Clean Energy Blog

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Solar project to benefit low-income communities

An innovative solar project in Toledo, Ohio, will do triple duty when it’s completed this spring. It will provide renewable power to a nearby axle factory. It will use otherwise unproductive land. And hundreds of thousands of dollars from the sale of the project’s...

Recycling old wind turbines

It’s difficult to recycle a gigantic wind turbine. The blades are built to withstand extreme weather, from scorching desert heat to hurricane-like winds, and that means their life almost always ends in a landfill. In Europe alone, about 3,800 blades will be removed...

Successful battery farm stabilizes local grid

The battery backup Elon Musk built has saved South Australia tens of millions of dollars. Musk’s Australian solar and wind farm powers rural South Australia, with a population density between Wyoming and Alaska. South Australia experienced a near total blackout in...

Centralia tests transition from coal plant closure

The TransAlta coal plant in Centralia will fully close down by 2025, as part of an agreement that will see $55 million invested to help the community prepare for the transition. The Centralia agreement is an example of an unusually well-funded, long-planned...

Energy storage, essential for long-term climate goals

Consolidated Edison and National Grid are experimenting with energy storage in New York. ConEd is in the middle of several major projects to advance the state's distributed grid, while working to add 300 MW of energy storage by 2023. Storage is essential to New York's...

Hydrogen: A green and sustainable energy source?

Hydrogen could be a feasible alternative to fossil fuels because of its affordability and environmental friendliness. It is found throughout the environment, but producing it involves efficiently separating it from other compounds. There are currently a number of ways...