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Climate Week NYC Recap Highlights, Part 1: Thinking Globally

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Climate Week NYC covers topics related to climate change running alongside the UN Climate Summit. I had followed coverage before, but this was my first time covering it. I was a bit naïve in that attempt, as there were almost a thousand official Climate Week events on the calendar, several … [continued]

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The LNG Detour: What Scotland’s New Ferry Teaches US

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Scotland’s Glen Sannox was launched with fanfare as the country’s first “green” ferry, meant to reduce the impact of crossings between the mainland and Arran. It was designed as a dual-fuel vessel, running on either marine diesel or liquefied natural gas, with the promise of cleaner air and lower emissions. … [continued]

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The #1 Reason Why The Solar Industry Has A Trustworthiness Gap? Costs! Part One

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When our CleanTechnica solar survey revealed that many consumers question the trustworthiness of the solar industry, we were mystified. So we reached out to our readers to learn more. And you all came through! The ensuing conversations unveiled many nuances of installing solar from a consumer point of view. This article … [continued]

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Why Molten Salt Won’t Be the Future of Industrial Heat Storage

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Molten salt has long been positioned as the workhorse of high temperature thermal storage. Its story began with research in the 1980s and early deployment in Spanish parabolic trough plants in the 2000s. The technology was appealing on paper. A mixture of sodium and potassium nitrate has a high heat … [continued]

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Giant 1.5 Gigawatt Wind Farm Planned for France — Its Biggest Clean Energy Project Yet

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TotalEnergies and RWE have been selected to build the largest clean energy power plant in France, a 1.5-gigawatt wind farm. The project is the Centre Manche 2 (AO8) offshore wind farm. Traditionally a fossil fuel giant (and still so), it’s interesting that TotalEnergies has made the shift enough to be … [continued]

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