During the recent heated presidential debate, former President Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris would ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking) if she became president. He asserted, “If she won the […]
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US nuclear, coal power sites could host up to 269 GWe of new nuclear capacity: DOE
Dive Brief: The sites of operating or recently retired U.S. nuclear power plants could support up to 95 GW of additional electric power production capacity from newly-built nuclear reactors, the Department of […]
The trouble with Exowatt’s ‘groundbreaking’ energy tech for data centers | Latitude Media
There’s an unwritten rule in climate tech: the flashier and more expensive the reveal of a “transformational” product, the more skeptical you should be. Exowatt, the startup backed by Sam Altman and […]
Nuclear Power Surpasses Fossil Fuels in South Korea’s Energy Mix
This year, nuclear power has generated more electricity in South Korea than either coal or natural gas for the first time ever, achieving a milestone in one of the world’s top importers […]
Study: Personal Carbon Footprint Of The Rich Is Vastly Underestimated
By Sarah Collins of CAM, The personal carbon footprint of the richest people in society is grossly underestimated, both by the rich themselves and by those on middle and lower incomes, no matter […]
Scaling the solar supply chain to 50GW annually: challenges and opportunities for US manufacturing
However, despite the IRA’s incentives, US solar manufacturing continues to face stiff price competition from imports. Solar module shipments, particularly from Southeast Asia, hit a record 15GW in the fourth quarter of […]
Solar Jobs Grow 6% as Clean Energy Transition Takes Hold
The 14th annual National Solar Jobs Census by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), an independent nonprofit organization, found the United States added 15,564 solar jobs in 2023 to reach 279,447 solar […]
Can Spain Achieve its 11 GW Hydrogen Target by 2030?
Spain is an established green energy leader in Europe, with its significant wind and solar generation capacity giving renewable power generation over a 50% share of the nation’s total electricity mix. The […]
DOE unveils 2 prizes aimed at behind-the-meter storage innovation
Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday announced a pair of prizes aimed at boosting adoption and integration of behind-the-meter, or BTM, technologies and innovative solutions for unconventional energy storage use […]
What Is The Biggest Contributor To Methane Emissions: Fossil Fuels Or Cattle?
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! You might think that fossil fuels score at the very top level of methane emissions levels, […]
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