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href="https://cleantechnica.com/author/zshahan/" title="Zachary Shahan" > Zachary Shahan </a> </span> <span class="cm-comments-link"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/15/new-study-carbon-capture-is-a-waste-of-money-counterproductive/#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="348453 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=348453"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--comment" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M22 5v10c0 1.7-1.3 3-3 3H7.4l-3.7 3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.4-.1-.6-.5-.6-.9V5c0-1.7 1.3-3 3-3h14c1.7 0 3 1.3 3 3z"></path></svg> 0 Comments</span></a> </span> </div> <div class="cm-entry-summary"> <p>It’s an easy argument to understand and to make: yes, we need more clean energy, but we also need to take carbon dioxide out of the air with carbon capture technology. The problem is that you can have much more impact for every dollar spent on the former than with … [continued]</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-348339" class=" post-348339 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clean-power category-clean-transport-2 category-electric-vehicles category-energy-storage category-green-economy category-grid category-investment category-solar-energy category-wind-energy tag-bnef-bloomberg-new-energy-finance tag-clean-energy-transition" > <div class="cm-featured-image"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/13/global-investment-in-the-clean-energy-transition-surpassed-2-1-trillion-in-2024-more-needed-for-net-zero-goals/" title="Global Investment In The Clean Energy Transition Surpassed $2.1 Trillion In 2024, More Needed For Net-Zero Goals"> <img width="800" height="420" src="https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Green-Economy-Investment-Line-Graph-CleanTechnica-Watermark.png" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Green-Economy-Investment-Line-Graph-CleanTechnica-Watermark.png 2000w, https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Green-Economy-Investment-Line-Graph-CleanTechnica-Watermark-300x158.png 300w, https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Green-Economy-Investment-Line-Graph-CleanTechnica-Watermark-1024x538.png 1024w, https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Green-Economy-Investment-Line-Graph-CleanTechnica-Watermark-768x403.png 768w, https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Green-Economy-Investment-Line-Graph-CleanTechnica-Watermark-1536x806.png 1536w, https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Green-Economy-Investment-Line-Graph-CleanTechnica-Watermark-1200x630.png 1200w, https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Green-Economy-Investment-Line-Graph-CleanTechnica-Watermark-1400x735.png 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> </div> <div class="cm-post-content"> <header class="cm-entry-header"> <h2 class="cm-entry-title"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/13/global-investment-in-the-clean-energy-transition-surpassed-2-1-trillion-in-2024-more-needed-for-net-zero-goals/" title="Global Investment In The Clean Energy Transition Surpassed $2.1 Trillion In 2024, More Needed For Net-Zero Goals"> Global Investment In The Clean Energy Transition Surpassed $2.1 Trillion In 2024, More Needed For… </a> </h2> </header> <div class="cm-below-entry-meta human-diff-time"><span class="cm-post-date"><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/13/global-investment-in-the-clean-energy-transition-surpassed-2-1-trillion-in-2024-more-needed-for-net-zero-goals/" title="4:37 pm" rel="bookmark"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--calendar-fill" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21.1 6.6v1.6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1H3.9c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1V6.6c0-1.5 1.3-2.8 2.8-2.8h1.7V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h5.2V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h1.7c1.5 0 2.8 1.3 2.8 2.8zm-1 4.6H3.9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v7c0 1.5 1.3 2.8 2.8 2.8h12.6c1.5 0 2.8-1.3 2.8-2.8v-7c0-.6-.4-1-1-1z"></path></svg> <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-13T16:37:21-05:00">February 13, 2025</time></a></span><span class="cm-post-date human-diff-time-display">4 days ago</span> <span class="cm-author cm-vcard"> <svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--user" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M7 7c0-2.8 2.2-5 5-5s5 2.2 5 5-2.2 5-5 