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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 1h

Global ESG investors seek green gold in the US solar market, despite the U-turn in federal energy policy this year.

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#solar #solarpower #solarenergy #energy #renewableenergy #greenenergy #cleanenergy #us #esg #esginvesting #csr #sustainable #sustainability

Global Fund Deals Out $165 Million For US Solar Power Plants

The global firm CIP has issued a $165 loan facility to support a US developer's 10-gigawatt solar power goal.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 3h

US wind industry refuses to go quietly...

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#wind #uswind #windenergy #windindustry #windpower #renewableenergy #greenenergy #cleanenergy #gogreen #goelectric #trumpfail

The US Wind Industry Is Still Alive And Kicking, Despite Headwinds

A new report on the US wind industry indicates that that the nation is on track to add 46 gigawatts in new wind capacity through 2029.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 1d

Trump or no Trump, DHL has a plan for electric delivery vans in the US.

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#evs #electricvehicles #fleets #fleetelectrification #electricvans #csr #esg #sustainable #sustainbility #electrictrucks #zeroemission #decarbonization #cleantech #vehicles #automobiles #autos

In The US, Electric Vehicles Just Keep Insisting Upon Themselves

The global transportation firm DHL plans to support the US electric vehicle transition, starting with 45 eSprinter electric delivery vans.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 4d

Earth to Trump: solar panels can help save the family farm...if not here in the US, then elsewhere around the world.

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#agrisolar #agripv #agrovoltaic #solarfarms #solarpower #solarenergy #solarpanels #agriculture #farms #farming #foodsystems #food #renewableenergy

With Agrivoltaics, China Is Crushing Trump's Fossil Fuel Dreams

Bifacial solar panels are among the new technologies at work to maximize the land use efficiency of agrivoltaic systems.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 4d

China is scaling up its high tech agrivoltaic systems and taking them on the road.

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#agrisolar #agripv #agrovoltaic #solarfarms #solarpower #solarenergy #solarpanels #agriculture #farms #farming #foodsystems #food #foodies #renewableenergy #sustainable #renewables

With Agrivoltaics, China Is Crushing Trump's Fossil Fuel Dreams

Bifacial solar panels are among the new technologies at work to maximize the land use efficiency of agrivoltaic systems.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 5d

The global floating solar industry is already scaling up, opening new sites for PV arrays without using valuable land.

cleantechnica.com/2025/10/16/n...

#solar #solarpv #pv #solarpanels #floatingsolar #solarenergy #solarpower #cleanenergy #greenenergy #water #waterresources #sustainable #energy

New Supersized Floating Solar System Puts Catamarans To Work

A new floating solar system from the firm Ciel & Terre aims to cut the cost of installing and maintaining large-scale solar arrays.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 5d

Regardless of federal energy policy, US innovators continue to collaborate on global green hydrogen projects.

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#hydrogen #greenhydrogen #hydrogeneconomy #iridium #criticalmaterials #watersplitting #sustainable #greenenergy #cleanenergy #renewableenergy #innovation

New Catalyst Cuts The Cost Of Green Hydrogen

US researchers are among the innovators seeking new, low-iridium catalysts, aiming for a sharp reduction in the cost of green hydrogen.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 6d

Another new energy storage system rises up to prove that wind and solar deserve a line in the "American Energy Dominance" plan.

cleantechnica.com/2025/10/15/n...

#battery #batteries #bess #energystorage #energy #saltbattery #sodiumbattery #renewablenergy #renewables #greenenergy #cleanenergy

New "Salt Battery" Proves Energy Storage Exists, Again

The US startup Aslym Energy is launching its new "salt battery" sodium-ion energy storage formula into the global market.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 6d

New sodium-ion battery aims for long life, flexible charging cycles, zero fire risk.

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#battery #batteries #bess #energystorage #energy #saltbattery #sodiumbattery #renewablenergy #renewables #greenenergy #cleanenergy #sustainability #sustainable #energytransition

New "Salt Battery" Proves Energy Storage Exists, Again

The US startup Aslym Energy is launching its new "salt battery" sodium-ion energy storage formula into the global market.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 7d

Signs of life in the US floating solar industry...

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#solar #floatingsolar #solarpanels #energy #pv #solarpower #solarenergy #powerplants #renewableenergy #greenenergy #cleanenergy #gogreen #water #waterresources #waterconservation #sustainable #sustainability

A Quiet Floating Solar Revolution Is Bubbling Up In The US

Despite the abrupt U-turn in federal energy policy this year, activity in the US floating solar industry continues to stir.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 8d

US startup pitches vertical, space-saving solar power tower.

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#solar #solarpanels #solarpower #solarenergy #renewableenergy #renewables #greenenergy #cleanenergy #gogreen #goelectric #innovation #startups #us #texas #texassolar

Startup To Erect Solar Power Towers Here, There, And Everywhere

The Texas startup Janta aims to bring its solar power towers to commercial facilities, industrial sites, apartment buildings, and homes.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 9d

The bubbles in your favorite bubbly drink may come from fossil fuels, but sustainable alternatives are finally surfacing.

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#beverages #drinks #drinking #beer #soda #sodapop #sustainable #sustainability #carbon #decarbonization #fossilfuels #gogreen #fossilfuels

TriplePundit • Decarbonizing Carbonated Beverages With Direct Air Capture

Decarbonizing Carbonated Beverages With Direct Air Capture

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 9d

Trump admin. strikes dagger in the heart of Republican governor's renewable energy plan...but all is not lost (yet).

cleantechnica.com/2025/10/12/w...

