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A coal-fired power plant that started running more than a century ago is about to get a long-overdue retirement, and its electricity will be replaced by a solar farm and a battery storage system on an existing brownfield.

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Administration Announces $4.3 Billion in grants to help U.S. Communities counter climate change, pollution

Tue, 2024-07-23 10:48 — mike kraft

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4.3 Billion in Grants for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across America | US EPA EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4.3 Billion in Grants for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across America US EPA,OA US EPA

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Solar can provide 20% of world electricity on northern summer solstice --study

Fri, 2024-06-21 18:43 — mike kraft

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Vermont legislature passes a 100% renewable electricity mandate

Wed, 2024-05-08 14:50 — mike kraft

Vermont just passed a 100% renewable electricity mandate Vermont today passed a bill that requires 100% renewable electricity across all the state's utilities by 2035, and it's expected to become law. Michelle Lewis Electrek

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Project delays are holding back clean power installation --industry report

Wed, 2024-05-08 14:15 — mike kraft

Project delays are holding back clean power installation, report says Delays in projects have caused clean power installations in the United States to fall behind on their expected start dates, according to a report published by American Clean Power Association on Tuesday. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: Some of America's most productive farmland is at risk as solar installations grow

Mon, 2024-04-29 10:35 — mike kraft

Insight: As solar capacity grows, some of America's most productive farmland is at risk The solar industry is pushing into the Midwest, drawn by wide-open fields, cheaper land rents, access to electric transmission and federal and state incentives. The boom risks damaging some of America's richest agricultural soils. P.j. Huffstutter,Christopher Walljasper Reuters

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Wind installations reached a new record in 2023 as world ramps up clean energy, report says

Tue, 2024-04-16 19:46 — mike kraft

2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on record, according to a new report by the industry’s trade association. AP News

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The increase in wind installations “shows that the world is moving in the right direction in combating climate change,” the report said.

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EU needs trillions of investment for 2050 climate target - Green research

Tue, 2024-01-30 10:07 — mike kraft

EU needs trillions of investment for 2050 climate target - research The European Union will need 1.5 trillion euros ($1.6 trillion)per year of investments to meet its 2050 net zero emissions target, research backed by Green EU lawmakers said on Monday. Kate Abnett Reuters

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EU built record new wind farms last year but still short of green energy goal

Fri, 2024-01-12 13:56 — mike kraft

EU built record new wind farms last year but lags green energy goal European Union countries built 17 gigawatts of new wind power farms in 2023, the most for any year so far, but still not enough to reach its renewable energy goal, industry data showed on Friday. Kate Abnett Reuters

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Renewable energy grew rapidly in 2023, but must grow faster to meet climate change target -- IEA

Thu, 2024-01-11 10:19 — mike kraft

Renewables grew rapidly in 2023, but must grow faster still to meet climate change target, IEA says The amount of renewable energy installed around the world last year grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years. AP News

The world’s renewable energy grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years in 2023, the International Energy Agency reported Thursday in its first assessment since nations agreed in December on ambitious new targets to slow dangerous climate change.

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