5-5-2.2-5-5zm9 7H8c-2.8 0-5 2.2-5 5v2c0 .6.4 1 1 1h16c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-2c0-2.8-2.2-5-5-5z"></path></svg> <a class="url fn n" href="https://cleantechnica.com/author/naturalpapa/" title="Derek Markham" > Derek Markham </a> </span> <span class="cm-comments-link"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/13/global-investment-in-the-clean-energy-transition-surpassed-2-1-trillion-in-2024-more-needed-for-net-zero-goals/#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="348339 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=348339"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--comment" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M22 5v10c0 1.7-1.3 3-3 3H7.4l-3.7 3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.4-.1-.6-.5-.6-.9V5c0-1.7 1.3-3 3-3h14c1.7 0 3 1.3 3 3z"></path></svg> 0 Comments</span></a> </span> </div> <div class="cm-entry-summary"> <p>In a landmark achievement, global investment in the low-carbon energy transition surged to a record $2.1 trillion in 2024, marking an 11% increase from the previous year, according to BloombergNEF’s “Energy Transition Investment Trends 2025” report. Key Drivers of Growth According to BloombergNEF (BNEF), the significant uptick in investment was … [continued]</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-348239" class=" post-348239 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-batteries category-clean-power category-clean-transport-2 category-climate-change category-electric-vehicles category-energy-storage category-fossil-fuels category-green-economy category-investment category-lithium-ion-batteries category-manufacturing category-natural-gas category-oil category-policy-politics category-research category-science category-solar-energy category-wind-energy tag-canada tag-carbon-emissions tag-china tag-climate-change tag-critical-materials tag-donald-trump tag-elon-musk tag-energy tag-europe-2 tag-ev-batteries tag-renewable-energy" > <div class="cm-featured-image"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/12/what-does-the-return-of-the-us-monroe-doctrine-mean-for-cleantech/" title="What Does The Return Of The US Monroe Doctrine Mean For Cleantech?"> <img width="800" height="445" src="https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DALL·E-2025-02-12-10.28.59-A-panoramic-view-of-the-open-ocean-stretching-endlessly-with-gentle-waves-and-a-deep-blue-expanse.-The-water-reflects-the-sky-creating-a-serene-and--800x445.png" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="ChatGPT generated panoramic image of North and Central America with Canada, Greenland and Panama as Banana Republics" decoding="async" /> </a> </div> <span class="featured-image-caption"> ChatGPT generated panoramic image of North and Central America with Canada, Greenland and Panama as Banana Republics </span> <div class="cm-post-content"> <header class="cm-entry-header"> <h2 class="cm-entry-title"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/12/what-does-the-return-of-the-us-monroe-doctrine-mean-for-cleantech/" title="What Does The Return Of The US Monroe Doctrine Mean For Cleantech?"> What Does The Return Of The US Monroe Doctrine Mean For Cleantech? </a> </h2> </header> <div class="cm-below-entry-meta human-diff-time"><span class="cm-post-date"><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/12/what-does-the-return-of-the-us-monroe-doctrine-mean-for-cleantech/" title="3:07 pm" rel="bookmark"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--calendar-fill" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21.1 6.6v1.6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1H3.9c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1V6.6c0-1.5 1.3-2.8 2.8-2.8h1.7V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h5.2V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h1.7c1.5 0 2.8 1.3 2.8 2.8zm-1 4.6H3.9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v7c0 1.5 1.3 2.8 2.8 2.8h12.6c1.5 0 2.8-1.3 2.8-2.8v-7c0-.6-.4-1-1-1z"></path></svg> <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-12T15:07:13-05:00">February 12, 2025</time></a></span><span class="cm-post-date human-diff-time-display">5 days ago</span> <span class="cm-author cm-vcard"> <svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--user" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M7 7c0-2.8 2.2-5 5-5s5 2.2 5 5-2.2 5-5 5-5-2.2-5-5zm9 7H8c-2.8 0-5 2.2-5 5v2c0 .6.4 1 1 1h16c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-2c0-2.8-2.2-5-5-5z"></path></svg> <a class="url fn n" href="https://cleantechnica.com/author/mikebarnard/" title="Michael