#esmeralda7 #solar #solarnevada #solarpower #esmeralda7 #solarenergy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #energypolicy #energy #decarbonization #datacenters

Wait, The Esmaralda 7 Solar Power Projects Are Not Dead, Yet

Rumors of the death of the Esmeralda 7 solar power and energy storage projects in Nevada have been greatly exaggerated, for the time being...

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 9d

The 6.2- gigawatt Esmeralda 7 group of solar and energy storage projects will not be canceled after all (yet).

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#solar #solarnevada #solarpower #esmeralda7 #solarenergy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #energypolicy #energy #decarbonization #datacenters #nevada #us

Wait, The Esmaralda 7 Solar Power Projects Are Not Dead, Yet

Rumors of the death of the Esmeralda 7 solar power and energy storage projects in Nevada have been greatly exaggerated, for the time being...

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 10d

Human foods are front and center in new agrivoltaic project.

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#agrivoltaic #agrisolar #dualuse #agriculture #solar #solarpower #solarenergy #greenenergy #cleanenergy #sustainable #sustainability #smallfarms #communityfarms #farms #farming #food #foodsystems

Small Agrivoltaic Project, Big Impact

A small but mighty agrivoltaic project aims to demonstrate that US farmers can successfully grow rows of food between rows of solar panels.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 12d

GM steps up the pace on EV affordability with new, limited edition Chevy Bolt.

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#gm #generalmotors #chevybolt #tesla #evsales #evs #electricvehicles #affordableev #electriccars #cars #autonews #automobiles #automotive

New Chevy Bolt Leaves "New" Tesla Standard EVs In The Dust

General Motors has been teasing the re-launch of the new Chevy Bolt EV for months, and now the affordable EV cat is finally out of the bag.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 12d

Is the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project safe from the Trump chopper? Maybe, but Interior Secretary Burgum may have other ideas.

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#wind #offshorewind #cvow #offshore #energy #offshoreenergy #windenergy #windpower #cleanenergy #greenenergy #renewableenergy

Giant CVOW Offshore Wind Farm At Risk If Dem Wins Gov Race

The massive 2.6-gigawatt CVOW project could become another casualty in President Donald Trump's war on wind.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 13d

The US is wasting its floating offshore wind opportunities; others are not.

cleantechnica.com/2025/10/08/t...

#wind #offshorewind #floatingwind #offshore #floatingwindturbines #windenergy #windpower #greenenergy #cleanenergy #innovation #workforce #greenjobs #renewableenergy #renewables #us

The Global Floating Offshore Wind Industry Is Off To The Races

The floating offshore wind industry is gathering steam with the support of Samsung Heavy Industries and other leading global firms.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 14d

Meet the new biotech capital of the world...

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#newyork #nyc #bigapple #biotech #biomaterials #biobased #sustainable #sustainability #innovation #materials #circulareconomy #circularity #economy #economicdevelopment

TriplePundit • Biomaterials and the Big Apple: How New York City is Reinventing Sustainable Materials

Biomaterials and the Big Apple: How New York City is Reinventing Sustainable Materials

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 14d

Nothing can stop the solar energy revolution, greenhouse glass edition.

cleantechnica.com/2025/10/07/n...

#solar #solarenergy #solarpower #agrisolar #agrivoltaic #agriculture #farms #farming #sustainable #sustainability #renewableenergy #renewables #energy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #gogreen

New Solar Glass Cranks Up Lettuce Crop Yields By Almost 40%

The US startup UbiQD has demonstrated an improvement of almost 40% in lettuce grown under solar glass enhanced with quantum dots.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 15d

Wireless, long distance power transfer at work: space solar R&D continues, space-to-space applications expand, and terrestrial power beaming advances.

cleantechnica.com/2025/10/06/n...

#space #spacesolar #spacesolarpower #solarpower #solarenergy #solar #energy #power #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

NASA's Space Solar Program Focuses On Cutting Costs

The space solar field is branching out in all directions, with space-to-space applications in the near future followed by space-to-Earth.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 15d

A fresh round of activity is brewing in space solar and related field, with NASA playing a key role.

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#space #outerspace #spacesolar #spacesolarpower #nasa #solarenergy #solarpower #renewableenergy #renewables #decarbonization #sustainable #sustainability

NASA's Space Solar Program Focuses On Cutting Costs

The space solar field is branching out in all directions, with space-to-space applications in the near future followed by space-to-Earth.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 17d

Iron-air long duration energy storage systems scores rare achievement for US.

cleantechnica.com/2025/10/04/e...

#energy #energystorage #batteries #battery #ironairbattery #bess #earthshotprize #climateaction #fixourclimate #sustainable #sustainability #windenergy #solarenergy #startups

US Energy Storage Startup Makes Final Round Of Earthshot Prize

The US long duration energy storage startup Form Energy has joined 14 other finalists in the prestigious Earthshot Prize competition.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 18d

Trump tried, failed to stop the EV charging station buildout: New stations coming in WI, KY, and PA, funded by the Biden-era NEVI program.

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#evs #electricvehicles #evcharging #NEVI #evnews #chargingstations #automobiles #automotive #autoindustry #energypolicy

The NEVI EV Charging Program Really Is Actually Back On Track

Fresh activity is brewing in the US public EV charging station network as the federal NEVI funding program kicks back into life.

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Tina Casey @tinamcasey.bsky.social · 19d

The building decarbonization scales up, Trump or no Trump.

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#buildings #decarbonization #buildingefficiency #carbonemissions #energyefficiency #energy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #sustainability #finance #PACE #innovation

TriplePundit • New Alliance Picks Up the PACE on Decarbonizing the World’s Buildings

New Alliance Picks Up the PACE on Decarbonizing the World’s Buildings

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