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The US just proposed 18 GW of new offshore wind sales

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Gulf of Maine The first-ever offshore wind energy auction in the Gulf of Maine would include eight lease areas off the Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire coasts. The nearly 1 million acres have the potential to generate approximately 15 GW of renewable energy and power more than 5 million homes. Get started here. –

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Joule Biotechnologies Secures Site for Renewable Solar Liquid Fuels Pilot Plant

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The site was chosen in part for its high solar insolation and logistically convenient location. Joule’s process achieves a high net energy balance while avoiding the depletion of arable land, fresh water or crops. Founded in 2007 by Flagship Ventures, Joule is privately held and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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DOE awards $20M to 10 hydrogen production and delivery technologies projects

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University of Hawaii of Honolulu, Hawaii will receive $3 million to develop photoelectrodes for direct solar water splitting. million to develop an innovative high-efficiency solar thermochemical reactor for solar hydrogen production. of Billerica, Massachusetts will receive $1.5 FuelCell Energy Inc.

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IRENA report finds renewable power costs at parity or below fossil fuels in many parts of world

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The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Solar PV module prices have dropped 75% since 2009 and continue to decrease.

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More Insight Into Cobalt as Catalyst for Water Splitting

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Researchers from UC Davis and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have uncovered more detail about the functioning of cobalt as a water-splitting catalyst. In 2008, MIT chemists, led by Professor Dan Nocera, reported that a simple cobalt catalyst could split water at neutral pH to produce oxygen, protons and electrons.

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DOE announces $11.5M in Phase 1 funding for carbon capture and storage program; ARPA-E FLECCS

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FLECCS project teams will work to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) processes that better enable technologies, such as natural gas power generators, to be responsive to grid conditions in a high variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration environment. Flexible Oxy-Fuel Combustion for High-Penetration Variable Renewables - $717,658.

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

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Alison Diaz (with scissors) along with ECHS staff and supporters about to cut the ribbon in front of Environmental Charter High School's new solar-powered greenhouse. Aquaculture (fish farming) and hydroponics (growing plants in water) becomes aquaponics when combined. photo by Glenn Marzano). and “How am I Powerful?”.

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