Barnard" > Michael Barnard </a> </span> <span class="cm-comments-link"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/12/what-does-the-return-of-the-us-monroe-doctrine-mean-for-cleantech/#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="348239 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=348239"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--comment" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M22 5v10c0 1.7-1.3 3-3 3H7.4l-3.7 3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.4-.1-.6-.5-.6-.9V5c0-1.7 1.3-3 3-3h14c1.7 0 3 1.3 3 3z"></path></svg> 0 Comments</span></a> </span> </div> <div class="cm-entry-summary"> <p>After the first three weeks that Trump 2.0 has been unfolding, with a mix of absurd ego, drill baby drill, radical loyalty requirements, elimination of soft power, purging of ‘enemies’ and devastation of science, it’s worth asking what the foreign policy tea leaves suggest for clean technology globally. It’s actually … [continued]</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-348089" class=" post-348089 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-biomass category-clean-power category-geothermal-energy category-green-economy category-hydroelectric-clean-power category-policy-politics category-solar-energy category-wind-energy tag-energy tag-federal-energy-regulatory-commission tag-president-trump tag-renewable-energy tag-trump-administration tag-us-department-of-energy-doe tag-us-energy-information-administration tag-us-solar-industry tag-us-wind-industry tag-usa" > <div class="cm-featured-image"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/09/experts-anticipate-renewable-energy-will-overrun-trumps-dopey-energy-dominance-policy/" title="Experts Anticipate Renewable Energy Will Overrun Trump’s Dopey “Energy Dominance” Policy"> <img width="800" height="445" src="https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/renewable-energy-us-solar-DOE--e1739160397618-800x445.png" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="renewable energy us solar DOE" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/renewable-energy-us-solar-DOE--e1739160397618-800x445.png 800w, https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/renewable-energy-us-solar-DOE--e1739160397618-400x222.png 400w, https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/renewable-energy-us-solar-DOE--e1739160397618-768x427.png 768w, https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/renewable-energy-us-solar-DOE--e1739160397618.png 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> </div> <span class="featured-image-caption"> So much winning! Renewable energy in general, and solar energy in particular, will overrun the dopey "energy dominance" policy expressed by President Trump. </span> <div class="cm-post-content"> <header class="cm-entry-header"> <h2 class="cm-entry-title"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/09/experts-anticipate-renewable-energy-will-overrun-trumps-dopey-energy-dominance-policy/" title="Experts Anticipate Renewable Energy Will Overrun Trump’s Dopey “Energy Dominance” Policy"> Experts Anticipate Renewable Energy Will Overrun Trump’s Dopey “Energy Dominance” Policy </a> </h2> </header> <div class="cm-below-entry-meta human-diff-time"><span class="cm-post-date"><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/09/experts-anticipate-renewable-energy-will-overrun-trumps-dopey-energy-dominance-policy/" title="11:06 pm" rel="bookmark"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--calendar-fill" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21.1 6.6v1.6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1H3.9c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1V6.6c0-1.5 1.3-2.8 2.8-2.8h1.7V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h5.2V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h1.7c1.5 0 2.8 1.3 2.8 2.8zm-1 4.6H3.9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v7c0 1.5 1.3 2.8 2.8 2.8h12.6c1.5 0 2.8-1.3 2.8-2.8v-7c0-.6-.4-1-1-1z"></path></svg> <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-09T23:06:51-05:00">February 9, 2025</time></a></span><span class="cm-post-date human-diff-time-display">1 week ago</span> <span class="cm-author cm-vcard"> <svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--user" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M7 7c0-2.8 2.2-5 5-5s5 2.2 5 5-2.2 5-5 5-5-2.2-5-5zm9 7H8c-2.8 0-5 2.2-5 5v2c0 .6.4 1 1 1h16c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-2c0-2.8-2.2-5-5-5z"></path></svg> <a class="url fn n" href="https://cleantechnica.com/author/seawolf/" title="Tina