this rapid, Trump-inflected election cycle, political leaders are lining up behind the ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/14/tmxs-c3b-year-oil-gas-subsidy-lesson-design-energy-corridor-for-electrons-not-oil/feed/ 0 351704 Another Headache For Fossil Fuels: Liquid Air Energy Storage https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/14/another-headache-for-fossil-fuels-liquid-air-energy-storage/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/14/another-headache-for-fossil-fuels-liquid-air-energy-storage/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:33:12 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351629 The UK firm Highview Power is bringing its liquid air energy storage system to four locations in Scotland and England, providing long duration storage for wind and solar energy.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/14/another-headache-for-fossil-fuels-liquid-air-energy-storage/feed/ 0 351629 Mojave Micro Mill Is First US Solar-Powered Steel Mill https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/12/mojave-micro-mill-is-first-us-solar-powered-steel-mill/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/12/mojave-micro-mill-is-first-us-solar-powered-steel-mill/#respond Sun, 13 Apr 2025 01:04:35 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351595 The new Mojave Micro Mill near Bakersfield, the first new steel mill built in California in 50 years, will be powered by renewable energy.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/12/mojave-micro-mill-is-first-us-solar-powered-steel-mill/feed/ 0 351595 Trinasolar Sets Green Hydrogen Record In China, Sets Sights On Global Market https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/12/trinasolar-sets-green-hydrogen-record-in-china-sets-sights-on-global-market/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/12/trinasolar-sets-green-hydrogen-record-in-china-sets-sights-on-global-market/#respond Sat, 12 Apr 2025 14:16:57 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351541 The leading Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar is expanding into the green hydrogen field with a focus on low cost alkaline electrolyzer technology.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/12/trinasolar-sets-green-hydrogen-record-in-china-sets-sights-on-global-market/feed/ 0 351541 Tariffs Could Delay Renewables And Make The US Irrelevant https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/tariffs-could-delay-renewables-and-make-the-us-irrelevant/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/tariffs-could-delay-renewables-and-make-the-us-irrelevant/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 23:48:13 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351475 The storm over tariffs continues as the so-called president keeps talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/tariffs-could-delay-renewables-and-make-the-us-irrelevant/feed/ 0 351475 Ireland’s Ardnacrusha Moment, Again: A Blueprint for Full Electrification https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/irelands-ardnacrusha-moment-again-a-blueprint-for-full-electrification/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/irelands-ardnacrusha-moment-again-a-blueprint-for-full-electrification/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 23:33:10 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351482 In recent months I’ve been assisting with strategy for a couple of emerging European NGOs on key decarbonization acceleration approaches, and one of the key participants asked me an interesting question this morning. This piece answers the question. The first NGO is Supergrid Europe, a Brussels-based organization which will be ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/irelands-ardnacrusha-moment-again-a-blueprint-for-full-electrification/feed/ 0 351482 The Crown Estate Lays Big Plans For The UK Floating Offshore Wind Industry https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/08/the-crown-estate-lays-big-plans-for-the-uk-floating-offshore-wind-industry/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/08/the-crown-estate-lays-big-plans-for-the-uk-floating-offshore-wind-industry/#respond Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:25:43 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351274 In the upside down world of US energy policy, the nation’s vast potential for offshore wind energy has been sidelined by a swipe of President Trump’s pen, costing thousands of supply chain jobs all over the country. Woe is us. Elsewhere around the world, though, the offshore wind industry is ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/08/the-crown-estate-lays-big-plans-for-the-uk-floating-offshore-wind-industry/feed/ 0 351274 Natural Gas Is Linked With Cancer — Not Wind Power https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/06/natural-gas-is-linked-with-cancer-not-wind-power/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/06/natural-gas-is-linked-with-cancer-not-wind-power/#respond Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:49:34 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351098 When Donald Trump wrongly claimed that wind power turbines cause cancer, he may have been using an old and tired