Editor’s note: Unfortunately, we’re already seeing examples of global heating leading to the burning of more fossil fuels, which of course is creating more global heating. It’s a vicious cycle. Here’s the latest example. U.S. power plant operators generated 6.9 million megawatthours (MWh) of electricity from natural gas on a ... [continued] The post Natural Gas Electricity Generation in the United States Spiked with July Heatwave — Global Heating Leading to More Fossil Fuel Use appeared first on CleanTechnica ..read more

Researchers working at the forefront of an emerging photovoltaic (PV) technology are thinking ahead about how to scale, deploy, and design future solar panels to be easily recyclable. Solar panels made of perovskites may eventually play an important role amid global decarbonization efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As the ... [continued] The post NREL Researchers Highlight Opportunities for Manufacturing Perovskite Solar Panels With a Long-Term Vision appeared first on CleanTechnica ..read more

Office: Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) FOA Number: DE-FOA-0003334 Link to Apply: Apply on EERE Exchange FOA Amount: $48.6 million The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) announced the Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and Development Funding Opportunity, which will award $48.6 million for projects that address several ... [continued] The post Funding Notice: Nearly $50 Million Funding Opportunity for Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and Development appeared first on CleanTechnica ..read more

Norway is among the world's leading countries when it comes to taking global heating seriously, and yet even it needs to do so much more. The post Norway Stands At The Crossroad Between Fossil Fuels & The Low Carbon Future appeared first on CleanTechnica ..read more

California-based Lucid Motors recently announced that its Air Pure all-electric sedan has achieved two important energy-efficiency milestones: 146 MPGe and 5 miles per kilowatt-hour. The Air Pure also has about 420 miles of range from its 84 kWh battery. If you follow electric vehicles, you know the Air Pure’s energy-efficiency ... [continued] The post Lucid Air Pure Achieves 146 MPGe & 5 Miles Per Kilowatt-Hour appeared first on CleanTechnica ..read more

Plug-in hybrid vehicles seem to have a growing market in South Africa. In 2023, there were 333 plug-in hybrids sold in South Africa. The number of plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) sold in the first half of 2024 has already hit 88% of last year’s total, as 293 PHEVs were sold ... [continued] The post Sales Of Plug-in Hybrids In South Africa In First Half of 2024 Almost Match Total For All of 2023 appeared first on CleanTechnica ..read more

Sunrun and Ford are running a potentially game-changing first of its kind vehicle-to-home energy storage experiment this summer, leveraging the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. The post Ford F-150 Lightning Is A Rolling Energy Storage Beast, & Sunrun Is Here For It appeared first on CleanTechnica ..read more

Sam Altman, known for OpenAI (the people behind ChatGPT), works with another non-profit that focuses on research. You’re never going to guess what the organization is called! (Yes, it’s OpenResearch.) Recently, the entity released the largest study to-date testing the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI). In a nutshell, UBI ... [continued] The post Amid Debate Over Results Of Largest UBI Study, There May Be A Better Solution That Also Lowers Emissions appeared first on CleanTechnica ..read more

I’ve been vacationing in the small coastal Rhode Island city of Newport this week. It’s a stunning place to be — a celebration of sea and sail, of Gilded Age architecture and hardened fishers. As you walk out to Fort Adams and peer up Newport Harbor, it’s easy to forget ... [continued] The post Newport, Rhode Island’s Climate Resilience Gets A Boost From IRA appeared first on CleanTechnica ..read more

On a cool mid-October morning, Juli Briskman was riding her bike on a road in northern Virginia. On most days, she could probably expect to see a few cars pass her, but that particular morning, a long line of cars passed, and Juli figured out pretty quickly that it was ... [continued] The post Most Of Us Would Be Fired If We Acted Like Elon appeared first on CleanTechnica ..read more