Casey" > Tina Casey </a> </span> <span class="cm-comments-link"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/09/experts-anticipate-renewable-energy-will-overrun-trumps-dopey-energy-dominance-policy/#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="348089 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=348089"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--comment" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M22 5v10c0 1.7-1.3 3-3 3H7.4l-3.7 3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.4-.1-.6-.5-.6-.9V5c0-1.7 1.3-3 3-3h14c1.7 0 3 1.3 3 3z"></path></svg> 0 Comments</span></a> </span> </div> <div class="cm-entry-summary"> <p>So much winning! Renewable energy in general, and solar energy in particular, will overrun the dopey “energy dominance” policy expressed by President Trump.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-348025" class=" post-348025 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clean-power category-green-economy category-manufacturing category-policy-politics category-policy-research category-press-releases category-research category-solar-energy category-solar-panels category-wind-energy category-wind-turbines tag-clean-energy-tax-credits tag-seia tag-solar-energy-industries-association-seia tag-solar-tax-credits-2 tag-tax-credits tag-wind-tax-credits" > <div class="cm-featured-image"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/07/energy-companies-investors-mobilize-lobbying-blitz-on-clean-energy-tax-credits/" title="Energy Companies & Investors Mobilize Lobbying Blitz on Clean Energy Tax Credits"> <img width="800" height="445" src="https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/solar-cell-factory-colorado-meyer-burger-ira-bidenomics-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="solar cell factory colorado meyer burger ira bidenomics" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <span class="featured-image-caption"> Photo: New solar cell factory coming to Colorado, to supply domestic components for Meyer Burger’s PV module factory in Arizona (photo courtesy of Meyer Burger). </span> <div class="cm-post-content"> <header class="cm-entry-header"> <h2 class="cm-entry-title"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/07/energy-companies-investors-mobilize-lobbying-blitz-on-clean-energy-tax-credits/" title="Energy Companies & Investors Mobilize Lobbying Blitz on Clean Energy Tax Credits"> Energy Companies & Investors Mobilize Lobbying Blitz on Clean Energy Tax Credits </a> </h2> </header> <div class="cm-below-entry-meta human-diff-time"><span class="cm-post-date"><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/07/energy-companies-investors-mobilize-lobbying-blitz-on-clean-energy-tax-credits/" title="10:50 pm" rel="bookmark"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--calendar-fill" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21.1 6.6v1.6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1H3.9c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1V6.6c0-1.5 1.3-2.8 2.8-2.8h1.7V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h5.2V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h1.7c1.5 0 2.8 1.3 2.8 2.8zm-1 4.6H3.9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v7c0 1.5 1.3 2.8 2.8 2.8h12.6c1.5 0 2.8-1.3 2.8-2.8v-7c0-.6-.4-1-1-1z"></path></svg> <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-07T22:50:04-05:00">February 7, 2025</time></a></span><span class="cm-post-date human-diff-time-display">1 week ago</span> <span class="cm-author cm-vcard"> <svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--user" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M7 7c0-2.8 2.2-5 5-5s5 2.2 5 5-2.2 5-5 5-5-2.2-5-5zm9 7H8c-2.8 0-5 2.2-5 5v2c0 .6.4 1 1 1h16c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-2c0-2.8-2.2-5-5-5z"></path></svg> <a class="url fn n" href="https://cleantechnica.com/author/pressrelease/" title="Press Release" > Press Release </a> </span> <span class="cm-comments-link"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/07/energy-companies-investors-mobilize-lobbying-blitz-on-clean-energy-tax-credits/#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="348025 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=348025"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--comment" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M22 5v10c0 1.7-1.3 3-3 3H7.4l-3.7 3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.4-.1-.6-.5-.6-.9V5c0-1.7 1.3-3 3-3h14c1.7 0 3 1.3 3 3z"></path></svg> 0 Comments</span></a> </span> </div> <div class="cm-entry-summary"> <p>WASHINGTON, D.C. — A