Columbus, OH

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!. New Testbed Could Advance Novel Grid Technologies To Build a Resilient Renewable Energy-Based Power System. The grid needs to change. To electrify everything from vehicles to heating systems to stovetops, the U.S. grid must...

The Grid Can Handle More Renewable Energy, But It Needs Some Help

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) has announced selectees of $7.5 million in funding to support projects using cutting-edge data analytics and sensor technologies to advance grid reliability and resilience. The initiative highlights OE’s commitment to ensure a reliable, resilient, and secure electricity system during growing...

DOE’s Office of Electricity Announces $7.5 Million Funds to Enhance Grid Reliability and Resilience Through Data Analytics

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) has issued the Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and Development Funding Opportunity, which will award $48.6 million for projects that address several major areas of need for offshore wind. The areas include accelerating research and development of...

US Launches $50M Offshore Wind R&D Call

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!. Office: Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) 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 major areas of need for offshore wind. The areas include accelerating research and development of floating offshore wind platforms; exploring innovations for fixed-bottom foundations; improving offshore wildlife protection through new monitoring technologies; expanding the reach of the domestic supply chain; advancing U.S. academic leadership in floating offshore wind; and investigating solutions to protect future infrastructure from lightning.

Funding Notice: Nearly $50 Million Funding Opportunity for Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and Development

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Ohio State

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Akron, OH

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Big news out of Ohio: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is making a major shift by relocating 175 jobs from its Akron headquarters to a new facility in Costa Rica. This move, part of their "Goodyear Forward" transformation plan, will take effect in early 2025.

A major Ohio company is moving its jobs overseas

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Mississippi State

National Weather Force

Severe thunderstorms are expected across the Northern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley from late afternoon to evening and lingering into the overnight hours. Main impact with storms being damaging winds, large hail, and a few tornadoes. Check below for further details, timing and much more information.

Damaging Winds, Large Hail & Isolated Tornado Likely; Northern Plains & MS Valley; July 13, 2024

Here's a major update from the retail world that's sure to catch your attention. An essential retailer is closing 400 stores as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, signaling a significant shift in the retail landscape. The company, which has been struggling to keep up with the changing nature of shopping, is facing some serious hurdles.

Retail Shake-Up: Essential Chain Closes 400 Stores Amid Chapter 11 Filing

Texas State

Scientists from the Texas Advanced Computing Center are gaining a deeper — on the atomic level — understanding about why perovskites are such a good material for converting sunlight into electricity. The breakthrough was discovered using a supercomputer that found "vortex structures in quasiparticles of electrons and atoms,...

Supercomputer simulations make groundbreaking discovery about potential of solar power and LEDs: 'Never been observed before'

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!. A few years ago, I spent a summer Uber driving around the Phoenix metro area. As with all rideshare drivers, I met a lot of interesting people. Many were passengers, but fellow drivers at the airport and just people I’d encounter on the street often had very interesting stories and things going on. Unlike most people, I’m not terrified of the average homeless person, and occasionally I’d have conversations with them while charging or waiting for the next ride.

Can You Live In An EV?

Hawaii State

Interesting Engineering

The device is also said to be robust enough to withstand the huge forces that waves can exert, together with the corrosive effect of saltwater on moving parts.

World’s first electricity grid-scale wave energy device deployed in Hawaii

The total installed global capacity of wind grew to upwards of 900GW in 2023, making the sector an essential part of the energy transition. However, with almost all online turbines being fixed in place, there is a significant obstacle: space. According to Deborah Greaves, professor in ocean engineering at the...

Floating offshore wind: the engineering headaches of an essential sector

Colorado State

Vermont State

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!. Electric cars are too expensive, some people say. Well, that may be true in some cases, especially if a customer wants a pickup truck with a big battery like a Rivian or Ford F-150 Lightning. However, for a lucky few, the price of admission to the world of electric car mobility may be substantially lower, if they happen to live in Vermont or Colorado.

Weird & Wacky Electric Car Deals For Those Who Live In Vermont Or Colorado

Austin, TX

The Next-Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing program, known as NGMM, aims to unlock accessible prototyping for the chips of tomorrow with a new agreement to establish the first-ever national center for advancing U.S.-based microelectronics manufacturing. DARPA will work with the University of Texas at Austin and its existing Texas Institute for Electronics...

DARPA Establishing National Center for Advancing U.S.-Based Microelectronics Manufacturing

No discussions yet. Start a discussion below. Energy manager Enbas connects PV system, heat pump and charging infrastructure. Heatwave pushes electricity consumption to maximum, Ukrenergo warns. South Africa’s energy minister promises transparency in nuclear deal. Infinity Power signs 4GW renewable energy MoU in Cameroon. Get Published - Build a...

How Many Solar Panels Would It Take To Power A House

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have achieved a significant breakthrough in stabilizing a key component of perovskite solar cells. They have developed a method to synthesize Spiro-MeOTAD, a crucial material for charge transport, without using noble metals. This development led to the creation of a solar cell with an impressive 24.2% efficiency, although it experienced rapid degradation.

MIT scientists optimize perovskite solar cell components

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Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

(Bloomberg) — GE Vernova Inc. plans to reinspect every offshore wind-turbine blade the company has ever produced, after finding a “material deviation” at the factory supplying the component that recently broke at a US project under construction. “We should have identified this prior to shipping” the blade,...

GE Vernova Finds Manufacturing Defect After Vineyard Wind Turbine Accident

Auburn, NY

There's some tough news hitting the community as Bimbo Bakeries announces it’s closing three of its factories, including a major one in Auburn, New York. This move has left locals upset and calling for action from officials.

Major Grocery Brand Shuts Down Three Factories, Sparking Community Outcry

The winds keep shifting at Shell. On Tuesday Bloomberg reported that Shell has started to shop around for buyers to offload its stake in an offshore wind project off the coast of Scotland. Shell declined to comment both to Bloomberg and The Daily Upside, but the news is indicative of Shell’s shrinking energy transition ambitions.

Shell Backs Off Offshore Wind

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Panels, Presentations, & Posters: NREL Plays Key Role at Premier Wind Energy Conference

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!. NREL’s Wind Expertise Highlighted at Biannual TORQUE Conference. In May...

Panels, Presentations, & Posters: NREL Plays Key Role at Premier Wind Energy Conference

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