The CdTe thin film solar manufacturing industry has an opportunity to grow to 100 gigawatts per year in the US as soon as 2030, according to an US industry-academic research team.

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Communities, local officials, and business oppose planned offshore drilling expansion WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friday, January 23rd, marked the close of the 60-day public comment period on the Trump administration's draft offshore drilling plan, which proposes an unprecedented expansion off of Alaska, Gulf, and California coastlines. Nearly 300,000 Americans submitted comments in ... [continued]

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Donald Trump continues his assault on climate change awareness and climate action while pushing more fossil fuel extraction and use. Well, in this case, it's not a post on antisocial media that looks 50 years out of date or a mind-bogglingly stupid statement in front of world leaders. However, his ... [continued]

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With an increased prize fund of US $7.2 million, the Zayed Sustainability Prize supports enterprises, nonprofit organisations and schools delivering transformative solutions. Entries are now open, with applicants invited to submit innovative, scalable sustainability solutions. Now in its 18th year, the Prize has positively impacted over 400 million people by expanding ... [continued]

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So far this month, we have seen global trade start to realign on multiple fronts. Past relationships are failing. New alliances are forming. Canada created an opening for Chinese EVs. The UK is headed to China to repair the relationship between the two countries. Finland is also looking for a ... [continued]

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Why particulate matter … matters. PM 2.5 (n.): Air pollution consisting of particles less than 2.5 microns across A year after New York put its congestion pricing program into place, requiring vehicles to pay a fee to enter the central business district of Manhattan, city dwellers noticed changes. The sounds of car honking had ... [continued]

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One of the big hopes for the US electric car market is the Rivian R2. This is the vehicle from Rivian that could really pull the brand into the mass market. It's a bit like the Model 3 was for Tesla (but, of course, quite different since the Model 3 ... [continued]

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A British grandmother moved to Portugal and bought a plot of land in a rural area with a friend. She then built a cob home out of mud and straw for less than $2,300. She learned about cob building from watching YouTube and reading a book on the subject, "The ... [continued]

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The key to political power in the United States is through corporations. Those corporations are vulnerable to consumer pressure.

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There's a lot of pullback on EV progress in the United States following Republicans taking control of the country and doing what they can to slow down the transition to EVs. GM hasn't exactly been a saint on that matter either, siding with the Trump administration on efforts to kill ... [continued]

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Claims about wind turbines and solar panels filling landfills are circulating again, often framed as a rediscovered flaw in clean energy that somehow offsets its benefits. The argument is familiar. Wind turbine blades are large, solar panels contain glass and metals, and at the end of their lives these materials ... [continued]

The post Landfill Panic vs System Reality: What Wind & Solar Actually Displace appeared first on CleanTechnica.

This would destroy deep-sea habitats and the ecosystems they support. By Rebecca Loomis, Staff Attorney, Nature, NRDC The Trump administration is supporting a new and highly destructive deep-sea mining (DSM) industry in our ocean, despite immense environmental risks and broad international opposition. Early in his second term, President Trump issued ... [continued]

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By Jake Schmidt, Senior Strategic Director, International Climate, International, NRDC Following its previous announcement withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, the Trump administration announced it intends to also withdraw from the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—the foundational international climate agreement adopted in 1992 that the United States joined in 1994. In ... [continued]

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Natural gas daily spot prices at the benchmark Henry Hub rose sharply over the past week, reaching nearly $8.15 per million British thermal units on January 22 as colder weather increased demand for space heating across the country. Higher wholesale natural gas prices generally contribute to higher wholesale electricity prices. ... [continued]

The post Severe Winter Weather Across Large Portions of the Country, Natural Gas Prices Increasing appeared first on CleanTechnica.

The Australian light vehicle market is dominated by "utes" — short for utilities, or utility vehicles. These have evolved from sedans fitted with a tray back to monstrous mini trucks. The big sellers are the Ford Ranger and the Toyota HiLux, followed by strong contenders like the Isuzu D-Max, Mitsubishi ... [continued]

The post KGM Musso — A Ute You Can Use appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Deutschland hat kürzlich den ersten rund 400 km langen Abschnitt seines nationalen Wasserstoff-Backbones fertiggestellt und unter Druck gesetzt. Die Leitungen liegen im Boden, die Verdichter funktionieren, und das System ist technisch betriebsbereit. Es gibt nur ein Problem. Es sind keine nennenswerten Wasserstofflieferanten angeschlossen und keine relevanten Abnehmer vertraglich gebunden. Es ... [continued]

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Kia America has announced pricing on the 2026 Niro EV, a fully electric compact crossover that delivers modern design, tech-savvy performance, and everyday functionality. With a blend of real-world range, advanced driver assistance systems, and thoughtful interior features, the Niro EV continues to redefine what drivers can expect from an ... [continued]

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The federal government has pulled the rug out from under Puerto Rico again by cancelling funding for distributed solar.

The post Energy Department Cancels Solar Program For Low Income Residents Of Puerto Rico appeared first on CleanTechnica.

There's growing attention on microplastics as a human health concern. Autopsy studies are showing an increasing body burden of plastics accumulating in us, with a study published earlier this year by showing that the average person now has a credit card and a half's worth of plastic…in their brains. The ... [continued]

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Using satellite data, Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers reported the first statistically significant decrease in nitrogen dioxide linked to zero-emissions vehicles. When California neighborhoods increased their number of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) between 2019 and 2023, they also experienced a reduction in air pollution. For every 200 vehicles added, ... [continued]

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US energy policy notwithstanding, China is seeking new opportunities to accelerate the global energy transition among Gulf states.

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Ten European nations this week signed a new agreement to promote more than $11 billion in North Sea wind investments.

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Although American GDP might be doing reasonably well, many of us non-economists have a tendency to look at our personal costs of living as more indicative of how the economy is doing. Inflation, the cost of food, electricity, housing, if people are losing or retaining their jobs, and so on. ... [continued]

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California continues to celebrate strong ZEV sales despite the efforts of President Trump, and his Republican enablers in Congress, to throttle down the vehicle electrification movement.

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