broad coalition of energy groups and their member companies are joining forces to hold over 100 meetings with members of Congress and staff from both parties about the critical role of clean energy tax credits for supporting a robust American energy and manufacturing economy. Participating groups … [continued]</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-347989" class=" post-347989 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clean-power category-green-economy category-green-jobs category-investment category-manufacturing category-offshore-wind-energy category-policy-politics category-wind-energy category-wind-turbines tag-eu-2 tag-europe-2 tag-offshore-wind-turbine tag-siemens-gamesa tag-us-offshore-wind tag-us-offshore-wind-farms tag-usa" > <div class="cm-featured-image"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/07/powerful-new-offshore-wind-turbine-trumps-the-trump-energy-dominance-plan/" title="Powerful New Offshore Wind Turbine Trumps The Trump “Energy Dominance” Plan"> <img width="800" height="445" src="https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/offshore-wind-turbine-siemens-SG-DD-276--800x445.png" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="offshore wind turbine siemens SG DD-276" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <span class="featured-image-caption"> While Trump single-handedly bludgeons the US offshore wind industry into a state of paralysis, massive new offshore wind turbines are coming to markets elsewhere around the world. </span> <div class="cm-post-content"> <header class="cm-entry-header"> <h2 class="cm-entry-title"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/07/powerful-new-offshore-wind-turbine-trumps-the-trump-energy-dominance-plan/" title="Powerful New Offshore Wind Turbine Trumps The Trump “Energy Dominance” Plan"> Powerful New Offshore Wind Turbine Trumps The Trump “Energy Dominance” Plan </a> </h2> </header> <div class="cm-below-entry-meta human-diff-time"><span class="cm-post-date"><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/07/powerful-new-offshore-wind-turbine-trumps-the-trump-energy-dominance-plan/" title="2:58 pm" rel="bookmark"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--calendar-fill" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21.1 6.6v1.6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1H3.9c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1V6.6c0-1.5 1.3-2.8 2.8-2.8h1.7V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h5.2V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h1.7c1.5 0 2.8 1.3 2.8 2.8zm-1 4.6H3.9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v7c0 1.5 1.3 2.8 2.8 2.8h12.6c1.5 0 2.8-1.3 2.8-2.8v-7c0-.6-.4-1-1-1z"></path></svg> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-07T14:58:24-05:00">February 7, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-08T10:25:40-05:00">February 8, 2025</time></a></span><span class="cm-post-date human-diff-time-display">1 week ago</span> <span class="cm-author cm-vcard"> <svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--user" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M7 7c0-2.8 2.2-5 5-5s5 2.2 5 5-2.2 5-5 5-5-2.2-5-5zm9 7H8c-2.8 0-5 2.2-5 5v2c0 .6.4 1 1 1h16c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-2c0-2.8-2.2-5-5-5z"></path></svg> <a class="url fn n" href="https://cleantechnica.com/author/seawolf/" title="Tina Casey" > Tina Casey </a> </span> <span class="cm-comments-link"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/07/powerful-new-offshore-wind-turbine-trumps-the-trump-energy-dominance-plan/#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="347989 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=347989"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--comment" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M22 5v10c0 1.7-1.3 3-3 3H7.4l-3.7 3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.4-.1-.6-.5-.6-.9V5c0-1.7 1.3-3 3-3h14c1.7 0 3 1.3 3 3z"></path></svg> 0 Comments</span></a> </span> </div> <div class="cm-entry-summary"> <p>While Trump single-handedly bludgeons the US offshore wind industry into a state of paralysis, massive new offshore wind turbines are coming to markets elsewhere around the world.