tactic from the Republican playbook, which is to lie or blatantly lie in order to smear something or someone. The goal is to create fear, uncertainty, and doubt. His claim ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/06/natural-gas-is-linked-with-cancer-not-wind-power/feed/ 0 351098 China Just Turned Off U.S. Supplies Of Minerals Critical For Defense & Cleantech https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/05/china-just-turned-off-u-s-supplies-of-minerals-critical-for-defense-cleantech/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/05/china-just-turned-off-u-s-supplies-of-minerals-critical-for-defense-cleantech/#respond Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:31:57 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351156 In April 2025, while most of the world was clutching pearls over trade war tit-for-tat tariffs, China calmly walked over to the supply chain and yanked out a handful of critical bolts. The bolts are made of dysprosium, terbium, tungsten, indium and yttrium—the elements that don’t make headlines but without ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/05/china-just-turned-off-u-s-supplies-of-minerals-critical-for-defense-cleantech/feed/ 0 351156 Wind Energy in the Philippines Picks Up Speed in South Luzon https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/04/wind-energy-in-the-philippines-picks-up-speed-in-south-luzon/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/04/wind-energy-in-the-philippines-picks-up-speed-in-south-luzon/#respond Sat, 05 Apr 2025 03:20:21 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=349901 Batangas and Mindoro Emerge as Key Sites in Philippine Offshore Wind Energy Development The Philippines, driven by global climate change initiatives and the need for energy security, is rapidly advancing its renewable energy sector, with a shifting focus on offshore wind. Though the number of onshore and inland wind turbines ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/04/wind-energy-in-the-philippines-picks-up-speed-in-south-luzon/feed/ 0 349901 Pakistan’s 22 GW Solar Shock: How a Fragile State Went Full Clean Energy https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/04/pakistans-22-gw-solar-shock-how-a-fragile-state-went-full-clean-energy/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/04/pakistans-22-gw-solar-shock-how-a-fragile-state-went-full-clean-energy/#respond Sat, 05 Apr 2025 00:10:09 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351110 Pakistan isn’t the first country you’d expect to crash the global solar party. But by the end of 2024, it quietly rocketed into the top tier of solar adopters, importing a jaw-dropping 22 gigawatts worth of solar panels in a single year. That’s not a typo or a spreadsheet rounding ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/04/pakistans-22-gw-solar-shock-how-a-fragile-state-went-full-clean-energy/feed/ 0 351110 Americans Pay More For Clean Tech, Fossil Fuel Firms Catch Tariff Shrapnel https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/03/americans-pay-more-for-clean-tech-fossil-fuel-firms-catch-tariff-shrapnel/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/03/americans-pay-more-for-clean-tech-fossil-fuel-firms-catch-tariff-shrapnel/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 03:36:55 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=351035 Imagine slapping a 30% surcharge on your prescription medication—not because it suddenly got more expensive to make, not because there’s a shortage, but because you want to make a point to a pharmacy halfway across the world. That’s the economic logic—or lack thereof—behind Donald Trump’s newest volley of tariffs. On ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/03/americans-pay-more-for-clean-tech-fossil-fuel-firms-catch-tariff-shrapnel/feed/ 0 351035 Top Stories of the Week & New Substack https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/02/top-stories-of-the-week-new-substack/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/02/top-stories-of-the-week-new-substack/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:18:23 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350888 Numerous times — at public cleantech events, in normal daily life, and online — people have asked us if we have a Substack. Now, to me, that has always been a strange question to ask. We’ve had this website for almost two decades, where we publish article after article after ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/02/top-stories-of-the-week-new-substack/feed/ 0 350888 Will California’s Clean Energy Tax Credits Be Eliminated Or Reduced? https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/01/will-californias-clean-energy-tax-credits-be-eliminated-or-reduced/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/01/will-californias-clean-energy-tax-credits-be-eliminated-or-reduced/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:46:58 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350884 There are people in the US who wrongly claim that clean, renewable energy should not receive any government support in any form such as tax credits, rebates, etc. They also say the ‘free market’ should determine whether or not clean energy such as solar power, wind