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Renewables expand, Austria hits record

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Renewable energy expanded in Europe and the U.S., as Austria reached a 2024 record for renewables, even while a major Nevada solar project was canceled and producers sought state subsidies.

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New York Times
Renewable Energy Is Booming Despite Trump's Efforts to Slow It

With federal subsidies ending or becoming hard to claim, companies are racing ahead with solar, wind and battery projects.

Renewable Energy Is Booming Despite Trump's Efforts to Slow It
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greenprofgreen.bsky.social
4/ As a longtime champion of climate policy and former banker, Carney should know better than to double down on fossil fuels: it’s a risky investment.

Fossil fuels are losing market share. A recent report finds that renewables are filling 100% of the growth in electricity demand.
Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025 | Ember
Solar and wind outpaced demand growth in the first half of 2025, as renewables overtook coal’s share in the global electricity mix.
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bistline.bsky.social
But the analysis also suggests that the 25% of recent solar and wind growth that contributed to incremental state RPS often did increase prices in addition to NEM solar.

Check out the excellent paper in The Electricity Journal: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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waynevisser.bsky.social
The market cuts through the political posturing, Republican rhetoric and Trump tirades in the U.S. Clean tech companies are just better investments than fossil fuels today. Why? Could it be - going out on a limb here (not) - because they are the FUTURE?

Source: Bloomberg #cleantech #renewables
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jamesgoodwin.bsky.social
Subsidy-through-deregulation is no longer as effective as it might have been for the fossil fuel industry. And I think that helps explain a lot of the Trump administration's energy/environmental policy agenda.
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"Just nu styrs Sverige av partier som hatar vindkraft, bantar teknikstöd och aktivt sätter käppar i hjulet för bolag som vill bli fossilfria. Fortsätter det så här kan vi vinka industrijobben hejdå."
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Jimmie Åkesson verkar hata svenskt stål
Northvolts konkurs var ett hårt slag mot Sverige och Skellefteå. Tusentals blev arbetslösa. Regionens ekonomiska utveckling försämras. EU riskerar att förlora s
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