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-347936" class=" post-347936 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-batteries category-clean-power category-energy-storage category-fossil-fuels category-lithium-ion-batteries category-natural-gas category-nuclear-energy category-policy-politics category-solar-energy category-wind-energy tag-chris-wright tag-donald-trump tag-elon-musk" > <div class="cm-featured-image"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/06/new-us-energy-secretarys-idiotic-press-release/" title="New US Energy Secretary’s Idiotic Press Release"> <img width="800" height="445" src="https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/michaelbarnard_hydrogen_nuclear_plant_0b46da39-048e-492d-b9cb-923492f17b12-800x445.png" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Midjourney generated image of hydrogen, nuclear plant" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <span class="featured-image-caption"> Midjourney generated image from Michael Barnard. </span> <div class="cm-post-content"> <header class="cm-entry-header"> <h2 class="cm-entry-title"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/06/new-us-energy-secretarys-idiotic-press-release/" title="New US Energy Secretary’s Idiotic Press Release"> New US Energy Secretary’s Idiotic Press Release </a> </h2> </header> <div class="cm-below-entry-meta human-diff-time"><span class="cm-post-date"><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/06/new-us-energy-secretarys-idiotic-press-release/" title="10:08 am" rel="bookmark"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--calendar-fill" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21.1 6.6v1.6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1H3.9c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1V6.6c0-1.5 1.3-2.8 2.8-2.8h1.7V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h5.2V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h1.7c1.5 0 2.8 1.3 2.8 2.8zm-1 4.6H3.9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v7c0 1.5 1.3 2.8 2.8 2.8h12.6c1.5 0 2.8-1.3 2.8-2.8v-7c0-.6-.4-1-1-1z"></path></svg> <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-06T10:08:43-05:00">February 6, 2025</time></a></span><span class="cm-post-date human-diff-time-display">2 weeks ago</span> <span class="cm-author cm-vcard"> <svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--user" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M7 7c0-2.8 2.2-5 5-5s5 2.2 5 5-2.2 5-5 5-5-2.2-5-5zm9 7H8c-2.8 0-5 2.2-5 5v2c0 .6.4 1 1 1h16c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-2c0-2.8-2.2-5-5-5z"></path></svg> <a class="url fn n" href="https://cleantechnica.com/author/zshahan/" title="Zachary Shahan" > Zachary Shahan </a> </span> <span class="cm-comments-link"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/06/new-us-energy-secretarys-idiotic-press-release/#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="347936 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=347936"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--comment" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M22 5v10c0 1.7-1.3 3-3 3H7.4l-3.7 3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.4-.1-.6-.5-.6-.9V5c0-1.7 1.3-3 3-3h14c1.7 0 3 1.3 3 3z"></path></svg> 0 Comments</span></a> </span> </div> <div class="cm-entry-summary"> <p>Elections don’t matter. They’re all the same. That’s the nonsense you hear far too often. Elections do matter, and they result in massive differences in policy and in the future. The new US Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, has signed his first Secretarial Order. It directs the US Department of … [continued]</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-347858" class=" post-347858 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-batteries category-clean-power category-energy-storage category-solar-energy category-wind-energy tag-energy tag-flow-batteries tag-flow-battery tag-redox-flow-batteries tag-renewable-energy tag-usa tag-vanadium-redox-flow-batteries" > <div class="cm-featured-image"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/new-flow-battery-venture-joins-red-blue-states-in-common-cause/" title="New Flow Battery Venture Joins Red & Blue States In Common Cause"> <img width="800" height="445" src="https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/vanadium-flow-battery-storion-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="vanadium redox flow battery storion" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <span class="featured-image-caption"> Trump or no Trump, a new vanadium redox flow battery lease model will cut the cost of long duration, utility-scale wind and solar energy storage. </span> <div class="cm-post-content"> <header class="cm-entry-header"> <h2 class="cm-entry-title"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/new-flow-battery-venture-joins-red-blue-states-in-common-cause/" title="New Flow Battery Venture Joins Red & Blue States