power, hydropower, geothermal, and ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/01/will-californias-clean-energy-tax-credits-be-eliminated-or-reduced/feed/ 0 350884 Renewable Energy Provided More Than 50% Of UK Electricity In 2024 https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/28/renewable-energy-provided-more-than-50-of-uk-electricity-in-2024/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/28/renewable-energy-provided-more-than-50-of-uk-electricity-in-2024/#respond Sat, 29 Mar 2025 03:55:14 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350742 Key headlines Renewable generation was a record 144.7 TWh in 2024, up 6.5 per cent from 2023, with new capacity more than offsetting less favourable weather conditions. Increased generation was driven by record levels of generation from bioenergy, wind, and solar PV. Renewable’s share of electricity generation was 50.8 per ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/28/renewable-energy-provided-more-than-50-of-uk-electricity-in-2024/feed/ 0 350742 Decoding the Future of Coordinated Power Systems with Mark O’Malley https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/28/decoding-the-future-of-coordinated-power-systems-with-mark-omalley/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/28/decoding-the-future-of-coordinated-power-systems-with-mark-omalley/#respond Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:19:23 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350731 I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Mark O’Malley, Leverhulme professor of Power Systems at the Imperial College of London, and founder and research lead for the Global Power Systems Consortium, which is the leading organization trying to figure out how to operate grids as we approach 100% ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/28/decoding-the-future-of-coordinated-power-systems-with-mark-omalley/feed/ 0 350731 New Long-Duration Energy Storage System To Challenge Tesla Megapack https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/28/new-long-duration-energy-storage-system-to-challenge-tesla-megapack/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/28/new-long-duration-energy-storage-system-to-challenge-tesla-megapack/#respond Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:19:00 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350697 A long duration energy storage startup is laying plans to manufacture its new iron-sodium battery in the US, presenting a new challenge to Tesla's Megapack business.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/28/new-long-duration-energy-storage-system-to-challenge-tesla-megapack/feed/ 0 350697 92.5% of New Power Capacity Added Worldwide in 2024 Was from Renewables https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/26/92-5-of-new-power-capacity-added-worldwide-in-2024-was-from-renewables/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/26/92-5-of-new-power-capacity-added-worldwide-in-2024-was-from-renewables/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 23:46:41 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350594 How much is renewable energy dominating new power capacity worldwide? That’s how much! 92.5% of new power capacity added to the grid in 2024 came from renewable energy sources. This is not even a competition anymore. And that’s great, because we’re still running behind schedule when it comes to decarbonizing ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/26/92-5-of-new-power-capacity-added-worldwide-in-2024-was-from-renewables/feed/ 0 350594 Getting To 50 GW Of Offshore Wind Power In The United Kingdom https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/26/getting-to-50-gw-of-offshore-wind-power-in-the-united-kingdom/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/26/getting-to-50-gw-of-offshore-wind-power-in-the-united-kingdom/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:34:13 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350566 In the US, with all the political furor over dismantling the federal government and Donald Trump trying to bring back fossil fuels, one might temporarily forget the rest of the world is steadily going forward with renewable energy. One example is the United Kingdom, a world leader in offshore wind ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/26/getting-to-50-gw-of-offshore-wind-power-in-the-united-kingdom/feed/ 0 350566 Renewable Energy Resources Will Be Stressed By A Hotter Climate https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/26/renewable-energy-resources-will-be-stressed-by-a-hotter-climate/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/26/renewable-energy-resources-will-be-stressed-by-a-hotter-climate/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:10:14 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350555 A new WMO report suggests that future plans for renewable energy should take into account climate changes from a hotter planet.