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EGEB: Maine to ban offshore wind in state waters for 10 years

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Maine bans offshore wind in state (but not federal) waters for 10 years in a compromise. million with the participation of Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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EGEB: Maine governor permanently bans offshore wind in state waters [update]

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Maine’s governor permanently bans offshore wind in state waters in a compromise. million with the participation of Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

As we try to objectively study nature, we are often reminded of how natural forces affect us personally. When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass.

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This lithium-free battery startup just raised $78M in Series C funding

Baua Electric

The company explains what differentiates its battery technology on its website : While Alsym and lithium-ion cells may look similar, we take advantage of inherently non-flammable and non-toxic materials, and our electrolyte is water-based. Get started here. – ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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How Roboticists Can Tackle Climate Change

Cars That Think

To solve the climate crisis, we need to cut this in half by 2030, and get to zero by 2050. For electricity generation, this means the United States alone needs to increase renewable-energy capacities by 10 times over the next 12 years , which roughly translates to a mind-boggling 400,000 more wind turbines and 2.5

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Dipping Into the World’s Most Stunning Hot Springs

Baua Electric

Thermal water can be green, orange, blue, yellow or turquoise. Several years ago, with the dream of making a book, I set out to learn and document how people around the world make use of thermal waters. Many told me about the ways they manage land and water as a collective. Heat ebbs and flows with each set of waves.

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X PRIZE Foundation Aims to Launch $100M in Prizes Over Next 10 Years, Targeting 4 Key Areas

Green Car Congress

X PRIZE’s Energy & Environment Prize Group intends to catalyze a new era of clean, renewable, cost-effective energy with minimal impact on the climate and environment. Areas of consideration include breakthroughs in climate change, water resource management, energy distribution & storage, clean energy, energy efficiency/use.

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