The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Jan. 19 approved most of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (MISO) proposed revisions to its Generator Interconnection Procedures (GIP) designed to reduce the submission […] The […]
Energy Return On Investment Rears Its Misshapen Head Again
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Over the past year or so, energy return on energy invested (EREOI) has shown up multiple […]
Bank of America Pledged to Stop Financing Coal. Now It’s Backtracking.
Two years ago, Bank of America won kudos from climate activists for saying it would no longer finance new coal mines, coal-burning power plants or Arctic drilling projects because of the toll […]
The U.S. and Europe Are Rushing To Boost Domestic Uranium Production
There is great potential for several new uranium production markets as the U.S. and Europe look to diversify away from Russia for new nuclear energy pursuits. The U.S. and several European countries […]
2024 US power sector outlook
2024 will be another busy year for the U.S. power sector as companies, policymakers, grid operators and others confront the ongoing challenges of decarbonization, reliability and affordability. In the stories below, Utility […]
U.S. Department of Energy: $31 Million to Improve Enhanced Geothermal Systems and Advance Thermal Energy Storage
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) announced a funding opportunity of up to $31 million for […]
Global clean energy investment hit $US1.77 trillion in 2023, up 17%
Global investment in clean energy and the larger low-carbon energy transition hit a new record in 2023, reaching $US1.77 trillion, up 17%, with China continuing to lead the way. A new report […]
Why a natural gas storage climate ‘disaster’ could happen again
On a November afternoon in 2022, a 57-year-old well tapped into an underground natural gas storage reservoir in western Pennsylvania started leaking, fast enough that people a few miles away heard a […]
Why are nuclear power projects so challenging?
Low-carbon energy is key to avoiding shortages and hitting climate targets but projects are fraught with delays and budget overruns via Financial Times – Energy https://ift.tt/sIcCUw8
Carbon Neutral or High Emitter? Canada & The Forest Carbon Loophole
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Natural or anthropogenic? Canada’s GHG reporting approach claims GHG emissions from wildfires are natural, but GHG removals […]