In Common Cause"> New Flow Battery Venture Joins Red & Blue States In Common Cause </a> </h2> </header> <div class="cm-below-entry-meta human-diff-time"><span class="cm-post-date"><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/new-flow-battery-venture-joins-red-blue-states-in-common-cause/" title="12:05 pm" rel="bookmark"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--calendar-fill" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21.1 6.6v1.6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1H3.9c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1V6.6c0-1.5 1.3-2.8 2.8-2.8h1.7V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h5.2V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h1.7c1.5 0 2.8 1.3 2.8 2.8zm-1 4.6H3.9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v7c0 1.5 1.3 2.8 2.8 2.8h12.6c1.5 0 2.8-1.3 2.8-2.8v-7c0-.6-.4-1-1-1z"></path></svg> <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-05T12:05:57-05:00">February 5, 2025</time></a></span><span class="cm-post-date human-diff-time-display">2 weeks ago</span> <span class="cm-author cm-vcard"> <svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--user" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M7 7c0-2.8 2.2-5 5-5s5 2.2 5 5-2.2 5-5 5-5-2.2-5-5zm9 7H8c-2.8 0-5 2.2-5 5v2c0 .6.4 1 1 1h16c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-2c0-2.8-2.2-5-5-5z"></path></svg> <a class="url fn n" href="https://cleantechnica.com/author/seawolf/" title="Tina Casey" > Tina Casey </a> </span> <span class="cm-comments-link"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/05/new-flow-battery-venture-joins-red-blue-states-in-common-cause/#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="347858 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=347858"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--comment" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M22 5v10c0 1.7-1.3 3-3 3H7.4l-3.7 3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.4-.1-.6-.5-.6-.9V5c0-1.7 1.3-3 3-3h14c1.7 0 3 1.3 3 3z"></path></svg> 0 Comments</span></a> </span> </div> <div class="cm-entry-summary"> <p>Trump or no Trump, a new vanadium redox flow battery lease model will cut the cost of long duration, utility scale wind and solar energy storage.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-347835" class=" post-347835 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clean-power category-green-economy category-solar-energy category-wind-energy tag-cop-29 tag-green-hydrogen tag-hydrogen tag-neom tag-saudi-arabia tag-sefe-acwa-power" > <div class="cm-featured-image"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/04/saudi-arabia-wants-to-supply-europe-with-green-hydrogen/" title="Saudi Arabia Wants To Supply Europe With Green Hydrogen"> <img width="800" height="444" src="https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ACWA-SEFE.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="green hydrogen" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ACWA-SEFE.jpg 800w, https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ACWA-SEFE-400x222.jpg 400w, https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ACWA-SEFE-768x426.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> </div> <span class="featured-image-caption"> Credit: ACWA Power </span> <div class="cm-post-content"> <header class="cm-entry-header"> <h2 class="cm-entry-title"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/04/saudi-arabia-wants-to-supply-europe-with-green-hydrogen/" title="Saudi Arabia Wants To Supply Europe With Green Hydrogen"> Saudi Arabia Wants To Supply Europe With Green Hydrogen </a> </h2> </header> <div class="cm-below-entry-meta human-diff-time"><span class="cm-post-date"><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/04/saudi-arabia-wants-to-supply-europe-with-green-hydrogen/" title="1:34 pm" rel="bookmark"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--calendar-fill" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21.1 6.6v1.6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1H3.9c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1V6.6c0-1.5 1.3-2.8 2.8-2.8h1.7V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h5.2V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h1.7c1.5 0 2.8 1.3 2.8 2.8zm-1 4.6H3.9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v7c0 1.5 1.3 2.8 2.8 2.8h12.6c1.5 0 2.8-1.3 2.8-2.8v-7c0-.6-.4-1-1-1z"></path></svg> <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-04T13:34:53-05:00">February 4, 2025</time></a></span><span class="cm-post-date human-diff-time-display">2 weeks ago</span> <span