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Water Power Winners Emerge As Collegiate Competitions Surge

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Top Teams Claim Prizes at 2026 Hydropower and Marine Energy Collegiate Competition Final Events, and DOE Welcomes a Record 45 Teams for the 2027 Season Two teams have snagged the top prizes in the 2026 Hydropower and Marine Energy Collegiate Competition finals, and 45 others have risen to the top … [continued]

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A Look Inside Hyundai’s Ocean Cleanup Partnership With Healthy Seas — CleanTechnica Field Trip

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664,000 tons of fishing nets are lost or discarded into the world’s oceans every single year, so we were excited when Hyundai invited us out on an expedition to reclaim two of what they call ghost nets. Disclaimer Hyundai paid for the authors accommodations to attend this event. In partnership … [continued]

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California School District Jumps Into Solar, Storage, & Electric Buses

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The quite rural Porterville Unified School District (PUSD) in California, which sits between Los Angeles and San Francisco, or Los Angeles and Sacramento, has decided to go all-in on cleantech. It is getting solar, battery energy storage, and also electric school buses. The school district is working with ForeFront Power … [continued]

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Industry Challenge to SoCal Clean Air Rule for Boilers

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San Francisco, CA — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) zero-emission standard for boilers and water heaters, rejecting an industry challenge to a landmark clean air rule that will clean up pollution from industrial and commercial equipment. The People’s Collective for Environmental Justice, … [continued]

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