Tag: energy dominance
Coal-Killing Sodium-Ion Energy Storage Is Coming To Kill Your Coal Power Plants
The promise of a coal power revival is already being undermined by new energy storage technologies for wind and solar, including sodium-ion batteries.
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US Expects To Add 32 More Gigawatts Of Solar Power In Next 12 Months
Solar power really is the fastest, most accessible, and most economical way to address the “energy emergency” declared by US President Donald Trump, according to the latest report from the US Energy Information Agency.
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Battery Factories Show Trump Can’t Stop Clean Energy — He Can Only Slow It
Every few years, a new administration tries to steer the course of the energy transition by decree. Some do it by boosting clean technologies through subsidies and regulation. Others try to restore fossil fuel dominance by dismantling those same supports. The idea that a single political cycle can redirect a … [continued]
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approves Enbridge plan to encase aging Great Lakes oil pipeline
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved energy company Enbridge’s plan to encase a segment of an aging oil pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac. The decision Wednesday comes despite findings that construction could harm the environmentally sensitive area. The Corps fast-tracked the project in April after a directive from President Donald Trump. Enbridge now needs a permit from Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to start the project. Environmentalists are urging the state to deny the permit.
The Global Solar Industry Builds Momentum While US President Trump Builds…A Ballroom!
The global solar industry is cranking up to speed with an assist from modern energy storage technology, to achieve baseload, 24/7 reliability at the gigawatt scale.
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