class="cm-author cm-vcard"> <svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--user" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M7 7c0-2.8 2.2-5 5-5s5 2.2 5 5-2.2 5-5 5-5-2.2-5-5zm9 7H8c-2.8 0-5 2.2-5 5v2c0 .6.4 1 1 1h16c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-2c0-2.8-2.2-5-5-5z"></path></svg> <a class="url fn n" href="https://cleantechnica.com/author/stephenhanley/" title="Steve Hanley" > Steve Hanley </a> </span> <span class="cm-comments-link"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/04/saudi-arabia-wants-to-supply-europe-with-green-hydrogen/#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="347835 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=347835"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--comment" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M22 5v10c0 1.7-1.3 3-3 3H7.4l-3.7 3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.4-.1-.6-.5-.6-.9V5c0-1.7 1.3-3 3-3h14c1.7 0 3 1.3 3 3z"></path></svg> 0 Comments</span></a> </span> </div> <div class="cm-entry-summary"> <p>Germany is looking to companies in Saudi Arabia to supply it with green hydrogen made from renewable energy resources. </p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-347836" class=" post-347836 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clean-power category-clean-transport-2 category-coal category-electric-vehicles category-fossil-fuels category-natural-gas category-oil category-policy-politics category-solar-energy category-wind-energy tag-donald-trump tag-elon-musk tag-tesla" > <div class="cm-featured-image"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/04/if-you-didnt-think-elon-musk-was-insane-before/" title="If You Didn’t Think Elon Musk Was Insane Before …"> <img width="800" height="445" src="https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Anarchy-A-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <span class="featured-image-caption"> Image by Nicolas Raymond. CC BY 2.0 license. </span> <div class="cm-post-content"> <header class="cm-entry-header"> <h2 class="cm-entry-title"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/04/if-you-didnt-think-elon-musk-was-insane-before/" title="If You Didn’t Think Elon Musk Was Insane Before …"> If You Didn’t Think Elon Musk Was Insane Before … </a> </h2> </header> <div class="cm-below-entry-meta human-diff-time"><span class="cm-post-date"><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/04/if-you-didnt-think-elon-musk-was-insane-before/" title="10:23 am" rel="bookmark"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--calendar-fill" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21.1 6.6v1.6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1H3.9c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1V6.6c0-1.5 1.3-2.8 2.8-2.8h1.7V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h5.2V3c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v.8h1.7c1.5 0 2.8 1.3 2.8 2.8zm-1 4.6H3.9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v7c0 1.5 1.3 2.8 2.8 2.8h12.6c1.5 0 2.8-1.3 2.8-2.8v-7c0-.6-.4-1-1-1z"></path></svg> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-04T10:23:50-05:00">February 4, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-04T12:36:55-05:00">February 4, 2025</time></a></span><span class="cm-post-date human-diff-time-display">2 weeks ago</span> <span class="cm-author cm-vcard"> <svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--user" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M7 7c0-2.8 2.2-5 5-5s5 2.2 5 5-2.2 5-5 5-5-2.2-5-5zm9 7H8c-2.8 0-5 2.2-5 5v2c0 .6.4 1 1 1h16c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-2c0-2.8-2.2-5-5-5z"></path></svg> <a class="url fn n" href="https://cleantechnica.com/author/zshahan/" title="Zachary Shahan" > Zachary Shahan </a> </span> <span class="cm-comments-link"> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/04/if-you-didnt-think-elon-musk-was-insane-before/#respond"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="347836 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=347836"><svg class="cm-icon cm-icon--comment" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M22 5v10c0 1.7-1.3 3-3 3H7.4l-3.7 3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.4-.1-.6-.5-.6-.9V5c0-1.7 1.3-3 3-3h14c1.7 0 3 1.3 3 3z"></path></svg> 0 Comments</span></a> </span> </div> <div class="cm-entry-summary"> <p>This is absolutely bonkers. Even after a bonkers 12 months, or a bonkers 5 years, or a bonkers 9 years, they continue to shock. In particular, Elon Musk continues to shock. 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