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/26/renewable-energy-resources-will-be-stressed-by-a-hotter-climate/feed/ 0 350555 In 50 of 82 Days in 2025, Solar, Wind, & Water Surpass 100% of Electricity Demand in California for Part of Day https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/25/in-50-of-82-days-in-2025-solar-wind-water-surpass-100-of-electricity-demand-in-california-for-part-of-day/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/25/in-50-of-82-days-in-2025-solar-wind-water-surpass-100-of-electricity-demand-in-california-for-part-of-day/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 03:54:12 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350542 As I just reported (thanks to Daniel Miller for sending in the news), solar power provided the second-most electricity in the United States for 5 hours last week. A huge portion of that is in California. There’s far more solar power installed in California than anywhere else in the USA, ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/25/in-50-of-82-days-in-2025-solar-wind-water-surpass-100-of-electricity-demand-in-california-for-part-of-day/feed/ 0 350542 Solar Power Was #2 Electricity Source in USA for 5 Hours Last Week! https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/25/solar-power-was-2-electricity-source-in-usa-for-5-hours-last-week/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/25/solar-power-was-2-electricity-source-in-usa-for-5-hours-last-week/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 03:37:13 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350538 We received a note from a reader, Daniel Miller, yesterday. He noted, “March 21st was the first time in US that Solar was the 2nd highest electric production on an hourly basis. Happened again on 22nd.” That’s quite a huge accomplishment. I haven’t seen it covered elsewhere, so a huge ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/25/solar-power-was-2-electricity-source-in-usa-for-5-hours-last-week/feed/ 0 350538 Texas Senate Votes To Shred Renewable Energy Rules https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/24/texas-senate-votes-to-shred-renewable-energy-rules/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/24/texas-senate-votes-to-shred-renewable-energy-rules/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:55:33 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350468 Renewable energy in Texas is surging because of its low cost, so of course fossil fuel interests want new laws to protect their profits.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/24/texas-senate-votes-to-shred-renewable-energy-rules/feed/ 0 350468 Clean Energy Investors Can Take Their Money Anywhere https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/24/clean-energy-investors-can-take-their-money-anywhere/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/24/clean-energy-investors-can-take-their-money-anywhere/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 15:30:35 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350451 With US energy policy in a state of flux, US clean energy investors are picking up their money and taking it overseas.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/24/clean-energy-investors-can-take-their-money-anywhere/feed/ 0 350451 Europe’s Electricity Crisis: From Heathrow’s Blackout to a Continental Wake-up Call https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/22/europes-electricity-crisis-from-heathrows-blackout-to-a-continental-wake-up-call/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/22/europes-electricity-crisis-from-heathrows-blackout-to-a-continental-wake-up-call/#respond Sat, 22 Mar 2025 19:16:26 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350388 The fire that shut down Heathrow Airport in March 2025 didn’t just cancel flights. It cancelled illusions. A single substation failure near one of the busiest transport hubs in the world brought European air traffic to a standstill. Thousands of flights were grounded. Digital systems failed. Backup systems didn’t. All ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/22/europes-electricity-crisis-from-heathrows-blackout-to-a-continental-wake-up-call/feed/ 0 350388 Renewable Energy To Beat Gas For 3 More Years (Or More) https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/21/renewable-energy-to-beat-gas-for-3-more-years-or-more/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/21/renewable-energy-to-beat-gas-for-3-more-years-or-more/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2025 21:21:46 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350322 Renewable energy resources are kicking gas power plants to the curb in the US, with solar capacity additions leading the way over the next three years.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/21/renewable-energy-to-beat-gas-for-3-more-years-or-more/feed/ 0 350322 Why Does Geothermal’s Messaging Sound Like Fossil Fuel & Nuclear’s? https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/20/why-does-geothermals-messaging-sound-like-fossil-fuel-nuclears/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/20/why-does-geothermals-messaging-sound-like-fossil-fuel-nuclears/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2025 02:28:15 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350298 One of the things I’ve found amusing while researching this series on geothermal is how much the sector’s rhetoric mirrors the natural gas and nuclear industry’s. It’s not the flex they think it is, highlighting clearly that they are the poor cousins trying to compare favorably to the affluent and ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/20/why-does-geothermals-messaging-sound-like-fossil-fuel-nuclears/feed/ 0 350298 New Zealand Heads for 100% Renewables! https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/19/new-zealand-heads-for-100-renewables/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/19/new-zealand-heads-for-100-renewables/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:58:19 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350182 In an exciting new announcement, the New Zealand Electricity Authority predicts that their electricity grid will be 100% renewable by 2040. New Zealand has four major energy suppliers — Meridian, Contact, Genesis, and Mercury. According to the NZ Electricity Authority, “New Zealand is transitioning to a highly renewable electricity system. ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/19/new-zealand-heads-for-100-renewables/feed/ 0 350182 “The Biggest Transformation in the Global Economy Since the Industrial Revolution” https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/19/the-biggest-transformation-in-the-global-economy-since-the-industrial-revolution/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/19/the-biggest-transformation-in-the-global-economy-since-the-industrial-revolution/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:03:57 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350215 With all the political craziness lately, it’s been easy to lose track of the bigger picture of the cleantech revolution to some extent. Clearly, in the US, there’s some big backwards movement on electric vehicles, solar power, and wind power. The Fossil Fuel Party is doing its thing and trying ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/19/the-biggest-transformation-in-the-global-economy-since-the-industrial-revolution/feed/ 0 350215 Enhanced Geothermal Has A Flock Of Black Swans https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/18/enhanced-geothermal-has-a-flock-of-black-swans/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/18/enhanced-geothermal-has-a-flock-of-black-swans/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:22:37 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350175 Despite being mostly underground, enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) are having a moment in the sun. At its core, EGS involves drilling deep into hot, solid rock formations, artificially creating permeability by fracturing the rock, and circulating fluids to harness and produce power from the Earth’s heat. Unlike conventional geothermal, which ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/18/enhanced-geothermal-has-a-flock-of-black-swans/feed/ 0 350175 Is Closed-Loop Geothermal The Future of Heat & Power, or Just a Niche Play? https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/17/is-closed-loop-geothermal-the-future-of-heat-power-or-just-a-niche-play/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/17/is-closed-loop-geothermal-the-future-of-heat-power-or-just-a-niche-play/#respond Tue, 18 Mar 2025 02:21:04 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350108 Geothermal energy has long been the quiet workhorse of the clean energy sector—steady, reliable, and utterly unsexy compared to its flashier solar and wind counterparts. It’s also been stubbornly constrained by geography. Traditional geothermal requires naturally occurring underground reservoirs of hot water and steam, which means it’s only viable in ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/17/is-closed-loop-geothermal-the-future-of-heat-power-or-just-a-niche-play/feed/ 0 350108 Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back? https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/17/conventional-geothermals-untapped-potential-whats-holding-it-back/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/17/conventional-geothermals-untapped-potential-whats-holding-it-back/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:35:31 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350076 Conventional geothermal electrical generation, where conditions are right, is an excellent form of renewable generation. It keeps chugging along day and night, offering firmed power with some of the highest capacity factors in the business and very low emissions per MWh. Yet, despite its many advantages, geothermal often gets left ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/17/conventional-geothermals-untapped-potential-whats-holding-it-back/feed/ 0 350076 Don’t Worry, US Investors Can Still Make Offshore Wind Happen … Somewhere https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/17/dont-worry-us-investors-can-still-make-offshore-wind-happen-somewhere/ https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/17/dont-worry-us-investors-can-still-make-offshore-wind-happen-somewhere/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:10:43 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=350090 US offshore wind investors are still alive, kicking, and hopping on new offshore partnerships with other nations eager to pick up the ball dropped by President Trump.

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